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Stick With Band or Graduate With Honors?
The Highland Park ISD board of trustees has approved policy changes that will make it possible for high-performing students to explore their interests in the arts and athletics without taking a GPA hit.
SMU Recognizes Connection to University Park
There are some new recruits wearing Mustangs jerseys, but these team players are known more for their communication skills than their speed down the stretch and shoulder tackles.
HPISD Students Improve AP Test Scores
Students in Highland Park ISD are taking more advanced placement tests and performing better on the exams, the district’s board of trustees heard during an Aug. 12 meeting.
HPISD Teacher Pay Among Highest in North Texas
Highland Park ISD’s teacher salaries will be among the area’s highest in the 2025-26 school year, a massive change from just five years ago when the district ranked last out of 25 school districts in pay for educators without master’s degrees, and near rock bottom for those with graduate degrees.
September Is Library Card Sign-Up Month in Highland Park
August 19's brief Highland Park Town Council meeting opened with Mayor Will Beecherl making a proclamation recognizing September, 2025, as Library Card Sign-Up Month.
HPISD Ranked Number One Among All 5A/6A Districts in State
Park Cities residents have long known that their school district is the state’s best, and now they have the marks to prove it.
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Dam and Bridge Reconstruction to Begin in January
Safety-focused project to cost $22 million and take two years to finish
HP Town Council Welcomes ‘Mayors,’ Considers Cowboy Hats
No one should worry too much about Highland Park Mayor Will Beecherl, even if he did feel like he was seeing double on Aug. 5.
UP City Council Greenlights Pool, Park Upgrades
The council approved Holmes Aquatic Center upgrades, including a pool heater, and the installation of a new playground at Burleson Park.
UIL Denies Appeal of HP’s Soccer Championship Forfeiture
The UIL State Executive Committee has denied an appeal that would have restored Highland Park’s Class 5A Division II boys soccer championship.
Patriotism Dazzles During Parade
Enthusiastic spectators waving flags and wearing red, white and blue lined the streets of the Park Cities during this year’s July Fourth Parade.
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UP Relaunches Memorial Stone Program
Residents can leave a lasting mark on Curtis and Caruth parks through the purchase of customizable border stones that honor loved ones, celebrate milestones, or show support for area parks and neighborhoods.
Hill Country Flood 2025
How to Support a Grieving Child
As the community mourns those impacted by Texas Hill Country floods, strength found in shared sorrow and the deep compassion rising from it endures.
NNA Recognizes People Newspapers
Park Cities People and Preston Hollow People have won a combined 13 awards in this year's National Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest.
Hill Country Flood 2025
Finding Words When None Will Do
I’ve witnessed enough sorrow to believe that most don’t know what to say to the grieving, and when we open our mouths, we prove it.
UP City Council Approves Redesign of Failed Retaining Wall
The big bad wolf may have been doing some huffing and puffing in University Park.
Hill Country Flood 2025
Park Cities Families Raise $15,000 for Camp Mystic Girls
Three Park Cities families, with some help from KDC Real Estate Development, raised more than $15,000 at a lemonade stand on July 12 to help remember Camp Mystic girls who were victims of the Hill Country’s catastrophic flooding.
Scheffler Adds Claret Jug to Trophy Case
Scottie Scheffler attached another major championship to his remarkable resume on Sunday in Northern Ireland.
Hill Country Flood 2025
HP Cousins, Friends Open Snow Cone Stand for Flood Relief
With the help of children from around the neighborhood, the Wallace and Bame cousins raised more than $3,500 for the victims of the Hill Country’s catastrophic flooding by selling $5 icy treats in flavors like Tiger’s Blood, Pina Colada, and Blue Raspberry.
Hill Country Flood 2025
Local Caterer Helps Feed Community Affected by Floods
Local caterer Jeff Rockow knew as soon as he heard about July Fourth’s catastrophic flooding that he wanted to both help support his own daughters and aid other families affected by the disaster.