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Lakehill Preparatory School

Leading to Success. 2720 Hillside Dr., Dallas 75214 / 214.826.2931, lakehillprep. org

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL

848 Harter Rd., Dallas 75218 / 214.328.9131 / stjohnsschool.org

Community

The Arboretum’s fall workshops for the month include Painting Flowers in Oils on Nov. 3 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Award-winning artist Nancy Medina will share tips on painting flowers, colors and impressionistic still life. Bring a lunch and register online at $110 or $99 for members. For more November Arboretum workshops, visit dallasarboretum.org.

White Rock Local Market holds its usual Everything Market on Nov. 10 from 8 a.m.—1 p.m. You can also pick up holiday gifts at the Shop for Thanksgiving Market Nov. 17 at the same time.

Education

School Of Contemporary Ballet Dallas

1902 Abrams Pkwy., Dallas / 214.821.2066 / schoolofcbd.com

White Rock North School

9727 White Rock Trail Dallas / 214.348.7410 / WhiteRockNorthSchool. com.

The Dallas Independent School District launched a new app for iPhones and Androids. The app lets parents and students see grades, bus routes, emergency notifications, cafeteria menus, a calendar and more. The free app, developed by School Connect, is available in English and Spanish at dallasisd.org/mobileapp.

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School recently was named a national Blue Ribbon school, which recognizes academic excellence. Becoming a national Blue Ribbon school is close to impossible — only 18 Texas schools received the honor this year. Achieving Blue Ribbon designation requires a lengthy application process and lots of work by the school, parents and school organizations.

Spanish House

5740 Prospect Ave. Dallas / 214.826.4410 / DallasSpanishHouse.com

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Zion Lutheran School

6121 E. Lovers Ln. Dallas / 214.363.1630/ ziondallas. org

People

Two Lakehill Preparatory School seniors, Clayton Dranzer and Jacob Graff, have been named National Merit semifinalists. That makes about 12 percent of the senior class National Merit Scholars, points out Lakehill spokesperson Gigi Ekstrom. More than 1.5 million juniors from about 22,000 high schools entered the 2013 National Merit Program by taking the 2011 National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT). The nationwide pool of semifinalists, which represents less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest scoring entrants in each state. These seniors have an opportunity to advance in the competition for National Merit Scholarships — a combined $32 million worth of scholarships that will be awarded next spring. Adds Lakehill headmaster Roger Perry, “These students represent some of the most academically talented in the country. We join our teachers and their proud parents in congratulating them for this highly esteemed academic honor.” to advertise call 214.560.4203 of our readers say they want to know more about private schools.

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