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Good Shepherd’s Poets Triumph With ‘Their Expectations’
To rhyme or speak in free verse, that was the challenge.
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Wesley Prep Mornings Jumpstart With Joy
Bruce Hearn, aka Mr. Bruce, brings his unique message to morning chapel for 26 years
Yes, That Student Is Holding a Real Heart
Through 15 years of pig heart dissections, imaginary million-dollar spending sprees, and riveting robotics, Boone Elementary School’s Alex Smith has formulated a winning teaching philosophy.
Philanthropy
United to Learn, United to Launch
At the beginning of every school year, for the past five years, United to Learn has helped Dallas ISD students and teachers get off to a good start by making sure they have the supplies they need.
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Hockaday a Logical Fit For New/Gen Advocacy
A student-run women’s rights organization that launched last year at the Greenhill School before expanding in the U.S. and overseas has taken hold at The Hockaday School.
HPISD Grows Stronger During Remarkable, Challenging Year
Reflecting on this year as we prepare to celebrate the Class of 2021 reminded me of the vast accomplishments our students and staff achieved in spite of a global pandemic. They started and finished the year with strength, resiliency, and optimism.
82-Year-Old Studies Economics, Asian Environments at Harvard
Even skeptics of the phrase, “It’s never too late,” may have to reconsider when Barbara Ingram speaks those words.
Happenings on the Hill
Maybe this spring’s graduation speaker wouldn’t mind if audience members look at their phones and “swipe right” instead of listening closely to her commencement address on May 15.
Pandemic Experience Provides Lessons Through Family Conversations
Like most parents, Preston Hollow's Sarah Naughton, found herself caught by surprise last spring in the early stages of the pandemic.
Camps
Camp Changes: SMU, UT Dallas, Texas A&M Reveal Summer Programs
While federal and statewide plans for distributing three vaccines might mean an eventual return to normalcy, face-to-face college programs for summer 2021 are still tentative.
Wesley Prep Fourth-Graders Become Podcast People
After four years of producing books, Wesley Prep’s Common Ground Experiment took a digital turn for the pandemic.
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Cold Weather, Warm Neighbors
While many Texans were without necessities like power and water during the winter storm in February, North Texans came together to help each other through it.
Happenings On the Hill
SMU faculty will likely eventually write new textbook entries about the transition from President Donald Trump to President Joe Biden.
Camps
What’s In Your Web-based Computer Curriculum?
Artificial Intelligence isn’t the exclusive purview of science fiction authors and advanced computer scientists anymore.
Student Achievements: Sweet Sounds of All-State Successes
After competing with thousands of high school students across the state, five Highland Park High School students have made the All-State Band and one All-State Choir.
Sky-High Radish Experiment Takes an Unfortunate Squirrely Turn
Apparently radish seeds are safer above the stratosphere than potted radish plants on ground level in a science teacher’s yard – at least when squirrels are involved.
Ecstatic About Lamplighter Layers Eggs-Selling Business
Collecting eggs from your chickens doesn’t come without small risks.
With Masks, Outdoor Performances, Scots Arts Performances Must Go On
Highland Park High School performing arts teachers and students have managed to persevere with creativity and flexibility despite the many pandemic challenges that emerged during the past year.
STAAR Must Be Taken in Person, State Says
Public school students will be required to come on campus to take the STAAR test this year, even if they’re learning virtually.
Hybrid Dallas ISD Campus Coming to Oak Lawn/Turtle Creek
A new hybrid school will open next year in the Oak Lawn/Turtle Creek area, offering families some of the flexibility of home schooling but the structure of traditional school.