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All in the Meece Family

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 Juliet Allan 0 Comments FP, Highland Park High School, HPHS, HPISD, Lyla Meece, McKinley Meece, Meece Family, Park Cities, schools, Theater

Three generations star in Highland Park High School musical productions.

Park Cities Sports

Hellmuth Has Expanded Her Reach and Diversified Her Game

November 12, 2021November 13, 2021 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Emily Hellmuth, Highland Park Lady Scots, Highland Park Scots, HPISD, Lady Scots volleyball, Park Cities, Park Cities Sports, PRN, Scots, Sports, volleyball

Emily Hellmuth has always been a powerful pin hitter. But the Highland Park senior isn’t content with being a one-dimensional volleyball star.
(Read time: 4.1 minutes(

Food Park Cities Schools

Brewing Up a Business Plan

November 8, 2021November 10, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments coffee shop, Credit Union of Texas, Food, FP, Gabi Kolniak, Highland Park High School, HPHS, HPISD, MAPS Center, Moody Advanced Professional Studies, Park Cities, schools, scottie joe's, scottie joes

Scottie Joe’s, a coffee bar coming to the third floor of Highland Park High School, is expected to brew up learning opportunities for students in the Moody Advanced Professional Studies (MAPS) program and the district’s 18+ program.
(Read time: 4.5 minutes)

Park Cities Schools

Beat The Drums, Sing Some Songs, Don Iglehart Turns 100

October 29, 2021October 28, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments DON IGLEHART, Dorthy Davis, Highland Park High School, Highland Park High School alumni, HPHS, HPISD, Park Cities, Schools

HPHS band members, Lads and Lassies help oldest alumnus celebrate

News Park Cities

So Just What is a ‘Golden Penny?’

October 4, 2021October 28, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments golden pennies, golden penny, HPISD, news, November 2 2021, Park Cities, Park Cities People, park cities tax rate, property taxes, Real Estate, tax rate, Taxes

This fall, voters will head to the polls to decide whether to allow Highland Park ISD to use four’ golden pennies’ from the tax rate to raise additional revenue for staff pay.
(Read time: 4.3 minutes)

Park Cities Sports

Forty Years of Witnessing Greatness Never Gets Old

September 28, 2021September 22, 2021 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments 40th Anniversary, Highland Park, Highland Park baseball, Highland Park girls soccer, Highland Park Scots, Highland Park swimming, HPISD, Lady Scots Soccer, Park Cities, Park Cities People, Scots, Scots baseball, Scots swimming

Highland Park’s athletic legacy of unprecedented success and unmatched tradition dates back multiple generations.

Park Cities Schools

Student Achievements: Celebrate These

September 24, 2021September 22, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Brooks McKinley White, Dash Larry Wolford, HPISD, Park Cities, Park Cities People, Preservation Park Cities, Sarah Gibbons, Scholarships, Schools, Student Achievements

Preservation Park Cities presented 2021 Highland Park High School graduates (from left) Emery Medlock, Kendall Ferguson, and Robert White with $1,000 scholarships.

Schools

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.

Park Cities Schools

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.
(Read time: 3.1 minutes)

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.

Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools

Winning HPISD Poets Share Their Inspirations

June 21, 2021June 17, 2021 Juliet Allan 0 Comments Armstrong Elementary, Boone Elementary, Bradfield Elementary School, Highland Park, HP Litfest, HPISD, Hyer Elementary School, Park Cities, Poet, poetry, Schools, University Park Elementary School

As one of the judges of the Highland Park ISD Elementary Poetry School Writing Contest, I have the pleasure to read the poems of the district’s burgeoning writers.