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Hamburgers and Homecoming

October 2, 2018November 15, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments Cheerleaders, Hamburger Supper, Highland Park High School, HPISD, schools, Scotsmen

Support those who promote school spirit during the Highland Park High School Cheerleaders/Scotsmen annual Hamburger Supper on Oct. 19

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Teamwork, Technology, and Astronaut Training

October 2, 2018January 9, 2020 William Taylor 0 Comments FIRST, National Charity League, preston hollow, Rotary Club of Dallas-Uptown, schools, Space Academy, Space Camp, STEM, The Hockaday School, U.S. Space and Rocket Center

Sydney Slay hasn’t exactly walked where no girl has gone before, but after Space Academy this summer, she’s got a better idea of what a lunar visit might feel

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Size of New UP Elementary Doesn’t Scare Students

October 1, 2018November 15, 2019 Timothy Glaze 0 Comments construction, Highland Park ISD, HPISD, New, schools, University Park Elementary

The new and much-discussed University Park Elementary School building opened its doors for the 2018-19 school year, and the reviews are in from teachers, students, and administrators alike: Awe.

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Together We Ball

September 30, 2018November 15, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments Basketball, Highland Park, Highland Park High School, HPISD, Park Cities, schools, Together We Ball, Together We Ball High School Exhibition Game

Townes Ballard, Ella Patterson, and Lake Needleman represented Highland Park High School during the fourth annual Together We Ball High School Exhibition Game

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Honored with Top Cheer

September 30, 2018November 15, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments Cheerleading, Highland Park, Highland Park High School, HPISD, National Cheerleaders Association Summer Camp, Park Cities, schools, Top Cheer

Highland Park High School cheerleaders, led by captains (from left) Alexandra Yeager, Aerin Roberts, and Lauren Bailey, competed in the National Cheerleaders Association Summer Camp in Rockwall.

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Pat and Emmitt Smith Give to DISD Students

September 30, 2018January 9, 2020 Staff Report 0 Comments adaptation, Back to School, Dallas ISD, Ellis Davis Field House, florence pugh, Greta Gerwig, Little Women, meryl street, Movie, Pat and Emmitt Smith, Pat and Emmitt Smith Charities, preston hollow, review, schools

Helping equip needy students has become an annual back-to-school tradition for Pat and Emmitt Smith, Dallas ISD, and other partners.

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Troops In the Wilderness

September 29, 2018November 15, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments Boy Scouts, Minnesota, schools, Troops, Wilderness

Boy Scouts and adult leaders from Troops 68, 80, and 518 canoed and portaged 75 miles through pristine wilderness in northern Minnesota, where they saw bald eagles, beavers, muskrats, and ancient Indian pictographs.

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Templeton Gift Boosts Research

September 29, 2018November 15, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments Happenings on the Hill, Lyle School of Engineering, Mary Templeton, rich templeton, schools, SMU, Templeton Endowed Research Excellence Fund

Rich and Mary Templeton, longtime supporters of SMU, have committed $5 million for research at the Lyle School of Engineering.

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ReplaySports Overflows with Success

September 28, 2018November 15, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments donations, Park Cities, ReplaySports, School Drive, schools

With support from many in the Park Cities, the 11th annual ReplaySports drive filled a U-Haul truck, three pickups, and two SUVs with overflowing boxes of new and used sports equipment to be donated to athletes in need.

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HPISD Teachers Receive Pay Raise

September 25, 2018November 15, 2019 Timothy Glaze 0 Comments Highland Park, Highland Park ISD, HPISD, Park Cities, Salary Increase, schools

Highland Park ISD teachers and staff get 1 percent salary increases and one-time payments in the approved district budget for 2018-19, as property tax bills rise nearly 8 percent and the district’s recapture bill to the state skyrockets.

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Top Scientist to Speak Oct. 1

September 23, 2018November 15, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments Happenings on the Hill, Lab Girl, Marcia McNutt, National Academy of Sciences, schools, SMU Reads

Marcia McNutt, the first woman to lead the National Academy of Sciences – the United States’ most prestigious scientific organization