Texas Health now offers access to 32 additional freestanding Texas Health Emergency Room locations across North Texas. The freestanding ERs operate as outpatient departments of Texas Health Hospital. While we are excited to offer these convenient access points across North Texas, it’s important that consumers understand what they are, when to go, and when to seek care elsewhere. Here are answers to the most common questions we receive.
What is a freestanding emergency room?
Freestanding ERs are similar to hospital emergency rooms. They are open 24/7/365, including holidays, and the new Texas Health Emergency Room locations are staffed with emergency-trained, board-certified physicians. They also include on-site labs, and digital imaging suites that include a CT scanner, digital X-ray and ultrasound equipment. One difference is an ambulance will not take you to a freestanding ER.
What are some advantages of freestanding emergency rooms?
Freestanding ERs are always open and have little to no wait times. Texas Health ERs operate as hospital outpatient departments, which means that unlike some other freestanding ERs, they accept the same insurance that our traditional hospital ERs take. With multiple locations, freestanding ERs may also be more convenient than your nearest hospital ER.
When should I go to a freestanding emergency room?
Freestanding ERs can treat a variety of medical issues, including intense abdominal pain, head injuries, broken bones, poisoning, chemical exposure, moderate to severe burns, complex lacerations, non-healing wounds, eye and nasal injuries, moderate to severe respiratory distress, sudden difficulty speaking, sudden weakness, seizures, allergic reactions and other critical emergencies.
Should I go to a freestanding emergency room or call 9-1-1?
If you think you are having a heart attack or stroke, always call 9-1-1. If you are unable to drive or do not have someone to drive you, call 9-1-1. When you call 9-1-1, you will be taken to a hospital ER. Otherwise, freestanding ERs are an excellent choice in an emergency.
Is a freestanding emergency room the same as a freestanding urgent care clinic?
No. Freestanding ERs deliver care for critical emergencies. Urgent care clinics diagnose and treat minor illnesses such as the flu, headaches and sinus infections, as well as other non-life-threatening injuries, such as minor burns, cuts and sprains. Typically, urgent care clinics are not open 24/7, are not staffed by emergency-trained physicians, and do not have radiology equipment such as CT scanners or ultrasound machines.
How much does a freestanding emergency room cost?
Expect your cost for care to be what you would pay in our traditional hospital ERs. No matter your insurance, the cost of visiting a freestanding emergency room will be greater than a trip to an urgent care clinic or doctor’s office. For this reason, you should thoughtfully evaluate whether your injury or illness is a true emergency before choosing a freestanding emergency room.
These are just some of the questions we receive about freestanding emergency rooms. For answers to additional questions or to find locations, please visit TexasHealthER.com.
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“Let there be peace on earth” is a great line from a popular holiday song you probably know by heart. In fact, it’s a theme in lots of holiday songs.
Peace on earth is a great concept. Too bad it’s never going to happen.
There are just too many egotistical political leaders who enjoy lighting fires and then running from the blaze, leaving the rest of us to deal with the fallout.
There are just too many countries with superiority complexes, ours probably included, for peace to take hold everywhere spontaneously. Even when we have the best of intentions, we seem to get in our own way trying to make the world “safe for democracy” while some other world leaders are doing their best to make the world bend to their own often-twisted wills.
Even locally, peace in our time is unlikely.
Some of us won’t accept the fact that every cop isn’t a criminal. Some, rightly or wrongly, see conspiracies lurking at Fair Park, in every real estate development project, in “signature” bridges and in “world-class city” aspirations.
Most of us mouth the idea that we want what’s best for the city and for the country, but then we drill the guy next door on social media for having her/his own thoughts on one matter or another.
Is it really true that power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely?
Not having much power, not being a politician and not being overly concerned about what’s happening on the other side of the world, these are all questions I feel confident asking but not so confident answering.
So what about the other part of that
“peace on earth” holiday song: “And let it begin with me?”
How can peace on earth begin with us when, for the most part, it takes just a couple of seconds for us to become cranked up about idiot drivers or online baiters?
Well, we have to recognize that everyone on Facebook, everyone with a TV microphone, everyone with a thought we don’t agree with … all deserve to be heard without being shouted down, online or in person. If the only voice we ever hear
is our own, reflecting back to us over and over again through our choice of solely like-minded media, we’re going to become intolerant. It’s inevitable.
One thing I’ve learned in this job over the years is that there are lots of people in our neighborhood who think differently than I do. And guess what: They aren’t all crazy, and they aren’t all wrong.
Won’t it make our neighborhood stronger if people are willing to consider the fact that, individually, we don’t always have a corner on wisdom and knowledge?
Yeah, peace on earth isn’t going to happen. But peace on our block should be achievable. And desirable. And necessary.
And just maybe it will radiate out from there.
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Let there be peace … in our general vicinity
Is it really true that power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely?
The Dallas Court Appointed Special Advocates named NorthPark Center as a recipient of the Judge Barefoot Sanders Champion of Children Award, given to community members or companies that help improve the lives of children facing abuse and neglect. NorthPark Center was selected for the award because it annually hosts the Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses, which raises funds and recruits volunteers for the national association.
But that wasn’t the only award the shopping center recently received. NorthPark Center President Nancy A. Nasher was honored for her arts advocacy efforts by The Arts Community Alliance . She will receive the 2017 Silver Cup Award in March, although she and longtime banking executive Walter Elcock were announced as recipients in late October.
Preston Hollow’s Communities Foundation of Texas gave a $1.5 million W.W. Caruth, Jr. Foundation Grant to Dallas Fire-Rescue and the Dallas Police Department to train paramedics, police officers and mental health experts to respond as a team to behavioral health emergencies.
One of Arizona-based Fox Restaurant Group’s latest ventures is coming to Preston Hollow. Flower Child, a healthbased restaurant with a hippie vibe, is slated to open in spring 2017 at Inwood Village shopping center. Offering vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options, the restaurant’s menu consists of mixand-match bowls and wraps, salads and sandwiches.
Cedra Pharmacy opened its combined retail pharmacy, medical spa and vitality bar at 9669 N. Central Expressway. The New York-based company was founded in 2014 and offersmedical-grade services and products.
Lifestyle brand Warby Parker, which offers designer eyewear, and international retail brand Club Monaco, recently entered NorthPark Center’s lexicon, along with Kate Weiser Chocolate and British fashion house AllSaints
DEC. 13
AFRICAN CHILDREN’S CHOIR
The African Children’s Choir shows its spirit and raises funds to house and educate Ugandan children. The last stop of its year-long U.S. tour includes special performances and clips from the documentary “Imba Means Sing.”
