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Senior Leadership Fueled Another Double-Digit Win Season

January 25, 2021January 24, 2021 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Football, Go Scots, Highland Park, Highland Park High School, HPISD, Scots, Sports

Deep playoff run for Scots football ends with New Year’s Day loss to Denton Ryan

Election Park Cities Schools

HPHS Senior Finds Learning Opportunities in 2020 Election

December 2, 2020December 7, 2020 Shaye Wattson 0 Comments 2020, Congressional Campaign, Election, genevieve collins, Highland Park High School, HPHS, Margaret Anne Hurley, Park Cities, Schools, Senior opportunities

Historically, young Americans have tended toward less political involvement than older generations seen consistently at the polls.

Park Cities Sports

Schranks Relish Bond as Siblings, Teammates for Scots

December 1, 2020November 28, 2020 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Football, Grayson Schrank, Highland Park High School, Park Cities, Schranks, Scots, Sports, Tanner Schrank

Unfortunately for Tanner and Grayson Schrank, inside receivers — also known as slot receivers — don’t often match up against cornerbacks.

Community Park Cities Preston Hollow

Couple Seeks To Help Bridge Education Disparities

November 16, 2020November 13, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Chris Popolo, Communities Foundation, Community, Dallas ISD, Education Disparities, Highland Park High School, Joe Popolo, preston hollow, Teach for America, Teach For America DFW

A Preston Hollow couple helped get technology resources for Dallas ISD students in a big way this fall by matching gifts to Teach For America DFW up to $50,000.

Coronavirus Park Cities Sports

Experienced Lady Scots Take Off-season Hurdles in Stride

August 27, 2020December 29, 2020 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Anna Claire Nichol, Grace Braner, Highland Park, Highland Park High School, Kennedy Westendorff, Lady Scots, Park Cities

Highland Park will enter its new season with plenty of motivation for another deep playoff run.

Park Cities Schools

Student Achievements: Six to Celebrate

August 21, 2020August 13, 2020 Staff Report 0 Comments Highland Park High School, Highland Park High School Academic Decathlon, Highland Park Presbyterian Church, HP Education Foundation Tartan Fund/Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society Endowment, Key Coker Jr., Liam Conner, Moody Advanced Professional Studies Center, Olivia Briggs, Park Cities, Ryan McCord, Scout William Trotman, Scoutmaster Doug Trotman, Sohum Kulkarni, Student Achievements, The U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

Olivia Briggs, a 2020 Highland Park High School graduate, has received a $1,500 scholarship through the HP Education Foundation Tartan Fund/Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society Endowment.

Business Park Cities

Student Entrepreneurs Help Downtown Businesses

August 13, 2020August 13, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, GoFundMe, Highland Park High School, HPISD, Kicks350, Young Entrepreneur’s Club

HPHS club raises $8,500-plus to help stores hurt by looting

Park Cities Sports

Recht Takes Charge of Seay Tennis Center

August 12, 2020January 28, 2021 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Highland Park High School, Ryan Recht, Seay Tennis Center

A fixture around the Seay Tennis Center for almost a decade, Ryan Recht has been named the center’s new director.

Community Park Cities

Ex HP Golfer Goes Fore Art

August 11, 2020August 5, 2020 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments art, Drawing, Flite to Freedom, Highland Park High School, Julia Cary

Julia Cary’s artwork encompasses a kaleidoscopic array of colors. But she initially figured her athletic pursuits would provide a better chance of seeing green.

Community Park Cities

High School Students of Color Post ‘An Open Letter To Highland Park’

August 6, 2020August 3, 2020 Shaye Wattson 0 Comments Black Lives Matter, education, Highland Park, Highland Park High School, HPISD, Park Cities, protest

Since the first Black student enrolled at Highland Park High School in 1964, many students of color have felt unseen and unheard throughout their four years as Scots.

Park Cities Sports

After Hitting the Road, Basketball Brings Ballard Back Home

July 29, 2020July 23, 2020 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments basketbal program, Basketball, Highland Park High School, iSchool Entrepreneurial Academy, Park Cities, Sports, Townes Ballard

Former Scot returns to Highland Park after year at business-focused high school