Park Cities People – May 2014

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SOME SCOTS HAD SMART-ALECK RESPONSES TO PRINCIPAL’S ‘WHAT ARE YOU DOING’ SURVEY 9 pOLiCe

Woman never expected to find a man in her trunk 4 r e a L e S tat e

Harlan crow’s home houses huge library of Americana 22

Highland Park Has 2 Mayors

WHILE HIS FAMILY RESIDES HERE, ARJUMAND HASHMI LEADS THE NoRTHEAST TEXAS ToWN oF PARIS. 44

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Would you pay $20 for a dozen of these doughnuts? 27

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children share why they love their moms so much 31

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2 MAY 2014

b e S t O f t H e b LO g Trustees’ Christianity Isn’t offensive

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he April edition of Park Cities People includes a chart breaking down the biographies of the Highland Park ISD trustees. It details the following information: their jobs, when their terms end, whether or not they or their children are Highland Park High School graduates, and which churches they attend.

Two readers have told me that the inclusion of the churches was “offensive.”

If that offends you, then you’re probably just looking for a reason to be offended.

(Full disclosure: I had a bar mitzvah, but I’ve never been a member of a synagogue as an adult, and I have no plans to keep kosher for Passover.)

The point of that chart was to introduce the trustees to our readers; I go to their meetings, so I know how sparsely attended they are. These people are about to make some key decisions about the future of the district and its growing number of students. By including the trustees’ pictures, the idea was that you might recognize them if you saw them at a store or a restaurant or, yes, a church.

I was not trying to say that membership in a Christian church is a prerequisite for serving as a trustee. And I know the school district is saying no such thing by including the trustees’ churches on its website. I, and HPISD administrators, know all about the separation of church and state. But that separation does not mean trustees of a public-school system have to hide their Christianity or their church affiliations.

If you genuinely think the board would benefit by having a member who’s an atheist, a Buddhist, a Hindu, a Jew, a Muslim, or a Wiccan, then put your money where your mouth is. The seats held by board president Leslie Melson and vice president Jim Hitzelberger will be up for grabs a year from now. Go for it.

— 11:05 a.m. on March 31

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LEIgH BAILEY’S goIng To CoME KnoCKIn’ Things have been eerily quiet on the District 108 campaign trail. As far as I know, Republican voters are still scheduled to choose between Morgan Meyer and Chart Westcott in a May 27 runoff.

But I’m not seeing any tweets or mailers from either camp.

Nonetheless, Democrat Leigh Bailey, who will face the winner of said runoff in November, has announced that she and her supporters will be going door to door on April 12 to get the word out. The crew plans to fan out from her house, which is near Highland Park High School, at 10 a.m. So if you also live near that campus, prepare for visitors.

— 1:01 p.m. on April 11 goAr pArK To BECoME THor pArK on MAY 2 I never thought I would read the words “cheer on Thor as he battles to save Earth and all Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy” on University Park’s website, but there they are promoting a free screening of Thor: The Dark World in Goar Park on May 2.

— 10:14 a.m. on April 14 We’re posting new content every weekday at parkcitiespeople.com. Join the conversation.

ON THE COvEr Monica Lake photographed rizma and arjumand hashmi and their sons — yousef, Mustafa, and abraham — outside their highland Park home.

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4 MAY 2014

pOLiCe S KU LD U GGE RY of the M O N T H BANK V I S I T GOE S D OWN T H E T UB E S at 4:30 p.m. on april 2, a vandal caused $150 worth of damage to a teller tube after a tirade in the drive-through lane of the Bank of texas branch at the Lincoln Park shopping center. he got out of his black audi sedan and smashed the tube on the ground, then ran over it with his car.

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Woman Can Laugh Now After Scary Stowaway Encounter

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hen an instructor at Flywheel’s Highland Park location opened the trunk of her car on April 7 to retrieve her cycling shoes, she discovered a stowaway.

According to a police report, the instructor arrived at Flywheel, in the 4500 block of Oak Lawn Avenue, at 7 a.m., 10 minutes after she’d left her Dallas apartment. When she opened the trunk of her Toyota Camry, she was shocked to discover a grown man “laying in a somewhat fetal-style position,” the report says.

The instructor said that it looked as if the man had been using her swim buoy as a pillow. She told police she thought she’d woken him up, or, at the very least, startled him.

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TOdd JOrGENSON There were no signs of forced entry. In trying to determine how long the stowaway had been inside her trunk, the instructor said she knows she opened it two days earlier and saw no one in it.

The only warning she had that anything was amiss was the odd odor inside the Camry.

“Of course, after I saw him, it made sense,” she said with a laugh. “I wasn’t smelling my car; I was smelling the person inside my car!”

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N O Ta B L E I N C I d E N T S H I G H L a N d Pa r k april 1 Between 9 a.m. and 12:10 p.m., a thief stole several items from an unlocked red 1998 Ford Explorer in the 4100 block of Lomo Alto Drive. The stolen merchandise includes a car-stereo transmitter, a Nike football, two pairs of boxing gloves, an iPhone charger, a pair of Beats by Dre headphones, and a digital camera. april 6 Between 2:50 and 2:55 p.m., a burglar broke into a detached garage in the 4600 block of Beverly Drive and stole two pairs of headphones, an unopened cardboard box, and a pink leather folder containing coupons from a white 2014 Acura SLX.

april 11 Between 1:30 and 3 p.m., a thief stole a Cannondale mountain bike, a Denon stereo receiver, a Milwaukee 18volt battery and charger, and five bottles of wine from a detached garage in the 4600 block of Mockingbird Lane. A landscaping crew was on the property at the time. april 12 Between 1 and 3:30 p.m., a shopper at Highland Park Village lost a 2-carat, pearshaped diamond stone from a wedding band, valued between $15,000 and $20,000. The owner last saw the diamond in Patrizio’s restaurant, then continued shopping and didn’t notice it was missing until arriving home.

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Value, in dollars, of the toiletries, hair-care products, and shaving accouterments stolen by a shoplifter on the evening of april 13 from the CVs store in Park Cities Plaza.

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u N I v E r S I T y Pa r k april 1 At 6:07 a.m., an alarm led officers to the Lou Lou boutique in the 4400 block of Lovers Lane, where a burglar tossed a brick through the front window overnight and stole an undetermined amount of clothing from four racks. april 4 Between 12:30 and 1:50 a.m., a burglar broke into a brown 2000 Jeep Cherokee in the 6600 block of Airline Road and stole a $100 North Face jacket, a $90 Lilly Pulitzer purse, $80 worth of Nike apparel, and a $10 hat. On the same night in the same block, a thief stole a $500 32inch Samsung television and $500 worth of miscellaneous property from an unlocked attached garage.

april 5 During the overnight hours, a thief stole a $4,675 Tiffany’s wedding ring, a $150 women’s watch, and a $100 tennis bag from an unlocked silver 2003 Lexus GX 470 in the 6800 block of Golf Drive. april 8 Between 8:55 a.m. and 1:40 p.m., a burglar broke into a house in the 4000 block of Bryn Mawr Drive and stole more than $35,000 worth of jewelry, including a $12,700 necklace; three wristwatches with a total value of $5,600; a $500 iPad; and a $40 purse.

At 5:15 p.m., a resident of the 3800 block of Marquette Street reported that $2,500 worth of jewelry and $310 worth of silverware had been stolen from her home.

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8 MAY 2014

S C H O O LS Triplets to Graduate From 3 Different Schools

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers Graduation weekend will keep the Lefferts family scrambling from one place to the next, with three ceremonies in two days. But that’s nothing new.

Marshall Lefferts and his sisters, Rachel and Karen, aren’t inseparable like some triplets. Instead, each has carved out his or her own niche at a different private school. That has allowed each sibling the optimum high school experience, even if it sometimes leads to some logistical nightmares for the Highland Park clan.

Marshall takes classes at ESD, while Rachel attends Hockaday and Karen is enrolled at Parish Episcopal. That wasn’t planned; it just worked out that way.

The Lefferts triplets aren’t identical, and that doesn’t just apply to their looks.

They have different interests and personalities, with Marshall a football player who hopes to play in college for either Miami or Penn State. Karen is an aspiring actress, while Rachel hopes to become a journalist.

Their childhood has included some of the same rivalries that all siblings endure.

At one point, the three children were each given 30 minutes a day to watch a TV show of their choice. Marshall said the girls would frequently team up and watch a show for an hour before yielding.

Birthdays have always been interesting. The triplets were born on May 10, which happens to be one day after their mother’s birthday and two days prior to their stepmother’s birthday. And it usually falls around Mother’s Day, to boot.

“There’s a lot of parties going on around that time,” said their father, John Lefferts. “We used to throw one big party with all of their friends. As they got older, they wanted to do things more low-key and have their own identity.”

All three took immersion classes at Dallas International School until fourth grade, then attended St. Alcuin Montessori School in fifth grade. Yet even in their younger days, the siblings wanted to forge their own path. They requested to be put in different classrooms to avoid any unnecessary pressure or jealousy.

“We wanted to have our own identities instead of being known as ‘The Triplets,’ ” Marshall said. “We’re very lucky to be able to choose which schools we want to go to. Going to different schools, we’re not labeled.”

In sixth grade, Rachel left St. Alcuin for Hockaday. Two years later, Marshall transferred to ESD. Karen completed her Montessori education at St. Alcuin before enrolling at Parish as a freshman.

“There was definitely a reason for it,” said Rachel, who is an editor for the Hockaday literary arts magazine. “We’re very different, and each of the schools really suits our needs.”

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Marshall, Rachel, and Karen Lefferts haven’t all been on one campus since they were fifth-graders at St. Alcuin Montessori.

COMMENCEMENT COLLISION The Lefferts triplets will all graduate within a period of 24 hours in May. Student School Rachel Hockaday Marshall ESD Karen Parish

Time Location 7 p.m. on May 24 Hockaday 2 p.m. on May 25 Meyerson Center 6:30 p.m. on May 25 Meyerson Center

While trying to navigate various start times for classes and extracurricular activities, the Leffertses try to find time for family by having dinner together almost every night.

Perhaps it’s of little surprise that the siblings will split up again in the fall.

Marshall hopes to become a preferred walk-on with the football team at Miami after being a four-year varsity start-

er as an offensive lineman at ESD. Rachel hopes to enroll at the prestigious Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern, while Karen aims to attend Columbia College, an arts school in downtown Chicago.

The graduation of his triplets will see John, who worked in the financial services industry for more than 30 years, go from full house to empty nest all at once.

He plans to sell his Highland Park house and move to California to be closer to other family members.

“It’s going to get quiet in a hurry,” John said. “Even though they’re triplets, they have their own individuality. I think they will miss each other more than they will miss their parents.”

Although the trio has never been apart for more than two weeks, Rachel said their adjustment to college will be just like that of other students, with all of the same excitement and apprehension.

“Being a triplet doesn’t define us,” she said. “I think I’m already used to having my independence. Even if my brother and sister were not going off to college and my dad wasn’t leaving, it wouldn’t change the fact that I’m still leaving home.”

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MAY 2014 9

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Principal Asks Students, ‘What Are You Doing Right Now?’

By Dan Koller

People Newspapers When Highland Park High School’s principal surveyed his students about their activities, he found out many are training to be comedians. Among the answers Walter Kelly had to sort were: n “Drowning in a vat of red Jell-O” n “Crying in a corner.

