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Retired! Donna Pierce Stars in Her Final Planetarium Show

July 16, 2021July 19, 2021 Juliet Allan 0 Comments Astronomy Teacher, Donna Pierce, Highland Park, Highland Park ISD, HPISD, Juliet Allan, Park Cities, Park Cities People, Schools, Teachers

Astronomy teacher Donna C. Pierce, wearing a periwinkle spacesuit and signature red lipstick, greeted every attendee personally before her final starry sky show in her namesake planetarium.
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Can You Graduate From The School Board?

June 28, 2021July 8, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Highland Park High School, Highland Park ISD, Jim Hitzelberger, news, Park Cities, schools

In 12 years as a trustee, former school board president Jim Hitzelberger helped see Highland Park ISD through two bond elections plus facilities overhauls, rezoning, the opening of a fifth elementary school, and a global pandemic.

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Visit Our Inboxes, Show Out in Fourth

June 21, 2021June 28, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments 2021 July 4, Fourth of July, Fourth of July parade, Highland Park ISD, HPISD, Luke Wilson, Nathan Johnson, Park Cities, Preston Hollow People, Tom and Alicia Landry

The Fourth of July is a pretty big deal in a normal year, but after so many festivities were reimagined (how many times did we use that word in 18 months?) last year at the height of the pandemic, we expect this year people will really flex those patriotic muscles.

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Cold Weather, Warm Neighbors

April 4, 2021April 9, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments education, Highland Park ISD, Historic Texas Blizzard, HPISD, Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Medical City Healthcare, Park Cities, Residents, schools, SMU

While many Texans were without necessities like power and water during the winter storm in February, North Texans came together to help each other through it.

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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.

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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.