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Sophie Biediger Embraces Team Aspects of Individual Sport
During her freshman season at Highland Park, Sophie Biediger began to embrace the team aspects of high school golf — the camaraderie, the mentorship, the cooperation — that are otherwise unusual in her sport.
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‘Father of eSports’ Looks to Score with Video Conferencing
Call Angel Muñoz the “father of esports” if you like, but don’t expect him to remain in just one lane of the technology and communications industries.
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Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer Postpones Gala, Holds Tea, Chef Events
Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer (WOKC) founder Cindy Brinker Simmons honored WOKC Guild members with a tea in her North Dallas home on Aug. 5.
Tornado
Tornado Brought Shock, Awe, And The Best In People
Luce family returns to Preston Hollow, but in another house, after 2019 storm.
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Versatile Jesuit Senior Spends Little Time on Sidelines
You can find Northwestern-bound Robert Fitzgerald playing four or five different positions at any given Jesuit game this season.
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Four Tips For Rebuilding Friendships
Months, or even years, may have passed since you last talked with a friend, and you may have regrets for not keeping in touch.
So Just What is a ‘Golden Penny?’
This fall, voters will head to the polls to decide whether to allow Highland Park ISD to use four’ golden pennies’ from the tax rate to raise additional revenue for staff pay.
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A Culinary Journey to Southern France
"Memories of past travels are as near as my kitchen, where I recreate the flavors I experienced while touring."
See what Christy Rost has cooked up.
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Society
Looking Ahead
Spring, summer, autumn, winter – any season is good for loving the Park Cities.
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Junior League Dallas Exhibit Headed to State Fair of Texas
The Junior League of Dallas, celebrating its centennial, will showcase its history and present-day projects with an exhibit at the Hall of State during the 2021 State Fair of Texas.
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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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Stuck on a Room Design? Follow These Four Steps to Find Inspiration
Do you have a room in your home that has you feeling “stuck?”
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Voices
Sweet Road Trip Alabama: Explore The Black Belt
Summer’s end sends many of you east on I-20 to get kids settled into college in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia.
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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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Happenings on the Hill
Austin Hickle had something of an epiphany last summer: If college campuses were going to return successfully to on-campus learning in fall 2020, student engagement would be crucial to compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols.
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Arboretum Takes Guests Back in Time With Gatsby Garden Soirée
Guests dressed in roaring 1920’s attire for the Food and Wine Festival themed A Gatsby Garden Soirée at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden.
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A Tale of Two Garden Parties: Writer’s Symposium Set for November
Donna and Herb Weitzman opened their lovely Park Cities home for the announcement party for A Writer’s Garden Literary Symposium and Luncheon Everything’s Coming Up Roses, which benefits A Woman’s Garden and the Women’s Council of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden.
Student Achievements: Celebrate These
Preservation Park Cities presented 2021 Highland Park High School graduates (from left) Emery Medlock, Kendall Ferguson, and Robert White with $1,000 scholarships.