Schools
Seeing Red
Amid a tangle of metal wires, blindingly vibrant lights, and 2000s club music blaring from speakers, find the creations of high school artists from across North Texas.
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HPISD Pulls ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’ from HPHS Library
The HPISD Board of Trustees voted 5-2 to remove the book ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’ from the Highland Park High School library during a July 17 meeting.
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Where The Wildest Dreams Come From
Naisha Randhar, the city of Dallas’ youth poet laureate, says her passion for writing began in elementary school.
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Don’t Wake Him Too Early
When first-grader William Phillips started talking about a dream he’d had, his mother thought it would be a short conversation.
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Dallas, UP to Negotiate Potential Boundary Adjustment
Members of a Dallas City Council committee were skeptical of University Park’s application to annex Boone Elementary and Northway Christian Church at a June meeting, but still voted to move forward with negotiations.
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Girls’ Wellness Initiative Addresses Needs Near and Far
While nibbling on bite-sized pastries, shoppers roamed a room ornately decorated with pastel colors and gold accents — a pink Versailles, if you will.
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W.T. White Hosts District Dance Intensive
Dozens of Dallas ISD students escaped the early summer heat to partake in a dance intensive at W.T. White High School.
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Congratulations, Class of 2024
Class of 2024 graduates across North Dallas crossed the stage in May at their commencement ceremonies.
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Congratulations, HPHS Class of 2024
Highland Park High School celebrated the graduation of 550 students on May 24 at SMU’s Moody Coliseum.
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Hockaday-Launched Fine Arts Nonprofit Goes International
Visions For Confidence (V4C) is an inspirational 501(c)(3) nonprofit started by two Texas teens with a passion for recognizing talented students studying fine arts.
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Finish an Exam Early? Why Not Write a Song?
When Highland Park High School sophomore Madi Furgeson had an extra 20 minutes after she finished her Spanish test, she used the time to write a song based on the lyric running through her head: “You used to want to know the true me, but these days it’s like you never knew me.”
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