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Highland Park Village to Host Annual SMU Shopping Weekend
Highland Park Village hosts its annual weekend shopping event with special offers for SMU students and families.
Challenges To Books, DART Funding
HPISD’s Board of Trustees voted 5-2 in July to remove the book All Boys Aren’t Blue from the Highland Park High School library, and the memoir’s challengers have suggested that other books should also be pulled from library shelves.
News
Highland Park Approves Tax Rate Adjustment
Council adopts the fiscal year 2024-25 proposed budget
Hawaiian Opener, New Classification Highlight HP Volleyball
Highland Park has plenty of business to handle on its volleyball schedule, but the Lady Scots will make time for a little extra fun, too.
Navy Ensign Takes Highland Park Values to the Skies
U.S. Navy Ensign Madison Applewhite credits her hometown Highland Park for teaching her the values she uses now to learn the skills aviators need to fly missions around the world.
Downtown Dallas Festival Needs Even More Joy
For one day each spring, visitors to downtown Dallas are transported to South Asia as dancers lead a colorful chariot through the streets of downtown Dallas.
House of the Month: 3520 Saint Johns Drive
Modern elegance meets mid-century charm in the heart of Highland Park.
HP Senior Athletes Span Globe for College Competition
Highland Park has a lengthy history of producing college-ready pitchers and shortstops, and both are part of this year’s class of signees.
Reese Gould: A Special Artist
Reese Gould has become familiar to many in the Park Cities, whether riding his bike and delivering Jersey Mike’s sandwiches, or for the prodigious drawings and paintings he often creates for friends and organizations.
Family Reunion: HP Baseball Siblings Thrive in Rare Opportunity to Team Up
Carter and Cole Flashnick have always shared a passion for baseball, worked out together, and supported one another.
Meet HP’s New Director of Public Safety
Highland Park’s new director of public safety Chuck McGinnis came from within the department.
HP Star Pitcher Also Provides Experience, Leadership in Basketball
Jordan Stribling’s future after graduation is on the pitcher’s mound. Yet he also remains drawn to the basketball court.
Moms, Sons Grow Closer as Volunteer Gardeners
For the Park Cities mothers and sons who volunteered together in 2023, expectations for their gardening in West Dallas go beyond a harvest of tasty vegetables.
New Coach Optimistic About Upward Progression for Scots
During his extensive soccer coaching career at the college and high school levels, Scott Turner has always admired the Highland Park boys program from afar.
In Water Polo, Scots Grow in the Pool, But Not on the Deck
The progress in the pool can be measured in individual development and team accomplishments, even if the participation numbers have Highland Park still treading water.
HP Seniors Finalize Plans to Become College Athletes from Coast to Coast
Basketball is king at the University of Kentucky, while the women’s soccer program has struggled to remain competitive in recent years. Emerson Andrews wants to help change that.
Intermediate School Thespians Will Bring ‘Annie Jr.’ to HPMS Stage
“You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile,” so “Maybe” taking in a McCulloch Fine Arts Department musical can give you one before “Tomorrow,” even if “It’s The Hard Knock Life” for you.
New Coach Sees Growth Potential for Young Lady Scots
In the short time since he arrived as the new girls basketball coach, Todd Monsey has already felt something special about Highland Park.
Wiping Out Kids’ Cancer a Family Affair
Since Niko was diagnosed with Burkitt’s Lymphoma in 2019 at 13, he and his parents, Alex and Krista Tacey, have been all in in the fight against childhood cancer.
HP’s Steel Tobin Worked His Way Up the Receiver Depth Chart
Steel Tobin stands just 5 feet, 7 inches, but the senior slot receiver is standing out this season for Highland Park.