Schools
St. Mark’s Robotics Takes Third in State Lego Championship
RoboRoar, the team made of fifth graders, won the Robot Performance Award and third place overall.
Read moreHockaday Senior Named Coca-Cola Scholar
Zoya Haq is one of 150 high schoolers across the nation to receive this honor, which includes a $20,000 scholarship.
Read moreMeet the Thomas Jefferson HS Staffers Who Took Action After Shooting
When gunfire struck at Thomas Jefferson High School March 21, three staffers headed toward the scene to help out.
Read moreDr. Mike Rockwood Named Lone HPISD Superintendent Finalist
The Highland Park ISD board of trustees March 27 named Lake Dallas ISD Superintendent Dr. Mike Rockwood as the lone finalist for the top job in Highland Park ISD.
Read moreHPISD’s New Digitarium Offers Constellation of STEAM Resources
Highland Park ISD’s Pierce Planetarium’s new expansion offers a whole new world of immersive, digital educational resources.
Read moreMarker Commemorates MLK’s 1966 Speech at SMU
Members of SMU’s student senate invited the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to speak on campus in 1966.
Read moreSMU Student Makes Potential Next-Gen Food Freshness Predictor
An SMU graduate student has developed a miniature pH sensor that can tell when food has spoiled in real-time. At only 2 millimeters long and 10 millimeters wide, the flexible pH sensor could fit into existing food packaging, such as plastic wrapping.
Read moreDistrict Officials Promote Healing, Prevention Following Thomas Jefferson HS Shooting
The suspect responsible for the shooting in the Thomas Jefferson High School parking lot after school March 21 has been arrested, Dallas ISD’s media relations team confirmed.
Read moreInternational Students Visit Good Shepherd Episcopal School
Students and educators from St. Vincent Girls’ High School in southern Caribbean nation St. Vincent and the Grenadines visited the campus.
Read moreBSA Troops 1899, 577, 82 Introduce New Eagle Scouts
Area BSA troops introduced several new Eagle Scouts, including the second girl from the Park Cities to achieve Scouting’s highest rank.
Read moreStudent Achievements: Belles, Twirlers, Robots, and Volunteers
The award-winning Highland Belles drill and dance team has added 22 new team members to the 2023-2024 roster of 78, plus any additional managers yet to be named by the directors.
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