summer

Life Park Cities Preston Hollow 

Rosewood Mansion Unveils Summer by Design

June 14, 2021June 15, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments arts, events, FP, Life, Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, summer

The expertly curated activities invite guests to rediscover North Texas’ distinctive culture and community through a new lens.

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Camps Faith Life Park Cities Preston Hollow 

Area Churches Consider Summer Activity Options

June 8, 2021June 9, 2021 Riley Farrell 0 Comments Camps, Christ the King Catholic Church, Churches, Grace Bible Church, Highland Park United Methodist Church, Park Cities, Park Cities Baptist Church, Park Cities Presbyterian Church, summer, summer camps

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, summer for Dallas churches typically meant hosting thousands of children for programs and vacation Bible schools.

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Camps Community Park Cities Preston Hollow 

YMCA Opportunities: Get Paid To Go to Camp

May 26, 2021May 25, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments Camps, Community, COVID-19, Hiring, jobs, summer, summer camps, YMCA, YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas

The YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas is hiring for such part-time positions as lifeguards, swim instructors, and camp counselors and paying retention bonuses to those who work all summer.

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Camps Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools 

Want To Make a Difference? Consider a Summer of Service

May 7, 2021May 13, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments Camps, CDC, Community, community service, COVID-19, Dallas area, Dallas ISD, DISD, GIVINGPEOPLE, Kirsten Brandt James, Project Transformation, Project Transformation North Texas, summer, summer camps, Summer of Service, Volunteer

I clearly remember that feeling of the last day of school and the summer before me — one filled with swimming lessons, Girl Scout camp, and all kinds of fun activities that my mom would find for us.

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Community July Fourth Park Cities 

United We Stand: Parade Scheduled

May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID, Fourth of July, Fourth of July parade, FP, Goar Park, highland park town hall, Jim Hitzelberger, Laurie Hitzelberger, Parade Scheduled, Park Cities, Park Cities People, Rotary Club of Park Cities, summer, United We Stand

A year after its COVID-19 cancelation, the Rotary Club of the Park Cities expects the Fourth of July Parade to return this summer.

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Camps Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools 

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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Camps Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools 

Campers Get Needed Pandemic Break

March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments Camp Balcones Springs, Camps, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dallas, Fun Things to Do, Pandemic, summer

As summer camps look toward their 2021 seasons, success stories of last year’s pandemic crash-course are emerging as an essential resource for how to approach an even more ambiguous Covid-19 summer.

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Camps Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools 

Share Your Tales From Camp

March 9, 2021March 27, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Camps, Fun Things to Do, Park Cities, preston hollow, schools, summer, summer camps

I wasn’t a summer camp kid.

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Community Park Cities Preston Hollow Voices 

Texas Proud, But So Hot

September 8, 2020August 31, 2020 Len Bourland 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID, Dallas, Len Bourland, Opinion, summer, Texas, Texas Proud, Voices

I’m refreshed. Huh? In this heat? I was fortunate to escape to Santa Fe, where the Wi-Fi is spotty and daily hikes a tonic.

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Camps Community Park Cities Preston Hollow 

This Summer, Grown-Ups Can Have Fun, Too

April 28, 2020April 24, 2020 Dalia Faheid 0 Comments Adults, Camps, Camps for Adults, Community, Fun Things to Do, School of Rock, summer

Why should children have all the fun?

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Camps Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools 

Teen Summer Sailing Expeditions – Not A Party at Sea

April 27, 2020April 23, 2020 Helene Abrams 0 Comments Camps, Helen Abrams, Sailing, schools, summer, summer programs, teens

Summer brings hundreds of opportunities for teens to break from the rigor of school and explore a passion such as a language, community service, sports, art, or wilderness adventure.

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