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Newcomers 2023-2024

Dallas ISD

June 1, 2023September 7, 2023 Staff Report 0 Comments Dallas ISD, newcomers, Schools

Any parent will agree — finding the perfect learning environment for your student can be difficult.

Newcomers 2023-2024

Private Schools

June 1, 2023December 19, 2023 Staff Report 0 Comments newcomers, Private Schools, Schools

Hop in a car, and it won’t take long to pass a quality private school or five, but picking the best one for your children takes a bit more effort.

Newcomers 2023-2024

Highland Park ISD

June 1, 2023September 7, 2023 Staff Report 0 Comments Highland Park ISD, newcomers, Schools

Established in 1914 with a four-room school building and 95 students, HPISD has grown into a celebrated school district with eight campuses serving Highland Park and University Park and nearly 7,000 students.

Park Cities Schools

2023 National Merit Semifinalists: How Many Does Your School Have?

November 21, 2022November 22, 2022 Staff Report 0 Comments National Merit Scholarship, National Merit semifinalists, Schools

People Newspapers here recognizes the dozens of 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists from our markets for achieving a status earned by less than 1% of high school seniors nationwide.

Preston Hollow Schools

Meet Walnut Hill Academy’s New Principal

September 28, 2022October 12, 2022 Maria Lawson 1 Comment Schools, Walnut Hill Academy, Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy

Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy is under new leadership and will move to its new, rebuilt campus Jan. 1.

News Preston Hollow

School Safety Stays Top of Mind

September 7, 2022September 7, 2022 Maria Lawson 0 Comments Dallas ISD, DISD, news, Schools

School safety remains top of the list for Dallas ISD and, specifically, new Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde.

Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools

Jesuit Dallas Boasts an Art Museum Like No Other

September 7, 2022September 13, 2022 William Taylor 0 Comments FP, Jesuit, Jesuit Dallas, Jesuit Dallas Museum, PHN, Schools

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, National Gallery of Art, and Jesuit Dallas Museum (JDM) – as The Muppets sing it on Sesame Street, “One of these things is not like the others.”

Park Cities Schools

Scots Football Returns, so Does the Caniac Supper

August 30, 2022August 29, 2022 Staff Report 0 Comments FP, Highland Park High School, PCN, Schools, Scots, Scots football

The Scots are ready to get back to business raising playoff hopes. And their football fans can help by enjoying Raising Canes.

Preston Hollow Schools

High School Pair Raise Funds and Awareness for Period Poverty

August 24, 2022August 25, 2022 Maria Lawson 0 Comments Hockaday, Hockaday School, PHN, preston hollow, Schools

Two Hockaday School students — incoming junior Ashley Chemmalakuzhy and incoming senior Claire Zhu — joined forces to raise $3,450 and awareness to help those facing period poverty in Dallas.

Preston Hollow Schools

Educators Prepare for Upcoming Academic Year

August 23, 2022August 24, 2022 Maria Lawson 0 Comments Dallas ISD, DISD, Schools, Teach for America

Teach for America has welcomed nearly 100 first-year teachers to Dallas ISD for the fall to train through the organization’s new hybrid instructional model.

Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools

‘Miss Linda’ and the Little Yellow Chair

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 Josh Hickman 0 Comments Linda Altick, PCN, PHN, Schools, Wesley Prep

When Linda Altick started teaching at Wesley Prep some 45 years ago, she could not have foreseen the story of educational success and expansion to come.