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Last Call for Nominations to Name HPISD’s Newest Elementary School
Thursday, Aug. 15, will be your last chance to submit a name nomination for Highland Park ISD's newest elementary school.
Ursuline Graduate Takes Love of Service to UT, Microsoft
Inspired by Ursuline to be a change-maker instead of someone who accepts what’s been dealt to her, Jacqueline created UT’s Association of Black Computer Scientists to offer students mentorship and support.
SMU Student Shares College Friendship Research
With the help of Chrystyna Kouros, SMU associate professor of psychology, and her own research, here are Hurley’s five research-based tips for making and keeping friends in college
College Friendship 101
When SMU senior Page Hurley transferred to SMU in 2015, she didn’t know a soul, but she soon found new friends in her classes.
STEAM
University Park’s STEAM Station Blends Learning and Fun
The interactive STEAM cart is packed with MagnaTiles, TinkerToys, Keva Planks, Zoobs, and Squigz to aid in childhood education and development.
GALLERY: United to Learn Holds Learning Launch
Through August 16, United to Learn is hosting Learning Launch, an annual back-to-school drive that accelerates student learning by equipping teachers and students with critical teaching supplies not met by limited public school budgets.
Crime
Gilstrap-Portloy Gets Six Years Probation
A jury has given Sydney Gilstrap-Portloy, a 26-year-old who posed as a high school student at Hillcrest in 2018 and dated a 14-year-old, six years probation, per officials.
Northeast Texas Girl Scouts Honor Gold Award Recipients
The Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas presented Gold Award pins this spring to 150 girls from the region, including several in the Park Cities.
Northeast Texas Girl Scouts Honor Gold Award Winners
The Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas presented Gold Award pins this spring to 150 girls from the region, including several in Preston Hollow.
Troops 68, 518 Introduce New Eagle Scouts
These Boy Scouts have earned the Eagle Scout rank, Scouting’s highest.
Alcuin Announces 100 Percent IB Diploma Pass Rate
This milestone puts Alcuin among a few select schools in the United States and internationally to achieve this perfect score, compared to the world IB pass rate of 78.4 percent.
Fair Park to Host 23rd Mayor’s Back to School Fair
Johnson also is encouraging the public to support education by donating online to provide school supply packets and backpacks for children the day of the Fair.
Ursuline Academy Student Wins Film Award
A short film she created for the class, "Boys Will Be Boys" recently received first place in the Pegasus Film Festival under the Mental Health/Suicide Prevention PSA category.
‘Shark Tank’ for the Homeless
The new residential wing of Dallas’ Fannie C. Harris Youth Center is about to receive a total makeover, courtesy of some local students.
Cotton Candy Scouts
Boy Scout Troop 35 has been an important part of the Park Cities Community for more than 82 years. But earning its nickname is a more recent achievement.
‘Life Finds a Way’
Exploring unheard-of ocean depths is nothing new for St. Mark’s alumnus Victor Vescovo, who has dived to the deepest points of the Atlantic Ocean, Southern Ocean, and the Indian Ocean.
GALLERY: Go 2019 Scots
Highland Park High School celebrated on May 31 the graduation of its 2019 senior class at SMU’s Moody Coliseum. Graduates crossed the stage and received their diplomas clad in traditional Highland Park blue and gold.
District Moving Forward with Hyer Demolition
As far as Highland Park ISD officials are concerned, demolition of the original Hyer Elementary building is going to begin this summer, with an eye on the campus opening for the 2020 - 2021 school year.