Praying to Cthulhu” n “Replacing the urinal cakes with actual cupcakes” Walter Kelly Comedy aside, the periodic surveys — which are conducted via phones, tablets, and computers — are a way for Kelly and his faculty to get a snapshot of what the typical student’s day is like. Students choose from multiple answers, but they can also write in their own responses, which led to all the jokes grouped as “other.”

“What we hope to see is that students experience a variety of instructional techniques,” Kelly said. “What we hope to see is that they are regularly engaged

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Texting/Facebooking/emailing for class — 18

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In the planetarium — 32 Working independently on an assignment for a different class — 33 Texting/Facebooking/emailing for personal use — 37 Playing a game on my phone/iPad/laptop — 80

Highland Park High School principal Walter Kelly plans to ask his students “What are you doing right now?” on a monthly basis. These are the cumulative results of the first three surveys.

Practicing/rehearsing/performing — 111 Doing independent research for a class assignment — 131 Studying — 155 Working on a science/language lab activity — 198 Watching a video for class — 206 Taking a quiz/test — 415 Working with a group on a collaborative project/assignment for class — 481 Working independently on an assignment for class — 489 Other — 526 Listening to a lecture/ taking notes — 785

10 MAY 2014

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HP Cheerleaders and Scotsmen Named For 2014-15 School Year VAR S I T Y

Front row: Courtney Horn, Peyton Ward, Emma Ruk, Megan Nash, Bailey Pogue, Grayson Baird, Ashley Farley, and Roslyn Saplicki; Second row: Allie Beth Cowan, Maggie Nolan, Lauren LaDuke, Caitlyn Creekmore, Samantha Hickey, Nancy Neuhoff, and Isabella Lindley; Third row: Lindsay Rather, Alex Novak, Camille McSherry, Mary Michael McCartin, Allison Reece, and Clara Beecherl; Back row: Holly Winters, Laura Hickey, Anna Gribble, and Nicole Gottlich

S cotsmen

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Front row: Stuart Forrester, Cole Ogden, and Douglas Maclay; Back row: David Hammer and Adam Shiffer

Front row: Nicole Smith, Sophie Schmit, Anne Marie Sitton, Riley Scott, Beth Copeland, and Chloe Cornett; Middle row: Morgan Willey, Sophie Jolas, Cameron Payne, Audrey McFall, Arden Wynn, and Sydney Hirschey; Back row: Anna Clark, Grace Graham, Mary Elizabeth Scott, Madeline Thomas, and Hannah Griffiths

Sisters Put Their Best Feet Forward by Soliciting Donated Athletic Shoes

By Marley Malenfant People Newspapers

While hosting a tag sale, Daphne Chimbel noticed a young boy eyeing some soccer equipment. He asked his father if he could have it, but he only had $5 in his wallet.

Daphne, a freshman at Highland Park High School at the time, felt bad for the kid, so she gave him the gear. That day inspired her to start Cleats for Hope.

“His dad said to just pick one item, and I felt bad because if it was me, I could just go to the store and get all the items, and it wouldn’t even matter,” Daphne said. “But for them, he could

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Highland Park High School senior Daphne Chimbel and her sister, Cooper, run a charitable organization called Cleats for Hope.

only get one item at a tag sale, so I wanted to do something about it for a bunch of kids.”

Daphne, who is now a senior, operates the charity with her sister, Cooper. To raise awareness, the sisters passed out flyers and sometimes went doorto-door in their community, asking for donations of athletic shoes. Daphne said her organization has three give-away events per year.

“Throughout the four years, we’ve probably had over 500 pairs [donated],” she said. “I think the most we’ve had at one time, like for one event, would probably be like 115 pairs.”

The sisters researched underprivileged areas of Dallas to

hold giveaways, and got started at Marcus Park Recreation Center, near Webb Chapel Road and Royal Lane.

“We went to a main part of that community, like where a lot of the kids go after school who can’t afford to be on a team,” Daphne said.

Her organization gives out more than just cleats. She also looks for schools in need of other athletic shoes.

Back in February, she began a fundraiser at West Dallas Community School, hoping to raise enough money to purchase 31 pairs of new shoes for the school’s volleyball team.

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Holtberg Puts Bow on His 20 Years at St. Mark’s Leader to step aside at end of semester

of documents produced by the school about its strategic plan, goals, and mission, I felt very good about the match between me and St. Mark’s. My goals were to make sure that I fulfilled the mission of the school and that I helped and led this school to enact and implement its strategic plan. And to make sure the place was both an environment in which high achievement was a hallmark, but also that caring — for individuals, students, and adults alike — was also a hallmark.

By Jacie Scott

Special Contributor When Arnold Holtberg obtained his master’s degree from the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Phillidelphia, he chose to journey down the path of educating youth. After 41 years of cultivating young minds, he will take on a new venture at the end of the semester: retirement.

Holtberg came to St. Mark’s in 1993, making him the longest-tenured headmaster in the school’s history. In this time, he’s led two multi-million-dollar fundraising campaigns geared towards campus improvement, resource endowment for financial aid, and faculty support.

As Holtberg prepares to say, “see you later,” he found the time to share with us some details about his career and where

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Headmaster Arnie Holtberg cut a rug as part of the “Dancing with the St. Mark’s Stars” event in 2010. he plans to go from here.

Q: Walk us through your career. Where did it all begin?

A: I attended Princeton University and graduated in 1970.

Then I attended the Lutheran Theological Seminary with the intention of becoming a parish minister. I took the Master of Arts in religion degree there and decided, instead of going into church work, to go into

schoolwork. I began my teaching career at Lawrence Academy in Groton, Mass., in 1973. I worked for a couple of years in the Lunenburg public schools in Massachusetts from ’76 to ’78, and I went back to Lawrence as dean of students in 1978. In 1982, my family and I went to Hong Kong, where I was the high school principal at the Hong Kong International School from ’82 to ’88. We returned to America, to Louisville, Ky., where I was the headmaster of the Louisville Collegiate School from ’88 to ’93. Then, here we are.

Q: How was your experience in Hong Kong?

A: Hong Kong was a spectacular experience for me and my entire family. We developed a view of the world that we could not have developed had we not gone there. Living in Asia was just so growthful for all of us. It was a great experience working in a school where approximately 40 nations were represented

at all times, where people were coming literally from all over the world to the school. Most of the students were American, but many were not. We just, I suppose, jumped into the modern era in a way that we could not have had we stayed in America at that time.

Q: Why did you choose education over your original plan of becoming a minister?

A: I just found that, during my work in the church, what I found most fulfilling was working with young people. It was teaching. It was coaching. It was counseling. It was working with the youth group, and I thought that perhaps my greatest ministry would be as a teacher and a coach.

Q: What were some of the goals you had for St. Mark’s when you were appointed?

A: I’ll say this: After having met with members of the search committee and others, and having read a substantial number

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Q: Talk about the highs and lows of your tenure. What are you most proud of, and what moments did you learn from?

A: I think what I’m proudest of is that we have strived to fulfill the mission of the school, day in and day out. We’ve really focused on our students, and we have made them the center of the education enterprise.

I’m proud that what we do helps them to become more accomplished, stronger boys and young men who will eventually contribute in important ways to our city, state, country, and world.

We certainly have transformed the campus. We have added resources that will allow us to do this job exceedingly well in perpetuity, I hope.

Achievement has been the hallmark, but I also think community spirit has been a hallmark.

As with any job or any enterprise, there are times when there certainly are struggles, and those are worthy of note because I think every good organization and every individual has to go through times that are a bit challenging to be tested and to move forward. I will say this: At St. Mark’s, whether there’s an opportunity, a challenge, or a problem, people are always willing to put forth the effort to make sure we have what we need to come out the other end successful.

Q: What have you learned from your time at St. Mark’s?

A: What I’ve learned, and what’s been reinforced perhaps, is that every great accomplishment is a function of team effort. When one is able to build a strong team of highly motivated caring individuals who really pay attention to an organization or school’s mission, the right results ensue.

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C ontin u e d f r om 9 in cooperative work, they are regularly engaged in work with a product outcome, and that, when appropriate, they are taking quizzes and tests, or they’re hearing lectures sometimes. All

of those are appropriate methodologies. What we don’t want to see is all of one thing, or the majority of one thing.”

Kelly employs a parallel strategy of offering teachers a chance to shadow a student throughout a day.

“All of the teachers have a pretty good idea of what happens from one class to the next within the subject,” he said.

“But it’s hard to know what that experience looks like when you multiply it by seven classes, and you’re talking about other

disciplines you don’t typically plan with. So we try to do those two things to get a good understanding of what that typical day looks like — or is there even a typical day?”

If the write-in answers are to be believed, then a typical

day at HPHS includes “staring at the wall,” “swagging out,” a “wheel barrow race,” and even an “orgy.” Considering that only one person offered up that final response, we have our doubts.

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S CH O O LS

To Fill a Void, McMinn Sisters Decided to Give Twirling a Whirl

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers Unlike many of their twirling counterparts, Mallory and Mela McMinn didn’t pick up a baton or perform for an audience in elementary school.

The sisters who currently act as the twirlers for Highland Park High School are relative newcomers to the activity, but you wouldn’t know it by watching them, whether alongside the marching band at a football game during the fall or at UIL competitions in the spring.

Mallory, a junior clarinet player in the band, first became interested in twirling a year ago, when she learned that nobody was in line to replace former HPHS twirler Amber Appel, who graduated last May. So she and Mela, now a freshman, decided to pursue the post together, despite not having any prior experience. With time at a premium to be ready for the start of the 2013 football season,

the sisters began taking lessons from Appel’s coach, Sheila Rigelsky at Texas Touch of Class.

“It was really lucky that we came up for Highland Park, because a lot of people love the twirlers,” Mallory said. “I had seen Amber for two years, so I knew a little bit about twirling. I really like the athleticism of it.”

Rigelsky said the sisters quickly developed a work ethic to complement their natural dexterity and coordination.

“They have done phenomenal. I use them as examples for my other students quite often,” Rigelsky said. “I was pleasantly surprised and thrilled that they were doing more than what I originally tried to put on them.”

Both sisters had always shown an affinity for the arts, with Mallory winning awards for ceramics and Mela involved in theater. But the world of twirling was as foreign to them as it was to their parents.

“They spent that entire year working toward that goal, and

they just shocked everyone,” said the girls’ mother, Heather McMinn. “They picked it up in an uncanny way.”

After completing the football season, the sisters began the more technical competition season, which includes individual routines set to music that incorporate more dancing and acrobatics. Each earned a top score at the regional competition in February, meaning they will compete for a state title in Austin at the UIL Solo and Ensemble competition in May. Both girls said they enjoy the crowd-pleasing nature of their performances at football games, which has earned the admiration of young girls who want to imitate them or take selfies.

“My first performance was full of pressure, but I really liked that adrenaline rush,” Mallory said. “We’re like sprinkles on a cupcake. We just support the band.”

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Greenhill Students Test Skills in old Parkland Debates

By Sarah Bennett

yourselves very well in the Texas Legislature if you ever want to come to Austin.”

Even though the Greenhill team wasn’t in the championship round, that didn’t change the magnitude of the experience in the minds of the debaters.

“I thought it was most interesting to see all the other countries and other schools,” Greenhill sophomore Bennett Eckert said.

Special Contributor Amid the grandeur of Old Parkland’s Pecan Room, teams of students from around the world gathered to test their debate skills during a two-day event.

Teams from Australia, Canada, England, Mexico, California, Iowa, Louisiana, and Texas gathered for the second annual Old Parkland Debates, hosted by Crow Holdings on March 28-29.

