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Happenings on the Hill

May 6, 2021May 7, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Bachelor of Business Administration, Bryan S. Sheffield, Bryan S. Sheffield Hall, Bumble Inc., education, Edwin L. Cox School of Business, GIVINGPEOPLE, Happenings on the Hill, Park Cities, preston hollow, Schools, Sheffield Hall gift, SMU, SMU Magazine, Whitney Wolfe Herd

Maybe this spring’s graduation speaker wouldn’t mind if audience members look at their phones and “swipe right” instead of listening closely to her commencement address on May 15.

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Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools 

Pandemic Experience Provides Lessons Through Family Conversations

May 4, 2021May 8, 2021 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, education, Family conversations, Lessons, Pandemic Experience, preston hollow, Preston Hollow People, Sarah Naughton, Schools

Like most parents, Preston Hollow’s Sarah Naughton, found herself caught by surprise last spring in the early stages of the pandemic.

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Camps Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools 

Bye, Bye Isolation. Time To Thrive at Sleepaway Camp

April 27, 2021April 23, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments Camps, Cheley Camps, coronavirus, Park Cities, preston hollow, Schools, Sleepaway Camp, summer camps

As we look toward brighter days this summer, parents who prioritize mental, as well as physical, health for their children often see sleepaway camp as a much-needed summer reset.

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Camp Changes: SMU, UT Dallas, Texas A&M Reveal Summer Programs

April 23, 2021April 21, 2021 Riley Farrell 0 Comments Camp Changes, Camps, education, Park Cities, preston hollow, Schools, SMU, STEM, summer camps, Texas A&M, Texas A&M University, UT Dallas

While federal and statewide plans for distributing three vaccines might mean an eventual return to normalcy, face-to-face college programs for summer 2021 are still tentative.

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A Need For (Learning And) Speed

April 15, 2021April 13, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Avondale Dealership, Highland Park, Highland Park High School, HPISD, Learning and Speed, maps, Moody Advanced Professional Studies, Schools

Highland Park High School Moody Advanced Professional Studies (MAPS) engineering design students recently met their needs for learning and speed.

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Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools 

Happenings On the Hill

March 30, 2021March 26, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Driving Lessons: Thirteen Stories, education, Happenings on the Hill, Park Cities, Schools, SMU

SMU faculty will likely eventually write new textbook entries about the transition from President Donald Trump to President Joe Biden.

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Student Achievements: Sweet Sounds of All-State Successes

March 26, 2021March 25, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments All State Choir, education, Highland Park High School, Schools, Student Achievements

After competing with thousands of high school students across the state, five Highland Park High School students have made the All-State Band and one All-State Choir.

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Language Learning, For a Year or Summer, Brings Life Lessons

March 22, 2021March 17, 2021 Josh Mysore 0 Comments Camps, Park Cities, preston hollow, Schools, Spain, Spanish, summer, summer camps

Before leaving for my study-abroad year in Spain, I heard the same line from 10 different friends: “Bro, you should be grateful to get out of junior year in the States.”

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Sky-High Radish Experiment Takes an Unfortunate Squirrely Turn

March 11, 2021March 12, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Camps, education, Greenhill, Radish experiment, Schools, STEAM

Apparently radish seeds are safer above the stratosphere than potted radish plants on ground level in a science teacher’s yard – at least when squirrels are involved.

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Ecstatic About Lamplighter Layers Eggs-Selling Business

February 26, 2021February 23, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments Chalk4Change, chicken-raising, Dallas, education, Eggs-Selling Business, Lamplighter Layers, Lamplighter School, North Texas Food Bank, Park Cities, preston hollow, Schools, student-run, The Lamplighter School

Collecting eggs from your chickens doesn’t come without small risks.

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Arts Park Cities Schools 

With Masks, Outdoor Performances, Scots Arts Performances Must Go On

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 Juliet Allan 0 Comments arts, choir, education, Highland Park choir, Highland Park High School, HP Fine Arts, Musicals, Park Cities, Schools, Shrek

Highland Park High School performing arts teachers and students have managed to persevere with creativity and flexibility despite the many pandemic challenges that emerged during the past year.

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