Park Cities People -- September 2014

Park Cities People

SEPTEMBER 2014 I Vol. 34, No. 8 parkcitiespeople.com  

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AS THEY ENTER 6A, CAN THE SCOTS’ DOMINANCE CONTINUE? 3C

POLICE Check your bike racks; theft spree continues 4 BUSINESS Why is Highland Park Cafeteria in Casa Linda? 6 COMMUNITY Curtain falls on Snider Plaza’s Dallas Met Ballet 30 E D U C AT I O N UP resident helps launch law school for masses 43

TEN BEST DRESSED

Heartfelt fashionistas confess faux pas and favorite frocks 21

COMMUNITY

Would you go to church on the lawn at Caruth Park? 28

E D U C AT I O N

Families pass on Scots traditions to four generations 35

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CONTENTS FROM THE PUBLISHER

Saying Goodbye is Never Easy

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hange is hard — not just hard, but really hard. Some of us profess that we “embrace change” and “if you’re not changing, you’re dead,” or is that “if you’re not growing, you’re dead?” Whatever.

We just say these things to build confidence in others and to reassure ourselves.

Last week, one of our longtime employees, DorDorothy othy Wood, bid the newsWood paper farewell. Dorothy started with us in December 1981, just a few months after the paper began publishing its first issue of Park Cities People.

In her tenure here, she’s worn many hats; those of salesperson, our first webmaster, director of circulation, and — most recently — associate publisher.

Through all of her roles here, she’s been a leader and beloved by the staff. Wick Allison, Editor-in-Chief of our parent company, D Magazine Partners, said of Dorothy: “It’s a really remarkable run.”

Longtime colleague Kate Martin said: “Dorothy, always the cheerleader, always the workhorse, and always the friend.”

Office manager Chelsey Plumlee said: “She said something to me my first week that will stick with me forever. ‘If you’re too big to do the small stuff, you’re too small to do the big stuff.’ It’s true and perfectly reflects her attitude as an employee and friend.”

Growing up in the Park Cities, she’s

PAT M A R T I N

“ GROW IN G UP IN T H E PARK CIT IE S , S H E ’ S KN OW N AN D LOVE D

BY MAN Y IN T H E C O MMUN IT Y. ” known and loved by many in the community. Every time we participate in the Fourth of July Parade with a float, I hear her name shouted from the crowd. “Hey, Dorothy!” or “Where’s Dorothy?” in more recent years, when she was not on the float but scooting around on her scooter.

In a farewell note to the staff, she said, “It’s been a great ride!” When I read that, I envisioned her riding off on her scooter shouting, “see ya!”

C O R R E C T I O N : In our July issue, we ran a story on Sparkman-Hillcrest Funeral Home undergoing renovations. In it, we stated that the company is still family-owned. However, the company is now in the Dignity Memorial network, although a fifth-generation Sparkman still works with the company.

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POLICE SKU LD U GGE RY of the M O N T H TO OTS I E S RO LLE D At 4:09 p.m. on Aug. 16, the driver of a red 2001 Chevrolet SUV ran through the front window of Tootsies at The Plaza at Preston Center, causing $3,000 in damage. The driver fled the scene but was tracked down and arrested on a DWI charge.

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Larcenists Leave Bike Owners Singing Unchained Melody

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here are plenty of highend bicycles in the Park Cities. Apparently many of them are left unsecured or stored in open garages. The only thing missing is a sign that declares, “Steal Me!” In early August, thieves indeed wheeled away plenty of bikes and didn’t discriminate in their choices. Here’s a sampling of the incidents in question.

On Aug. 5, criminals stole three bikes overnight from a garage on Hanover Street, and another that was chained to a staircase at an apartment complex on Rosedale Avenue.

The following day, a bike was pilfered from a back yard on Normandy Avenue. And four days after that, a thief damaged a lock while pedaling away on

TODD JORGENSON University Boulevard.

Another overnight spree took place on Aug. 14, when bikes were stolen in separate incidents on Granada Avenue, Asbury Avenue, and McFarlin Boulevard. The next evening, a thief pulled off a heist on Mockingbird Lane.