Two of the four Texas teams hailed from Dallas schools: Greenhill and DISD’s Judge Barefoot Sanders Magnet Center for Public Service. All together, the teams represented five countries on three continents.

“For me, this is a wonderful dream come true to have everyone here participating in this debate,” Harlan Crow said to the room full of young scholars. “It’s pretty encouraging to see these bright, young, articulate, exciting brains preparing to take the place of all of us old-timers as we move into the future.”

The debates included six rounds: two in “impromptu” style and four with heavy-hitting, prepared topics such as targeted killing, natural resources, and democratic ideals.

Husband-and-wife duo Cindi and Aaron Timmons Jr., the campus’ director of debate, led the three-person team from Greenhill. Both coaches also assist the U.S. debate team, which is overseen by the National Speech and Debate Association.

“Competing in the tournament that Mr. Crow has provided here was very exciting and a new opportunity that we really embraced,” Greenhill sophomore Graham Baker said.

Debates weren’t set up in a famil-

Bennett eckert, Graham Baker, and Varad agarwala represented Greenhill at the second annual Old Parkland iar Lincoln-Douglas style; instead, two teams debated each other with three teammates on either side. One side argued that the given topic was true, while the other presented opposition. For impromptu debates, students had one hour to prepare their plan of attack.

“I actually like the impromptu much more,” Greenhill sophomore Varad Agarwala said. “It allows us to think on our feet and come up with arguments. The process of discussing — attempting to find arguments — is more interesting to me than just pre-writing arguments and presenting them, which is exactly what we do in the other format.”

The championship round ended up to be a showdown between Team England and Team Australia on the protection of human rights versus national sovereignty.

Though many judges assisted in narrowing down the teams, lawyer Kim Askew, Judge Craig Smith, and state Rep. Dan Branch judged the final round.

“Let me just congratulate everyone,” Branch said. “You guys would acquit

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The experience was an inspiring one for the young team, which hopes to come back to next year’s invitational debate even stronger.

“We very much want to keep this thing going,” Crow said. “This year is better than last year. I don’t know how you can beat this year, but I bet we’ll try.”

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REA L E S TATE Q UARTER LY Prices Continue to Rise as Inventory Dwindles Sellers may be afraid of not having place to buy

By Dan Koller

People Newspapers Analyzing the housing markets in the Park Cities and Preston Hollow is a chicken-or-theegg question: Are inventories low because owners are hesitant to put their houses up for sale, or are owners hesitant to put their houses up for sale because inventories are low?

“We are seeing — at least, I am seeing — more homeowners putting their homes on the market,” said Erin Mathews, an executive vice president with Allie Beth Allman & Associates.

“People were afraid to do it for so long because they were afraid that if they sold theirs right away, they would have no place to go. So they have held way back, with many people holding back until they know precisely where they’ll go.”

In a separate interview, Ebby Halliday Realtors agent Kay Weeks expressed the same view.

“People want to know where they’re going to go,” Weeks said, “because everyone’s so aware that the inventory is so tight that they’re afraid to put their houses on the market, for fear that their house will sell and then they won’t have anywhere to go to. It really is kind of clogging up the system.”

According to statistics compiled by the North Texas Real Estate Information System, the number of active single-family listings in Area 25 — which includes the Park Cities as well as Bluffview, Devonshire, and Greenway Parks — dropped in each month of the first quarter when compared to a year earlier, as did the months of inventory, i.e. the number of months it would theoretically take for all of the listed homes to sell if no new homes came on the market.

The same was true in Area 11, which is bounded by Northwest Highway, Midway Road, LBJ Freeway, and North Central Expressway.

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ARE A 25 (Park Cities) Month Closed Median Price Sold Active Days Months’

sales price per sq. to list listings on the supply

foot price market Jan. 2013

24

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$268

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214

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32

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ARE A 11 (Preston Hollow ) Month Closed Median Price Sold Active Days Months’

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foot price market Jan. 2013

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41

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220

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$655,000

$265

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221

60

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70

$645,000

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243

65

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mand would dictate, the median sales prices in both areas leapt up in February and March when compared to 12 months prior. In Area 25, the median sales price in March 2014 was $1,068,750, a 16-percent spike from a year earlier. In Area 11, the median price went up 12 percent to $645,000.

That combination of lower inventories and higher prices should add up to a continued sellers’ market — but not so fast, Weeks and Mathews said.

“Just because it’s a sellers’ market, I would not say it’s a sellers’ market gone wild,” Mathews said. “Buyers are being very cautious, and if they

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Weeks said a seller has to make sure his house is priced correctly for the market. Otherwise, it’ll sit there for a while.

“We’re starting to get buyer pushback on the prices,” she said. “They rose significantly last year after a long drought.

Last year was just crazy with the escalation of the prices.”

In 2013, Dave Perry-Miller & Associates, Briggs Freeman

Sotheby’s International Realty, and Allie Beth Allman & Associates each touted surpassing the $1 billion milestone in total sales in July, August, and September, respectively. Mathews said her “little group” — the Mathews Nichols Group — did $200 million on its own last year.

“Now I think buyers have kind of pulled back,” Weeks said. “And unless their house is sold, they are not jumping in headfirst. So buyers are kind of taking it a little slower this season.”

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Crow’s Collection of Art and Americana Displayed on Home Tour

By Sarah Bennett

Special Contributor Question: where in Dallas can you find Paul Revere’s silver ladle and Sitting Bull’s death mask? Answer: Harlan Crow’s Highland Park home.

The Preston Road estate, and its owner’s extensive collection of Americana, were on display for all to see during the Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society Home Tour on April 12.

“It’s like the Library of Congress or the Smithsonian of Dallas,” docent Margaret Schwab said.

Walking through the estate, it’s clear that Crow is influenced by great men of history. From the Kennedy White House sideboard in the dining room to the portrait of George Washington in the parlor, Crow has an obvious passion for presidents.

Portraits of and by world leaders hang in Harlan Crow’s Highland Park home.

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But Crow’s favorite leaders aren’t all from this side of the pond: in the family room stands a

Bateman said.

But the artifacts aren’t all about politics: Crow’s interest in paintings takes over many of the transitional rooms. Works

by Renoir and Monet hang in the small library to represent the Impressionist era, but many of the rooms circle back to his love of great political leaders: Crow has two paintings by Churchill himself, one by President Dwight Eisenhower, and a few by President George W. Bush. There’s even a large portrait of Bush that was rejected by the Smithsonian because it was made with watercolors. (All portraits there must be oil paintings.)

“The house is really kind of ongoing,” docent Gwen Huff said. “They’re always collecting, changing, and moving things.”

A gallery with portraits of great influencers leads to Crow’s office and his grand library,

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with visitors shuffling through.

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Duo Spots opportunity to Adapt Phone Technology to Doorbells

By Caitlin Adams

Special Contributor In an age where virtually anyone can develop a smartphone app, two SMU alumni took a leap of faith and created one of their own. But this invention went beyond video games and “meet-cutes” for singles.

Shaun Moore and Nezare Chafni met as students in the Cox School of Business, but they went from classmates to business partners with the development of Chui, a “smart” doorbell.

“The more we looked into it, the more we realized the potential for it,” Moore said.

The duo officially launched the idea for Chui — named after the Swahili word for leopard, an animal known for its ability to adapt — in the summer of 2012, but a change in patent laws in March of 2013 meant they had to do more than put pen to paper. The law went from first to file to first to invent, so they got

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Nezare Chafni and shaun Moore developed a “smart” doorbell. to work designing a prototype.

They knew they wanted to shy away from awkward yard signs and bulky boxes common of security companies today, but their finance backgrounds didn’t exactly spur creativity.

Instead, the duo enlisted Swedish design agency People People

to create a small, sleek device.

“We tried to make it look more like a piece of decoration,” Chafni said.

The result is an “intelligent doorbell” wrapped in a small white box. While most doorbells chime, Chui connects through Wi-Fi to an app in smartphones

and encompasses facial-recognition software and audio capabilities to alert the homeowner when a friend — or an unwanted visitor — is at the door.

And while they didn’t invent the wheel when it comes to home-monitoring systems — both AT&T and Verizon offer their customers home-automation bundles — the duo honed in on a niche market to bring the software to customers cheaply, regardless of their cell carrier.

As Moore sees it, the basis of the technology is identifying who is at the door, and if they’re worth your time.

“You don’t have to be bothered if you don’t want to be,” he said.

Whether it’s unlocking the door for a friend, playing a recorded message for an expected visitor, or turning on lights after dark, Chui offers options for two-way communication and live streaming.

The first bundle of gadgets won’t ship until late fall, but

The Common Desk, a co-working space in Deep Ellum, partnered with the entrepreneurs to pilot test the doorbell.

“We have a community of early adapters, innovators, and tech companies that love testing new technologies like Chui,” said owner Nick Clark.

Chafni and Moore’s firm, 214 Technologies, relies on the feedback to ensure that Chui functions successfully in both residential and commercial properties. The Common Desk uses the facial-recognition software to check in tenants.

“The functionality is spoton,” Clark said.

As for the future of Chui, the duo admits it’s hard to predict what’s next for a start-up, but their plan is to live up to the origin of the product’s name, albeit ahead of the curve.

“If you’re reading about it today, it’s well in the past in our eyes,” Moore said.

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HP officials Try to Set Example For Residents With Water Usage

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers The town of Highland Park wants its residents to know that it is possible to conserve water and still maintain those perfectly manicured lawns for the neighbors to envy.

And to prove that point, the town is using itself as the guinea pig.

“I think this community can use a lot less water and remain the gold standard in terms of beauty,” Mayor Joel Williams said. “It’s just going to take a different mindset.”

With drought conditions keeping lake levels low and affecting water supplies throughout Texas, the pressure continues to rise on municipalities and property owners to restrict their water usage.

HP officials think residents should do their share in a town where 96 percent of water usage is residential, and the bulk of that is spent on irrigation.

“We want to improve water efficiency,” said Ronnie Brown, director of town services. “Public education is the empha-

sis. We can have attractive lawns and still save water.”

For example, Highland Park Department of Public Safety officers have started issuing door hangers when they see violations of the town’s conservation guidelines, such as broken sprinkler heads, time-of-day watering restrictions, or leaking irrigation systems that cause water to flow on to public sidewalks and streets.

“We haven’t seen very many. We do the education first before we do any kind of enforcement action,” town spokesman Lance Koppa said. “There’s a general tendency for irrigation systems to run slightly longer and more frequently than they have to. That’s part of that education component. They can usually achieve the same goals with less frequency and duration.”

Koppa said the irrigation message is coupled with a warning about mosquitoes, that overwatering of shaded areas can become an insect breeding ground.

He said HP also is contacting its top 25 residential water users to encourage

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efficient usage. The town is inspecting all new residential irrigation systems, although older ones are grandfathered in, and suggesting more efficient equipment in some cases. Homeowners have been generally receptive so far, he said.

Meanwhile, the town has aggressively started to curtail water usage in its parks through the use of historical data, “smart meters,” and more precise nozzles.

Brown said that strategy has reduced water usage in one park by 60 percent.

HP is experimenting in other ways, as well. The town is altering its plant selection in public areas to include more adaptable flowers and fewer high-maintenance plants such as azaleas.

“We have to look at drought-tolerant plants that use less water,” town administrator Bill Lindley said.

