Schools
JLD Awards Grants for Innovative Teaching to 3 PH Teachers
Thirty-eight Dallas ISD educators received grants of up to $2,500, including teachers at Kramer Elementary, Withers Elementary, and W.T. White High School.
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HPHS Students ‘Go Gold’ For Childhood Cancer Awareness
Two years post-treatment for Ewings sarcoma (a type of bone cancer), Highland Park High School sophomore Ava Danuser is helping to raise awareness on campus about childhood cancer.
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Dallas ISD Joins Other Texas Districts in TEA Lawsuit
The Board of Trustees voted to join dozens of Texas districts, as those involved believe the changes and lack of advance notice will cause harm to students, team members, families, and the community and not represent districts adequately.
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Thomas Jefferson HS Celebrates New Football Field
The Dallas Cowboys, the Gene and Jerry Jones Family Foundation, and the NFL Foundation made a $1 million donation to reconstruct the high school’s football field.
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BSA Troop 577 Introduces Five New Eagle Scouts
These area students have earned the Eagle Scout rank, Boy Scouting’s highest. Doing so typically takes several years and requires earning a combination of 21 or more badges plus a special project.
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Former Exchange Students Enjoy Tiny Reunion
Former Highland Park High School students peered into the Scots history display at their old campus, fingertips pressed on the glass as they pointed to tiny faces on a class picture.
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HPMS Assistant Principal Recognized by TASSP
Highland Park Middle School assistant principal Meghan Coates was named a 2023-2024 Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP) region 10 outstanding principal of the year.
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Hockaday Installs Laura Leathers as Head of School
As the 14th head of school in Hockaday history, she was installed as a convocation and installation ceremony in Hockaday’s Penson Athletic Center.
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First Day of School Brings Superintendent to Walnut Hill
Dallas ISD is “minimizing standardized assessments” this year by focusing on hands-on, project-based work rather than taking practice standardized exams each grading period.
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Duchesses Take Their Bows at 2023 La Fiesta Presentation Gala
The 2023 duchesses and escorts were formally presented at the Hilton Anatole Hotel.
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Are You a Caniac Fan of Scots Football?
Whether your “one love” is Highland Park football or Raising Cane’s chicken, the Scots have a deal for you.
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