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Financial Tips For The First Year at College

March 8, 2019November 15, 2019 Conner Thomas 0 Comments college, Connor Thomas, education, Financial Plan, Quest Capital Management Inc., schools

Whether enrolled in your first year of college, or on your way to college next fall, there is a lot of planning to be done.

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Great Summers Start With Right Questions

March 6, 2019November 15, 2019 Helene Abrams 0 Comments Camps, community service, schools, summer, Tips on Trips and Camps

How will you fill your child’s summer? Does he or she need to develop new interests, get a dose of self-esteem, improve skills in sports or arts?

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New Planetarium Grows St. Mark’s Brand

February 25, 2019November 15, 2019 Timothy Glaze 0 Comments McDermott-Green Science Quadrangle, planetarium, schools, St. Mark's School of Texas, STEM, Steve Winn Family Foundation

St. Mark’s School of Texas has been at the forefront of science, math, and technology instruction dating back to 1961 when a planetarium was first built on the

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Happenings on the Hill

February 22, 2019November 15, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments David A. Kaplan, Dollar Literacy Foundation, Happenings on the Hill, Landfall, Literacy Instruction for Texas, PeopleforWords, schools, The Supreme Court in the Age of Trump, Thomas Mallon

A treasure-hunting smartphone app developed by SMU and Literacy Instruction for Texas (LIFT) to help low-literate adults learn to read tied for the grand prize in a competition hosted by the Barbara Bush Foundation Adult Literacy XPRIZE.

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Student Achievements: Two to Celebrate

February 19, 2019November 15, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments Collegiate, ESD, Highland Belles, Highland Park, Model United Nations, Park Cities, preston hollow, schools, St. Mark, Student Achievements, Texas Coaches Association Math & Science

Henry Zhu was named MVP and won first place in fifth-grade individual Number Sense at the Texas Coaches Association Math & Science contest, where McCulloch Intermediate School/Highland Park Middle School won a variety of team awards.

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SMU Ranks No. 1 in Graduate school Game Design

January 18, 2019November 15, 2019 William Legrone 1 Comment education, Game Lab, Game-Design, schools, SMU, SMU Guildhall, Technology

Neatly tucked within SMU’s Plano campus, students stay busy at SMU Guildhall, The Princeton Review’s No. 1 ranked graduate school for game design.

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Student Achievements: Four to Celebrate

January 17, 2019November 15, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments Academic Decathlon Meet, Blessing Bags, Charlene Brzesowsky, Chinese Bridge, ESD, Hockaday School, Homes for Hope, Hope Gift Drive, Moody Innovation Institute, North Texas Food Bank, Richard Luo, schools, St. Mark's School, Student Achievements, Ursuline Academy, Voice of Hope, World Science Scholar, Young Men's Service League

The Park Cities chapter of the Young Men’s Service League helped transform classroom spaces at Voice of Hope, a faith-based agency providing after school and

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Helping the In-Between

January 2, 2019November 15, 2019 Timothy Glaze 0 Comments education, Oak Hill Academy, Pam Quarterman, schools, Segue Center, special needs

As executive director of Oak Hill Academy for more than 30 years, Park Cities resident Pam Quarterman has seen first-hand the struggles children with special

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Globetrotting Art Teacher Ready To Return to the Ring

December 26, 2018 Timothy Glaze 0 Comments Amber Stautzenberger, Boxer, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, education, ESD, Hope for the Silent Voices, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, preston hollow, schools, Students Shoulder-to-Shoulder

Amber Stautzenberger is no ordinary educator. She’s found a passion – one of her many – as the early childhood art and inclusion coordinator at Episcopal School

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Dallas Homeless Shelter Focuses On Teen Needs

December 25, 2018 Timothy Glaze 0 Comments After8toEducate, Dallas ISD, education, Fannie C. Harris Youth Center, Harris Center, homeless shelter, preston hollow, schools

For those involved with Dallas’ new Fannie C. Harris Youth Center, ditching the stigma of homeless shelters is important.

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Broadway Star Likes Teaching During Trips Back Home

December 24, 2018November 15, 2019 Timothy Glaze 0 Comments Christine Cornish, Community, Highland Park, Highland Park High, Park Cities, Preston Center Dance, schools, The Majestic Theater, the majestic unplugged

Christine Cornish is living her dream as a Broadway actress, with career performances that include such classics as Cats, My Fair Lady, and Kiss Me, Kate.