George W. Bush Presidential Center, 2943 SMU Blvd., 214.200.4300, bushcenter.org, $30-$45
DEC. 2, DEC. 4
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
PERFORMANCE
SMU’s Meadows
School of the Arts
Symphony Orchestra performs Mozart and Shostakovich at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Meadows
faculty pianist
Catharine Lysinger and guest artist
Fredrica Phillip take the stage for Mozart’s “Concerto
Two Pianos.” SMU’s Owen Arts Center, 6101 Bishop Blvd., 214.768.2787, mcs.smu.edu, $8-$14
DEC. 9
ACOUSTIC CONCERT
Austin-based singersongwriter Tish Hinojosa stops by Uncle Calvin’s to showcase her hybrid Latino-folk-country sound at 8 p.m. Randy Brooks, known for his 1979 hit “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” also performs his pun-
Uncle Calvin’s Coffeehouse, 9555 N. Central Expressway, 214.363.0044, unclecalvins.org, $18-$22
DEC. 9
RE-CONNECTIONS
This social event is for those with early stage dementia, as well as their caretakers and families. Explore the museum’s gallery, participate in activities and enjoy refreshments from 10:30 a.m.-noon.
Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd., 214.768.3980, meadowsmuseum dallas.org, free
DEC. 10
POETRY SOCIETY OF TEXAS
The Poetry Society of Texas is one of the largest poetry societies in the nation and encourages others to become involved in the art form. This meeting at 2:30 p.m. includes a guest speaker and is open to anyone interested in attending.
Preston Royal Library, 5626 Royal Lane, 214.670.7128, dallaslibrary.org, free
DEC. 17
FLEA MARKET
Peruse arts, crafts and books at Good Local Flea, an indoor market hosted by Good Local Markets.
The one-day event held at Half Price Books’ community room is open from 3-9 p.m.
Half Price Books, 5803 E. Northwest Highway, 214.379.8000, goodlocalmarket. org, free to attend
DEC. 19
SENIOR LUNCHEON Area seniors can socialize with their peers and enjoy a meal together. This event, held from 9:30-10:30 a.m., is for those ages 50 and older.
Walnut Hill Recreation Center, 10011 Midway Road, 214.670.7112, dallasparks.org, $5
Longtime Preston Hollow resident Gloria “Dode” Stroud has spent her life making music. In a way, she’s spent her life following the music to see where it takes her — 96 countries thus far. She was still a teenager when she was shipped off to the South Pacific as the violinist in the USO’s only string quartet. It was there on a tropical island where a chance meeting changed the course of her whole life.
“I met him for two minutes,” she smiles. “I quit Julliard the next day and moved to SMU to catch him.”
Impulsive was not a word many would use to describe Stroud — dedicated, disciplined or focused, maybe, but never impulsive. As a 5-year-old child in Cisco, Texas, her parents sought a strict music instructor, who would take students only after their parents agreed to follow a rigid rehearsal regiment.
“I had to get up an hour before school to practice, and then two hours after school,” Stroud recalls. “That was in addition to classes.”
BY DANNY FULGENCIOBut it paid off — Stroud was a natural with the stringed instrument, and some might even call her a prodigy. At 17, she got the chance to audition at The Julliard School, even though she lacked the music theory training that the musical institution required. Nonetheless, she was not only accepted, but she also earned a full scholarship for her education.
Like any parent who finds out they don’t have to pay for college, her folks were over the moon. They celebrated by spending her college tuition on a very rare Petrus Guarnerius violin that was handmade in Italy in 1740. Part of an iconic family of violinmakers, the instruments are so valuable, they often are forged — the violin’s official paperwork lists every owner the instrument has ever had.
“For much of its history, it was in an Italian family,” Stroud says, adding that an instrument of that caliber is not something that can be found easily in today’s market. “For some reason, we can put a man on the moon, but we can’t make instruments like that anymore.”
The nearly 300-year-old violin carried her through her entire musical career, from the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center to the Kennedy Center to Carnegie Hall. The only time she didn’t have it with her was when she traveled, out of fear that the delicate instrument would suffer damage. But travel she did, to more than 96 countries from the deserts of Morocco to the mountains of Nepal. It all began when the Texas native was 19 and headed to the South Pacific — her first trip out of the country.
While at Julliard, Stroud joined three other female students in applying as a string quartet to entertain troops at military bases and hospitals overseas. They were the only classical musicians selected, and often spent up to 10 hours a day performing in places like Hawaii, Guam, Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima.
“We lived in tents. They had to build us shelves for our instruments, because the water would come in the tent when it rained,” she remembers. “We did about 10 shows a day, anywhere we could think of — sometimes we were all four crammed
into one hospital room. It meant a lot to [the servicemen] because we’d always get dressed up. It was a chance for the soldiers to see and talk to American girls, and they loved that.”
Stroud loved it too, especially one night in Okinawa. While overseas, she collected Military Payment Certificates, a type of currency that was used by military in occupied countries in WWII. She asked a young serviceman from Dallas for a MPC, which he handed over with his name and phone number scribbled on top. They talked for only a minute, but she was enchanted. Months later back on U.S. soil, she found herself in Dallas to perform a concert after winning a music competition. She immediately remembered the soldier she fell for in Okinawa.
“I thought I should have a date while I was in town,” she says.
It must have been some date, because the very next day she announced her plans to leave the New York institution and transfer to SMU. She can’t remember her parents’ reaction. “I’m sure they questioned that decision,” she laughs.
It was a move she never regretted. After getting her bachelor’s and master’s in music, she married Layden L. Stroud Jr. in 1949, and the couple spent 60 years together until his death in 2010. Both
loved to travel, sparking their worldwide adventures, but no matter where they were, Stroud practiced daily.
“I would practice every single day from 5 to 6 p.m. wherever we were,” she says.
In between their travels, Stroud found steady work as a violinist in the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, where she played for 42 years. Later, she found a more commercial outlet for her work when Dallas was “the city of jingles” in the 1970s and ‘80s, after famed composer Tom Merriman created KM Productions, the country’s first jingle-based company.
“I was lucky because I knew [Merriman], and he hired me early on,” she says. “It was fun, because it was low stress. The symphony is a high-stress job. You have a little bit of time to learn a very complicated piece. [Jingles] were just a lot more fun, because if you made a mistake, you just played it over again.”
Now in her ninth decade of life, Stroud has settled into a quieter existence at Edgemere senior living. This year, she decided to part with her beloved violin, in large part because she wants to see it go to someone who will put it to use. But it won’t go cheap — she has tapped the rare instrument auction house Bein & Fushi in Chicago to handle the sale. She’s hesitant to get specific, but the nearly 300-year-old gem could fetch up to $1 million.
“I’m lucky to have it for the time that I did, but it’s time to sell,” she says. “Good instruments need to be played. It needs to make music.”
“For some reason, we can put a man on the moon, but we can’t make instruments like that anymore.”
By ELISSA CHUDWIN
PHOTO BY KATHY TRAN
DID YOU KNOW: Norma’s Café sells so many Thanksgiving dinners every year, they begin preparing for the holiday a week in advance.
orma’s Café owner Ed Murph has overseen the comfort food haven for half of its 60-year existence in Dallas. For the first three decades, he just was a regular customer.
Murph spent his childhood in Oak Cliff, where a restaurant called Bob McGhee’s Davis Café found its first home along West Davis Street. Murph’s family frequented the diner, and its inviting, community-oriented atmosphere is something he is dedicated to preserving.