The town recently approved a horticultural consulting agreement with the Dallas Arboretum that began by reviewing the contents of the display beds at Flippen Park. In all, parks comprise about 20 percent of the land in HP. “If we’re going to ask the residents to make sure they’re not overwatering, we want to make sure our irrigation systems are kept up,” Koppa said. “As time has gone on, it’s really become a topic in the forefront. It’s not something we can get away from. We’re all going to have to

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make this adjustment.”

Koppa thinks that just as HP sets a benchmark for other communities in terms of its landscaping, it also can establish a standard for conservation.

“It’s a real issue for everybody. We have to do our share,” he said. “We want the town to set an example.”

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dows that draw light from above. The long galleries lining each of the home’s three wings are flooded with light, creating the perfect canvas for displaying treasured collections. And in the master bed/sitting room, a floor-to-ceiling window overlooks a small pond that is home to a family of colorful mallards.

Oglesby’s expert hand also includes functional spaces that assist with comfortable living—a generous butler’s pantry, spacious laundry room and separate quarters for staff or guests.

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The fabulous master suite has baths separated by a steam shower, separate closets, a balcony and a spiral staircase leading to the courtyard.

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Paige and Curt Elliott with Dave Perry-Miller & Associates are offering this beautiful traditional home at 4036 Purdue (4036purdue.daveperrymiller.com) for $1,549,000. There are four bedrooms, 5 ½ baths, formals, den, game room and a bonus room. The island kitchen opens to the breakfast room and den. A study could function as bedroom five. Additional features include hardwoods,

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By Dan Koller

People Newspapers Alex Sharma believes in the quality of his doughnuts, so much so that he thinks you’ll pay handsomely for them.

Sharma is the chairman and majority shareholder of Top Pot Doughnuts, a chain that will soon open its first Dallas outpost at the corner of Hillcrest and Northwest Highway. He said the store will charge about $20 per dozen; the atmosphere will be thrown in for free.

“It’s something that’s not been done in doughnuts, which is an artisanal, high-end environment,” Sharma said. “It’s for people who want something special and something memorable.”

If that sounds a lot like Starbucks’ approach to coffee, well, that’s no coincidence. Top Pot is based in Seattle, Starbucks’ hometown. In fact, the chain started out as a coffee shop, Sharma said, but branched out to doughnuts to differentiate itself from all of its competition in the caffeine-crazed Pacific Northwest.

Top Pot — which charges $17.99 per dozen at its Seattle stores — began supplying doughnuts to Starbucks in 2005.

Within five years, Sharma said, his company’s doughnuts were in the coffee colossus’ shops in 19 countries.

“That started becoming the real operational focus of our business,” he said. But there was a downside to the relationship, which ended a few years ago.

“It probably put some brakes on what we can do as a retail entity,” Sharma said. “We had to be sensitive to emphasizing our coffee when our primary revenue stream is a giant coffee company.”

Top Pot aims to be a giant coffee (and doughnut) company itself. Hence, the opening of the Dallas store, the chain’s first outside Washington state. The choice of that location was strategic; the store on Hillcrest is less than a mile from Sharma’s home in University Park. Yes, a man who lives in the Park Cities chairs a company based in Seattle.

Sharma describes himself as a “failed” or “reformed” lawyer, varying the adjective depending on whether or not he’s talking to another attorney. He eventually

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Top Pot founders Mark and Michael Klebeck salvaged a sign from a shuttered Chinese restaurant called “Top Spot.”

It sat in their mother’s yard for years, long enough to gather moss and a few critters’ nests. When they were finally transporting it to get the neon refurbished, the S fell off the sign — on a freeway. “The S was for ‘serendipity,’ ” Mark Klebeck said. “I was very upset at the time, but I’m happy it happened.”

Alex Sharma said Top Pot will charge about $20 for a dozen doughnuts at its Dallas store. Here are the highest per-dozen prices posted at nearby competitors:

gravitated toward real-estate development, but he didn’t relish doing business in his sprawling hometown. He sought out a smaller, less volatile market, which led him to Seattle.

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“In Seattle, you must have coffee,” Sharma said. “It’s sort of a civic requirement.”

Sharma said Top Pot stores have a lot of character, some-

thing his office building in South Lake Union lacked. So they decided it wasn’t a good fit. But he and Terhar became friends with Top Pot’s founders, Mark and Michael Klebeck.

“Every time my brother and I were building out the next new store,” Mark Klebeck said, “all of a sudden Alex would show up when he was in town, and we’d catch up, and he really

liked what we were doing. He loved the brand and everything that we were starting to generate with it. And just in conversations he got involved with us.”

Sharma said Top Pot was building its third cafe when he joined the company in 2005. Its 16th and 17th Seattle-area locations are scheduled to open this summer.

“In Seattle, we’re an institution,” Sharma said. “People are slavishly devoted to us.”

He hopes to build the same type of loyalty in Dallas. As chairman of the Lamplighter School’s board of trustees, he’s laid the groundwork via plenty of donated doughnuts.

“Through Lamplighter, I’ve given away something like 15,000 doughnuts,” Sharma said with a laugh. “There’s a whole cadre of middle-aged men and women who have been eating our doughnuts for free. And I thought, ‘We could monetize this.’ ” They sure could — if those people enjoyed their freebies enough to pay $20 per dozen.

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Special Contributor Preston Hollow’s own Richard and Tiffanee Ellman — owners of Oak, Pakpao, and Belly and Trumpet — have received critical acclaim throughout the years for the three restaurants.

Richard said traveling around the world with his wife was part of their inspiration.

Q: When did your love for food start?

A: I think that I have been fortunate enough to travel — both for work and pleasure — throughout my life, and travel, for me, has been synonymous with eating all different cuisines and styles of food and being exposed to great food all over the world. I think that was certainly part of it. My mom was a great cook, so I was fortunate to grow up in a house where I ate good food. I think I’ve grown up with an appreciation for great food my whole life.

Q: Is there a country or place you’ve visited where the food stood out?

A: I have traveled a lot in my life, and when I got married, my wife and I started traveling together. She also has a passion for food in the same way I do, and is, I think, someone who would consider herself to be somewhat particular about food and is always adventurous when it comes to trying new things and exploring new cuisines. So I think, together, when we decided to open Oak, it was really an effort to bring together some of

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richard and tiffanee ellman of Preston hollow plan to open a second Pakpao restaurant in Plano sometime within the next year. our different thoughts and ideas that we had traveling together and that I had had throughout my life. Our two restaurants, Oak and Belly and Trumpet, are fairly global in their approach, and there are cuisines that are representative of different countries around the world. And, of course, Pakpao is Thai, and my wife is half-Thai,

and I have spent a fair amount of time in Thailand, and I think we were also exposed to the different aspects of Thai cuisine when we traveled together — and not just Asian, but in Australia and New Zealand. We wanted to do a fresh approach to Thai cuisine, that we hadn’t

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Laura Bush’s Florist offers Tips on Arranging

By Paige Skinner

Special Contributor About 20 women crowded into a floral shop April 3 to watch Laura Bush’s florist arrange flowers for the former first lady.

That man is Dan Pierce, owner of Wild About Flowers in Preston Royal Southwest shopping center, and he told the ladies that Bush pretty much likes any kind of arrangement.

While Pierce does not have a formal agreement with the Bushes as their florist, he has

done a lot of work for the family, he said.

Pierce comes from a family of florists, so arranging flowers is nothing new to him. As the women watched, Pierce put together three flower arrangements and then the women voted on which one he would send to Bush.

Pierce answered questions from the attendees, including which flowers were the most fragrant ones, where the flowers are grown, and how to keep

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C ontin u e d f r om 2 8 really seen, in Pakpao.

Q: Are any of the ingredients local?

A: Oh, a lot. Absolutely. Our chefs always strive to source locally first, so a lot.

Q: Where do you see the restaurants in five years?

A: We’re opening another Pakpao in Plano. That will be sometime over the next year.

So we’ll see how things go with Pakpao, but certainly we feel like there’s been a lot of demand in the small restaurants,

so we’re hoping we’ll have a good opportunity with success in opening another one.

We’ll see. We have some things up our sleeves that we plan on doing this year, but nothing is set in stone yet. In five years, we anticipate there will probably be more Pakpaos. We

don’t know how many, and I’m not sure. We’ve opened three restaurants in a span of a couple of years, so obviously we’re fairly aggressive, so I anticipate more of something. I just don’t know what.

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C ontin u e d f r om 2 8 the flowers as long-lasting as possible.

He offered some tips.

1. He said to change the water every couple of days. The water just needs to be room temperature tap water.

2. Cutting the stems every couple of days will double their life.

3. He never uses the flower food that accompanies some bought flowers. He said the flowers have so much in them already, that the food is not necessary.

4. Also, he never sticks his flowers into foam. He simply just uses water.

5. The environment for the flowers should be at a moderate temperature and not drafty.

The plants from Wild About Flowers are brought in from all around the world, including South America, New Zealand, Thailand and California. The floral shop arranges flowers for churches, proms, special occasions, and even fundraisers.

He said whether the flowers are for a wedding, a funeral, or a holiday, they all carry a significant emotional weight, so it’s imperative not to mess anything up. If they do, they must deal with the emotions added to that special event.

“Arranging flowers is so emotionally charged,” Pierce said.

“You can’t get it wrong. That’s why we try to visit with customers before we start arranging to make sure we’re all on the same page.”

Pierce used a wide variety of flowers for the sample arrangements, from sunflowers to lily grass to French parrot tulips.

He said design isn’t complicated and he teaches his shop’s florists not to think too much when arranging flowers. It’s best to keep their analytical side of the brain out of the flower arrangements.

“I never know what I’m going to do until I just do it,” he said. “My best work is usually when I’m just messing around.”

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t’s spring in Texas, which means lots of local greens will start popping up: kale, spinach, bok choy, chard, arugula — keep an eye out. Local arugula is soft, fragrant, and peppery — yum! Is spinach your go-to green? Certainly the most popular leafy green in restaurants, it used to be my favorite. Now? My least favorite green. Let’s discuss.

Since getting Frugal Foodie-fied, I have realized you can eat pretty much every part of every plant. So those radish greens, tops of leeks, beet greens, and carrot stems you’ve been tossing? Deliciousness lost to the trash — or compost, if you are into that.

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Three: The greens are food, too! More bang for your buck.

Vegetables with intact greens and roots will often be organic and/or local.

Go for it. Little to no chemicals and low travel time. The fresher the better.

Sometimes I use the greens with their vegetable. For example, a roasted beet on top of its own greens tossed in a homemade vinaigrette is tasty. I’ve taken to roasting carrots whenever I get my hands on very fresh ones with their tops. I like to leave about an inch of the stem. The stems crisp up so beautifully from a roast and have extra vitamins and crunch! Good roughage (aka fiber). And guess what? You can make pesto with any green, nut, and oil combo. Mix and match.

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CampS The Hills Are Alive With the Chants of Campers

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LoCATIon: Anchored by Lake Ted, a private, spring-fed lake in Marble Falls CAMpErS: Boys and girls ages 7-17 TErM LEngTHS: Campers can choose between one-, two-, and threeweek terms. (One-week terms are limited to fifth-graders and younger.)

ACTIvITIES: Zip lining, woodworking, and survival skills are just a few of the more than 40 activities offered. All campers venture to Lake Travis daily with their cabinmates.

QUICK FACT: Each afternoon, campers are allotted “phunanza” — a supervised hour in which all activities are open.

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There’s a new generation of summer camps, and they have done away with stiff cots and lackluster arts and crafts.

