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Student Achievements: Five To Celebrate

June 28, 2021June 21, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments art, Boy Scout Troop 125, Cheer, Episcopal School of Dallas, Greenhill School, Hockaday School, preston hollow, Providence Christian School, Schools, SMU, William Taylor

Collin Chon, a fifth-grader at Greenhill School, won Best of Show in the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) annual Student Art Contest. This year’s theme: Everyday Heroes Ride DART.

Park Cities Schools

Student Achievements: Five To Celebrate

June 22, 2021June 21, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Bradfield Elementary School, Eagle Scouts, Episcopal School of Dallas, Hockaday School, iUniversity Prep, Lydia England, Molly Harper, Park Cities, Providence Christian School, Roman James Fox, Samuel Crawford Suarez, Schools, SMU, Student Achievements

The SMU Spirit squad placed first in the Game Day D1 category at the 2021 NCA and NDA Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Business Park Cities

Newspaper Advertising Time Capsule: What a Sales Rep Saved in 1994

June 16, 2021June 17, 2021 Evelyn Wolff 0 Comments 1994, advertising, business, designers, Evelyn Wolff, Highland Park, journalism, Newspapers, Park Cities, Park Cities People, sales rep, SMU, University Park

I was beginning my junior year studying journalism at SMU when the first issue of Park Cities People hit front lawns in Highland Park and University Park.

Coronavirus News

PCCI Reports Updates on County’s Herd Immunity Goal

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 Emilea McCutchan 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID Vaccine, COVID-19, parkland center for clinical information, SMU, SMU Dedman School of Law, Vaccine

From April to the end of May, the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation’s COVID-19 Vulnerability Index recorded a 40% drop in average vulnerability.

Community Park Cities Preston Hollow

Like Mother, Like Daughter: Gracie Hunt Crowned Miss Kansas USA

June 9, 2021June 7, 2021 Maddie Spera 0 Comments Community, Gracie Hunt, Highland Park, Kansas, New Friends New Life, NFL, Nonprofits, pageant, Park Cities, SMU, Sports

Even from Kansas, Gracie Hunt is doing the Park Cities proud. Hunt, 22, was crowned Miss Kansas USA 2021 in April, but her Dallas ties run deep.

Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools

Happenings On The Hill

June 1, 2021June 2, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments dinosaurs, Dominique Baker, FP, GIVINGPEOPLE, Happenings on the Hill, Lyle School of Engineering, Park Cities, schools, SMU, SMU Mustangs

Far from SMU’s hilltop, paleontologists with deep Mustang connections have identified another new species of duck-billed dinosaur.

Arts Living Living Well Park Cities Preston Hollow

John Wesley’s Traveling Pulpit Gets New Home at SMU

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments art, FP, John Wesley, Life, living, Living Well, preston hollow, SMU, World Methodist Museum

The World Methodist Museum’s historical and theologically significant collections are moving in May to SMU’s Bridwell Library.

Business Park Cities Preston Hollow Trending

Come Together With a ‘Mixtape’ App

May 14, 2021May 19, 2021 Josh Hickman 0 Comments 80s and 90s, business, CDs, Channel Music, Come Together, Matt Sidhom, Mixtape App, SMU, SMU Business school graduates

Matt Sidhom mused recently over coffee about the present social woes and an idea for connecting with music, personalized giving, and nostalgia.

Community Park Cities Preston Hollow

Four Ways to Address Migrant Crisis

May 12, 2021May 11, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments Community, Four ways to Address, immigrant, Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Migrant Crisis, SMU, SMU Dedman School of Law

SMU Dedman School of Law’s Natalie Nanasi researches and teaches on issues relating to immigrant women and children and has volunteered at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, which houses more than 1,500 teens apprehended at the southern border.

Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools

Happenings on the Hill

May 6, 2021May 7, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Bachelor of Business Administration, Bryan S. Sheffield, Bryan S. Sheffield Hall, Bumble Inc., education, Edwin L. Cox School of Business, GIVINGPEOPLE, Happenings on the Hill, Park Cities, preston hollow, Schools, Sheffield Hall gift, SMU, SMU Magazine, Whitney Wolfe Herd

Maybe this spring’s graduation speaker wouldn’t mind if audience members look at their phones and “swipe right” instead of listening closely to her commencement address on May 15.

20 Under 40

Nick Silva – 20 Under 40

April 25, 2021April 26, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments 20 under 40, 2021, Airbus, American Airlines, Armstrong Elementary, Community, Dad's Club, HeROS, Nick Silva, People Newspapers, People Newspapers 20 Under 40, Pilot, SMU, Special Section

Many young boys dream of taking to the skies as pilots, but Nick Silva turned that dream into a reality.