“It was a neighborhood place,” he says. “That’s where everybody went. It was and it still is. It’s a place where people in the community come, meet, eat and socialize.”
Now called Norma’s Café, the business has added three locations since its inception in 1956, and its most recent venture is located right outside our neighborhood at Caruth Plaza on North Central Expressway. In all likelihood, this isn’t news to you, especially since Norma’s staff is quick to point out the restaurant’s phones rang off the hook until it opened in July. Marketing manager Katy Anderson says she had a woman ask when it would open so frequently that she personally called to tell the woman its opening date.
“We’re a smaller company, but everybody knows us around here,” says Bill Ziegler, director of operations.
Norma’s chicken fried steak and made-from-scratch milehigh pies are the menu items that make Murph the most proud, but he says his favorites fluctuate based on his mood. Even after three decades, the menu has enough variety that it hasn’t become old hat to him.
“I was raised on about 90 percent of the food,” he says.
A sign on the wall encourages patrons to eat dessert first, and it’s not surprising given their pies’ popularity. Bakers arrive at the café at 5 a.m. every day to make each flavor’s filling and topping, Murph says. The rolls and cornbread, used in their chicken and dressing, also are always homemade.
“The secret to good comfort food is it being prepared with that secret ingredient — that’s your momma’s and grandma’s love when she cooked it,” Murph says.
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The restaurant’s appeal doesn’t solely revolve around its menu, and that’s something Murph and Ziegler emphasize. Its longevity, in part, is thanks to the multi-generational families who have become regulars and the café’s staff, Murph says.
“The success of this place is directly in proportion to the people who work here. A lot have their own personality that shines through. It makes it neat.”
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They say it’s the most wonderful time of the year, and here in Preston Hollow it sure feels that way. The neighborhood is brimming over with seasonal spirit — from Christmas concerts and Nutcracker performances to holiday markets and, of course, a visit to Scrooge at NorthPark Center, now with a new voice. Here you will find the ultimate list of holiday celebrations, all within an easy 5-mile radius of Preston Hollow, so you can enjoy the season without ever getting on a freeway.
Wandering through airports, malls and crowded streets, Will Schutze quietly judges people. He asks himself what Scrooge would think, and he usually already knows the answer — he’d find a way to mock them.
This may seem like cause for concern, but Schutze simply is preparing for his role as Scrooge at NorthPark Center this December.
“Everywhere I go, I’m constantly walking and insulting people in my head, in that playful way, of course,” he says.
The 30-year-old puppeteer will transform into Scrooge 10 times every day for the next month. He’ll spend his time jokingly hurling insults at shoppers and maybe even spraying them with water as a warning to step off his property. Using the raspy old-man voice he has practiced for months, he’ll sarcastically compliment families’ thrifty tendencies and fashion choices.
Each time he enters the puppethouse, he will remember his longtime mentor John Hardman, who embodied Scrooge and his disdain of the holidays for nearly four decades and was handpicked by the Nasher family, who built NorthPark, to usher in the season.
When Hardman lost his battle with cancer in 2015, it was unclear whether the beloved Scrooge bit would return. Schutze already had done a one-week stint as Scrooge when Hardman was in the hospital with pneumonia, and he was asked to take Hardman’s place.
But taking on a 38-year legacy is no easy task, especially when there’s a constant reminder of what’s missing.
“It’s bittersweet because when I’m doing the show, I’m constantly thinking of John,” Schutze says. “But I find myself laughing at his jokes, and I feel like I can do that.”
Schutze returns to Dallas twice a year for Hardman’s Scrooge Puppet Theatre and the World on a String show at the State Fair of Texas, even though he now lives in Charleston, S.C., with his fiancé and cat.
Anxiety settled in before his NorthPark performances last year, but he’s looking forward to seeing the smiles—and maybe a few frowns—on shoppers’ faces this time around.
“I think it probably should have been a whole lot of pressure,” he says. “But just the show itself is a lot of pressure when you have an entire audience staring at a puppet on your hand, and your job is to insult them and make them laugh.”
Schutze first was introduced to puppeteering after he graduated high school.
Hardman’s wife, Patti, was his theater teacher at Woodrow Wilson High School who asked him to work at the World on a String show. Seeing the marionettes hanging from the back room ceiling fascinated him, and Schutze found his niche without even realizing it.
“They didn’t even have to be performing. Just hanging there, they really spoke to me,” he says.
Explore the United States from Times Square to the Golden Gate Bridge during the Trains at NorthPark. The Ronald McDonald House of Dallas fundraiser runs through Jan. 8. Santa Claus will share festive tales about the snowy North Pole at 10:30 a.m. Monday-Saturday and noon on Sunday until Dec. 23. In addition to Storytime with Santa, he will be available for portraits with kiddos until Christmas Eve.
For the seventh year, Gingertown Dallas brings design, engineering
create a gingerbread village. The live build competition on Dec. 6 Association.
Treats of Christmas on Dec. 17 brings together chefs from across the city to share their best gourmet cakes, sweets, pies and cookies. The North Texas Food Bank.
Schutze considers Hardman to be the catalyst for his career. He moved to Los Angeles after college to pursue acting, where he showcased his puppet show in Jon Favreau’s movie “Chef” in 2014. He’s now a full-time puppeteer in South Carolina, too, and he’s even started creating his own marionettes.
He’s memorized Hardman’s list of comebacks and insults, and remembers his advice, but his larger-than-life personality has left the largest impression on Schutze. He says Hardman never stopped performing, even if he was just sitting at the dinner table with his family and friends.
“I’ve always wanted to be like that. I’m more naturally shy when I’m not performing,” Schutze says. “And I always kind of think about John when I’m trying to channel that sort of energy and tell jokes and crack people up. He’s an inspiration in all ways.”
Visit northparkcenter.com for performance dates and times
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The eight-day holiday often synonymous with menorahs and latkes also commemorates the Jews’ victory over the Syrian-Greeks in the second century. Here in Preston Hollow, Jewish organizations are offering classic and creative ways to celebrate the Festival of Lights.
Just two weeks before candles are lit and gold coins are doled out, the Jewish Community Center is hosting Hanukkah Hoopla to ensure local families are ready for the holiday.
“We were trying to figure out a way to give back to the community … and what better way than shop and play,” says Ashley Bundis, the marketing services and program director of the JCC.
At the inaugural event, parents can peruse jewelry, clothing, home décor and other wares, while children can create DIY arts and crafts. Two kids launching their own businesses debut their products at Hanukkah Hoopla, too.
The menu includes latkes, of course, but also expect food typically found at festivals, like Dippin’ Dots. Indoor and outdoor activities ranging from game trucks to train rides are part of the afternoon festivities. In case the kiddos become overwhelmed with all the excitement, Jewish Family Services is staffing a quiet room to help them calm down.
