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It May Be Halftime, But the Action Is Just Getting Started
Some of the most show-stopping action at this season’s Highland Park football games will happen during halftime.
TEA Ratings Earn HPISD Top Spot Among 5A/6A Districts
Highland Park ISD families expect their school district to bring home an A grade in the Texas Education Agency’s Annual Accountability Ratings. But this year, the district ranked at the top of its class.
Looking For a New Action-Packed Sport? Try Math
Highland Park High School ranked among the best in the state last year in a fast-paced, team sport that requires talent, skill, and lots of hard work.
Partners Plan to Renovate Bridges Over Turtle Creek Waters
For over a century, the concrete-and-steel bridges which replaced the wood-and-iron spans across Turtle Creek between Maple Avenue and Avondale Avenue have connected the Oak Lawn area to central and downtown Dallas.
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Fans Bring Home Blue Back Seats, Lifetime of Memories
Looking for the best seat in Highlander Stadium? It could be in a neighbor’s garage, office, bedroom, or courtyard.
HPISD Board Approves Tax Rate Reduction
HPISD’s Board of Trustees voted to reduce the district’s tax rate to $0.8347 per $100 valuation on Aug. 26, a 3.71% reduction from last year’s rate of $0.8669.
Fees Going Up, But Survey Says: Residents Love Highland Park
Highland Park residents will pay more for town services beginning on Oct. 1.
Yondr Pouch Rollout Going Well, Administrators Say
Highland Park ISD middle and high school students are holding their heads a little higher as they walk down the halls this fall.
Highland Park Asks for Resident Input on Long-Term Plans
Highland Park residents can have a voice in their town’s future by participating in Community Conversations on Sept. 11 and 12.
Highland Park Serves Up an Ace of a Ribbon Cutting
Anyone who thinks ribbon cuttings aren’t fun, action-packed events must have missed Highland Park’s celebration of the new pickleball courts at Prather Park.
Latter-Day Scots
At Highland Park High School, the motto “Enter to learn, go forth to serve” is more than a slogan etched on a wall — it’s a way of life.
‘Sunday Lunches and Fairy Houses’
Charlotte March wrote the song “Sunday Lunches and Fairy Houses” to honor Camp DeSoto, a place she grew to love over eight summers. Now, her words of tribute and memory are making a difference for victims of the July floods that devastated Camp Mystic and the Texas Hill Country.
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.