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Student Achievements: Celebrate These

November 12, 2021November 13, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Advanced Space Academy, Deloitte NTPGA Fairway to Success, GIVINGPEOPLE, Hockaday, Hockaday School, Mia Barnett, Mockingbird Chapter, National Charity League, scholarship, schools, Space Camp, Student Achievements, Sydney Slay, Thomas Jefferson High School, TJ

Members of the Mockingbird Chapter of the National Charity League in the last year contributed 8,998 hours of community service to Dallas philanthropy partners working in crisis and violence intervention, education, elderly and animal support, and poverty and hunger prevention.

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Happenings on the Hill

November 9, 2021November 13, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Bill and Liz Martin Armstrong, Bryson DeChambeau, Claire babineux-Fontenot, Custard Institute for Spanish Art, FP, GIVINGPEOPLE, Happenings on the Hill, Judge Barbara M. Golden Lynn, Linda P. and William A. Custard, Park Cities, preston hollow, schools, SMU, SMU alumni, Southern Methodist University, Yuankun Xu

Linda P. and William A. Custard committed $3 million, and the Meadows Foundation matched that to establish the Custard Institute for Spanish Art and Culture at the Meadows Museum.

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Brewing Up a Business Plan

November 8, 2021November 10, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments coffee shop, Credit Union of Texas, Food, FP, Gabi Kolniak, Highland Park High School, HPHS, HPISD, MAPS Center, Moody Advanced Professional Studies, Park Cities, schools, scottie joe's, scottie joes

Scottie Joe’s, a coffee bar coming to the third floor of Highland Park High School, is expected to brew up learning opportunities for students in the Moody Advanced Professional Studies (MAPS) program and the district’s 18+ program.
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Boy Scout Baxter Perry-Miller Creates a Buzz

October 14, 2021October 16, 2021 Madeline Stout 0 Comments Baxter Perry-Miller, Bonton, Bonton Farms, Boy Scouts, Eagle Scouts, Environment, Environmental, GIVINGPEOPLE, Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, LLELA, Park Cities, Park Cities Quail Coalition, Perry-MIller, preston hollow, schools, St. Mark's, St. Mark's Lions, St. Mark's School of Texas, Trinity River Audubon Center

The name Baxter Perry-Miller is certainly abuzz at Bonton Farms. And it’s not just from the bees he brought there, although that’s certainly part of it.
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Student Achievements: Five To Celebrate

October 13, 2021October 16, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Anne Ligon, Connemara Meadow Nature Preserve, Ekansh Tambe, Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, GIVINGPEOPLE, Hockaday, Junior Symphony Ball, Margot Meyer, Michael Nolen, preston hollow, Preston Hollow People, Preston Hollow Schools, schools, Spencer Burke, St. Mark's, Student Achievements, students

Student co-chairs for the Junior Symphony Ball (JSB) presented Dallas Symphony Orchestra League (DSOL) president Anne Ligon with a $238,432 check.
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Happenings on the Hill

September 27, 2021September 28, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Austin Hickle, College Health Alliance of Texas, FP, Gabrielle Gard, Happenings on the Hill, Hegi Family, Jan and Fred Hegi, Park Cities, r. gerald turner, Scholarships, schools, SMU, Southern Methodist University

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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United to Learn, United to Launch

September 15, 2021September 25, 2021 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments Carol Goglia, DISD, education, GIVINGPEOPLE, Learning Launch, Loos Field House, Nathan Adams, Nathan Adams Elementary School, North Texas Giving Day 2021, philanthropy, preston hollow, Preston Hollow People, schools, U2L, United to Learn

At the beginning of every school year, for the past five years, United to Learn has helped Dallas ISD students and teachers get off to a good start by making sure they have the supplies they need.
(Read time: 4.9 minutes)

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Student Documentary Explores What It Is To Be #BlackAtSMU

June 29, 2021June 29, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments #BlackAtSMU, Amber Bemark, Anga Sanders, aysia lane, crislyn fayson, documentary, FP, Happening on the Hill, Happenings on the Hill, jillian taylor, preston hollow, Preston Hollow People, racial justice, schools, SMU

Students in SMU’s Meadows School of The Arts turned five tweets shared by students using the #BlackAtSMU hashtag into a documentary.

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Can You Graduate From The School Board?

June 28, 2021July 8, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Highland Park High School, Highland Park ISD, Jim Hitzelberger, news, Park Cities, schools

In 12 years as a trustee, former school board president Jim Hitzelberger helped see Highland Park ISD through two bond elections plus facilities overhauls, rezoning, the opening of a fifth elementary school, and a global pandemic.

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Congratulations, Highland Park High School Class of 2021

June 21, 2021July 8, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments 2021 Graduation, clarabel chen, Gallery, graduation, Highland Park High School, Park Cities, schools

After a year of social distancing, the Highland Park High School class of 2021 finally gathered, celebrated, and walked the stage at Moody Coliseum.

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Hockaday a Logical Fit For New/Gen Advocacy

June 2, 2021June 4, 2021 Norishka Pachot 0 Comments advocacy, education, Genesis Women's Shelter, Greenhill School, Hockaday, new/gen, Premanshi Agarwalla, schools, The Hockaday School, women's rights, Women’s March

A student-run women’s rights organization that launched last year at the Greenhill School before expanding in the U.S. and overseas has taken hold at The Hockaday School.