Highland Park ISD

Newcomers 2023-2024

June 1, 2023September 7, 2023 Staff Report 0 Comments Highland Park ISD, newcomers, Schools

Established in 1914 with a four-room school building and 95 students, HPISD has grown into a celebrated school district with eight campuses serving Highland Park and University Park and nearly 7,000 students.

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HPISD Gets an A from TEA, But One Campus Got a B

October 17, 2022October 25, 2022 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Highland Park, Highland Park ISD, HPISD, PCN, Texas Education Agency

Highland Park ISD received an A with a 98 out of 100 in the Texas Education Agency’s 2022 A-F accountability ratings, up from 97 in 2018-2019 and 96 in 2017-2018.

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Student Achievements

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Highland Park ISD, Park Cities, PCN, Student Achievements

The award-winning Highland Belles drill team, celebrating four decades this year, will host its annual spaghetti supper and online auction/raffle fundraiser on Aug. 26 ahead of the Highland Park vs. Marcus game.

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Pick Two

March 28, 2022April 26, 2022 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Highland Park, Highland Park ISD, HPISD, HPISD 2022 ELECTION, HPISD board, HPISD Board Election, HPISD board of trustees, Park Cities, Schools

After the May election, the Highland Park ISD board of trustees will have at least one new face.

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Student Achievements:

March 22, 2022March 18, 2022 Greg Nielsen 0 Comments Boy Scouts, Highland Park High, Highland Park ISD, Lillian Goetz, Marie Claire Richardson, Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Park Cities, Peyton Bono Goetz, Schools, Student Achievements, Whit Mabus

No debate about it, pumpkin recycling is cool and commendable

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‘You Want The Very Best Teachers’

November 29, 2021November 24, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Highland Park, Highland Park High School, Highland Park ISD, HPISD, Park Cities, proposition A, Salary Increase, teacher salary, Teachers

Studies show teacher pay plays a role in keeping qualified teachers in the classroom.

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Retired! Donna Pierce Stars in Her Final Planetarium Show

July 16, 2021July 19, 2021 Juliet Allan 0 Comments Astronomy Teacher, Donna Pierce, Highland Park, Highland Park ISD, HPISD, Juliet Allan, Park Cities, Park Cities People, Schools, Teachers

Astronomy teacher Donna C. Pierce, wearing a periwinkle spacesuit and signature red lipstick, greeted every attendee personally before her final starry sky show in her namesake planetarium.
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News Park Cities Schools

Can You Graduate From The School Board?

June 28, 2021July 8, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Highland Park High School, Highland Park ISD, Jim Hitzelberger, news, Park Cities, schools

In 12 years as a trustee, former school board president Jim Hitzelberger helped see Highland Park ISD through two bond elections plus facilities overhauls, rezoning, the opening of a fifth elementary school, and a global pandemic.

Community Park Cities Preston Hollow

Visit Our Inboxes, Show Out in Fourth

June 21, 2021June 28, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments 2021 July 4, Fourth of July, Fourth of July parade, Highland Park ISD, HPISD, Luke Wilson, Nathan Johnson, Park Cities, Preston Hollow People, Tom and Alicia Landry

The Fourth of July is a pretty big deal in a normal year, but after so many festivities were reimagined (how many times did we use that word in 18 months?) last year at the height of the pandemic, we expect this year people will really flex those patriotic muscles.

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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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Hyer Elementary’s New Facilities Come With Nods To Tradition

November 9, 2020November 5, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Balto’s Courtyard, Debbie Burt, Elementary, Highland Park ISD, HPISD, Hyer Elementary, New facilities, Park Cities, Schools, Tradition

While Hyer Elementary Huskies returned to a newly-rebuilt building in September, some traditions, like parents and children eating together in Balto’s Courtyard, remain.

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