Bring your menorah and candles to a
Shabbat Evening Service for the seventh night of Hanukkah. Games, activities and a social justice project accompany the community candle lighting. Attendees also can learn to make edible dreidels, sample olive oil and partake in a cocktail and mocktail station.
There is no fee to attend the service, but the congregational dinner costs $18 per adult and $10 per child between the ages of 3-10. The service is scheduled at 6:15 p.m. on Dec. 30 at the synagogue, 8500 Hillcrest Road. To register, visit participate.tedallas.org/hanukkahcelebration
TAKING A CRACK AT A CLASSIC
The Kathy Burks Theatre of Puppetry Arts takes on Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” and spins the tale with an age-old art form: puppets. This year is the
Temple Emanu-El’s Bazaar Gift Fair is another chance to Hanukkah shop before the chaos of the holidays takes hold. Gifts from ceramics and housewares to accessories and jewelry from local artisans will be available for purchase on Dec. 4 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is free, and all the details are available at tesisterhood.org.
Take part in a traditional Hanukkah Shabbat service and dinner at the synogogue, 9401 Douglas Ave., on Dec. 30 at 6 p.m. For more details, contact event organizer Katie Venetsky at kvenetsky@ shearith.org.
20th anniversary of the event being performed at the Dallas Children’s Theater Nov. 18–Dec. 21. Visit dct. org for more information.
2 SHOWING THEIR WILD SIDE
The Episcopal School of Dallas students combine humor and heart to perform “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” a comical productionblesome siblings. The one-hour play will be performed at 6 p.m. on Dec. 7 and 8 at the Episcopal School of Dallas, 4100 Merrell Road. Get all the details at esdallas.org
3 SINGING THE DAYS AWAY
From Booker T. Washington
Augustine’s Episcopal Church Choir, are tuning up for the Museum of Biblical Art’s Christmas Musical Program. Performances are scheduled Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons from Dec. 2-16 at the museum, 7500 Park Lane. Call 214.368.4622 for all the details.
4 HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR PERFORMANCES GALORE
If you’re not in the mood for a play but want to relive your high school glory days, stop by Hillcrest’s band performance Dec. 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium or its choir performances Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. Over at W.T. White, a Madrigal Dinner Feast is planned on Dec. 16 and 17 at 7 p.m. at Bush Elementary. Ursuline students also display their talents during The Sounds of the Season Concert at 6:30 p.m.
“We were trying to figure out a way to give back to the community … and what better way than shop and play.”
STAGE PERFORMANCES JUST FOR THE HOLIDAYS
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The church’s annual Family Advent Celebration from noon-3 p.m. on Dec. 4 wouldn’t be complete without make-a-plate and a birthday cake celebration for Jesus. A hot dog lunch will be served to those who register in advance. Visit llumc.org for all the details or to register.
Carols, handbell songs and a children’s chorus are all part of the repertoire of the church’s Sanctuary Choir, Sanctuary Ringers, KIDSing and Lovers Lane Sign Choir’s for Candlelight Carols at 6 p.m. on Dec. 18.
NORTHPARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
9555 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY
John Rutter’s “Gloria” reimagines the words the angels sang when Christ’s birth was announced. NorthPark Presbyterian’s Sanctuary Choir performs the classic song written in 1974 as its 2016 Advent musical offering, scheduled at 11 a.m. on Dec. 11. Afterward, the Jolly Ol’ Elf makes an appearance during a holiday lunch. The holiday cheer then continues at 1 p.m. when assisted living facility residents are serenaded with Christmas tunes. Learn more at northparkpres.org
WITHIN 5 MILES
The Dallas Arboretum takes the traditional tune to new heights. Want to see nine ladies dancing or seven swans swimming? The botanical garden sets up fanciful scenes with painstaking attention to detail, right down to the rhinestone-encrusted pears. Called “12 Days of Christmas at Night,” the event offers a rare chance to tour the arboretum after dark. Tickets are $12, and the event is held from 6-9 p.m. on Nov. 9-Dec. 30, excluding Christmas Eve and Christmas. Get all the details at dallasarboretum.org.
Just up the Tollway, Addison’s Vitruvian Park transforms into a winter wonderland with hundreds of sparkling lights and unlimited holiday cheer. The celebration begins Nov. 25 with visits from Santa Claus and his reindeer, an elf balloon artist, toy drive and a performance by the John Kahn Orchestra. Musical performances continue Saturday evenings, Dec. 3, 10 and 17, respectively. The Vitruvian Lights create holiday magic until Jan. 1. Get all the details at vitruvianpark.com
ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
5922 ROYAL LANE
The Blue Christmas Service provides comfort to those coping with loss during the holiday season. The service on Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. in the chapel is open to anyone facing grief, sadness or harship. Visit stlukesdallas.org for all the details.
UNTRADITIONAL TRADITIONS
The GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL CENTER is so happy about the holidays that they’re celebrating them until Jan. 8. “A Season of Merriment and Melody: Christmas at the White House 2004” revisits the 2004 White House holiday tours, recreating the elaborately wonderland vignettes depicting popular holiday tunes. Get the details at bushcenter.org
The Friends of the Northaven Trail’s LIGHT THE TRAIL PARTY next to 10937 Edgemere Road brings the holidays to our backyard on Dec. 11 at 5:30 p.m. Catered by Urban Crust, the neighborhood party also features a clothing drive for Project Warm Us, which collects warm clothing for the homeless in North Texas. Visit northaventrail.org for all the details.
You want a bigger tree? The biggest indoor Christmas tree in the country? It’s just outside our neighborhood, at Galleria Dallas at I-635 and Dallas Parkway. The mall annually showcases a 95-foot, ornament- and light-laden popular winter break destination. Friday, Nov. 25, at noon of December includes Olympian Johnny Weir and skating champs Ricky Dornbush and Ryan Bradley performing Saturdays, Dec. 3, 10 and 17, respectively. All shows are free, begin at 6 p.m. and feature young local and regional athletes. Each production closes
Missile Toes lighting the Galleria Dallas Christmas Tree with what promoters call “pyrotech-
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Not every holiday tradition is centered on shopping or Christmas treats. Sometimes the winter months means lacing up your sneakers, pulling on a warm hat and pounding the pavements with hundreds of other people. The BMW Dallas Marathon, as well as the Half Marathon and Behringer Relay, are celebrating 46 years of athletes running the city course. This year’s event happens on Dec. 11 with races stepping off at 8:05 a.m. Find out more at bmwdallasmarathon.com
Dallas ISD’s magnet schools promise a hand up to our city’s most talented students. Why are so many of those students from the suburbs?
Story by KERI MITCHELL“What makes the arts magnet special?” asks a headline in the fall 2016 Highland Park Village magazine.
The publication, crafted for the well-heeled customers of the Park Cities shopping center’s highend stores, showcases Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts with artistic images of dancers in motion and paint-splattered artist smocks. The story lauds the “renowned” school “founded in 1892 for African-American students” that evolved into the “anchor location for what would become Dallas’ burgeoning Arts District.”
