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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...