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Filmmakers Impress Judges With Health-Focused Movies
The Hockaday School students Anu Akingbade and Anika Kapoor aim to inspire others through filmmaking and storytelling.
Fifth-Grade ‘Mind Masters’ Imagine Way to Eighth Place in Global Finals
A team of Park Cities fifth graders has earned top marks in Destination Imagination's Global Finals for a recyclable-recreation of the State Fair of Texas — complete with fried root beer, popcorn, a giant corndog, and State Fair icon Big Tex.
MAPS’ Playhouse ‘More Than Just a Jungle Gym’
Yvette Hightower’s Moody Advanced Professional Studies environmental architecture class at Highland Park High School is closing the academic year by building a playhouse for Dallas CASA’s Parade of Playhouses.
‘Stressed Out’ Young Poets Earn ‘Jackpot’ of Praise
Beaches or mountains? The young poet opened with a question — exploring in her verses such themes as forbidden love, opposite attraction, and gender contrasts.
Parents Push for Boone Annexation
A child at Northway Christian Day School in Dallas was choking, and the school called for help. But Dallas emergency dispatch could not be convinced that the church next to Boone Elementary was in the city of Dallas.
Freshman To Compete in International Science, Engineering Fair
A Highland Park High School freshman has found a way to detect the most prevalent and costly type of hospital-acquired infection before symptoms start. And her method only costs about 40 cents.
Fashion-Forward Friends Find Way to Swap More Affordably
Ursuline Academy senior Livia Lange aims to make a difference for her fashion-swapping peers with a new resale website, LivToBe.com.
Students Give ‘Transformative’ Concert at Carnegie Hall
String instrumentalists Vivian Zhou and Reagan Nguyen, still months away from becoming sophomores at The Hockaday School, have already played Carnegie Hall.
Student Essayists Propose Ways to Make a Difference
After the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge (FFVF) Dallas Area Chapter asked North Texas students to tackle that question last year, Highland Park students submitted five of the six winning essays.
Like Daughter, Like Father
Tchinda Machedjou moved to the United States from Cameroon in Central Africa five years ago, graduated from Hillcrest High School in 2023, and earned a full ride to Harvard.
Karankawa Descendant Dubs Student ‘Friend Giving Back’
As a fourth grader, SMU history graduate student Tim Seiter became fascinated by the Karankawas, a coastal Indian tribe unique to Texas.
Dallas ISD New Institute Creates Career-Ready Graduates
Students on the campus can participate in one of five career clusters that result in what district deputy chief Oswaldo Alvarenga describes as “high-skilled, high-wage, high-demand jobs”
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Racing, Trades, and Rankings Give HPHS Math a Sporting Chance
Highland Park High School has a Sports Analytics waitlist in the Moody Advanced Professional Studies program – not for any game, but for a spot in the class.
‘Small School With a Lot of Heart’
There’s a new private school in Preston Hollow. The Compass School of Texas opened its doors at the start of this school year, serving pre-K through second grade.
Bring The World Home With Explorer Box
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people fantasized about traveling to escape their quarantine life.
Notre Dame School of Dallas Celebrates 60 Years
Dr. Caroline O’Brien learned about the Notre Dame School of Dallas through her nephew, Luke, who attended.
Hockaday Installs New Head of School
The Hockaday School installed Dr. Laura Leathers as its Eugene McDermott Head of School on Sept. 5.
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HPHS Students ‘Go Gold’ For Childhood Cancer Awareness
Two years post-treatment for Ewings sarcoma (a type of bone cancer), Highland Park High School sophomore Ava Danuser is helping to raise awareness on campus about childhood cancer.
First Day of School Brings Superintendent to Walnut Hill
Dallas ISD is “minimizing standardized assessments” this year by focusing on hands-on, project-based work rather than taking practice standardized exams each grading period.
Are You a Caniac Fan of Scots Football?
Whether your “one love” is Highland Park football or Raising Cane’s chicken, the Scots have a deal for you.