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Senior Returns to Much Different HPHS

September 25, 2020September 23, 2020 Staff Report 0 Comments Coronavurus, COVID-19, Highland Park, HPISD, Online Classes, Park Cities, Schools, Senior Returns

As a freshman, I had imagined that the first day of my senior year would be spent roaming the halls with my classmates and counting down the days until graduation.

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

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 Schools

Boone Prepares to Open During Unprecedented Circumstances

August 3, 2020July 29, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Amanda Reyes, education, Highland Park ISD, HPISD, Michael M. Boone Elementary Schoo, Park Cities, Schools

Even before pandemic prompted school districts to pivot to virtual instruction, Highland Park ISD was preparing to make history by opening its fifth elementary school.

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When House Hunting Is Also School Shopping, Get Personal

July 30, 2020July 29, 2020 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, DISD, education, HPISD, schools, Texas School Report Card, TXSchools.gov

I’ve been writing about real estate for years – and I’ve been writing about schools even longer than that.

Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools

Pass/Fail Won’t Hamper College Dreams, Experts Say

May 13, 2020May 12, 2020 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments college, coronavirus, Dallas ISD, DISD, education, graduation, Highland Park ISD, HPISD, Pass/Fail, schools

Students should find creative uses of their study from home time

Park Cities Sports

Once, Twice, Three Times A Highland Park Team Captain

May 12, 2020May 11, 2020 Kirk Dooley 0 Comments Basketball, Drew Scott, Football, Go Scots, Highland Park High School, HPISD, lacrosse, Park Cities, Sports

Scots first: Drew Scott elected in football, basketball, lacrosse

Park Cities Schools

The Great Texas School Debate — Grades or No Grades?

May 4, 2020May 3, 2020 Ella Grace Collard 0 Comments coronavirus, education, Highland Park ISD, HPISD, Park Cities, Pass/Fail, schools, Texas Education Agency

Distance learning has school districts across Texas and the nation divided in their approach to grading.

Park Cities Sports

Crowds Cheer as Special Athletes Live Out Their Hoop Dreams

February 27, 2020February 25, 2020 Staff Report 0 Comments Highland Park High School, Highland Park ISD Special Olympics Basketball Tournament, HPISD, Park Cities, Special Olympics, Sports, Volunteer

Costumed comic book heroes greeted the basketball teams entering the main gym at Highland Park High School, but it was the players and volunteers who were super.