“It should be noted,” the story continues, “that earning accep-
tance into the school is an astonishing feat in itself. ‘There are roughly 900 applicants for only 220 places in each incoming freshman class,’ ” school spokeswoman Sharon Cornell tells the publication.
“While preference is accorded students residing in the DISD, jaw-dropping merit can also win a place among the ‘fortunate few’ who live in surrounding areas,” the story says.
This year, the “fortunate few” numbered 71 out-of-district students at Booker T.’s campus. That’s a drop from a high of 207 out-of-district students in 2009-10, when Parkies and suburbanites comprised more than one-fourth of the school.
Talk with Dallas ISD’s trustees, administrators and faculty, and there are a variety of responses to the issue of suburbanites blocking deserving Dallas ISD students from Booker T. and
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the other TAG and magnet schools in the district.
They all know the issue. They all have their opinions. There just doesn’t seem to be any real will or enough concern to do anything about it.
Dallas ISD Trustee Edwin Flores, who represents the North Dallas area, is an exception. One of his daughters attended Booker T., he has seen the problem firsthand, and he’s angry about the situation.
“If, for every kid that Highland Park sends to Booker T., I could send one of my poor kids to Highland Park — do an even exchange — I’d be OK,” Flores says.
“If we had some kind of reciprocity. But this is not a county school— this is a DISD school, and it bugs me that we knock out kids with potential just because those kids didn’t have the access to the piano teachers, the dance teachers.”
A few years ago, Janet Morrison-Lane took her first tour of Booker T. She was there on behalf of students who live in
Vickery Meadow, a vast apartment community in Northeast Dallas populated with refugees from throughout the world.
“I work as a parent advocate to do what I know a parent would want to do if they knew their options,” says Morrison-Lane of her role as director of the Eagle Scholars at Vickery Meadow Youth Development Foundation.
The tour was led by one of Booker T.’s elite students. The young man introduced himself, telling the group he lived in Richardson while offering a few other personal details.
Morrison-Lane didn’t hear anything after “Richardson.”
“He said it nonchalantly, and I kept
This chart pinpoints suburban students’ annual enrollment at five of Dallas ISD’s most sought-after magnet schools. To determine these numbers, we analyzed enrollment figures provided to us by DISD directly and through Freedom of Information Act requests for the years 2000 to 2016, inclusive, which were then confirmed by the school district.
thinking about it,” she says.
She wondered: What deserving Dallas ISD student had he displaced?
On Morrison-Lane’s mind that day was a young Burmese refugee, Than Zaw Oo, a gifted artist with no formal training who, as a sixth-grader, created an exact likeness of President Barack Obama in pencil. Morrison-Lane knew Booker T. and its acclaimed art instruction would change his life.
But Zaw Oo was new to this country, having learned English in only a few years. That translated to test scores and grades that were on the low-end of the top tier magnet school’s acceptability scale. Plus, he was painfully shy, a characteristic that didn’t bode well for the interview portion of the application process.
“His academics weren’t there, but his artistic talent was,” she says, “and he could’ve risen up to that [academic level].”
Than Zaw Oo was denied the opportunity to attend Booker T.
Yet somehow, Morrison-Lane thought, this Richardson student had elbowed
The year Than Zaw Oo’s application was denied, 89 outof-district students attended Booker T.George B. Dealey Montessori Harry Stone Montessori
Zaw Oo aside to become one of the fortunate few. The year Zaw Oo’s application was denied, 89 out-of-district students attended Booker T.
Something else Morrison-Lane eventually learned: It’s common knowledge that parents from the suburbs sign shortterm leases or even forge Dallas addresses to get their children into Booker T. and other select Dallas ISD schools.
As we scoured enrollment figures between 2000 and 2016, the data confirms it’s not unusual for suburban students to claim a sizable chunk of spots in Dallas’ most sought-after magnet schools.
The question is: Why?
In a district without enough accomplishments to brag about, the magnet schools are an exception.
Booker T. has a long string of accolades and famous alumni. Townview’s Talented and Gifted as well as Science and Engineering magnet high schools (better known as TAG and SEM) annually are atop the lists of “best high schools in America” from Newsweek and U.S. News and World Report. Altogether, these three schools are educating 145 out-of-district students this year.
At Dallas ISD’s Montessori magnets, George B. Dealey in Preston Hollow and Harry Stone in southern Dallas, suburban students are sprinkled among the pre-kindergarten to eighth-grade mix. They’re even at Travis, the district’s TAG fourth- through eighth-grade campus, where preference for siblings and long waitlists led to a recent board policy change. The waitlist wasn’t exhausted, yet three non-Dallas ISD students still were admitted last year.
All of these schools have waitlists. All have policies that require qualified Dallas ISD students to be admitted before outof-district students, even if those suburban students’ scores are off the charts.
Yet none of them follow their own rules.
Booker T., which didn’t respond to interview requests for this story, is the worst offender, both presently and historically.
When Booker T. reopened as an arts magnet in 1976, suburban students weren’t just welcomed with open arms, they were recruited. It was year five of the district’s court-ordered desegregation efforts, and to say that busing wasn’t popular with certain sectors of the community would be an understatement.
The district had seen some success mixing races at the then-new Skyline magnet school, which enticed white, black and brown students with its air-conditioned building (the only one in Dallas ISD at the time) and a chance to be part of something historic. Then-superintendent Nolan Estes thought the success could be replicated, so he proposed four new, career-focused magnet schools in 1976 that would be centrally located downtown.
Booker T. had been the only Dallas school for black children until 1939, and it was still essentially segregated when
seats, according to a September 1989 Dallas Morning News story. Some trustees wanted to “prevent outside enrollment until all DISD students interested in the school were served.”
“We weren’t created for them; we were created for DISD students,” said thenschool board member Rene Castilla.
Ultimately, the decision came down to race. Booker T. was 60 percent white by that time (compared to 17 percent district-wide), and the board opted to split admission (one-third each) at its magnets between white, black and Hispanic students.
The board left the door to the suburbs open, perhaps because white students were leaving Dallas ISD too quickly. By 2003, whites made up only 6.7 percent of Dallas ISD enrollment.
Then desegregation ended.
ISD made to the court in 2003: The magnets would now exist to “offer unique educational opportunities through specialty curricula that cannot be found within the neighborhood schools.” The district also pledged to “be diligent in its efforts to identify all eligible or qualified students” and to “carefully monitor the selection process so that no student or ethnic group is unfairly excluded.”
By 2005, an internal review of these commitments showed that 110 new outof-district students were admitted to magnet schools, while 446 district students were left on a waiting list. This “excluded about 25 percent of DISD students from the program,” the report notes.
“The selection process should be reviewed to determine if a limit is needed.”
the district turned it into an arts magnet for dissimilar black and white students who shared an interest in the arts. The other original downtown magnets have faded into history, but 40 years later, Booker T. still stands.
At the time, the district’s goal for creating the magnets was explicit: They were “designed to achieve desegregation by attracting students of different ethnic backgrounds to schools where unique academic and vocational programs will be offered.”
