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Happenings On the Hill

March 30, 2021March 26, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Driving Lessons: Thirteen Stories, education, Happenings on the Hill, Park Cities, Schools, SMU

SMU faculty will likely eventually write new textbook entries about the transition from President Donald Trump to President Joe Biden.

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Student Achievements: Sweet Sounds of All-State Successes

March 26, 2021March 25, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments All State Choir, education, Highland Park High School, Schools, Student Achievements

After competing with thousands of high school students across the state, five Highland Park High School students have made the All-State Band and one All-State Choir.

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Language Learning, For a Year or Summer, Brings Life Lessons

March 22, 2021March 17, 2021 Josh Mysore 0 Comments Camps, Park Cities, preston hollow, Schools, Spain, Spanish, summer, summer camps

Before leaving for my study-abroad year in Spain, I heard the same line from 10 different friends: “Bro, you should be grateful to get out of junior year in the States.”

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Sky-High Radish Experiment Takes an Unfortunate Squirrely Turn

March 11, 2021March 12, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Camps, education, Greenhill, Radish experiment, Schools, STEAM

Apparently radish seeds are safer above the stratosphere than potted radish plants on ground level in a science teacher’s yard – at least when squirrels are involved.

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Ecstatic About Lamplighter Layers Eggs-Selling Business

February 26, 2021February 23, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments Chalk4Change, chicken-raising, Dallas, education, Eggs-Selling Business, Lamplighter Layers, Lamplighter School, North Texas Food Bank, Park Cities, preston hollow, Schools, student-run, The Lamplighter School

Collecting eggs from your chickens doesn’t come without small risks.

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With Masks, Outdoor Performances, Scots Arts Performances Must Go On

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 Juliet Allan 0 Comments arts, choir, education, Highland Park choir, Highland Park High School, HP Fine Arts, Musicals, Park Cities, Schools, Shrek

Highland Park High School performing arts teachers and students have managed to persevere with creativity and flexibility despite the many pandemic challenges that emerged during the past year.

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PC Hope Coming to Your Door

February 17, 2021February 16, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, Highland Park, Highland Park High School, HPISD, mental health, Park Cities, Park Cities Hope, PC HOPE, Schools

After a year in which hope seemed in short supply, a community task force aims to boost public awareness about mental health resources available for students and families.

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Happenings on the Hill

February 15, 2021February 11, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments Anametric, China, Happenings on the Hill, Institute of High Energy Physics, Jared Burleson, Meadows Museum, Mitch Thornton, Orígenes Secretos (Secret Origins), Schools, Schwarzman Scholar, Secundino Hernández, SMU, Wil Oxford

Monthly conversations between an entrepreneur and SMU engineering researcher Mitch Thornton created new opportunities for both of them.

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STAAR Must Be Taken in Person, State Says

February 3, 2021May 26, 2021 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments education, news, Park Cities, preston hollow, Schools, STAAR, Texas Education Agency

Public school students will be required to come on campus to take the STAAR test this year, even if they’re learning virtually.

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How to Get Your Teen to Care About Managing Money

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Libby Magliolo 0 Comments education, Life, living, Money, money management, personal finance, Schools, teens

Getting your teens to care about managing money and taking control of their own financial decisions may be a bit like getting them to eat their vegetables or put on sunscreen.

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Student Achievements: Three to Celebrate

January 13, 2021January 6, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments Ava Thigpen, Close Up, education, Hockaday, Hockaday School, Schools, TCA, Trinity Christian Academy, Twelve Hills Nature

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