Schools
Three Candidates Run for Dallas ISD District 1 Seat
Lance Currie, Chris Roberts, and Maureen Milligan will be on the May 4 ballot. Bob Miller filed for candidacy but will be withdrawing his application.
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HPISD Launches STEAMology Podcasts
Podcasts will address STEAM content knowledge, teaching style and pedagogy. Some will also focus on the April 8 total solar eclipse, with the aim that educators have the background knowledge to feel confident talking about the once-in-320-year event with their students.
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Like Daughter, Like Father
Tchinda Machedjou moved to the United States from Cameroon in Central Africa five years ago, graduated from Hillcrest High School in 2023, and earned a full ride to Harvard.
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Woodward, Bonfield to Continue Service on HPISD School Board
The filing window for the May 4, 2024 election closed on Feb. 16, and no other candidates completed applications for a place on the ballot, according to the election information section of the HPISD website.
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HP Arts Honors Outstanding Educators, Arts Advocate
HP Arts recognized the district’s outstanding teachers and community arts advocate during its annual Teacher Appreciation Reception on Feb. 15.
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BSA Troop 80 Introduces Three New Eagle Scouts
These area students have earned the Eagle Scout rank, Boy Scouting’s highest. Doing so typically takes several years and requires
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Physics Professor to Speak About Solar Eclipses on March 6
The community is invited to learn about solar eclipses from a member of the physics faculty at SMU from 7
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Community Invited to LitFest Keynote Feb. 22
The entire community is invited to the Highland Park Literary Festival’s free keynote address at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 22, at HPHS. The next day, students will learn about language in all its written, spoken, and visual forms from experts in the field during LitFest’s workshop day at the high school.
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HPISD Asks for Input on New Science Instructional Materials
HPISD will purchase new science instructional materials for the 2024-25 school year, and the district needs community feedback to help it decide what will work best in the classroom.
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Dallas ISD to Hold Community Budget Meetings
The meeting covering Preston Hollow schools, represented by Trustees Edwin Flores (District 1) and Sarah Weinberg (District 2), will be at 6 p.m. on March 25 at Hillcrest High School.
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Hillcrest Teacher, Students on ‘Mission of Philanthropy’ for Moroccan School
A Dallas teacher and her students are on a mission to support a girls school in Morocco, where an earthquake destroyed the dormitories last fall.
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