Schools
Dive into the World of SpongeBob with Drama Students
Audiences can plunge into “The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition” with Highland Park Middle School and McCulloch Intermediate School drama students at HPMS from April 19 to 21.
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Preschoolers to Show Their Style at Runway for Rise
The Ashford Rise School of Dallas will host its seventh annual Kentucky Derby themed fashion show, Runway for Rise presented by LTK, on Saturday, April 27, at The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, 2121 McKinney Ave.
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North Dallas Schools Plan For April 8 Eclipse
Many schools in North Dallas will be safely viewing the eclipse with glasses, hosting activities for students, and studying the science behind what causes eclipses in the classroom.
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Student Essayists Propose Ways to Make a Difference
After the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge (FFVF) Dallas Area Chapter asked North Texas students to tackle that question last year, Highland Park students submitted five of the six winning essays.
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Park Cities to Celebrate the Total Eclipse
Eyes will be on the sky in the Park Cities on April 8 during Dallas’ once-in-320-years total solar eclipse. Eclipse-viewing events are scheduled at SMU, HPISD schools, and Highland Park’s Fairfax Park.
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HPISD Students Improve Scores on Mid-Year Achievement Test
Students in kindergarten through eighth grade far outperformed their peers nationally on the winter MAP growth test, with sixth graders in HPISD exceeding average 12th grade scores in both math and reading.
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Ursuline Academy, Dallas’ Oldest School, Celebrates 150 Years of Sisterhood
Ursuline celebrated its 150th birthday with party hats, songs, several birthday cakes, and games.
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Highland Park Students on a Mission To Provide Books for Africa
ENTEBBE, Uganda – I took a deep breath as the car approached the home. This would be the first time I stood face-to-face with a project meant to change 33 kids’ lives forever.
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The Police’s Stewart Copeland Earns 2024 Meadows Award
As the award recipient, Copeland will participate in an artistic residency at SMU where he will conduct the Meadows Symphony Orchestra in “Police Deranged for Orchestra,” featuring some of The Police’s best-known songs. The show will be April 16 at the 31st-annual Meadows at the Meyerson event.
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Community Advisory Committee Considers Bond Proposal
HPISD’s Community Advisory Committee is meeting for the second time March 5 to consider items to include in a potential bond proposal that could appear on the ballot in November 2024 or May 2025.
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Mom Grows Connecting Point of Park Cities To Help Adults Like Her Son
JoAnn Ryan In 2005, JoAnn Ryan’s youngest son, Ryan Albers, incurred a traumatic brain injury during a ski trip at
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