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St. Mark’s Admin, Instructors Attend Boys’ School Conference in New Zealand
Eleven St. Mark's administrators and instructors recently attended the International Boys' School Coalition Annual Conference in New Zealand.
Dallas CASA Fundraiser Provides Construction Lessons
A new group of students (and one recent alumnus) in Yvette Hightower’s Highland Park High School Moody Advanced Professional Studies (MAPS) class designed and helped build a playhouse inspired by a historic home in the Park Cities.
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ESD Announces Lutken Eason Outdoor Education Endowment
The Episcopal school announced an anonymous gift to endow and name the outdoor education program honoring Peter Lutken and Eddie Eason.
SMU Law Professor Empathizes With Desperate Migrants
Natalie Nanasi views challenges on the southern border from an academic and personal perspective.
Pre-Workout Patch Wins ‘Scots Tank’
The Moody Advanced Professional Studies program at Highland Park High School hosted its fourth-annual “Scots Tank” competition.
Exchange Students to Eagle Scouts
Lénou Bouillon and Noa Cardona, exchange students from France and Spain, earned Eagle Scout status during their year at Highland Park High School.
Marsh Principal Earns Bus Driver Certification
After realizing how expensive and limited field trips can be due to the cost of paying drivers hourly, Principal Dawna Duke decided to take on a bus driver role herself to make active learning more accessible.
W.T. White Graduate to Attend West Point This Fall
Hamersen Bekele came to the U.S. from Ethiopia as a middle schooler in the spring of 2019.
ESD Establishes First Distinguished Teaching Chair
This was made possible by a gift from ESD parents Anne Clayton and Jacques Vroom.
Congratulations, Class of 2023
Class of 2023 graduates across North Dallas spent the month of May crossing the stage at their commencement ceremonies.
Jesuit Graduate Puts HPUMC Ministry ‘Into The Spotlight’
Into The Spotlight, a moving, inspirational new documentary, explores an annual musical produced by Dallas individuals with disabilities.
Education Foundation Presents $1.7M Grant to HPISD
The Highland Park Education Foundation presented a $1.7 million check – its largest-ever grant solely for districtwide teacher and staff salaries – to the Highland Park ISD trustees at the June 20 meeting.
HPISD Trustees OK Challenge Policy For Library Books
The Highland Park ISD board of trustees June 20 approved a policy change allowing parents or adult students to challenge optional materials, like library books.
Hillcrest Teachers Awarded Education Foundation Grants
The Dallas Education Foundation has announced the recipients of its inaugural HeART of Teaching Discretionary Grant Awards Cycle, which includes Theresa Anderson and Karleen Hesselbacher.
Student Achievements
The second-annual Movies with a Mission — a fundraising campaign in which AMC NorthPark 15 donates 100% of ticket sales for certain screenings to Children’s Health — raised $18,725.
SPARK! Exhibit Features Hillcrest Student Work
The pop-up experience is open through Aug. 27.
The Winston School Announces New Head of School
Dr. Jenn Milam will lead the learning-different school effective July 1, 2024.
Hillcrest Senior Harvard Bound with Full-Ride Scholarship
Since she was a little girl living in Cameroon, Africa, attending Harvard University was Andrea Tchinda Machedjou’s dream.
Troops 838, 125 Introduce New Eagle Scouts from Cistercian, Jesuit Dallas
These area Boy Scouts have earned the Eagle Scout rank, Scouting’s highest.
Happenings on the Hill
With summer arriving, the Meadows Museum is extending “In the Shadow of Dictatorship: Creating the Museum of Spanish Abstract Art” through July 30 in hopes more people will experience the celebrated exhibition before it returns to Spain.