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Yes, That Student Is Holding a Real Heart

September 22, 2021September 17, 2021 Juliet Allan 0 Comments Alex Smith, Boone Elementary, education, HPISD, Park Cities, Park Cities People, Schools, tag students, Talanted and Gifted, Teachers

Through 15 years of pig heart dissections, imaginary million-dollar spending sprees, and riveting robotics, Boone Elementary School’s Alex Smith has formulated a winning teaching philosophy.

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United to Learn, United to Launch

September 15, 2021September 25, 2021 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments Carol Goglia, DISD, education, GIVINGPEOPLE, Learning Launch, Loos Field House, Nathan Adams, Nathan Adams Elementary School, North Texas Giving Day 2021, philanthropy, preston hollow, Preston Hollow People, schools, U2L, United to Learn

At the beginning of every school year, for the past five years, United to Learn has helped Dallas ISD students and teachers get off to a good start by making sure they have the supplies they need.
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Hockaday a Logical Fit For New/Gen Advocacy

June 2, 2021June 4, 2021 Norishka Pachot 0 Comments advocacy, education, Genesis Women's Shelter, Greenhill School, Hockaday, new/gen, Premanshi Agarwalla, schools, The Hockaday School, women's rights, Women’s March

A student-run women’s rights organization that launched last year at the Greenhill School before expanding in the U.S. and overseas has taken hold at The Hockaday School.

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HPISD Grows Stronger During Remarkable, Challenging Year

May 28, 2021May 28, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments Best Comprehensive Traditional High School, Community, education, Highland Park, HPISD, Park Cities, preston hollow, Schools, Tom Trigg

Reflecting on this year as we prepare to celebrate the Class of 2021 reminded me of the vast accomplishments our students and staff achieved in spite of a global pandemic. They started and finished the year with strength, resiliency, and optimism.

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82-Year-Old Studies Economics, Asian Environments at Harvard

May 19, 2021May 20, 2021 Maddie Spera 0 Comments Barbara Ingram, college, education, Harvard, preston hollow, Schools

Even skeptics of the phrase, “It’s never too late,” may have to reconsider when Barbara Ingram speaks those words.

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Happenings on the Hill

May 6, 2021May 7, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Bachelor of Business Administration, Bryan S. Sheffield, Bryan S. Sheffield Hall, Bumble Inc., education, Edwin L. Cox School of Business, GIVINGPEOPLE, Happenings on the Hill, Park Cities, preston hollow, Schools, Sheffield Hall gift, SMU, SMU Magazine, Whitney Wolfe Herd

Maybe this spring’s graduation speaker wouldn’t mind if audience members look at their phones and “swipe right” instead of listening closely to her commencement address on May 15.

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Pandemic Experience Provides Lessons Through Family Conversations

May 4, 2021May 8, 2021 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, education, Family conversations, Lessons, Pandemic Experience, preston hollow, Preston Hollow People, Sarah Naughton, Schools

Like most parents, Preston Hollow’s Sarah Naughton, found herself caught by surprise last spring in the early stages of the pandemic.

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Camp Changes: SMU, UT Dallas, Texas A&M Reveal Summer Programs

April 23, 2021April 21, 2021 Riley Farrell 0 Comments Camp Changes, Camps, education, Park Cities, preston hollow, Schools, SMU, STEM, summer camps, Texas A&M, Texas A&M University, UT Dallas

While federal and statewide plans for distributing three vaccines might mean an eventual return to normalcy, face-to-face college programs for summer 2021 are still tentative.

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Wesley Prep Fourth-Graders Become Podcast People

April 16, 2021April 24, 2021 Madelaine Woodhouse 0 Comments Colorful Conversations, Common Ground Experiment, education, Fourth Graders, FP, GIVINGPEOPLE, Podcast people, Radiolab, schools, Wesley Prep

After four years of producing books, Wesley Prep’s Common Ground Experiment took a digital turn for the pandemic.

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Cold Weather, Warm Neighbors

April 4, 2021April 9, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments education, Highland Park ISD, Historic Texas Blizzard, HPISD, Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Medical City Healthcare, Park Cities, Residents, schools, SMU

While many Texans were without necessities like power and water during the winter storm in February, North Texans came together to help each other through it.

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Happenings On the Hill

March 30, 2021March 26, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Driving Lessons: Thirteen Stories, education, Happenings on the Hill, Park Cities, Schools, SMU

SMU faculty will likely eventually write new textbook entries about the transition from President Donald Trump to President Joe Biden.

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