Sudie Williams: Is a magnet school enough to change a neighborhood’s opinion of DISD?
It didn’t matter that Sudie L. Williams Elementary’s test scores improved or that its deaf education program attracted suburban students….
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Middle school: Catapult yourself out of awkwardness
Good Shepherd Episcopal School is catapulting its eighth graders into the future. The pre-K through eighth-grade school is known for…
Some told this senior that college wasn’t for him. His response? College with a full-ride scholarship
When Hillcrest High School senior Hayden B. Jackson was in third grade, some doctors, teachers and others told his parents…
Someone get this hard-working kid a violin (and maybe a scholarship)
On his first day of 10th grade at Hillcrest High School, a slim Hector Castellano Camejo stood on the school’s…
‘I am the product of rape. It is what it is’
If Ryvver Jenkins’ young life was an opera, it might be titled “The Young Maiden’s Curse.” But what began as…
Yes! A Hockaday team beat an MIT team at a hackathon
Five Hockaday Upper School students attended the EarthxHack Hackathon at Fair Park last weekend and placed first, beating out 78…
Dali and Diego: The best high school art gallery you never knew about
In the halls of Jesuit College Preparatory School, students walk daily with Dalí. The Jesuit Dallas Museum features a collection…
The husky voiced sex symbol who graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School
Nearly every article about actress Brenda Vaccaro, 79, references her husky voice. Born in Brooklyn, she was raised in Dallas…
Meet the artist: Jesuit’s Evan Hargrave
The Jesuit Dallas Museum celebrates ArtQuest May 3, 6-8:30 p.m. with food, cocktails, music by students and a silent auction, featuring…
Meet Mary Orsak, the 18-year-old who took on Dallas city council, Confederate monuments and more.
The 18-year-old stands confidently at the podium in front of Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and the Dallas City Council. The…
3 surprising things about Jenna Bush Hager from her days at Preston Hollow Elementary and Hockaday
JENNA BUSH HAGER Notable Alums: Preston Hollow Elementary School and The Hockaday School Her legacy Before joking around with Hoda…
Where can I send my child to Pre-K classes?
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