Schools
HPHS Crowns Homecoming Queen
Highland Belle Ava Tiffany was crowned Homecoming Queen during the Scots’ Homecoming game against Tyler High School Oct. 22.
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What’s Up, Docs?
They may not be able to even write their names just yet, but some of Dallas’ youngest students could go to medical school. Sort of.
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SMU Looks to Future With $1.5B Campaign
To re-imagine the role of education and SMU itself in an era of rapid change, the university has launched a $1.5 billion fundraising campaign focused on opportunities created through scholarships, meaningful research and teaching, and its North Texas community.
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Senior Dress Up Week at Highland Park High School
The Highland Park Scots have a particular way of commemorating their seniors during their last year.
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Kevin Lee’s Forbidden Phrases: ‘I can’t’ and ‘I don’t know’
Kevin Lee’s journey has taken him from homelessness after a snowstorm while a teenager in Pittsburgh to studying at SMU’s Dedman School of Law.
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Calling All Father Figures: Mentoring Opportunities Available
Dallas ISD is looking for dads — and father figures — to take advantage of opportunities to be mentors and leaders on local campuses with a Dads Draft Day Oct. 23.
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Bill and Kim Shaddock Commit $6M to SMU Cox School of Business
A $6 million from Kim and Bill Shaddock will establish Shaddock Hall as part of SMU’s renovation of the Cox School of Business.
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Crowning Queen Delaney and King Kevin
The week may have had a rainy start, but nobody — nobody — rains on the Hillcrest homecoming parade and festivities.
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Boy Scout Baxter Perry-Miller Creates a Buzz
The name Baxter Perry-Miller is certainly abuzz at Bonton Farms. And it’s not just from the bees he brought there, although that’s certainly part of it.
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How Did Local Schools Fare in Texas Rankings?
For the first time, U.S. News and World Report published rankings of public elementary and middle schools. How did local schools fare?
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Student Achievements: Five To Celebrate
Student co-chairs for the Junior Symphony Ball (JSB) presented Dallas Symphony Orchestra League (DSOL) president Anne Ligon with a $238,432 check.
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