HPISD

Keeping With Tradition: HP Finds Success, Even During a Pandemic

March 11, 2021March 9, 2021 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments COVD-19, COVID-19, Go Scots, Highland Park, HPISD, Lady Scots, Soccer, Sports

Within the scope of a global pandemic, perhaps playing sports isn’t the highest of priorities. Just don’t tell that to high school athletes.

Park Cities Schools

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.

Coronavirus News Park Cities

Parents Clash Over COVID Protocols

November 23, 2020January 28, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments COVID Protocols, HPISD, news, Parents Clash, Park Cities, Sign Petition

Safety protocols at Highland Park ISD schools have been hotly debated since the start of the fall semester.

Park Cities Schools

Hyer Elementary’s New Facilities Come With Nods To Tradition

November 9, 2020November 5, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Balto’s Courtyard, Debbie Burt, Elementary, Highland Park ISD, HPISD, Hyer Elementary, New facilities, Park Cities, Schools, Tradition

While Hyer Elementary Huskies returned to a newly-rebuilt building in September, some traditions, like parents and children eating together in Balto’s Courtyard, remain.

Park Cities Sports

Scots Getting Facilities to Match Their Reputation

October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments construction, facilities, HPISD, Park Cities, Schools, Scots, Sports

Outsiders have long assumed, based primarily on wins and losses, that Highland Park has state-of-the-art athletic facilities.

Coronavirus Park Cities Schools Voices

Senior Returns to Much Different HPHS

September 25, 2020December 29, 2020 Shaye Wattson 0 Comments Coronavurus, COVID-19, Highland Park, HPISD, Online Classes, Park Cities, schools, Senior Returns

As a freshman, I had imagined that the first day of my senior year would be spent roaming the halls with my classmates and counting down the days until graduation.

Community Park Cities

High School Students of Color Post ‘An Open Letter To Highland Park’

August 6, 2020August 3, 2020 Shaye Wattson 0 Comments Black Lives Matter, education, Highland Park, Highland Park High School, HPISD, Park Cities, protest

Since the first Black student enrolled at Highland Park High School in 1964, many students of color have felt unseen and unheard throughout their four years as Scots.

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