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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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What’s In Your Web-based Computer Curriculum?

March 29, 2021April 3, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments Artificial Intelligence, Bot Camp Students, Camps, capital one, education, Guinness World Record, schools, students, Web Based Computer Curriculum

Artificial Intelligence isn’t the exclusive purview of science fiction authors and advanced computer scientists anymore.

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Student Achievements: Sweet Sounds of All-State Successes

March 26, 2021March 25, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments All State Choir, education, Highland Park High School, Schools, Student Achievements

After competing with thousands of high school students across the state, five Highland Park High School students have made the All-State Band and one All-State Choir.

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Sky-High Radish Experiment Takes an Unfortunate Squirrely Turn

March 11, 2021March 12, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Camps, education, Greenhill, Radish experiment, Schools, STEAM

Apparently radish seeds are safer above the stratosphere than potted radish plants on ground level in a science teacher’s yard – at least when squirrels are involved.

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Ecstatic About Lamplighter Layers Eggs-Selling Business

February 26, 2021February 23, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments Chalk4Change, chicken-raising, Dallas, education, Eggs-Selling Business, Lamplighter Layers, Lamplighter School, North Texas Food Bank, Park Cities, preston hollow, Schools, student-run, The Lamplighter School

Collecting eggs from your chickens doesn’t come without small risks.

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With Masks, Outdoor Performances, Scots Arts Performances Must Go On

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 Juliet Allan 0 Comments arts, choir, education, Highland Park choir, Highland Park High School, HP Fine Arts, Musicals, Park Cities, Schools, Shrek

Highland Park High School performing arts teachers and students have managed to persevere with creativity and flexibility despite the many pandemic challenges that emerged during the past year.

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STAAR Must Be Taken in Person, State Says

February 3, 2021May 26, 2021 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments education, news, Park Cities, preston hollow, Schools, STAAR, Texas Education Agency

Public school students will be required to come on campus to take the STAAR test this year, even if they’re learning virtually.

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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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Dallas ISD To Seek Zoning Change for Walnut Hill Career Campus

January 28, 2021October 7, 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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Hoop Dream

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Maddie Spera 0 Comments education, Nets for Neighbors, Owen Goldberg, schools, St. Mark's School of Texas, West Dallas Community Church

Need help donating your basketball hoop? Owen Goldberg can provide an assist.

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How to Get Your Teen to Care About Managing Money

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Libby Magliolo 0 Comments education, Life, living, Money, money management, personal finance, Schools, teens

Getting your teens to care about managing money and taking control of their own financial decisions may be a bit like getting them to eat their vegetables or put on sunscreen.