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Northeast Texas Girl Scouts Honor Gold Award Winners

August 19, 2021August 18, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments Girl Scout Gold Award, Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, Park Cities People, Preston Hollow People, Schools, Troop 2762, Troop 2769, Troop 3201, Troop 4931

The Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas presented Gold Award pins to 143 girls, including several in the Park Cities and Preston Hollow.

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You’ve Got Mail Supports Cancer Patients

August 18, 2021August 21, 2021 Madeline Stout 0 Comments GIVINGPEOPLE, preston hollow, Preston Hollow People, Schools, Ursuline, Ursuline Academy, Ursuline Academy of Dallas, You've Got Mail

At Ursuline Academy, where the motto is “Serviam,” Latin for “I will serve,” it only makes sense that students would dedicate themselves to helping their community. The biggest club at the school exemplifies this perfectly.
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Park Cities Schools

Sports, Band, Academics Power HPHS to 12th Lone Star Cup

August 2, 2021July 29, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Highland Park High School, HPHS, Johnny Ringo, Lone Star Cup, Park Cities, Schools, Scots, UIL

Highland Park High clinched its 12th University Interscholastic League Lone Star Cup, the most in UIL history.

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Work On SMU’s New Moody Hall Ready to Get Underway

July 29, 2021August 5, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Moody Hall, Park Cities, Real Estate, Schools, SMU, Southern Methodist University, University Park, University Park City Council

Construction on the new four-story Frances Anne Moody Hall building is expected to be well underway by the end of the year.
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Retired! Donna Pierce Stars in Her Final Planetarium Show

July 16, 2021July 19, 2021 Juliet Allan 0 Comments Astronomy Teacher, Donna Pierce, Highland Park, Highland Park ISD, HPISD, Juliet Allan, Park Cities, Park Cities People, Schools, Teachers

Astronomy teacher Donna C. Pierce, wearing a periwinkle spacesuit and signature red lipstick, greeted every attendee personally before her final starry sky show in her namesake planetarium.
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Robotics Expanding Beyond High School

July 7, 2021June 25, 2021 Rachel Snyder 1 Comment Highland Park Middle School, MIS, Park Cities, Park Cities People, PC-Tag, robotics, Schools, STEAM

Thanks to a $10,000 gift from the Park Cities Talented and Gifted (PC-TAG) parent organization, robotics in Highland Park ISD won’t be just for the high school students much longer.

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Student Achievements: Five To Celebrate

June 28, 2021June 21, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments art, Boy Scout Troop 125, Cheer, Episcopal School of Dallas, Greenhill School, Hockaday School, preston hollow, Providence Christian School, Schools, SMU, William Taylor

Collin Chon, a fifth-grader at Greenhill School, won Best of Show in the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) annual Student Art Contest. This year’s theme: Everyday Heroes Ride DART.

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Student Achievements: Five To Celebrate

June 22, 2021June 21, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Bradfield Elementary School, Eagle Scouts, Episcopal School of Dallas, Hockaday School, iUniversity Prep, Lydia England, Molly Harper, Park Cities, Providence Christian School, Roman James Fox, Samuel Crawford Suarez, Schools, SMU, Student Achievements

The SMU Spirit squad placed first in the Game Day D1 category at the 2021 NCA and NDA Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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Winning HPISD Poets Share Their Inspirations

June 21, 2021June 17, 2021 Juliet Allan 0 Comments Armstrong Elementary, Boone Elementary, Bradfield Elementary School, Highland Park, HP Litfest, HPISD, Hyer Elementary School, Park Cities, Poet, poetry, Schools, University Park Elementary School

As one of the judges of the Highland Park ISD Elementary Poetry School Writing Contest, I have the pleasure to read the poems of the district’s burgeoning writers.

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Why Should Texas Educators and Parents Watch World Oil Prices?

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Margaret Spellings 0 Comments Educator, oil and gas, parents, Park Cities, Permanent School Fund, Schools, State Board of Education

Many may not realize the connection between world oil prices and Texas education funding, but new research shows clearly that billions of dollars K-12 schools rely upon to educate students could be at risk if world oil prices decline.

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HPISD Grows Stronger During Remarkable, Challenging Year

May 28, 2021May 28, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments Best Comprehensive Traditional High School, Community, education, Highland Park, HPISD, Park Cities, preston hollow, Schools, Tom Trigg

Reflecting on this year as we prepare to celebrate the Class of 2021 reminded me of the vast accomplishments our students and staff achieved in spite of a global pandemic. They started and finished the year with strength, resiliency, and optimism.