June 18, 2013
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Photo by Amun Ankhra Best-selling author Wes Moore keynotes the 5th annual Stewpot Alliance Soup’s! On Luncheon
Photo by Amun Ankhra Best-selling author Wes Moore keynotes the 5th annual Stewpot Alliance Soup’s! On Luncheon
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Soup’s On! for Top Chefs
by Amity Thomas
The fifth annual SOUP’S ON! Stewpot Alliance Luncheon and Art Sale will be held Tuesday, January 29 at the Omni Dallas featuring more than a dozen of the city’s finest chefs serving up signature soups to benefit The Stewpot and 508 Park. SOUP’S ON! includes an art sale of more than 50 original paintings and handmade jewelry from the artists of the Stewpot Open Art Programs, keynote speaker Wes Moore, emcee and Dallas Morning News columnist Ste...
Academy breaks record for number of scholarships awarded to students
by Patty Bates-Ballard
allas Academy has provided a record number of scholarships for the 2012-2013 school year. This year’s 49 scholarships shatter last year’s record of 39. One of four major Dallas schools for students with learning differences, Dallas Academy is the only first-12 grade school that accepts the full range of learning differences. It also is the only Dallas area school for learning differences east of I-75. When the 2008 recession hit, requests for ...
William Lester’s (Am. 1910-1991) “Alley,” 1947, oil on masonite 20 x 24
William Lester’s (Am. 1910-1991) “Alley,” 1947, oil on masonite 20 x 24
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Art expert holds annual auction
by Martha Tiller
Noted Dallas/Fort Worth art dealer David Dike hosts his Annual Exhibition and Auction of Texas Art on Saturday, Jan. 19. For more than twenty years, David Dike Fine Art, located in the arts district on Fairmount, has been educating collectors, specializing in late 19th and early 20th Century American and European oil paintings with a special emphasis on Texas artists. An annual tradition in Texas art since 1996, the auction includes early tra...
Madison (left) and Eliza at the Perot Museum.
Madison (left) and Eliza at the Perot Museum.
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Young reporters explore Perot Museum
by Eliza Richter and Madison Black
When we first walked up to the new Perot Museum of Nature and Science it was a musical wonder. The whole family stopped to play the outdoor instruments in the courtyard of the museum even though it was cold. Then we saw a pond of frogs and more wonder showed up. We saw A LOT of people, too. Once inside, the dinosaurs appeared. And water molecules floated above us. As we headed up to the fourth floor on the escalator we passed the animals’ par...
Photos courtesy of Phyllis Infanzon Girl Scouts showing solidarity after a Bridging Ceremony.
Photos courtesy of Phyllis Infanzon Girl Scouts showing solidarity after a Bridging Ceremony.
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SPOTLIGHT ON VOLUNTEERS It’s not just about cookies for these volunteers
by Shari Goldstein Stern
While the Girl Scouts of America (GSA) program has seen modernization throughout its 100-year course, always emerging relevant to its time, the root foundation has remained the same. The Girl Scouts’ promise is and has always been, “On my honor, I will try to serve God and my country, to help people at all times, and to live by the Girl Scout Law.” That law covers honesty and fairness, consideration and caring, respect for yourself, for autho...
Story and photo courtesy of Stephanie Patrick
Story and photo courtesy of Stephanie Patrick
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Sunnyvale physician named a 'culture definer’
The HBCU Digest, a daily blog and news resource that provides stories and commentary about the nation’s historically black colleges and universities, recognized Dr. Myiesha Taylor in its Digest 50, a year-end review of the names and headlines that defined HBCU culture in 2012. Taylor received praise for her “We Are Doc McStuffins” campaign. Taylor, an emergency department specialist at Texas Regional Medical Center at Sunnyvale and an alumna ...
Photo courtesy of Lakehill Preparatory School Taylor Pike (above, left), with John Devine and Declan Devine.
Photo courtesy of Lakehill Preparatory School Taylor Pike (above, left), with John Devine and Declan Devine.
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Students win Spirit of Community awards
by Gigi Ekstrom
Lakehill has a long tradition of community service with students who give generously of their time and talents to make an impact on their communities. Taylor Pike, 12th grade, John Devine, 11th grade and Declan Devine, 8th grade, were recently selected as Local Honorees in the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program for their outstanding volunteer efforts. Sponsored by Prudential Financial and the National Association of Secondary School...
Photo courtesy of John Claybrook
Photo courtesy of John Claybrook
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Lake Highlands grad now leads Aggies
by Barbara Baylis
John Claybrook’s high school years at Lake Highlands were impressive. The student body elected him to serve as a Bell Boy, as a member of the Student Council, and the 2009 Senior Class voted him “Most Spirited.” He played on the LH Baseball team and was active in the Youth Ministry at Park Cities Baptist Church. He worked as a Young Life leader and as a tutor at Bukhair Elementary. John held membership in National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta...
Photo by Mike McGee
Photo by Mike McGee
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Early childhood lessons bring compassion to local pastor’s messages
by Mike McGee
Our world has seen some exceptional moments. Then there are those rare individuals among us who have participated in those moments, making the world a better place with their involvement. Dr. Don R. Benton, Chaplain at C. C. Young Retirement Community, is one of those people. “I was an observer of the end of Apartheid in South Africa,” Dr. Benton said. “I did a goal study for the surviving Methodist Church in Poland… traveled to China and to ...
Photo by Russ Kelemen
Photo by Russ Kelemen
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Woodrow banquet helps with hunger
by Randy Patterson
During this holiday season of joy and feasting, it is easy to forget that there are many people around the world and right here in American who have no idea where their next meal will come from. To help bring awareness to the plight of world hunger and stock the pantries at the North Texas Food Bank at the same time, students at Woodrow Wilson High School recently presented an Oxfam Hunger Banquet. During this banquet, participants were asked...