These sleep-away camps, all located in the Hill Country, take a camper’s summer experience to the next level. From hotel-like sleeping arrangements to circus games and SAT courses, each camp has something for every child, no matter if they’re book lovers or boogie boarders.

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CaMP CHaMPIONS LoCATIon: Outside of Marble Falls on the shores of Lake Lyndon B. Johnson CAMpErS: Boys and girls ages 6-18 TErM LEngTHS: Two- and threeweek terms ACTIvITIES: Activities are organized into four categories: waterfront, sports, outdoors, and fine arts. Options available to campers include paddle boarding, tennis, painting, and driving go-karts.

QUICK FACT: Let the games begin.

Champions are divided into two tribes: Spartans and Trojans. Every Sunday, the two teams converge on the playing field

for Olympic-style games.

WEBSITE: campchampions.com CaMP LONEHOLLOw LoCATIon: Between Vanderpool and Utopia, surrounded by mountains and an 18-acre lake CAMpErS: Boys and girls ages 7-16.

TErM LEngTHS: They vary from two weeks to four weeks, with a one-week option for campers ages 7-9.

ACTIvITIES: Campers can choose 12 of the more than 60 activities offered,

including mountain boarding, organic cooking, videography, and yoga.

QUICK FACT: Think mosquitoes and cots? Think again. Camp Lonehollow is known for its state-of-the-art accommodations. Come nightfall, campers tuck into custom-made cedar bunk beds in converted silos along the waterfront.

WEBSITE: lonehollow.com CaMP LONGHOrN LoCATIon: Burnet is due east of Camp Longhorn’s two branches. Camp Long-

horn Inks Lake is located on the shores of its namesake, and Camp Longhorn Indian Springs is situated along two lakes fed by natural springs.

CAMpErS: Campers must complete second grade before attending.

TErM LEngTHS: Two or three weeks ACTIvITIES: Swimming, sailing, and skiing are just a few of the 30 activities offered. Camp favorites include the blob, which is sort of a floating bouncehouse on the lake.

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5 Ways to Prepare Your Camper

By Caitlin Adams

Special Contributor

May 5– Aug. 8

Preparing millennial campers for a summer sans smart phones and sleeping in may seem like an impossible feat, but there’s a science to help your family properly prepare. Read on as three Texas camp gurus spill their secrets to a successful summer experience.

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get Your Child revved Up You can start getting your child excited for sleep-away camp long before her trunk is packed. Helene Abrams, a Dallas-based advisor with Tips on Trips and Camps, tells parents to let their children buy their own supplies to get them excited for their time away. She said parents should talk about the fun experiences their child will have, such as meeting new friends and learning new skills, but what’s left unsaid is just as important: “Never tell them you will miss them.”

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Embrace reality Separation from parents can be a big achievement in a child’s life, but that doesn’t mean the transition comes easy.

James Eastland, vice president of Camp Mystic, said homesickness is normal for campers, especially those leaving home for the first time. But proper preparation can help alleviate a child’s anxiety.

Eastland encourages parents to talk to their children about the realities of homesickness so they understand it’s a normal feeling. He advises parents to make a wall calendar weeks in advance to generate excitement while putting the length of their time away in perspective. Additionally, he tells parents to drop a letter in the mail the day before their child goes to camp so they have something to open at the first mail call.

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upbeat. “Save devastating news — the hamster dies, you’re moving to a different home — for later, when your child has returned home with stories about their camp experience,” she said.

Baskin tells parents to send plenty of letters, emails, and care packages, but understand it might not be a twoway street. The lack of letters from your campers can often be a sign that they are busy enjoying their time away.

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Encourage Independence Abrams encourages parents to let children bathe themselves, pick out their own outfits, and create their own snacks to encourage independence. “Let them do for themselves,” she said. Taking on these simple daily tasks will cut down on any guesswork later.

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Trust the Camp At the end of the day, trust the camp you choose. Parents are often just as nervous as their campers, but Baskin said it’s important to trust your gut. “Check out safety records, camper-to-counselor ratios, and the qualities of facilities to make sure your child will be safe and properly supervised,” she said.

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Camp Champions is a whirlwind of activities, from wakeboarding to horseback riding.

But camp can be more than just activities; it’s a place to meet friends and develop critical skills that can lead to success later in life. Here is a peek at a typical day in the life of a Camp Champions camper.

7:30 — Rise and shine!

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10:05 — Every camper will be in Lake LBJ at least once a day, either sailing, kayaking, skiing, wakeboarding, or on tubes.

10:55 — Grab fruit to reload for the rest of the morning.

11:05 — Work on your skills in basketball, lacrosse, soccer, etc.; the list goes on and on.

12:05 — Every camper is required to participate in instructional swim, even if they are already great swimmers. The campers will also have free swim. Camp Champions has one large pool with two slides and a basketball hoop, as well as the Spin Cycle, which is similar to a lazy river.

1:05 — Lunch 1:55 — “Halftime” is down time for campers, who can take a nap, write letters, or catch up on their summer reading. They must stay in their own cabins.

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Because CBS is open year-round, we are able to employ full-time staff to serve summer campers, in addition to the lovely summer staff and leaders we welcome from universities across the U.S. Year-round operating also means the food is top-notch, cabins are air-conditioned and camp recreational amenities are fantastic. We hope to see you this summer at Camp Balcones Springs!

2:35 — Campers continue to relax, but they can play games with friends, or keep napping if they prefer. They can visit friends’ cabins, if approved by counselors. They also begin cleaning up for inspection.

3:45 — Campers will organize their trunks, make their beds, and sweep. The girl campers often come up with a song to sing to the inspector(s).

4:05 — Afternoon snack 4:35 — Campers choose from fine arts such as dance, music, ceramics, arts and crafts, drama, or cooking. Camp Champions has a choreographed dance called Jam Session that is always a treat at term’s end.

5:30 — Time for sailing on Lake LBJ. Campers are in the pool or lake at least twice a day.

6:35 — Dinner 7:35 — Camp-wide or divisional activities (can be coed) 8:15 — Torchlight is a gathering to hear the announcements for the following day, honor the camper(s) of the day, and enjoy the community environment

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8:45 — Talk about the day and set goals 9:30 — Taps and lights out

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CAMP S C ontin u e d f r om 3 4 QUICK FACT: Longhorn Rangers is a program exclusive to 10th-grade boys. Rangers venture by bus to New Mexico and Colorado to learn leadership skills that prepare them to serve as future Camp Longhorn counselors.

WEBSITE: camplonghorn.com C a mp M Y S T I C Location: The banks of the Guadalupe River, 18 miles west of Kerrville Campers: Girls are allowed to attend after completion of the second grade.

Term Lengths: Two 30day terms and one 13-day term Activities: Campers choose from more than 30 activities, including journalism, snorkeling, and race swimming.

QUICK FACT: Campers are divided into two tribes, and each camper is assigned a big and little sister within their tribe so a camper never feels alone during their stint at Mystic.

WEBSITE: campmystic.com C a mp S te w a r t Location: Hunt, on the North Fork of the Guadalupe River Campers: Boys ages 6-16 Term Lengths: Campers choose between two- and fourweek terms.

Activities: All campers can participate in an array of activities, including golf, archery, and ceramics.

Quick Fact: When campers reach 13 years old, they can specialize in one of four programs: Campmaster, Ranchman, Outdoorsman, or Sportsman. These categories allow for a more specialized training for campers.

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Girls can attend Camp Mystic after completing the second grade.

Lighting a campfire is a weekly ritual at Camp Mystic. Campers talk about their tribes’ history and sing songs.

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WE D D ING S & ENGAGEMENT S W E DD I N G

Alexandra Weber & Jordan McGowEn

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lexandra Lynn Weber and Jordan Bruce McGowen exchanged wedding vows March 29 at First Baptist Dallas. The Rev. Robert Jeffress officiated with nuptial music provided by Dr. Jerry Aultman, Tom Gilchrist, Julia Miller Klie, and the Highland Park High School Orchestra. Following the ceremony, a reception, with a seated dinner and dancing, was held at the Adolphus Hotel. The celebration featured lush floral arrangements in ivory and white hues with bright pink and coral accents, designed by Branching Out. The couple’s first dance was to “It Had to Be You.” The rehearsal dinner was held at the Dallas Petroleum Club.

John Cain Photography was on hand, recording every magical moment for posterity.

The bride is the daughter of Cindy and Tony R. Weber of Highland Park. She is the granddaughter of Ms. Wilma Green, the late Mr. Homer Green, Ms. June Weber, and Mr. Tony W. Weber.

The groom is the son of Jan-

ice and Malcolm Theobald of Houston. He is the grandson of Ms. Mary Andrzejewski, Ms. Margaret Theobald, Mrs. Jean Theobald, Mr. Brian Theobald, and Mr. Neil McGowen.

The bride was presented in marriage by her parents and escorted down the aisle by her father. She chose “Leda,” a strapless, mermaid gown from Vera Wang’s Luxe Collection, which featured delicately placed tulip and rose Chantilly lace over web-designed lace, presenting a luxurious layered look. The gown’s train was completed with Vera Wang’s signature “flange” tiered wave detail for added drama. The bride also chose to have her dress hand-embroidered in Swarovski crystals to add a bit of shimmer. To finish her look, Alex wore a matching lace, cathedral-length veil, which included pearls from her mother’s wedding gown sewn by her mother and two grandmothers.

Assisting the bride as maid of honor was Kylie Weintraub.

Bridesmaids included Hannah Ferrin, Stephanie Martin,

W E DD I N G

Brittny Groce & Hunt Allred

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rittny Shane Groce and Herbert Hunt Allred exchanged wedding vows on Jan. 11 at Highland Park Presbyterian Church. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. L. Nelson Bell II, associate pastor. A reception followed at the Dallas Country Club with dinner and dancing to the music of Cuvee. The newlyweds danced their first dance to “I Cross My Heart” by George Strait. On the eve of the wedding, a rehearsal dinner with a ranch theme was held at the Dallas Petroleum Club for family and the wedding party.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jody Wayne Groce of Highland Village, Texas. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dean McCurdy and the late Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Glenn Groce, both of Yukon, Okla.

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Louis Allred of Highland Park. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. William Herbert Hunt of Highland Park and the late Mr. and Mrs. Lou-

is Edward Allred of Wellington, Texas.

The bride was presented in marriage by her parents and escorted down the aisle by her father. Brittny selected a couture gown of Alencon lace designed

by Liancarlo. An ivory sash with a handmade rose marked the bride’s natural waistline. To complete the ensemble, Brittny wore her mother’s cathedral-length lace veil. Her paternal grandmother’s wedding ring was laced into her bouquet of ivory, white, and blush roses. She held an heirloom handkerchief that had been carried by brides before her in the groom’s mother’s family since 1874.

Assisting the bride as maid of honor was her sister, Kali Groce.

Bridesmaids included Nancy Allred, Erin Neece, Jennifer Kesterson, Alexis Sereni, and Mackenzie Sumrall. Among the members of the house party were Peyton Groce, Kaci McCurdy, Kiffany McCurdy, Madison Murphree, and Cayman Murphree.

Sadie Schafer was the flower girl.

Spindrift Beck, Taylor McGowen, and Amber Green. Among the members of the house party were Audrey Green and Katherine Weber. Flower girls were Ansley Green, Kennedy Worrell, and Reagan Worrell.