And when it came to students who lived outside district boundaries, Dallas didn’t discriminate.
A September 1977 Dallas Morning News story laments that only 17 suburban students had enrolled in the district’s magnet schools. The story notes that then-trustee Brad Lapsley, a Woodrow Wilson High School graduate, “saw the magnets’ specialized curriculum as a way to lure Anglo students from the suburbs into Dallas’ voluntary desegregation program.”
Then as now, though, Dallas ISD’s trustees weren’t in agreement about that goal. The southern Dallas cohort of trustees believed if parents wanted their students to attend the magnets, “they should buy houses inside the school district.”
By 1989, 17 percent of Booker T.’s students were suburban transfers, despite a waiting list of almost 400 Dallas ISD-resident students. The board wasn’t happy about so many outsiders taking up
One year, Dallas ISD was legally required to admit students to its magnet schools to meet race quotas. The next year, that practice became illegal when the court released the district from its desegregation order.
As part of the terms of its release, Dallas ISD made promises to the court about how it would manage the magnets going forward. The schools had led the district out of segregation. What would become of them now that the court had declared Dallas desegregated?
The answer is in the “Declaration of Commitments and Covenants” Dallas
Board policy at the time welcomed out-of-district students. In general, it still does. The district receives state funding for each student who attends its schools. With private schools abounding and charter schools ramping up efforts, Dallas ISD typically doesn’t turn away volunteer recruits. In fact, its new collegiate academies at eight high schools are an explicit effort to attract students from charter and suburban schools.
That’s not the case at the magnets, however, where board policy dating back to 2010 gives Dallas ISD students precedence over out-of-district students.
So why are there still eye-popping numbers of students at some of the district’s most elite magnet schools?
For starters, parents “flat-out lie” on their applications, says Flores, the North Dallas trustee and former Booker T. parent. The fact that parents give false addresses, with their kids participating in the deceit, is “the part that really irks me,” he says.
What exacerbates the problem at Booker T., he says, is that some of the adults conducting the auditions required to gain entrance to the school also are being paid as tutors by parents in places such as Coppell and McKinney.
“To say that the auditions are rigged is being kind,” Flores says.
Dallas ISD is 70 percent Hispanic. Booker T. Washington is 27 percent Hispanic — a drop since 2003, when desegregation ended.
“Are you telling me there’s no Hispanic arts talent in DISD?” Flores asks.
Booker T.’s percentage of black students also has decreased in the 13 years since desegregation, down to 21 percent. But the school is significantly whiter (48 percent) and is 76 percent
For starters, parents “flat-out lie” on their applications, says Edwin Flores, the North Dallas trustee.
affluent in a district that is 90 percent low-socioeconomic.
The fact that Dallas ISD’s top magnets are peppered with suburban students is fairly common knowledge among trustees, at least anecdotally.
“I’m perplexed by that,” says Trustee Dustin Marshall, who was elected in June to represent East Dallas and Preston Hollow. “There seems to be more than sufficient demand within the boundaries of DISD.”
Audrey Pinkerton, the new Oak Cliff trustee whose daughters attended Booker T., also acknowledges the “concern that has been expressed by some parents and community members [whose] perspective is, ‘We have kids coming from cities who are not paying taxes to DISD, and we are, so our kids should get first preference.’ ”
This topic came up at a recent town hall meeting Pinkerton hosted. A mother in the audience said she knew two Highland Park families who rented apartments in Dallas ISD so their children could attend Travis.
“I’m offended by that,” the mother told the crowd. “Is there any way to police that?”
Administrators, too, seem aware of the problem.
Keisha Crowder-Davis, Dallas ISD’s director of postsecondary success who has overseen the magnet schools since 1999, says that “our programs have always been for our in-district students. We triple check when they submit.”
“The funny part is parents tell on each other,” she says. “They’ll call and say, ‘This student got in, and I know he doesn’t live in the district because he lives across the street, and we used our real address.’ ”
The district’s policy requires students to show a utility bill, lease or mortgage agreement, or a notarized proof of residency to enroll at a magnet school. If something “looks abnormal,” Crowder-Davis says, Dallas ISD police are sent to the student’s purported place of residence.
However, Dallas ISD’s own numbers show that suburban students are still finding loopholes, and not just by the ones and twos but by the dozens.
Crowder-Davis says Dallas ISD has made “a concerted effort for the past several years to only accept in-district students.” That seems to have made an impact at Booker T., where the number of suburban students has been reduced by more than half since 2009-10. At TAG and
SEM, however, out-of-district enrollment saw an uptick during the past few years.
Even at Barack Obama Leadership Academy, a new all-boys school in southern Dallas that opened five years ago, outof-district students make up 10 percent of the small campus. In the academy’s first graduating class of 12 young men, the valedictorian was a transfer from DeSoto ISD.
The district will accept transfers if no qualified Dallas ISD students are on a waitlist, Crowder-Davis says. Part of the challenge, she says, is seeking out and recruiting those qualified students.
That’s not a problem in neighborhoods such as Preston Hollow. W.T. White and Hillcrest high schools sent 92 students and 77 students to Booker T. this year, respectively — each claimed nearly onetenth of the school’s seats.
The magnets admit the highest-ranking 30 percent of applicants, regardless of Dallas ISD home high school; the remaining spots go to the top ap-
plicants from each of the district’s 21 high schools. If a particular high school doesn’t have enough qualified students to fill its seat allotment, however, those leftover spots go to the next highest-ranking students overall.
That’s how dozens of students from Hillcrest and W.T. White gain admittance to Booker T. while other schools send only a tiny fraction. Conrad High School, which serves the Vickery Meadow community and where Than Zaw Oo attends, has only 11 students at Booker T.
It’s not for Morrison-Lane’s lack of trying.
“My goal is to get a kid where they need to go,” she says. “I want them to be where they can completely excel.”
She advocates for students from Conrad and Tasby Middle School, which feeds to Conrad.
“It’s not about Tasby and Conrad being bad schools. They truly want the best for the kids,” Morrison-Lane says.
Each year, the district sends letters to families whose children have qualified to apply for a magnet school, but in a community filled with families who may not speak English or are not knowledgeable
“If we are robbing some of our children and boxing them out to the credit of others, that needs to change.”
about Dallas ISD’s educational options, that’s not enough, she says.
“If you speak Farsi, and you receive a piece of paper that says something about a magnet school, and you have no idea what a magnet school is or does, what does that mean?” Morrison-Lane says.
“A parent in our community, you have to hand that paper to them and translate it and tell them that this opportunity exists.”
That’s part of her role as a stand-in parent advocate. Morrison-Lane even works with Tasby’s counselors to identify students at the middle school whose GPA and test scores make them magnet candidates.
It doesn’t help that there is pressure, whether implicit or explicit, on administrators at neighborhood schools with high poverty rates and low test scores to hold onto their best students, Morrison-Lane says.
Crowder-Davis acknowledges this, too. Every year, she sends a stack of printed magnet school applications to each school to distribute.
