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Lady Scots Add Motivation for Second Title Defense

December 25, 2020December 17, 2020 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Highland Park, Lady Scots, Park Cities, Soccer, Sports

When we last saw Highland Park on the soccer field in March, the Lady Scots were steamrolling toward another district crown and preparing to defend their Class 5A state title.

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HP Soccer Player’s Latest Goal Has Global Impact

December 9, 2020December 8, 2020 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments ast Africa, Daniel Writer, Highland Park, Malawi, Park Cities, Soccer, Sport, Woza Soccer

As much as Highland Park needs Daniel Writer on defense, his most valuable contributions to soccer might happen off the field.

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Virtual Christmas Cheer

November 27, 2020December 29, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Christmas, christmas lights, Community, coronavirus, COVID, Highland Park, Park Cities, University Park, Virtual

The holidays will look different this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that doesn’t have to mean skipping Christmas cheer for those willing to embrace the virtual.

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Scots Look for More Hardwood Playoff Success

November 26, 2020November 24, 2020 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Basketball, david piehler, Go Scots, Highland Park, Park Cities, preston hollow, Sports, The Lady Scots

David Piehler couldn’t shake Highland Park’s loss to Lancaster from his memory.

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From Scots to Sailors

November 10, 2020November 9, 2020 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Anthony Ghobriel, Highland Park, Hyer Elementary School, Naval Academy Experience, Park Cities, Patrick Turner, Sailors, Scots, Sports

The decade-long friendship between a hard-hitting linebacker and a tough-nosed lacrosse midfielder started at a youth tennis tournament.

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Too Young To Vote, But Not Too Young to Help Others Cast Ballots

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 Shaye Wattson 0 Comments Ballots, Dallas ISD, Election, Election Day, Highland Park, HPISD, schools, Volunteers, voting, Young Progressives Club

Evelyn Altschuler and Mira Aravamuthan are too young to vote in this election, but it’s not keeping them from the polls.

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Teens Join DKMS To Fight Blood Cancers

October 13, 2020October 6, 2020 Kate Clark 0 Comments Blood Cancer, Dallas Youth Advisory Board, DKMS, DKMS blood Cancers, Highland Park, Schools

Ava Williams saw the difference DKMS makes in the fight against blood cancers and disorders when her brother needed a bone marrow transplant in 2018.

Coronavirus Park Cities Schools Voices

Senior Returns to Much Different HPHS

September 25, 2020December 29, 2020 Shaye Wattson 0 Comments Coronavurus, COVID-19, Highland Park, HPISD, Online Classes, Park Cities, schools, Senior Returns

As a freshman, I had imagined that the first day of my senior year would be spent roaming the halls with my classmates and counting down the days until graduation.

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Hundreds March in Highland Park, at SMU to Protest Racial Injustice

September 25, 2020September 23, 2020 Maddie Spera 6 Comments Black Lives Matter, Community, Highland Park, news, Park Cities, protests, SMU

Hundreds of peaceful SMU students marched around the campus Sept. 5 in protest of police brutality and inequalities faced by Black people.

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For The Love of Guitar, Invite This Man to Perform

September 24, 2020September 22, 2020 William Taylor 0 Comments Community, Guitar, Highland Park, Love, Martinelli, music, Park Cities

Maybe blame it on being born down under, but when Vincenzo Martinelli picked his instrument, he didn’t go with his Italian family’s traditional choice.

Football Tab Park Cities Sports

New Faces, Same Mindset for Scots

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Football, Go Scots, Highland Park, Park Cities

Continuity among the coaching staff has been a hallmark of Highland Park’s success.

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