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Happenings on the Hill

February 15, 2021February 11, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments Anametric, China, Happenings on the Hill, Institute of High Energy Physics, Jared Burleson, Meadows Museum, Mitch Thornton, Orígenes Secretos (Secret Origins), Schools, Schwarzman Scholar, Secundino Hernández, SMU, Wil Oxford

Monthly conversations between an entrepreneur and SMU engineering researcher Mitch Thornton created new opportunities for both of them.

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STAAR Must Be Taken in Person, State Says

February 3, 2021May 26, 2021 Bethany Erickson 0 Comments education, news, Park Cities, preston hollow, Schools, STAAR, Texas Education Agency

Public school students will be required to come on campus to take the STAAR test this year, even if they’re learning virtually.

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How to Get Your Teen to Care About Managing Money

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Libby Magliolo 0 Comments education, Life, living, Money, money management, personal finance, Schools, teens

Getting your teens to care about managing money and taking control of their own financial decisions may be a bit like getting them to eat their vegetables or put on sunscreen.

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Student Achievements: Three to Celebrate

January 13, 2021January 6, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments Ava Thigpen, Close Up, education, Hockaday, Hockaday School, Schools, TCA, Trinity Christian Academy, Twelve Hills Nature

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What Do Scientists and Engineers Look Like? Well, You

January 7, 2021January 4, 2021 Kelsey Shoemaker 0 Comments American Association for the Advancement of Science, education, IF/THEN, IF/THEN Collection, Jennifer Makins, Magaret Black, NorthPark Cente, Schools, Special Section, STEAM, STEM

The 3-D printed statues produced after scanning 125 female innovators named American Association for the Advancement of Science IF/THEN Ambassadors in 2019 have at least this much in common – they are orange.

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Double Agent: ‘Big Play Zay’

January 1, 2021January 5, 2021 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Austen Dor, Big Play Zay, education, Fashion, Football, Isaiah Pedack, Park Cities, Schools, Sports

Don’t let his fashion-model looks fool you. Isaiah Pedack isn’t afraid to cover his face in eye-black and get dirty in the trenches.

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Happenings on the Hill

December 21, 2020December 16, 2020 William Taylor 0 Comments All American, Black Lives Matter, BLM, Doak Walker, education, Engaged Learning program, Happenings on the Hill, Santos Rodriguez Scholarship, Schools, SMU, Tyne Dickso

Still need a gift for the die-hard SMU football fan with expensive tastes?

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Greenhill Senior One of the Heroes for Children

December 16, 2020December 17, 2020 Kelsey Shoemaker 0 Comments Carter Weinstein, Children’s Medical Center, Greenhill, Greenhill High School, Heroes for Children, nonprofit, philanthropy, preston hollow, Schools

For Greenhill High School senior Carter Weinstein, thankfulness looks like service – service to families battling childhood cancer.

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HPHS Senior Finds Learning Opportunities in 2020 Election

December 2, 2020December 7, 2020 Shaye Wattson 0 Comments 2020, Congressional Campaign, Election, genevieve collins, Highland Park High School, HPHS, Margaret Anne Hurley, Park Cities, Schools, Senior opportunities

Historically, young Americans have tended toward less political involvement than older generations seen consistently at the polls.

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Happenings on the Hill

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 Staff Report 0 Comments 19th Amendment, Dallas Academy, Dallas Academy Internships, education, Happenings on the Hill, Schools, SMU

Dallas Academy and SMU enjoy what academy leaders call as “win-win” arrangement.

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Student Achievements: Three to Celebrate

November 13, 2020November 12, 2020 William Taylor 0 Comments Bishop Lynch High School, Boy Scouts, Buddy Bench, Heartbeat For China, preston hollow, Schools, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Student Achievements, Ursuline Academy of Dallas

Boy Scouts with the St. Luke’s Episcopal Church-chartered Troop 577, tackled a project to help solitary bees. St. Mark’s School of Texas junior Spencer Burke (left) led the effort.