“Some schools send them back, and they hadn’t even taken them out of the shrink wrap,” Crowder-Davis says. “In this high-stakes, academically driven arena that we’re in, they see magnets as creaming off the top.”
She also looks over a list of students each year who qualify to apply to magnets and compares it to actual enrollment. She says she uses it for “targeted recruitment.”
“We look at where we have not seen applicants [and] schools that did not invite us over to speak,” she says. “The next year, you become a focus for us because we’re coming to get your kids.”
So are Dallas ISD magnet schools for poor Dallas students who need access to opportunities, as Morrison-Lane hopes, or are they inexpensive surrogate private schools for middle- and upper-class students — no matter where they live — who want access to more options?
“When you hear ‘TAG,’ a visceral reaction is to go to the best of the best,” says Dallas ISD Trustee Miguel Solis. Same for a school such as Booker T., he says, “the best of the best musicians,” and so on.
What’s “perplexing,” Solis says, is “trying to identify a way to ensure all children have fair and equal access to those schools from across the district,” Solis says.
“The idea of out-of-district kids bypassing Dallas ISD until they get into a
Where are all of these students coming from — the Park Cities? Richardson? Coppell? McKinney? Ennis? West Fort Worth? Yes, to all of the above. Visit prestonhollow.advocatemag.com to view interactive maps of suburban student attendance at top Dallas ISD magnet schools.
magnet school and taking the slot of a DISD student is inequitable,” Solis says.
“If we are robbing some of our children and boxing them out to the credit of others, that needs to change.”
Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa calls it “an issue of concern for us, but it’s a complex issue … There’s not going to be a silver bullet on this.
“One thing we don’t want to do is poke a giant in the eye,” he says. “We don’t want to mess up our magnets that are really successful, but at the same time, all of our students deserve to have access to all of those programs.”
He mentions the district’s new collegiate academies, which garnered 2,000 applications for 800 spots at “some very tough high schools,” and the district’s new public school choice offerings that “we are really ramping up.”
“Don’t be surprised if we see a way to address the issue from that regard, not from a deficit but from an abundance,” Hinojosa says. “There’s a great appetite by the board to offer more programs like this.”
It won’t be in time, however, to make a difference for Than Zaw Oo. After being passed over by Booker T., he stayed at Conrad, which houses one of the new collegiate academies. Turns out, he was a year too old to enroll in the collegiate academy, too.
Instead, Zaw Oo has taken up an interest in film, says Morrison-Lane, and he’s being mentored by a professional in the community.
“Now, will he become an artist? I don’t know,” she says.
Every year, as she guides her students through the magnet application process, she witnesses their disappointment when the rejection letters are delivered. They’re “devastated, embarrassed, ashamed,” she says. “I think they feel like they’re not worthy of it.”
Morrison-Lane is convinced the system is broken. All she can do is navigate the nuances, crack the codes and hope that, maybe next year, she can help some of her deserving students find their way into the “fortunate few.”
“Now does that help the other hundreds of kids who are in Tasby? No,” she says. Nor does it help the other hundreds of thousands of kids in Dallas ISD.
“I wish every other kid could get that shot,” she says.
The barriers, though, are as high as the stakes. Morrison-Lane wrote an op-ed piece for the Dallas Morning News this past spring on “how to navigate the DISD application maze,” which was less of a how-to and more of a scathing review.
In it, she wrote: “I have to wonder what we are really trying to achieve with magnet schools. Are they truly an opportunity for our poorest students to move forward?
“Or are they designed for middle-class parents in the Dallas district to access a high-quality education for their children?”
Saturday, Dec. 3, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Ellis Davis Field House, 9191 South Polk dallasisd.org/discoverdallasisd
Historically, the school district has hosted an annual fair featuring all of its magnet schools so that families could peruse the options. Last year, the fair was expanded to include the district’s new “choice” schools, which are similar to magnets but don’t have admission requirements.
This year, not just magnets and choice schools, but all 228 DISD campuses will be represented, showcasing information on their pre-kindergarten and dual-language programs, collegiate academies, International Baccalaureate, Montessori curriculum, career and technology, and more.
Admission is free and because the event attracts thousands of people, the district requests that families attend according to their student’s last name, either 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (A-L) or 12:30-4 p.m. (M-Z).
9120 Plano Rd. Dallas / 214.348.3220 / www.highlanderschool.com Founded in 1966, Highlander offers an enriched curriculum in a positive, Christian-based environment. By limiting class size, teachers are able to build a strong educational foundation to ensure confidence in academics, athletics, and the creative and performing arts. Highlander offers a “classic” education which cannot be equaled. Monthly tours offered; call for a reservation.
3815 Oak Lawn Ave., Dallas 214-526-5113, htcsdallas.org For more than 100 years, Holy Trinity Catholic School, has been committed to the religious, intellectual, emotional, social and physical growth of each student. This commitment is carried out in a nurturing atmosphere with an emphasis on social awareness, service to others, and religious faith in the Catholic tradition. The Immaculate Heart Program at Holy Trinity School was initiated to fully realize our school’s mission of developing the whole child by meeting the needs of one of the most underserved and underperforming groups in catholic schools, children with dyslexia.
Leading to Success. 2720 Hillside Dr., Dallas 75214 / 214.826.2931 / lakehillprep.org
Kindergarten through Grade 12 - Lakehill Preparatory School takes the word preparatory in its name very seriously. Throughout a student’s academic career, Lakehill builds an educational program that achieves its goal of enabling graduates to attend the finest, most rigorous universities of choice. Lakehill combines a robust, college-preparatory curriculum with opportunities for personal growth, individual enrichment, and community involvement. From kindergarten through high school, every Lakehill student is encouraged to strive, challenged to succeed, and inspired to excel.
11611 Inwood Road Dallas TX 75229/ 214-369-9201/ thelamplighterschool.org
Lamplighter delivers serious education wrapped in the wonder of childhood. The Pre-K through fourth grade years are fleeting, but filled with pure potential. What we, as parents and educators, ignite in these primary years establishes the trajectory of a child’s future. Lamplighter helps set children on a path toward rewarding lives as forever learners. The independent, co-educational school promotes academic excellence through innovative curriculum that merges fine arts with language arts, math, environmental science, social studies, physical education, and Spanish
Four East Dallas Locations / 214.826.4410/ DallasSpanishHouse.com Spanish Immersion Program in East Dallas! Nursery, Preschool, Elementary and Adult Programs available. Our new dual-language elementary campus is now open at 7159 E. Grand Ave. Please visit our website at DallasSpanishHouse.com for more information.
848 Harter Rd., Dallas 75218 / 214.328.9131 / stjohnsschool.org
Founded in 1953, St. John’s is an independent, co-educational day school for Pre-K through Grade 8. With a tradition for academic excellence, St. John’s programs include a challenging curriculum in a Christian environment along with instruction in the visual and performing arts, Spanish, German, French, and opportunities for athletics and community service.St. John’s goal for its students is to develop a love for learning, service to others, and leadership grounded in love, humility, and wisdom. Accredited by ISAS, SAES, and the Texas Education Agency.