Attending the groom as best man was his brother, Alexander McGowen. Groomsmen included Bobby Spiller, Travis Laine, Jordan De La Cruz, and Scott Wilkinson. Ushers were Alan Hise, Austin Weber, Blake Worrell, and Clayton Worrell.

The bride is a 2008 graduate of Highland Park High School.

She attended Texas A&M University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in business honors and finance. Alex competed as a professional triathlete during college, getting the opportunity to race both locally and internationally. Alex works as a financial planner at RGT, a private wealth management company in Dallas.

The groom is a 2007 graduate of Cinco Ranch High School in Houston. He attended Texas A&M University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in marketing. Jordan works as a field marketing representative at Newton Running, a shoe company based in

Attending the groom as best man was Ryan Wolcott. Groomsmen included Adam Blake, Christopher Gleysteen, Tanner Groce, Louis Mertz, and Jonathan Purdy. The ushers were Taylor Allred, Nathan Crow, Austin Hunt, Davin Hunt, Marshall Hunt, and Blake Waggoner.

The bride is a 2003 graduate of Edward S. Marcus High School in Flower Mound. She received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance and a Bachelor of Science in economics from Southern Methodist University, as well as a Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin.

Brittny is a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. She works as an equity analyst at Luther King Capital Management.

The groom is a 2003 graduate of Highland Park High School. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance and accounting from Texas Christian University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin. Hunt is a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity, an Eagle Scout, and an accomplished pilot. His groom’s cake

jo h n c a i n p h o t og r a p h y

Boulder, Colo. Jordan is a twotime Ironman Triathlon finisher and has run 11 marathons across the United States.

Following their wedding trip to Ambergris Caye, Belize, the couple have made their home in Dallas.

And r e a pol i t o p h o t og r a p h y

featured a large model airplane, in homage to his passion for flying. Hunt works as an equity analyst for Vollero Beach Capital

Partners.

Following their wedding trip to Maui, the couple has made their home in Highland Park.

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ENGAGEMENT

W E DD I N G

O’Boyle – Shaddock

Caroline Huddleston & Brian Haley

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r. and Mrs. Brian James O’Boyle Sr. of Dallas announce the engagement of their daughter, Kaitlin Marie O’Boyle, to William Charles Shaddock Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. William Charles Shaddock Sr. of Plano.

The bride is a graduate of Highland Park High School.

She received a BBA in marketing from Southern Methodist University. The groom is a graduate of Plano West High School in Plano. He also received a BBA in real estate finance from Southern Methodist University.

The couple plan a late May wedding in Dallas.

And r e a P ol i t o p h o t og r a p h y

ENGAGEMENT

Lake - Sikora

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s. Stacey Beckham Lake and Mr. Jim Lake Jr. of University Park are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Monica Lake, to Tristan Sikora, son of Ms. Rita Costa and Mr. Gary Sikora of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

The bride is a graduate of the Alexander School in Richardson. She received a Bachelor of Arts in journalism, public relations, and new media from Baylor University, where the couple met. Monica works for D Magazine.

The groom is a graduate of R.E Mountain Senior Secondary in Langley, British Columbia. He received a Bachelor of Administration in finance from Baylor University. Tristan

K a r l i s c h p h o t og r a p h y

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works as a financial analyst for Brookfield Johnson Controls in Calgary.

The couple will exchange vows June 28 at the Dallas Ar-

boretum, where Tristan proposed. They plan to move to Calgary after the wedding with their dog, Charlie, and cat, Felix.

bilt University, and served as a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. He received his Master of Business Administration from the Cox School of Business at SMU, and is work-

ing as a manager for Permian Transport and Trading in Midland, Texas.

The couple will exchange vows in July at Highland Park United Methodist Church.

ENGAGEMENT

Lambert-Richert

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rs. Judy Waggoner Lambert and Mr. David R. Lambert of Dallas are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Waggoner Lambert, to Steven Andrew Richert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Richert, of Lufkin, Texas.

The bride is a graduate of Highland Park High School.

Elizabeth received her Bachelor of Business Administration from the Terry School of Business at the University of Georgia. She is employed as a manager at Deloitte Tax LLP in Dallas.

The groom is a graduate of Kent School in Kent, Conn.

Andrew received his undergraduate degree at Vander-

aroline Bunker Huddleston and Brian Joseph Haley were married Oct. 26, 2013 at the Salt Lick Vineyards in Driftwood, Texas. The Rev. Will Walker officiated the outdoor ceremony. A seated dinner and dancing followed in a tent on the grounds.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Duboise Huddleston of Highland Park.

She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Bunker Hunt of Dallas and the late Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Terrell Huddleston of Maryville, Tenn.

The groom is the son of Mrs. Brenda Gorum Haley of Denton and Mr. Bob J. Haley of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He is the grandson of Mr. Marlon Gorum of Pensacola, Fla. and Mrs. Johnnie Haley of Denton, and the late Mrs. Gorum and the late Mr. Haley.

The bride was given in marriage by her parents. She was escorted down the aisle on the arm of her father. Caroline wore a gown of satin lace and organza silk-screened with a damask pattern. Her dress was designed by Angelina Mata of San Antonio. The bride paired this with an heirloom veil of antique Brussels lace, which her mother wore at her wedding in 1977.

Assisting the bride were maids of honor Erika Gordon Huddleston and Anna Louise

Curnes. Her bridesmaids were Mary Hollis Huddleston and Holly Haley Hilldebrand. The flower girl was Charlotte Elizabeth Armstrong of Greenwich, Conn., and the ring bearer was Clark Andrew Pollard of Austin, both godchildren of the bride.

Attending the groom was best man Joseph Axel Skoldeberg.

Groomsmen included Sly Majid, Paul Lewis Huddleston, and Gordon Bunker Huddleston.

Ushers were Christian Alvarado, Evan Baehr, Evan Loomis, Gerardo Interiano, Keshav Rajagopalan, and Kevin Robnett.

The bride is a graduate of Highland Park High School.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and art history from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. Caroline is a project manager for Terrace Mountain Investors in West Lake Hills, Texas.

The groom is a graduate of Liberty Christian School in Denton. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science with a minor in Mandarin and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin. Brian is a vice president at Limestone Capital Advisors in Austin.

Following their wedding trip to Mukul, Nicaragua, the couple have made their home in Austin.

40 MAY 2014

S oc i e t y w omen ’ s co u ncil of the d a ll a s a r bo r et u m a n d bot a nic a l g a r d en

Joani White and Sheri Kern

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Monica Hunt, Lauren Ginsburg Pierson, Katy Brittham, Stacy Hicks, Marisa Howard, Heidi Dillon, Gina Ginsburg, Cathy Galvin

Vicki White and Jocelyn White

Lisa Laughlin and Renee Faaren

Gary Riggs and Terri Kennedy

Betty Howard and Jennifer Bell

Nancy Keene, Karen Goodman, Betty Nelson, and Libby Zerner Dozens of women (and a few men) donned their best chapeaus for the annual Mad Hatter’s Tea on April 10 at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. The “Best of Show” prize went to Jill Rowlett. Other winners included Carmen Godwin (“Most Elegant”), LeeAnne Locken (“Most Creative Use of Botanical Materials”), and Joani White (“Most Whimsical”).

Annette Corman, Lorraine Watson, Norma Carney, Hester Parker, and Dorothy Garland

Clare Chaney and Sharon Gleeson

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The Wilkinson Center hosted a kickoff party on March 19 at Tootsies for its second annual Can Do! Luncheon, which will be held May 13 at Dallas Country Club. Can Do! Awards will be given to the Women of St. Michael and to Anne and Terry Conner. The Wilkinson Center aims to transform the lives of Dallas families via food services, adult education, and after-school programming.

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RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE

E li z a beth T oon C h a r ities

Enjoying the kickoff for the Elizabeth Toon Charities’ fundraisers were Taylor Brooks, Laura Toon, Luke Coffee, Mary Margaret Toon, and Laura Richardson.

J ERE M Y B R O W N

Jackie Wheeler, Katie Crow, Margretta Wikert, Sarah Means, and Mary Catherine McCormick were among the revelers at the Young Friends Party.

Pat Langley, Catherine LeBlanc, Terry Averyt, and Maribeth Coffee

James Carroll and Carrie Arnot

Sara Cockburn and Laura Farris

Justin Shull and Raden Jacobs

Mary Summer-Hafaner, Sally Miller, Molly Miller

Bailey Lloyd and Sarah Kate Jones chaired the auction.

The Ronald McDonald House of Dallas Young Friends, who are led by James Carroll, held their annual Young Friends Party at Union Station on March 28.

Bradley Agather Means, Meghan Looney, and Medley Turner planned “An Evening in Casablanca,” which was enjoyed by 400 revelers. Sarah Kate Jones and Bailey Lloyd chaired the silent auction.

Carolyn Cross with Will and Allison Dowell

Elizabeth Toon Charities hosted a kickoff event on March 5 for supporters of the organization’s signature fundraising events. Members, beneficiaries, sponsors, and more were invited to Rockhouse Studio in Uptown for appetizers, drinks, and to learn more about the eighth annual Elizabeth Toon Charities Concert & Shootout, which will take place May 1 at The Rustic and May 2 at Dallas Gun Club.

44 MAY 2014

COmmunity Part-Time HP Resident Leads Paris Full-Time

By Dan Koller

People Newspapers

C O u r t e sy O F r O B B i e G u N N / i N Pa r i s t e X a s . C O M

arjumand “a.J.” hashmi won a 4-3 vote for Paris mayor among his City Council colleagues in 2011, when he was first elected. in 2012 and 2013, no one else was nominated for the position.

H E d r E w Fa r M O r E vO T E r S T O P O L LS each member of the Paris City Council has been through one contested election. here are tallies of the votes they and their opponents received in their respective districts.

District

Council Member

For

Against

District 1 District 2

aaron Jenkins Billie sue Lancaster

36 35

27 17

District 3 District 4

John Wright richard Grossnickle

61 63

34 40 and 17

District 5 District 6

Matt Frierson Cleonne holmes Drake

82 209

24 128

District 7

arjumand hashmi

416

289

If his name seems familiar, perhaps that’s because he’s made headlines for hosting his friend and patient Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan’s former president, at his homes in Highland Park and Paris. It’s their relationship that led to the mayor

denying rumors about his plans for developing land around Paris’ Lake Crook.

“The president of Pakistan is buying the lake or coming to live in Paris, Texas: WRONG,” Hashmi said as he narrated a PowerPoint presentation at that

March meeting. “There is some sort of a secret plan being hidden by the council: WRONG.” As you might expect, Hashmi is one of the few natives of Pakistan — if not the only one — among Paris’ 25,000 residents.

So he gets attention at Walmart, where people stop to ask if he’s the mayor they’ve heard so much about. But Hashmi, who goes by “A.J.” there, likes to joke about his unique status.

“It’s very unusual to have a Pakistani-born, Muslim, smalltown mayor who’s a Republican,” he said. “Most of them end up as Democrats.”

The council’s chambers were packed for that late March meeting, with the mayor’s Lake Crook presentation being the main attraction; half of the crowd left after he was finished discussing it. But another hot-button topic on the agenda that evening was an ordinance

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P 2011

PEOPLE’S

When the Highland Park Town Council met on the fourth Monday in March, Mayor Joel Williams had to take care of some routine business: calling a pair of public hearings, receiving a couple of financial reports, and congratulating the town’s librarian on winning an award.

He did not have to deny that one of his initiatives was a conspiracy designed to benefit the president of Pakistan. But on the same night, about 100 miles to the northeast, one of Williams’ neighbors did that very thing.

