Author: Jordan Kiefer

Preston Hollow Schools 

Aspiring Doctors Explore Future at Summer Congress

May 27, 2020May 26, 2020 Jordan Kiefer 0 Comments Congress of Future Medical Leaders, Hillcrest High School, Paolaenid Rodney-Hernandez, preston hollow, schools

Hillcrest 10th-grader becomes more certain than ever about her goals

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Camps Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools 

Hockaday Student Charts Her Course to the Stars

March 13, 2020March 19, 2020 Jordan Kiefer 0 Comments Camps, education, FLL, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, Hockaday, schools, Space Camp, STEAM, STEM, Sydney Slay, The Right Stuff

Want to go to space? Try starting in Huntsville, Alabama.

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Preston Hollow Schools Special Sections STEAM 

Dallas ISD STEM Expo a Family Learning Opportunity

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 Jordan Kiefer 0 Comments Dallas ISD, DISD, education, schools, Special Section, STEAM, STEM, STEM Expo

The purpose of the annual Dallas ISD STEM Expo is to pique interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

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Park Cities Society 

Focused on Modern Slavery

November 13, 2019November 15, 2019 Jordan Kiefer 0 Comments abused children, anti-trafficking, children, human trafficking, Unlikely Heroes, Unlikely Heroes Gala

As a social worker at Oakland Children’s Hospital Emergency Room, Erica Greve saw no place for child victims of sex slavery to heal and stay safe from their traffickers.

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Faith Life Living Well Park Cities Preston Hollow 

Senior Studies: World Religions

October 7, 2019November 15, 2019 Jordan Kiefer 0 Comments Buddhism, Confucianism, Edgemere, faith, Life, Living Well, North Central College in Naperville, Tom McFaul, United Methodist Church, Zoroastrianism

Retirement can’t dull Tom McFaul’s interest in religions nor his passion for teaching.

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Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools 

More Than Just a Student of Music

October 3, 2019November 15, 2019 Jordan Kiefer 0 Comments Episcopal School of Dallas, ESD, Love is Queen, music, schools, Singer, Val Mooty

When Val Mooty was about 6 or 7, his parents would hit mute during commercial breaks of American Idol, and he would sing like he was on the show.

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Park Cities Schools 

Cotton Candy Scouts

July 1, 2019November 15, 2019 Jordan Kiefer 0 Comments Boy Scout, Boy Scout Troop 35, Community, Cotten Candy Scouts, National Night Out, Park Cities, Park Cities Fourth of July Parade and Picnic, schools, Troop 35

Boy Scout Troop 35 has been an important part of the Park Cities Community for more than 82 years. But earning its nickname is a more recent achievement.

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Park Cities Schools 

‘Roughing it’ on Campus: A University Park Tradition

April 9, 2019November 15, 2019 Jordan Kiefer 0 Comments Camping, Camps, education, schools, University Park Elementary, University Park Preschool Association, UP All Night

Camping out on the school grounds has become an annual tradition for University Park Elementary families – one where students don’t mind the extra hours on campus.

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Community Park Cities Preston Hollow 

Pageant Winner Passionate About Medical Research

February 22, 2019November 15, 2019 Jordan Kiefer 1 Comment Blaire Messmann, Community, Dystonia, Miss Teen Texas, United States of America Teen Texas

Pageant participants aim to pursue their crowns with poise, grace, and pithy answers to interview questions, not a neurological movement disorder.

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Faith Life Living Well Park Cities Preston Hollow 

Guatemala Mission Trip Makes Lasting Impression

January 25, 2019November 15, 2019 Jordan Kiefer 0 Comments Ashlie Dickey, faith, Guatemala, Orphan Outreach, orphans, Women for Orphans Worldwide

Thirteen middle school girls returned a decade ago from a mission trip with their mothers to Guatemala determined to do more to help orphans there.

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Preston Hollow Schools 

‘Terror in the Woods’ And on The Web

November 26, 2018 Jordan Kiefer 0 Comments Actress, Child Actors, Ella West Jerrier, lifetime, preston hollow, schools

Since she was 2 years old, Ella West Jerrier wanted to be on stage. The Preston Hollow resident started with dance, became interested in acting, and began

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