9727 White Rock Trail Dallas / 214.348.7410 / WhiteRockNorthSchool. com 6 Weeks through 6th Grade. Our accelerated curriculum provides opportunity for intellectual and physical development in a loving and nurturing environment. Characterbuilding and civic responsibility are stressed. Facilities include indoor swimming pool, skating rink, updated playground, and stateof-the-art technology lab. Kids Club on the Corner provides meaningful after-school experiences. Summer Camp offers field trips, swimming, and a balance of indoor and outdoor activities designed around fun-filled themes. Accredited by SACS. Call for a tour of the campus.
6121 E. Lovers Ln. Dallas / 214.363.1630 / ziondallas. org Toddler care thru 8th Grade. Serving Dallas for over 58 years offering a quality education in a Christ-centered learning environment. Degreed educators minister to the academic, physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of students and their families. Before and after school programs, Extended Care, Parents Day Out, athletics, fine arts, integrated technology, Spanish, outdoor education, Accelerated Reader, advanced math placement, and student government. Accredited by National Lutheran School & Texas District Accreditation Commissions and TANS. Contact Principal Jeff Thorman.
North Dallas community members voiced their opposition to increasing South Oak Cliff High School’s bond funds from $40 million to $52 million because of the number of Dallas ISD schools in need of renovations. The DISD Board of Education approved the South Oak Cliff’s bond increase in late October, with only North Dallas trusteeEdwin Flores, Preston Hollow trustee Dustin Marshall and north Oak Cliff trustee Audrey Pinkerton as dissenters. “The needs of the most overcrowded campuses are only being partially addressed with their projects being pushed out several years from now,” former W.T. White parent Louisa Meyer said in a statement. “Because of rising costs, their needs may not be met at all.”
Dallas ISD District 1 schools’ state ratings in student achievement have increased, according to the most recent Texas Education Agency accountability ratings. Ninety-one percent of district schools met state standards, and Preston Hollow’s Kramer Elementary received the maximum level of distinctions. Student achievement, student progress, closing the achievement gap and postsecondary readiness are used in determining the ratings.
People across Dallas have come to Preston Hollow the past two months to participate in protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline . The company spearheading the $3.7-billion project is Energy
Transfer Partners, whose headquarters are located in our neighborhood. CEO Kelcy Warren , also a Preston Hollow resident, has become a controversial figure among protestors. “This turned into the front line of corporate greed versus humanity,” political cartoonist Kyle Reynolds said during a protest on Nov. 1. “It’s become bigger than the pipeline.”
The American Institute of Architects awarded architecture firm Perkins+Will the 2016 Build Design Honor Award for Preston Hollow’s Fire Station No. 27 The 23,600-square-foot fire station is one of four Dallas projects chosen for the award.
BAPTIST
PARK CITIES BAPTIST CHURCH / 3933 Northwest Pky / pcbc.org
Worship & Bible Study 9:15 & 10:45 Traditional, Contemporary, Spanish Speaking / 214.860.1500
WILSHIRE BAPTIST / 4316 Abrams / 214.452.3100
Pastor George A. Mason Ph.D. / Worship 8:30 & 11:00 am
Bible Study 9:40 am / www.wilshirebc.org
EAST DALLAS CHRISTIAN CHURCH / 629 N. Peak Street / 214.824.8185
Sunday School 9:30 am / Worship 8:30 am - Chapel
10:50 am - Sanctuary / Rev. Deborah Morgan-Stokes / edcc.org
LUTHERAN
FIRST UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH / 6202 E Mockingbird Lane
Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am / Call for class schedule. 214.821.5929 / www.dallaslutheran.org
METHODIST
GRACE UMC / Diverse, Inclusive, Missional
Sunday School for all ages, 9:30 am / Worship, 10:50 am
4105 Junius St. / 214.824.2533 / graceumcdallas.org
NON-DENOMINATIONAL
GATEWAY CHURCH / we’re all about people
12123 Hillcrest Road, 75230 / 469.801.7250 / gatewaydallas.com
Saturdays: 4:00 pm / Sundays: 9:00 & 10:45 am
PRESBYTERIAN
PRESTON HOLLOW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / 9800 Preston Road
Services: 8:15 am Chapel, 9:30 and 11:00 am Sanctuary
Senior Pastor Matthew E. Ruffner / www.phpc.org / 214.368.6348
UNITY
UNITY OF DALLAS / A Positive Path for Spiritual Living
6525 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX 75230 / 972.233.7106 / UnityDallas.org
Sundays: 9:00 am Early Service, 11:00 am Celebration Service
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Preachers traffic in words. And because language changes, it’s fun and challenging to keep up with new words and new meanings of words that appear in our cultural lexicon. Like “woke.”
Being woke is a way of talking about becoming newly aware of circumstances you once were asleep to. Being woke has its roots in the Black Lives Matter movement. Usually it refers to a white person who awakens to the realities of racial, gender or sexual inequalities that exist in the structures of our everyday lives. Most of us who get woke have an encounter with some injustice that sparks a new or fresh or changed understanding of our previous thinking. The Twittersphere is full of hashtags on the subject, such as #getwoke or #staywoke.
Christians know the verse from Romans 12 that calls us to a different way of seeing: “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God — what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
The “world” St. Paul talks about is the way things are organized that is contrary to the divine intent for human flourishing. If we want to participate in the redemption of all things, we need to get woke to God’s desires for the world. We need to be able to discern what is good and acceptable and perfect. And that takes having our minds renewed.
As a pastor, I have been amazed at walking beside people with brain injuries. A young adult friend who had a mountain biking accident suffered a severe head injury. Two young children were in a recent car accident and suffered head trauma. In each case, the brain went to sleep for a time while it tried to heal. Doctors sometimes induce a coma in order to give it the necessary rest to recover. When they wake it up, there is
work to be done to connect new neuropaths that will allow the mind to work again. The brain needs to be retrained to do the things necessary for the person to walk and talk and function normally. Similarly, we are called to a lifelong practice of mind renewal that allows us to see how asleep we have been to God’s will for the world. When we awaken spiritually, we are not immediately healed. We still want to return to the patterns of seeing and conceiving the world that keep injustice in place. Getting woke and
staying woke takes deliberate attention. We have to relearn what it means to be human and to be neighbors who look out for one another.
Right after those words from Romans, the apostle tells us not to think of ourselves so highly, but instead to “love one another with mutual affection and to outdo one another in showing honor.” To be woke, then, is not to insist on our own privilege, but rather to look out for the welfare of others.
Let’s get woke and stay woke.
George Mason is pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church. The Worship section is underwritten by Advocate Publishing and the neighborhood businesses and churches listed here. For information about helping support the Worship section, call 214.560.4202.
Rub the specks from your eyes and take a good look around
Getting woke and staying woke takes deliberate attention. We have to relearn what it means to be human and to be neighbors who look out for one another.
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