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Shelton Daisies Collect Hygiene Products for Dallas CASA
The Daisy Troop from The Shelton School recently collected hygiene products for Dallas CASA for their annual service project.
Thomas Jefferson High School Celebrates ‘Homecoming’
Students making up a school population of about 1,500 are reinhabiting the Thomas Jefferson campus after a few years of learning at the former Thomas A. Edison Middle Learning Center.
Walnut Hill Moves into New Home
Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy moved into its new home at the start of this semester.
Peter Heller Shares Stories, Writing Inspirations At LitFest
Highland Park High School kicked off the annual Literary Festival, known as “LitFest” March 2 with an address from award-winning author Peter Heller.
Jack Knox Donates $11M to SMU
Entrepreneur and SMU alumnus Jack Knox recently gave $11 million to his alma mater in support of the university’s multiyear, $1.5 billion fundraising campaign.
Hockaday Debate Advances to ‘Sweet 16’ of International Competition
The Hockaday School's debate team is one of 16 teams remaining in the 2022-2023 International Public Policy Forum competition.
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HP LitFest Co-Chair: “Literature Is A Gateway to Every Discipline”
This year's Highland Park Literary Festival is in full swing with the keynote address set for March 2.
Templetons Give $20M to SMU Engineering
“SMU provides the kind of robust education and research opportunities that are vital to the success and growth of Dallas,” said Richard Templeton, SMU trustee and chairman, president and chief executive officer of Texas Instruments.
Japanese Ambassador To Visit SMU
Koji Tomita’s discussion comes a little more than a month after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Jan. 13 meeting with President Joe Biden in Washington.
Sudie L. Williams, George B. Dealey Schools Recognized as Top in DFW
Children at Risk, a research and advocacy organization dedicated to addressing the root causes of poor public policies affecting children, recognized two Preston Hollow-area public schools as DFW's top schools.
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Editor’s Inbox: Mustangs, Dinos, and Mardi Gras
Unlike SMU paleontologist Louis L. Jacobs, I’ve never visited New Orleans on Fat Tuesday to see one of the exquisite suits of Chief Shaka Zulu, an internationally recognized master of Black Masking suit design.
Meadowbrook School to Move, Switch to Nonprofit Model
This summer, the school will move into the first floor of the Unity of Dallas church campus (but it plans to remain non-religious) for its 53rd year.
Hockaday Junior Inspires Confidence Through Arts Nonprofit
What started as a Preston Hollow effort has expanded to five chapters.
Taking the Podium: TWU’s Bancroft Leadership Hall Celebrates Women
A podium at the center of the Sue. S. Bancroft Women’s Leadership Hall isn’t used for official formal speeches.
Who’s on the Ballot for HPISD Trustee?
The candidate filing deadline has passed and the ballot for the two open seats on the Highland Park ISD board of trustees that are up for election in May is in place.
Happenings on the Hill
SMU in December awarded 950 degrees to approximately 733 students from the university’s undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs.
Board OKs Change to HPISD Master’s Degree Requirement
The Highland Park ISD board of trustees Feb. 14 approved a modification to the district’s longstanding practice of requiring teachers to get their master’s degree within seven years of being hired by the district. The board’s modified policy requires teachers to get their master’s degree or valid certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
HPHS’ FlickFest Focuses on ’12 Mighty Orphans’
The event is one of the largest fundraisers for the festival, which raises money for the Fred Damiano scholarship.
Foster Elementary STEM Lab to Open in Early Spring
The school was one of six Dallas ISD campuses to receive a TEXAS YES grant and plans on putting the $4,500 toward a new STEM lab on campus.
Ribbon Cuttings Welcome Dallas ISD Students Home
The celebration took place Feb. 11 to celebrate Thomas Jefferson High School and Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy reopening after the 2019 tornado.