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Broadway Dallas Puts the Art in Dallas ISD STEAM Initiatives
Broadway Dallas “teaching artists” took to Dallas ISD high school theater classrooms in the fall to bring STEAM curriculum to students.
La Fiesta Makes Donations to Education Foundation, Others
La Fiesta de las Seis Banderas gifted nearly $460,000 to its 2022 beneficiaries, including the Highland Park Education Foundation, which received $251,361.
PHOTOS: Withers Elementary Carpool Caroling
Withers Elementary students and their drivers had a festive carpool experience the morning of Dec. 21.
Miller Kerr is a Kilgore Rangerette Captain
As 2022-2023 captain of the Kilgore Rangerettes, Miller Kerr takes the field, never letting her audience see the painful journey behind her dance steps.
Student Achievements: Music, Scholarship, Philanthropy
See 23 Highland Strings students perform during the Region 20 Concert at 4 p.m. Dec. 3 at Berkner High School in Richardson.
What Does the HPISD Community Want From the Next Leader?
Max McGee and Jim Largent of the search firm Hazard, Young, Attea, and Associates (HYA) provided a look into the qualities the community’s looking for in the district’s next leader during a Dec. 13 school board meeting.
Dallas Cowboys Players Bring Supplies to Pershing Students
Cornerback C.J. Goodwin, accompanied by safety Tyler Cole, visited classrooms to deliver teacher supply boxes and interact with students.
Sharpe, Kelly Not Seeking Re-Election
Highland Park ISD school board president Tom Sharpe and trustee Stacy Kelly won’t seek re-election when their terms expire in May.
With New Leadership, SMU Pom Squad Gets Bigger and Better
SMU fans shouldn’t be confusing the cheer and pom squads anymore.
Meadowbrook School Finds New Home Starting August 2023
The Meadowbrook School will move to its new location at Unity of Dallas church at 6525 Forest Lane next summer.
TJ Legacy Walk to Feature Bricks Donated by Alumni
Thomas Jefferson High School alumni are invited to donate a brick or stone in the new TJ Legacy Walk.
BSA Troop 125 Introduces Six New Eagle Scouts
Boy Scouts of America Troop 125, sponsored by Grace Bible Church, is pleased to announce the achievement of the rank of Eagle, the highest and most distinguished rank in scouting, to the following upstanding young men.
Junior League Awards Grants to 6 PH Teachers
The Junior League of Dallas gave 51 Dallas ISD teachers awards of up to $2,500 through the annual Grants for Innovative Teaching program.
Happenings on the Hill
“Vermeer of Delft is the pinnacle of painting … in the drama of his work, the pictorial problem disappears,” Salvador Dalí once said.
Highland Park’s Crime Fighting Boy Scouts
Evan Huang decided to trade a hammer for a camera for his Eagle Scout project.
Hockaday Names New Head of School
The Hockaday School named Dr. Laura Leathers as its next Eugene McDermott Head of School, effective Jan. 1, 2023.
TCA’s New Head of School Returns to His Alma Mater
Dr. Jeff Williams is back spending his weekdays at Trinity Christian Academy for the first time since he graduated in 1988 — this time as head of school.
Happenings on the Hill
SMU in October celebrated A. Shonn Evans Brown, the late C.J. “Don” Donnally Jr., John Cartwright Phelan, and Thear Sy Suzuki with the highest honor bestowed upon its graduates.
Student Achievements: Five to Thrive
J-Belle Kimbrell, Miss Texas’ Outstanding Teen and Miss Southlake’s Outstanding Teen, was named second runner-up to Miss America’s Outstanding Teen 2023.
Student Achievements: The Artist, The Architects, and The Scholars
Preservation Park Cities gifted two Highland Park students a scholarship through the Highland Park Education Foundation Tartan Fund this past school year.