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‘You Want The Very Best Teachers’

November 29, 2021November 24, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Highland Park, Highland Park High School, Highland Park ISD, HPISD, Park Cities, proposition A, Salary Increase, teacher salary, Teachers

Studies show teacher pay plays a role in keeping qualified teachers in the classroom.

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Yes, That Student Is Holding a Real Heart

September 22, 2021September 17, 2021 Juliet Allan 0 Comments Alex Smith, Boone Elementary, education, HPISD, Park Cities, Park Cities People, Schools, tag students, Talanted and Gifted, Teachers

Through 15 years of pig heart dissections, imaginary million-dollar spending sprees, and riveting robotics, Boone Elementary School’s Alex Smith has formulated a winning teaching philosophy.

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Retired! Donna Pierce Stars in Her Final Planetarium Show

July 16, 2021July 19, 2021 Juliet Allan 0 Comments Astronomy Teacher, Donna Pierce, Highland Park, Highland Park ISD, HPISD, Juliet Allan, Park Cities, Park Cities People, Schools, Teachers

Astronomy teacher Donna C. Pierce, wearing a periwinkle spacesuit and signature red lipstick, greeted every attendee personally before her final starry sky show in her namesake planetarium.
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Teachers Get Cotton Bowl Tickets, Gift Cards

February 3, 2020February 3, 2020 Staff Report 0 Comments Dallas, DISD, education, preston hollow, schools, Teachers

Among the winners of the College Football Playoff and the Cotton Bowl were more than 600 educators from Thomas Jefferson High School, Edward H. Cary Middle School, and Walnut Hill Elementary School.

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A Tale of Two Hemispheres: Straddling The Equator

November 11, 2019November 15, 2019 Donna Pierce 0 Comments Adventure, Donna Pierce, Ecuador, Equator, fun, Nature, Outdoors, Overseas Adventure Travel, schools, Teachers, Travel

Have you ever been where the sun rises at 6:30 a.m. and sets at 6:30 p.m. every single day? Where in July, it never leaves the low 80s?

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Walnut Hill Wins Another Blue Ribbon

October 23, 2019 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments Blue Ribbon Awards, Dallas ISD, education, preston hollow, Private Schools, schools, Teachers, Walnut Hill, Walnut Hill Elementary

Since its start as a schoolhouse in 1914, Walnut Hill Elementary (then Walnut Hill School) has been a mainstay of the communities it serves.

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Dallas ISD Gets High B in TEA A-F Scores

October 22, 2019November 15, 2019 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments Dallas ISD, dallas schools, DISD, education, schools, students, Teachers, Texas Education Agency

When the Texas Education Agency announced its yearly A through F grades for districts and schools, it was mostly good news for the Dallas Independent School District.

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