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St. Mark’s Administrator Dies After Long Battle With Cancer

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments

Katy Booras Rubarth, who joined the St. Mark’s School of Texas family first as a parent and later as a member of its adminstrative team, died Feb. 4 after a long battle with cancer, the school said.

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Greenhill Mourns Passing of ‘Legend’ Staff Member

February 10, 2021February 11, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments

Greenhill School is mourning the loss of one of its legends after retired food services manager Lorene Richardson died Saturday.

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North Texas Schools Receive $28,000 for Healthy Eating Challenge

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments

If you challenge them, students might just try a new fruit or vegetable, an initiative by Medical City Children’s Hospital found.

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Ronald McDonald House Charities Accepting Scholarship Applications

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 Norishka Pachot 0 Comments

The Ronald McDonald House Charities of North Texas announced that the application period for its scholarship program has opened.

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Hybrid Dallas ISD Campus Coming to Oak Lawn/Turtle Creek

February 3, 2021February 24, 2021 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments DISD, education, Oak Lawn, Real Estate, schools, Stephen J. Hay Elementary, turtle creek

A new hybrid school will open next year in the Oak Lawn/Turtle Creek area, offering families some of the flexibility of home schooling but the structure of traditional school.

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HPHS Sci-Tech Fest Going Virtual

January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments

The 15th-annual Highland Park High School Sci-Tech Fest is going virtual.

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State Announces Grants for Some Students With Cognitive Disabilities

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments

Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Education Agency Thursday announced that families of children with significant cognitive disabilities can apply

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First-Ever Endowment For HPISD Special Education Established

January 28, 2021January 29, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments

The Highland Park Education Foundation announced the establishment of the first-ever endowed fund for Highland Park ISD’s (HPISD) Special Education Department because of a $100,000 donation from Janelle and Adam Hickey.

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In High Demand, Dallas ISD Announces New North Dallas Montessori

January 28, 2021February 24, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments Real Estate

Maria Montessori’s method for teaching is so popular in Dallas that demand outpaces supply – but a few more seats will open up next fall.

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Dallas ISD To Seek Zoning Change for Walnut Hill Career Campus

January 28, 2021February 24, 2021 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments Career Campus, Dallas ISD, DISD, education, preston hollow, Real Estate, schools, Walnut Hill Career Institute, Walnut Hill Elementary School

It’s been more than a year since an EF3 tornado struck the Walnut Hill Elementary School building, which had been welcoming students since 1946.

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Dallas ISD Aims to Make an Impact Near and (Just a Little Bit) Far

January 26, 2021January 25, 2021 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments

Dallas ISD’s magnet schools have long been popular choices for families – but over the past few years, the district has also worked to create other choices designed to attract parents and students in a very crowded field of options.