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Parents Clash Over COVID Protocols

November 23, 2020December 29, 2020 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.

Election Park Cities Schools

Too Young To Vote, But Not Too Young to Help Others Cast Ballots

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 Shaye Wattson 0 Comments Ballots, Dallas ISD, Election, Election Day, Highland Park, HPISD, schools, Volunteers, voting, Young Progressives Club

Evelyn Altschuler and Mira Aravamuthan are too young to vote in this election, but it’s not keeping them from the polls.

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.

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Student Entrepreneurs Help Downtown Businesses

August 13, 2020August 13, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, GoFundMe, Highland Park High School, HPISD, Kicks350, Young Entrepreneur’s Club

HPHS club raises $8,500-plus to help stores hurt by looting

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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.

Coronavirus Park Cities Schools

Boone Prepares to Open During Unprecedented Circumstances

August 3, 2020December 29, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Amanda Reyes, education, Highland Park ISD, HPISD, Michael M. Boone Elementary Schoo, Park Cities, schools

Even before pandemic prompted school districts to pivot to virtual instruction, Highland Park ISD was preparing to make history by opening its fifth elementary school.