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Empty Nest Syndrome? No Worries

May 8, 2019November 15, 2019 Helene Abrams 0 Comments Camps, Empty Nest Syndrome, Helene Abrams, schools, summer, Tips, Tips on Trips and Camps

Be confident in your decision to send your child to camp. Camp will be a wonderful experience, and you wouldn’t have made that decision if you didn’t believe your child was ready for it.

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ESD Offers Campers Week at Wolf Run Ranch

May 3, 2019November 15, 2019 Timothy Glaze 0 Comments Camps, education, ESD, Pete Gifford, schools, The Episcopal School of Dallas, Wolf Run Ranch

When it comes to summer camps, The Episcopal School of Dallas has students covered.

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Camp iHope Offers Freedom, Family, Fun

May 1, 2019November 15, 2019 Maria Adolphs 0 Comments Camp iHope, Camps, Cancer, children, Collin County Adventure Camp, Deb Echtenkamp, education, Hyundai Hope on Wheels, schools

Each June, campers skim the trees in Anna on a zip line, canoe the lake water, climb the rock wall, and forget about cancer for a week.

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Melissa Sweeps Hillcrest in Playoffs

April 29, 2019January 9, 2020 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Highland Park, Hillcrest Lady Panthers, Hillcrest softball, HPISD, Mayor Margo Goodwin, Melissa Lady Cardinals, Melissa softball, Park Cities, safety, schools, Security, UIL softball playoffs, University Park

Hillcrest won a district title this season, but that success did not translate to the playoffs, where the Lady Panthers

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‘R Is The Roughest,’ But Not The Only Hard Sound

April 23, 2019June 14, 2021 Timothy Glaze 0 Comments Cynthia Gould, education, Michelle Marlow, R is the Roughest Sound, schools, Speech Problems

Cynthia Gould and Michelle Marlow have found a way to impart pronunciation tricks even when a child is not in the middle of a face-to-face session.

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It’s Normal To Feel Homesick

April 10, 2019November 15, 2019 Helene Abrams 0 Comments Campers, Camps, Homesickness, schools, Tips, Tips on Trips and Camps

It’s not uncommon for first-time campers (and even second-and third-timers) to experience homesickness.

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‘Roughing it’ on Campus: A University Park Tradition

April 9, 2019November 15, 2019 Jordan Kiefer 0 Comments Camping, Camps, education, schools, University Park Elementary, University Park Preschool Association, UP All Night

Camping out on the school grounds has become an annual tradition for University Park Elementary families – one where students don’t mind the extra hours on campus.

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St. Mark’s Freshman Photographs Troubled Borders

April 9, 2019 Tina-Tien Nguyen 0 Comments Border, education, Ekansh Tambe, photography, schools, St. Mark's School

With politicians debating border security and immigration, a curious St. Mark’s School of Texas ninth-grader picked up his camera and headed to Brownsville.

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CSI: A Camp for STEM Investigation

April 4, 2019November 15, 2019 Maria Adolphs 0 Comments Camps, CSI, education, Lyle School of Engineering, schools, SMU, STEM

In a trashed meeting room with papers strewn everywhere, tracks of fresh soil, and a blinking computer screen, teammates donned gloves and carefully searched for clues.

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A Camp For Children Who Like To Make Things

March 13, 2019November 15, 2019 William Taylor 0 Comments Camps, education, Inventors Camp, National Inventors Hall of Fame, schools, STEM

Inventors get the red-carpet treatment from the National Inventors Hall of Fame and then play starring roles in a summer camp curriculum.

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Scholarship Program Helps Architecture Students

March 12, 2019November 15, 2019 Bianca R. Montes 0 Comments Architecture, Highland Park Educational Foundation, Highland Park High School, Jenny Adair, Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society, schools

When Jenny Adair graduated from Highland Park High School in 2012 and went to pursue a degree in architecture at the University of Virginia, she left with the tools she needed to succeed.