Arjumand Hashmi, who owns a house just three blocks from the Williams home, also owns property in Paris, Texas, where he has served as mayor for three years. Although Hashmi also works full-time as a cardiologist at Paris Regional Medical Center, his wife and sons reside in Highland Park.

Hashmi accepted a job offer from the Paris hospital in 2005, months before he left his previous position in Tampa, Fla. So his wife, Rizma, and the boys came to Texas before he did, to avoid moving halfway across the country in the middle of a school year. Seeking the best education Texas had to offer, they rented a house in Highland Park. By the time Dr. Hashmi was ready to move to Paris, his family was entrenched.

“They loved it,” Rizma said of her boys’ life in Highland Park.

“They said, ‘We are not moving.’ ” So, the Hashmis came to an arrangement. Arjumand lives and works in Paris during the week, but sees his family in Highland Park on weekends.

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that banned smoking in hotels, restaurants, and other public places. One man drew laughs from the council and the crowd when he spoke against the ban.

“I’m not saying I’m smart for smoking,” he said to Hashmi before realizing whom he was addressing. “Oh, I’m sorry — you’re my doctor.”

Hashmi practiced cardiology in Paris for five years before he decided to run for office. He felt there was a disconnect between the council and its constituents, with the elected officials too entangled in personal agendas to address important issues.

“I was in an ideal position as a complete foreigner,” he said. “I didn’t grow up in Paris. I didn’t go to school in Paris. And I wasn’t related to anyone in Paris. So my views were based entirely on merits rather than relationships.”

Ralph Taylor, the pastor of Bethel Temple Church, was eating breakfast at McKee’s, a diner with an ashtray on every table, the morning after the smoking ban was approved. The lifelong Paris resident has never met Hashmi, but he’s read enough about to him know the mayor is “on top of every issue.”

“He seems to be civic-minded,” Taylor said. “He’s open; you can talk to him. He takes into consideration what you say, and if what you say is not better than what he thought, he stays with his own opinion.”

Hashmi did not become mayor by a popular vote. Paris is one of the few Texas cities that chooses its mayor by a consensus of the council, rather than a poll of the people. But he was put into office by far more voters than any of his colleagues (see chart), and no one opposed him when he was up for re-election a year ago.

“The beauty of me getting elected is, however you complain about prejudice, the bottom line is that the average American doesn’t think of it that way,” Hashmi said in an interview at his Highland Park home, where photos of him with Musharraf, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama hang not far from pictures of his sons playing football for the Scots. “My election is the perfect example of how broad-minded American people are.”

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C o mmunit y

Incoming Mayor Knows His Way Around University Park City Hall

D A N KO L L ER

Olin Lane, 80, will become University Park’s 19th mayor in May.

By Dan Koller

People Newspapers Olin Lane, who is about to take office as University Park’s mayor at the tender age of 80, is not a lifelong resident of the city.

“I didn’t move here until I was 3,” Lane deadpanned during an interview at City Hall, a building he knows well. Lane was a member of the city’s Board of Adjustment from 1984 to 1996, and he followed that up with the maximum three terms on the City Council.

Since leaving the council in 2002, he’s continued to serve on the city’s Capital Projects Review Committee, not to mention on the boards of the Highland Park Education Foundation and the Highland Park High School Alumni Association.

“Whatever small talents I have, I just feel it’s important to lend it back to ’em and keep it going,” said Lane, whose career began in sales with IBM before he opened his own real estate development business.

Lane grew up on the 3400 block of Bryn Mawr Drive, when there wasn’t much north of that street.

“I could sit on our back porch and watch the traffic on Northwest Highway,” he recalled.

He stayed close to home for college, enrolling at SMU. One of his fraternity brothers was Mayor Dick Davis, who is stepping down after two terms to spend more time with his grandchildren. After getting an MBA from Stanford, Lane lived in Dallas for a few years while serving in the Texas National Guard.

But in 1967, Lane and his wife, Sally, bought a house just three doors down from the one in which he grew up.

They’ve been there ever since.

“The city’s meant a lot to me,” Lane

mo r e ch a nges a foot

Robbie Corder

Bob Livingston

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said. “It’s been a wonderful place to live and raise children. The amenities and services that the city provides are second to none.”

The University Park Community League endorsed Lane’s candidacy before the filing deadline had passed to get on the ballot. When the deadline came and went on Feb. 28, nobody else had filed for the mayor’s seat, and only Taylor Armstrong had risen his hand to replace Mayor Pro Tem Bob Clark, who’s leaving the council due to term limits. So the election was called off.

“The way it works here may not be the best, but it certainly has served us well,” Lane said of the practice of mayors typically being former councilmen like him, Davis, and Davis’ predecessor, Blackie Holmes. “It’s a good farm system.”

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ost mornings, as I pedal going nowhere on the stationary bike at the Park Cities Y, I multitask. Glancing at two TV screens, watching the stock-market ticker and the guests of the morning talk shows, I also assemble my myriad newspapers and magazines and scan simultaneously. I cherry pick the articles that interest me over and above extreme weather and the shootings of the day. These feature stories can be as conflicting as they are informative and entertaining.

Here’s what’s new: the mind, or focusing the mind in order to de-stress from the sort of multitasking I am doing. As usual, there is no consensus on how to do this, only a consensus that we should, ought to, must.

Just as experts told us not to eat chocolate, coffee, coconuts, or butter — or drink alcohol — a couple of years ago, the experts have now told us coffee is good and can enhance students’ performance before exams, coconut milk is terrific, and butter is better for the heart than margarine.

If you’ve cut out grapefruit, cheese, and bread, and feel deprived, not to worry. Just live a few more years, and some expert will tell you — after further study — that it’s beneficial if you’re not allergic.

(Go ahead and indulge. I’m in a newspaper, which practically makes me an expert, and I love and eat them all.)

But the body is not what’s trending right now, it’s this billion-dollar business of destressing our minds in the information age. There are a spate of books, workshops, and gurus on mindfulness: regaining sanity amidst the barrage of tweets, posts, clicks, texts, traffic, and the news.

Reconnecting with self. For many, that equals meditation.

Of course, to the baby boomers, this is déjà vu: the Sixties’ age of hippiedom, the Beatles off to meditate with a guru in India, tuning out and turning on. But this movement is not about the new recreational pot laws in some states or “blowing your mind.”

This is so very Steve Jobs, the great meditator and innovator, albeit also a reason we are now so stressed with his technology.

Corporations, individuals,

LEN BOurLaNd and couples are signing up for courses in meditation and mindfulness. Pain can be refocused in patients, marital problems observed with detachment, corporate team-building achieved after getting a better sense of self.

The technique is to focus on the breath until all distracting thoughts are observed and sent non-critically away, until there is a mental rebooting. Following meditation, the idea is to focus mindfully on the mundane, like “wandering aimlessly” and feeling the foot’s heel and sole when walking. You can pay $300 for a weekend to practice this homework. (Or maybe just turning off the cellphone is the poor man’s start to “mindfulness.”)

However, some experts insist that all this mindfulness eliminates creativity or “implied learning” — reading facial expressions, learning grammatical cadences, and registering rhythm comes through a sort of osmosis when we’re tuned out, not in. It’s important not to focus so much on a mantra or the breath but to daydream, space out, and focus on absolutely nothing. (Like many of my students did when I taught school.) It’s during such times we have epiphanies and “a-ha” moments, when inventions and discoveries are made. So another debate: tiger mom or soccer mom?

Mediterranean or protein diet?

Focus or daydream?

I can relax because I already do both. I can daydream and space out pretty well, especially during boring meetings. As a childhood asthmatic, all we did was focus on my breath, so I think now I’m off the hook. And I have had aimless wandering down pat for several years now, focusing on ... “What am I looking for? A-ha! My car keys. To go get ... what?”

Lightbulb. Oh, yes: some coffee at Starbucks and a brownie. Do you mind?

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SCHEFFLER HAS LOYALTY ON LINKS Highland Park senior looks to make history at state tournament

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers Nobody could blame Scottie Scheffler if his mind was elsewhere. The golf phenom will tee off in at least two PGA Tour events this summer as well as the U.S. Amateur Championship.

He’s preparing to graduate from high school and enroll at the University of Texas, where he hopes to follow in the footsteps of Dallas standouts Justin Leonard, Harrison Frazar, and Jordan Spieth.

Yet the main focus for the Highland Park High School senior is on defending the individual and team titles at the UIL Class 4A state tournament in Austin. He has a chance to make history by becoming the first HP player to win three individual championships, and he will be the favorite to do so.

Still, for a golfer of Scheffler’s stature, the state tournament might lack in prestige, but he doesn’t see it that way, citing loyalty to his school and his teammates as primary sources of motivation.

“It was really fun winning last year with the guys, and that’s something I would like to do again,” Scheffler said.

“We’ve been improving as a team. It’s all

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scottie scheffler will compete in two PGa tour events this summer after he finishes his postseason run for highland Park. starting to come together now.”

That bodes well for the Scots and for Scheffler, who is rounding into form after taking some time away from the links during basketball season. He has played in almost every event for the Scots this season, when he’s not competing in more prestigious events elsewhere.

“The fact that he’s so team-oriented adds a little extra drive. That certainly makes it easier,” said HP head coach Jeff Loyd. “When you get a player of that caliber, that’s going to elevate the game of the guys behind him.”

After the state tournament on April 28-29 — assuming he qualifies, of course

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Siblings’ Rivalry Benefits Flying Scots Beitters look to grow tradition of distance runners at HP

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers They will help each other in practice, or offer words of advice or encouragement before their races. But when they’re lined up next to one another on the starting line, Jack and Griffin Beitter are finished with the pleasantries.

The two Highland Park High School runners are competitive like most athletes. But they know that losing a race to someone from another school is nowhere near as bad as losing to someone from your own home.

“It’s a very competitive thing,” Griffin Beitter said. “We’re friends before the race, but once you get on that line, it’s a matter of who will push themselves further that day.”

The siblings are among the latest in a long tradition of distance runners at Highland Park. They each helped the Scots reach the Class 4A state cross country meet in the fall, and have contributed to a strong season for HP this spring on the track.

Jack is a senior who mostly runs the 800 meters and 1,600 meters, while Griffin is a junior more suited for the longer distances of 1,600 and 3,200. Jack was fifth at regionals in the 1,600 as a sophomore, while Griffin reached the area meet last year.

“We always train as a team, but when it comes to the races, we compete against each other a lot,” Griffin said. “When you see your brother in the race, you want to beat him so bad that you push yourself harder.”

HP boys track coach Randy Adair

C ontin u e d f r om 1 B and to make a repeat appearance at the U.S. Amateur, where Scheffler reached the matchplay round a year ago.

As for the Scots, they will be the heavy favorite to repeat at state after winning the crown last spring by a dominant 25-stroke margin over Cedar Park. Four of the five members of that team are back this year, including Drake Turnbull, Charlie Click, and Jake Potter.

Scheffler won by three shots last year, while Turnbull, Click,

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and Potter each finished in the top 15. HP even sent a second team to state after sweeping through both the district and regional events. That means a repeat is more than possible — it’s likely.

“It helps with the experience,” Loyd said. “Anytime you can familiarize yourself with the pressure of a state tournament, that’s a plus. I think the guys will be confident.”

Loyd said the HP players went to Austin during spring break to play a few rounds at the University of Texas Golf

wanted to use that sibling rivalry to his advantage last year, when he first entered Jack and Griffin in the same 1,600 race.

