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Tall Task: Throwing Over Scots Secondary
As a power forward on the Highland Park basketball team, Preston Taylor is just one of many tall trees.
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Forty Years of Witnessing Greatness Never Gets Old
Highland Park’s athletic legacy of unprecedented success and unmatched tradition dates back multiple generations.
How Many Are Too Many?
A new Highland Park ordinance limits number of yard decorations - but with some caveats.
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After a Century, Scots Still Holding Court in Tennis
The dominance of the Highland Park tennis program over the past few decades is reflected in the 21 fall team championships, the numerous spring individual titles, and the dozens of alumni who have competed at the college level.
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40th Anniversary
Forty Years of Witnessing Greatness Never Gets Old
Highland Park’s athletic legacy of unprecedented success and unmatched tradition dates back multiple generations.
(Read time: 4.9 minutes)
Depth Fuels Optimism for HP Defense
Technically speaking, Highland Park has only a few returning starters from a unit that helped the Scots reach the fourth round of the Class 5A Division I playoffs last season.
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Returning Receivers Set to Grab Spotlight
Highland Park averaged more than 40 points per game last season and has the talent and experience to be even more prolific this season.
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What’s in Storer?
Brennan Storer has a strong arm and quick feet. But he knows that playing quarterback for Highland Park requires more than just physical tools.
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In Case You Missed It
Dancing Highland Park Sweethearts ‘Still Having Fun’
Larry and Kathy Helms have been dancing together for 55 years, and they don’t plan on stopping anytime soon.
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Familiar Faces Look to Net Deep Playoff Run for HP
Highland Park’s starting lineup will look quite familiar this season. And that has the Lady Scots feeling optimistic.
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Fun Fashion Finds: Empowered Cowgirl
Ellie Gilchrist brings a bit of country to the big city with her Empowered Cowgirl line of jackets and accessories.
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Retired! Donna Pierce Stars in Her Final Planetarium Show
Astronomy teacher Donna C. Pierce, wearing a periwinkle spacesuit and signature red lipstick, greeted every attendee personally before her final starry sky show in her namesake planetarium.
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Need a ‘Grisly,’ Hard-Sounding, or ‘Naughty’ Read?
Didn’t get enough “grisliness” in 2020-21? A former journalist will take readers back a dozen decades to explore tragic events, most of which occurred before the Park Cities incorporated.
40th Anniversary
‘Park Cities People’ Reflects on Past Parade Coverage
One of the most anticipated events in Highland Park and University Park every year is the Fourth of July parade with its high-spirited tinseled floats and abundant supply of patriotic hues.
February Blizzard Not Forgotten in July
A year after its COVID-19 cancellation, the Rotary Club of Park Cities Fourth of July Parade will return in all of its patriotic glory plus a wintery mix.
Diamond Dreams: HP Grad Still Has Passion for Pitching
When the COVID-19 pandemic canceled their 2020 baseball season, Matt Milburn and other journeyman minor-leaguers had a decision to make. Was it worthwhile to continue chasing big-league goals, or was it time to hang up the cleats and move on?
Winning HPISD Poets Share Their Inspirations
As one of the judges of the Highland Park ISD Elementary Poetry School Writing Contest, I have the pleasure to read the poems of the district’s burgeoning writers.
Comings and Goings
The neighborhood grocery and specialty food shop is closing its Highland Park Village location after June 27 but hoping to open a new store nearby. (See below for what will fill that location in The Village).
Newspaper Advertising Time Capsule: What a Sales Rep Saved in 1994
I was beginning my junior year studying journalism at SMU when the first issue of Park Cities People hit front lawns in Highland Park and University Park.
After 40 Years, HP’s Sherman Still Loves Coaching, Judging
Mark Sherman won’t be competing at the Olympics this summer in Tokyo, but he might determine who will be.