Browse past news stories for Highland Park High School in Dallas, TX.

• Highland Park football star will stick to lacrosse at Duke (Dallas Morning News)
  posted on March 19, 2010 at 06:51:15 am
  REX C. CURRY / Special to DMNWhile known for his football accomplishments at Highland Park, Chris Hipps has made an even bigger mark in a sport that is not sanctioned by the UIL and is relatively ignored within these borders. Lacrosse is Hipps' true calling, and next fall he will bring his stick to Duke with a scholarship in tow.-------------------------------Locals in NCAA tournament ...
• Photograph of Ruby killing Oswald defined a career (Arizona Daily Wildcat)
  posted on March 8, 2010 at 05:45:57 pm
  Bob Jackson, shown on Thursday, February 10, 2010, won a Pulitzer prize for his photograph of the slaying of Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963. Jackson, now 75, is the subject of a Sixth Floor Museum special exhibit in Dallas, Texas.
• SMU Hotel Offers Athlete And Family Group Discount (dBusinessNews.com)
  posted on March 5, 2010 at 04:23:00 pm
  DALLAS – The Park Cities Hilton Hotel is offering special group rates for high school athletes and their families. Located near Southern Methodist University this upscale Dallas Family hotel provides team and family pricing, specialized sports menus and comfortable team accommodations.
• Photograph of Ruby killing Oswald captured historic moment, defined a career (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
  posted on March 2, 2010 at 05:15:05 am
  A photograph of Jack Ruby killing accused presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963 captured a historic moment and defined a career.
• Lawyers in Love: 4 Couples Discuss Their Lifetime Partnerships (Law.com)
  posted on February 12, 2010 at 04:15:30 am
  In anticipation of Valentine's Day, Texas Lawyer talked to four married lawyer-couples to find out how they came to sign the ultimate contract with each other. Find out how things like bad restaurants and a high school debate team played parts in these legal love stories.
• Jockstrip: The world as we know it. (UPI)
  posted on January 18, 2010 at 11:04:16 pm
  Suspect shocked and handcuffed himself … Woman suing to quiet operatic neighbors … Woman suing to quiet operatic neighbors … Dance with bunny leads to jail sentence ... The world as we know it from UPI.
• Pigs' school visit a likely senior prank (UPI)
  posted on January 16, 2010 at 07:49:31 pm
  HIGHLAND PARK, Texas, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- The release of three pot-bellied pigs in the hallways of a high school in Highland Park, Texas, was likely a senior prank, officials say.
• Dallas-area choir teacher's inspiration lives on through students (Dallas Morning News)
  posted on January 16, 2010 at 03:40:30 pm
  Liz Volk never married and never had children. On Saturday, many of those former students - perhaps hundreds - will gather at Highland Park United Methodist Church to sing at a memorial service for the teacher who remained a major influence in their lives years after high school.
• Highland Park High School pig prank perpetrators get off scot-free so far (Dallas Morning News)
  posted on January 16, 2010 at 03:34:03 pm
  Shortly after a morning pep rally, three young potbellied pigs somehow appeared in the hallways of Highland Park High School. From the point of view of many students, hilarity ensued. For school officials, not so much.
• Funeral is Saturday for Dallas choir teacher who devoted life to students (Dallas Morning News)
  posted on January 15, 2010 at 06:35:28 pm
  Liz Volk never married and never had children. Instead, she devoted her life to the high school choir students she encountered during a 30-year teaching career in Dallas and Carrollton.
• Luke Woodley Signs with the University of Louisville (WHAS TV11 Louisville)
  posted on January 14, 2010 at 07:30:26 pm
  Quarterback Luke Woodley from Highland Park High School has signed a National-Letter of-Intent to the University of Louisville, head coach Charlie Strong announced on Tuesday.
• Art Briefs (Fort Worth Business Press)
  posted on January 11, 2010 at 11:12:37 am
  The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has called for entries to the 2010 State-Fish Art Contest Expo. Entries to the July 17 event, which will be at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens, are due March 31.
• Robert Weinberger started one of Dallas' first animal clinics (Dallas Morning News)
  posted on January 9, 2010 at 08:38:59 am
  Robert Weinberger was a gregarious tennis player who co-founded one of the first veterinary hospitals in Dallas - Casa Linda Animal Clinic - in 1948.
