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Celebrating Tradition: Senior Year Moments
Senior traditions are more than just annual events at Preston Hollow’s independent high schools — they are meaningful milestones that foster connection, pride, and lasting memories.
Ursuline Academy, Dallas’ Oldest School, Celebrates 150 Years of Sisterhood
Ursuline celebrated its 150th birthday with party hats, songs, several birthday cakes, and games.
Ursuline Senior Builds Homes in Costa Rica Each Thanksgiving
Ursuline Academy senior Corinne Tinker will wake up on the Saturday before Thanksgiving in Costa Rica, put on job site clothes, and then take a 30-minute bus ride to Pavas, just like she has for the last five years.
Camps
Private Schools Open Their Campuses for Summer Camps
These camps encourage students to keep learning, develop new skills, and have fun.
A Banner Year for Dallas Private School Girls Soccer
Ursuline and Covenant headed into their respective championship games at the TAPPS girls soccer tournament with revenge on their minds and a trophy as their ultimate goal.
Miller Kerr is a Kilgore Rangerette Captain
As 2022-2023 captain of the Kilgore Rangerettes, Miller Kerr takes the field, never letting her audience see the painful journey behind her dance steps.
Voices
License to Learn: Georgetown University Offers Spy Class
Have you ever dreamed of becoming a spy? Going undercover to solve a mystery? Living a secret, double life? That dream is not as far out of reach as you may think.
Philanthropy
Doing More: WOW Raises Money for Guatemalan Orphans
Mothers and daughters from Preston Hollow, the Park Cities, and other parts of Dallas returned from a 2009 Orphans Outreach mission trip to Guatemala wanting to do more.
Ursuline Academy Debuts New Building
Renovations continue as Catholic all-girls campus prepares for future of learning.
Home Run: Decorated Distance Runner Returns to Bears
Becky Wade Firth has run marathons around the world, but her serendipitous return to Ursuline Academy finds her covering new ground.
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You’ve Got Mail Supports Cancer Patients
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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Celebrating Student Achievements
St. Marks student Abhi Jain set out to make a healthier hands sanitizer after he became worried about the ingredients in the hand-sanitizing stations he saw around town.
From Foe to Friend, Ex-BL Soccer Coach Moves to Ursuline
Switching sides in one of the Dallas area’s top girls soccer rivalries wasn’t a hasty decision for Darrin Hedges.
Society
Ursuline Grad’s PopUp Funds Makes Fundraising Easier
One of the latest trends has been the PopUp, whether a restaurant, art gallery, or shop, these innovative businesses turn up temporarily to provide goods or services.
Faith
Local Teens to Host Party in the Park Benefit
The event began seven years ago when six high school girls had the vision to create a new family-oriented event to raise community awareness and funds for Reconciliation Outreach
Bears Dig Their Defense, Rattle Taller Opponents
Physical intimidation isn’t part of the game plan for Ursuline. In fact, the Bears hope you underestimate them because of their size.
