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New Faces, Same Mindset for Scots

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Football, Go Scots, Highland Park, Park Cities

Continuity among the coaching staff has been a hallmark of Highland Park’s success.

Offseason Volatility Has Prepared These Scots for Anything

September 22, 2020September 23, 2020 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Brayden Schager, Football Tab 2020, Highland Park, Park Cities, Patrick Turner, Randy Allen, Sports

Scots find a way.

Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools

Hockaday Student, Three Alumnae Serve Our Heroes

September 20, 2020September 21, 2020 Kate Clark 0 Comments Heroes, Hockaday School, Park Cities, preston hollow, Schools, VA, VA Medical Center, Veteran Affairs Hospitals

Four women, all younger than 20, all with connections to the Hockaday School, and all with family who served in the military, have created a nonprofit dedicated to caring for veterans and providing meals to doctors, nurses, and staff in Veteran Affairs (VA) hospitals.

Park Cities Schools

Lovely Lunches, Burned Puppets, and Rhythmic Teachers

September 18, 2020September 11, 2020 Staff Report 0 Comments Armstrong Elementary School, Armstrong: The Musical, Joel Thomas, Kenneth D. Thomas, Kenneth Thomas, Park Cities, Schools

Three generations of the Thomas family enjoy comparing tales of their days at Armstrong Elementary School.

Park Cities Schools

Newly-Founded Student Advocacy Coalition Focuses on Social Justice Issues

September 17, 2020September 10, 2020 Shaye Wattson 0 Comments Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ, Park Cities, protest, SAC, Schools, social justice, student Advocacy Coalition, Zaria Osimetha

Senior Zaria Osimetha decided that enough is enough and founded the Student Advocacy Coalition (SAC) to spread awareness and educate high school students about racial injustice.

Park Cities Schools

Northeast Texas Girl Scouts Honor Gold Award Winners

September 16, 2020June 16, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments Alexis Perry, Anjana Rathan, Award, Brooke Horowitz, Carlyn Johnson, Danielle Browne, Elena Dewar, Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, Julia Cary, Kaylie Bishop, Logan Powers, Lydia England, Park Cities, Reagan Schmidt, Reva Henderson, Schools

The Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas presented Gold Award pins to 172 girls from the region, including several in the Park Cities.

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Eagle Scout Project Replaces Inlet Markers Around Highland Park

September 14, 2020September 10, 2020 Samantha Ponce 0 Comments Beau Exall, Eagle Scouts, Exall Lake, Highland Park, Lt. Lance Koppa, news, Park Cities, turtle creek

In the blazing heat for two days and a combined six hours, Beau Exall and his crew worked vigorously to replace each storm drain medallion around Highland Park in both Spanish and English.

Community Park Cities

Highland Park Goes Hollywood: The Cousin, The Witch, and The A Cappella Kids

September 10, 2020September 2, 2020 Morgan Pryor 0 Comments Acapop! KIDS, Community, Eliza Pryor, Highland Park, Park Cities, Team Kaylie, The Kelly Clarkson Show

Seeing my 13-year-old cousin from Highland Park singing and acting on big and small screens still takes getting used to, but her success doesn’t surprise me in the least.

Coronavirus Park Cities Sports

Experienced Lady Scots Take Off-season Hurdles in Stride

August 27, 2020December 29, 2020 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Anna Claire Nichol, Grace Braner, Highland Park, Highland Park High School, Kennedy Westendorff, Lady Scots, Park Cities

Highland Park will enter its new season with plenty of motivation for another deep playoff run.

Living Living Well Park Cities

Daughter and Mother Warn: Beware of Tick-Borne Diseases

August 27, 2020August 14, 2020 Staff Report 0 Comments Global Lyme Alliance, Life, Living Well, Lyme Disease, Park Cities, SMU, Tick

I was a competitive athlete and an excellent student. Then, I was bitten by a tick. I was extremely ill for the next two years.

Park Cities Schools

Student Achievements: Six to Celebrate

August 21, 2020August 13, 2020 Staff Report 0 Comments Highland Park High School, Highland Park High School Academic Decathlon, Highland Park Presbyterian Church, HP Education Foundation Tartan Fund/Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society Endowment, Key Coker Jr., Liam Conner, Moody Advanced Professional Studies Center, Olivia Briggs, Park Cities, Ryan McCord, Scout William Trotman, Scoutmaster Doug Trotman, Sohum Kulkarni, Student Achievements, The U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

Olivia Briggs, a 2020 Highland Park High School graduate, has received a $1,500 scholarship through the HP Education Foundation Tartan Fund/Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society Endowment.