• Millwood, Darwin, Kershaw to be feted (Major League Baseball)
  posted on December 22, 2009 at 05:05:23 am
  Millwood, Darwin, Kershaw to be feted
• Betty W. Bone (The Southern Pines Pilot)
  posted on December 15, 2009 at 06:17:11 pm
  Betty Williford Bone, 86, of Pinehurst, died peacefully Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009, at her home. Mrs. Bone was born March 18, 1923, in Dallas, Texas, to Herbert L. Williford and Lyde Gwynne. She graduated from Highland Park High School in Dallas, Texas, attended Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Va., and graduated from Southern Methodist University, where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.
• Corgan motive dissected (Chicago Sun-Times)
  posted on December 11, 2009 at 12:33:58 pm
  While some readers have expressed surprise about brainy Billy Corgan linking up with the assumed mental lightweight Jessica Simpson , chats with several longtime Corgan friends and observers reveal a logical connection here.Those close to the Smashing Pumpkins co-founder say Corgan in recent years has seemed anything but predictable. ''Billy always had that wonderful element of surprise about ...
• North Texas High Schools Named America's Best (NBC Dallas Fort Worth)
  posted on December 10, 2009 at 09:17:55 pm
  Four North Texas high schools are among 100 of America's best, according to U.S. News & World Report.
• Texas students fail AP exams (KVII 7 Amarillo)
  posted on December 7, 2009 at 05:54:35 pm
  According to the latest data, Texas high school students fail more than half of college-level exams, and their performance trails national averages.
• Inequities are found in Advanced Placement course offerings (Dallas Morning News)
  posted on December 7, 2009 at 08:34:00 am
  Inequities are found in Advanced Placement course offerings
• Inequities found in area Advanced Placement course choices (Dallas Morning News)
  posted on December 7, 2009 at 05:41:02 am
  The affluence of a school's student body is related to the number of AP subjects offered.
• More Texas students taking, failing Advanced Placement exams (Dallas Morning News)
  posted on December 6, 2009 at 04:10:21 pm
  The latest data show Texas high-schoolers fail more than half of the college-level exams, and their performance trails national averages.
• More Texas students taking, failing AP exams (Dallas Morning News)
  posted on December 6, 2009 at 08:34:36 am
  Robust Advanced Placement programs are often seen as a seal of quality for high schools. And in its quest for excellence, Texas has seen an explosion of the classes that offer the promise and prestige of college credit.
• No doubt in Detroit (Columbia Daily Tribune)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 08:10:03 pm
  Matthew Stafford sat at his locker, answering and dodging questions about his sore shoulder.
• NFL Feature Capsules: Want drama in NFL? Check Titans' historic rebound (The Brownsville Herald)
  posted on November 25, 2009 at 08:11:34 am
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Titans certainly know how to make things exciting, whether it’s Chris Johnson running wild, Vince Young reviving his career or finding ways to win in the fourth quarter.
• Lady Tigers win consolation title (The Terrell Tribune)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 03:29:17 pm
  DALLAS - Terrell's Lady Tigers improved to 4-2 this season and brought home the consolation championship Saturday with a 50-38 victory over W.T. White (1-4) in the consolation final of the 46th Annual Scot Classic at Highland Park High School.
• Lady Tigers set for tournament play (The Terrell Tribune)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 05:59:02 pm
  Terrell's Lady Tigers will be looking to stack up a few more wins and collect some hardware when they compete in the 46th Annual Scot Classic at Highland Park High School.
• Dallas' Carter High School Paying It Forward (CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 05:08:38 pm
  Dallas' Carter High School Basketball locker room was old, cramped and deteriorating.  That is until Highland Park High School athletes decided to help out.  There was talk of paying Highland Park back, but Carter's principal thought it would be better to pay it forward.
• Top Ten: Detroit Lions quarterbacks from Texas (The Flint Journal)
  posted on October 8, 2009 at 09:17:48 am
  Now that Matthew Stafford has a win and has helped end the Detroit Lions end their losing streak, perhaps the Curse of Bobby Layne is over? Stafford, it would seem, is the perfect candidate to end the curse.
• U.S. Mid-Amateur Set to Start at the Kiawah Island Club (Cybergolf National)
  posted on October 2, 2009 at 05:13:53 pm
  Nine individual USGA champions, including eight past U.S. Mid-Amateur champions, are entered in the 2009 U.S. Mid-Amateur, which will be played October 3-8 at the Kiawah Island Club. Here are details about that illustrious group as well as other storylines for the championship.
• Path of the Pros: Clayton Kershaw (Los Angeles Dodgers)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 04:31:43 pm
  Path of the Pros: Clayton Kershaw