They started shoulder to shoulder, and wound up in a sprint during the last 100 meters, with Jack edging Griffin in a photo finish.

“When we put them together sideby-side last year, it was super-competitive,” Adair said. “They’ve got two different personalities. They have different styles. But you line them up on a track, and they’re both running to win.”

The Beitter brothers come from an athletic family. Their father, John, is a former college baseball player and their sister, Grace, is a volleyball player at HP. Each of them started running track in

Club, which will be a new venue for the 4A state tournament this spring. Click hopes that familiarity will pay off.

“We’ve had a few hiccups this year, but we’ve turned it on in the last few weeks,” Click said. “We’ve been playing a lot better.”

Potter had surgery in early February to repair a dislocated kneecap he suffered while playing a pick-up basketball game.

He assumed at the time that his competitive golf career was over, but now he expects to be cleared to play in time for the

eighth grade.

“I consider us pretty young in track,” Jack said. “After a couple of years, we know how our bodies respond to certain workouts and how much we can push ourselves.”

The Beitters are each key components to a team that Adair hopes will have plenty of qualifiers for the state meet in May. The Scots finished second in both the district and area meets last spring as a team.

“This is one of the most solid groups overall that I’ve had in 12 years,” Adair said. “This is one of the best teams we’ve had around here in a long time.”

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regional and state tournaments.

“It was the best news I’ve had in a while. It was definitely not expected,” Potter said. “I was disappointed I wasn’t going to get to play. Now I hope I can go out on a winning note.”

Although golf is an individual sport by nature, Loyd said the Scots have embraced the team concept, as well as the expectations within the program.

“We’ve had the bull’s-eye for a long time,” he said, “and that’s a good problem to have.”

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Scots Head Into Spring With Big Goals For Fall

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers In Texas, you don’t need to wait until fall for football season. Just like their NFL counterparts, high school players can earn roster spots or climb the depth chart during offseason workouts.

Highland Park, along with most other schools in the Dallas area, will conduct spring drills in May, leading up to a spring game to showcase the team’s progress in front of fans.

The Scots will hold 12 after-school practices prior to the spring game. The first one of those will be April 28. For the ensuing three weeks, HP will practice on Monday through Wednesday, then will hold a scrimmage on Thursday.

That will lead up to the annual Blue-Gold game on May 20, which will include a pair of modified varsity scrimmages

at 6 and 7 p.m., preceded by JV and eighth-grade competitions.

“It’s a great time to evaluate and for the players to show improvement,” Scots head coach Randy Allen said. “We’re not concerned so much about our opponents in spring training as much as we are about improving our own team.”

The Scots lost to Denton Guyer in the Class 4A Division I state semifinals last year. They will jump to the new 6A classification next season.

Allen recently named the captains for 2014, and all four are returning starters — quarterback Brooks Burgin, receiver Andrew Frost, linebacker Mitchell Kaufman, and center Clayton Woods.

The Scots will open fall practice on Aug. 11, and will start the regular season against Frisco Centennial on Aug. 30.

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HP Softball Program Has optimism About Future

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers As it turns 20 years old, the Highland Park softball program is finally growing up.

Just four years removed from having only 10 players participating, the Lady Scots have enjoyed the best season in their history this spring.

And even if it doesn’t end with HP reaching the playoffs, there are signs to suggest that the future is bright for a team that has long been considered an afterthought.

“This is the closest we’ve ever been,” head coach Meredith Townsend said. “It makes practice a whole heck of a lot easier. They’re more motivated to work hard in practice.”

When Townsend arrived at HP four years ago, she had to generate interest in the sport before she even began working on skills. Now, those efforts are

starting to pay off, thanks in part to a promising group of underclassmen.

The Lady Scots reached a couple of milestones this spring. They set a new school record for victories on March 25 against Carrollton Newman Smith, then rallied to upset perennial powerhouse Forney a week later. HP also clinched its first winning season.

“Beating Forney was a huge confidence builder for us,” Townsend said. “We’re very young, so I think we’ve always battled that. This year we’re finally feeling more comfortable.”

The team has just one senior starting in the field — third baseman Ginna Klein — and its infield is comprised almost entirely of freshmen and sophomores. Among the team’s top sophomores are pitcher Katie Bell, catcher Rennie Orr, and second baseman Sunny Bowden.

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this spring, the highland Park softball team enjoyed its most successful season in program history.

The team has improved both at the plate and in the field, and Bell is among the Dallas-Fort Worth area’s leaders in strikeouts.

“Her issue last year was walks,” Townsend said of Bell.

“She has great speed, but she didn’t have a lot of control. If

she develops a third pitch, I think she’s going to be really hard to handle.”

Eight of the nine HP starters are expected to return next year. Besides a core group that has played together during the offseason, Townsend also is encouraged by her JV team, which

has a winning record in district play.

“They’ve been working really hard, and I think they’re finally putting it together,” Townsend said. “It’s good to see some progress.”

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Anderson won the individual title at the District 10-4A tournament at Tenison Park with a score of 7374—147. She won by 11 strokes over the runner-up, and also led the Lady Scots to the team title.

Klein has been one of the most consistent hitters this season for the Lady Scots. She hit a game-tying triple, then scored the game-winning run in the final inning during an upset of perennial power Forney.

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Lady Scots Narrowly Miss Return Trip to State Tournament

By Randy Jennings

Special Contributor Highland Park’s lofty goal of a third straight trip to the UIL girls state soccer tournament was dashed by the narrowest of margins.

Wylie East defeated the Lady Scots on April 12 in the Class 4A Region II title game, 1-0, on a windy afternoon at Standridge Stadium in Carrollton.

The only goal came in fluke fashion in the 58th minute, when a clearance pass by a Highland Park defender ricocheted off a teammate and into the Lady Scots’ net.

The scoring chance began with a shot by the Lady Raiders’ Asia Revely that Highland Park goalkeeper Mariya Molina came off her line to deflect. The ball scooted to Molina’s right, setting up the chain of events that led to the goal.

“If we had scored that goal to win one-nil, I’d say it was a great win,” Highland Park coach Stewart Brown said. “It depends

hP players accepted the Class 4a region ii runner-up trophy. on what side of the field you’re standing on. Sometimes a goal like that wins games.”

In a scoreless first half, Highland Park (21-5-1) controlled possession and enjoyed an edge in scoring opportunities despite going into the wind. Those chances were reduced in the second half until a desperate flurry in the final 18 minutes.

Hope Hyde and Sara Summers led the late Highland Park

assault. Brooke-Lynn Scroggins, keeper for Wylie East, made an alert save to stop perhaps the Lady Scots’ best chance, a low Summers drive from 7 yards with three minutes remaining.

“Getting to state twice is an accomplishment,” Brown said.

“So is making it to the regional final. I couldn’t be prouder of my team. They represent the school and the community so well.”

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Leland won the 400 meters with a time of 49.65 seconds at the District 10-4A meet, where he also advanced to the area meet in the 800. He has won multiple races at both distances this year.

Looney continued his dominance on the mound with a no-hitter against District 10-4A leader Carrollton Creekview, which was his second straight shutout. He also hit a gamewinning double against Terrell.

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Harrison Helps Cambridge Hold Court

By Marley Malenfant People Newspapers

Ask Theo Harrison about playing basketball as a freshman for the Cambridge School of Dallas, and he’ll say his team was awful.

The Lions had a 1-11 record his freshman year. But the Highland Park resident has played four years at the varsity level and helped his team go deep in the TAPPS 2A playoffs the past two years.

“We weren’t very good,” Harrison deadpanned. “It wasn’t nearly competitive as it is now.

Coach didn’t expect much from us.”

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“It was talent, honestly,” he said. “Freshman year I was the only person on the team who really played basketball yearround. My sophomore year, we had some kids come up who were freshmen. Four of the five starters this year are from that class, and they really helped out.

I had a lot more options as far as passing.”

As a junior, Harrison had his best season offensively, averaging 20 points per game and seven rebounds. In his final year, Harrison averaged 15.1 points and 4.9 rebounds for the season and led his team in assists.

Once he was able to trust his teammates, the game was easier.

“After we made the playoffs my sophomore year, that kind of gave me more confidence [to believe in my teammates],” he said. “It made me a lot more confident in them, and in turn it made me better.”

Cambridge head coach Steven Lee said Harrison was at his best this year due to his ability to facilitate. Lee has coached Harrison since he was a freshman, and remembers the days

“ BEFO RE TH E GAME S H E’ S CA L M, BUT W H EN WE PRACTI CE O R IT ’ S GAME TIME , H E ’ S JUST O N. ” WILLIAM BIE S EL when his best player was raw.

Lee was impressed with the growth of Harrison’s game. By his sophomore year, he grew three inches to 6-foot-3 and developed an all-around game.

“Theo was in a unique position when he came in,” Lee said.

“He really uplifted us. When he came in, Cambridge didn’t have much of a reputation in the realm of basketball. His first year, he led our team in scor-

ing. It wasn’t a very great team.

That second year, he took more responsibility, more leadership, and just led the charge for us.”

Cambridge junior William Biesel, who has played with Harrison for three years, said he’s the most vigorous player during the game. “[He is a] really great leader on the court and really energetic,” he said. “Before the games he’s calm, but when we practice or it’s game time, he’s just on.”

At the beginning of this season, Harrison said he expected Cambridge to win a state championship. But on Feb. 25, Cambridge lost to Abilene Christian 86-65. Abilene Christian went on to win the TAPPS 2A title.

“During the regular season of my senior year, I thought our team last year was better, because all that really happened to us was we lost two guys,” he said. “I was convinced that no one else got better. But in the playoffs, our first two games we won by like 40 or 50 points. I was like, ‘Hey, we have a shot.’ ” Harrison hasn’t decided which college to attend but is looking at three schools — Wake Forest, College of Charleston, or Chapman University. Harrison said he still wants to play basketball and plans to major in marketing.

“I really like film, and Chapman is next to L.A., so I have opportunities there,” he said.

“Wake Forest’s liberal arts interest me, and there are the rivalries with Duke and North Carolina, which is cool.”

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A Year of Champions

t’s been a year of championship wins for student/athletes at Highland Park High School.

HPHS sophomore Stephen Dieb won the individual state championship in the 145-pound division at the UIL 4A wrestling championship meet Feb. 14-15 in Garland.

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HPHS junior Connor Creek was the division champion at 160 pounds. The Scots took second place as a team at the state meet.

Junior Kate Boyer claimed the UIL 4A championship title in both the 50- and 100-freestyle events at the state swimming and diving meet Feb. 21-22 in Austin. Boyer also set a new 4A state record in the 100-freestyle with a time of 50.85 seconds.

Senior Natalie Rathjen won the UIL 4A girls cross country individual state title Nov. 9 in Round Rock. Rathjen posted a time of 17:41.78, 46 seconds faster than the second-place finisher.

The girls team finished in second place.

The HPHS tennis team won its sixth consecutive 4A state title and broke its own state record with its 15th title overall. Despite rain delays and relocations, the Scots defeated San Antonio Alamo Heights 10-3 in the semifinals and Montgomery High School 10-1 in the finals to win the championship Nov. 6 in Waco.

Those hoping for a title next year should not that the HPHS trainers will sponsor athletic

(l to r) Swimmer Kate Boyer, runner Natalie Rathjen, wrestlers Stephen Dieb and Connor Creek and the HPHS tennis team all celebrated championships in their sports.

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