If there’s a common theme here, it’s that many of these incidents involved unlocked bikes or open garage doors, or both.

Consider yourself warned.

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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 August 5 Between 5 and 5:14 a.m., a burglar broke into a detached garage in the 3700 block of Maplewood Avenue and stole three televisions, with a combined value of $3,500, from a garage apartment and workout room. When officers arrived, they found all doors to the garage open and a screwdriver and steak knife on the bed of the apartment.

They also found the TVs leaning against a nearby fence, and returned them to the homeowner.

August 15 At 7:40 a.m., a contractor at a house in the 4300 block of Lorraine Avenue saw a suspicious yellow late-model Lincoln pull out of a driveway.

Earlier that morning, a burglar

broke into the house and stole two Samsung flat-screen televisions with a combined value of $1,600, in addition to causing significant damage.

August 16 Between 6 p.m. on Aug. 15 and 9 a.m. on Aug. 16, a miscreant shattered a window on a silver 2014 Bentley Continental in the 3400 block of Drexel Drive, causing $3,500 in damage. The incident was part of an overnight vandalism spree that included similar damage to eight other vehicles along a two-block stretch of Drexel and the 3100 and 3200 blocks of St. Johns Drive during approximately the same time frame. All reports consisted of windows being cracked or shattered with projectiles, likely bullets.

4,600 Value, in dollars, of a Chanel purse stolen from a patron at Mi Cocina at Highland Park Village at 8:08 p.m. on Aug. 16. The purse contained a house key, makeup kit, and $10 in cash.

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U N I V E R S I T Y PA R K August 3 A 2:57 a.m., an assailant struck someone with a kitchen knife in the 4500 block of Emerson Avenue. Piaget Huett, 34, of University Park was arrested on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The victim was also arrested on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.

August 11 Between 11 p.m. on Aug. 10 and 7 a.m. on Aug. 11, a thief stole an $800 pair of Tom Ford eyeglasses and a $300 Smith & Wesson 9mm handgun from an unlocked white 2009 GMC Yukon in the 3100 block of Westminster Avenue.

August 12 Between 6 and 8 p.m., a

thief stole $11,800 worth of jewelry, along with a $300 iPhone and $40 in cash, from the master bedroom closet of a house in the 4100 block of Hyer Avenue.

August 14 At 3:56 a.m., police were alerted to an overnight burglary of the Mal Malouf store at The Plaza at Preston Center, during which a thief stole undetermined amounts of jewelry, clothing, and purses.

August 15 Between 1 and 1:13 p.m., a pickpocket stole a $150 Coach wallet containing $150 in cash and $150 worth of gift cards from a restaurant patron at The Plaza at Preston Center.

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BUSINESS Cafeteria’s Name Defies Location Casa Linda holds piece of HP history

By Sarah Bennett

People Newspapers “What’s that doing there?” It’s a question many drivers may ask themselves on their way to White Rock Lake when they see Highland Park Cafeteria sitting in a Casa Linda shopping center.

The answer dates all the way back to 1925, when Carolyn Goodman first opened the original Highland Park Cafeteria on Knox Street, just across the street from the equally historic Highland Park Pharmacy.

“There would be a line around the block,” modern-day owner Jeff Snoyer said of the original location.

The cafeteria eventually grew to eight locations, including Casa Linda. But after the bank failures of the late 1980s, only the original location and Casa Linda were left.

By the mid-1990s, Goodman had died and the family was no longer involved in the business, so the cafeteria changed hands. Unfortunately, the new owner could not keep the business afloat long.

“It was a sad day when it closed,” Goodman’s grandson David Yates said.

After that closure, still-newer owners tried to operate under the name Casa Linda Cafeteria at the synonymous location. That is, until December 2006, when the restaurant closed abruptly, with essentially no warning.

That’s when Snoyer, who had been a loyal customer with his wife, decided to take matters into his own hands. The real-estate pro reopened the eatery un-

C H R I S M C G AT H E Y

Jeff Snoyer reopened the doors of Highland Park Cafeteria as its new owner in 2007, going back to the original name.

Manager Travis Moody serves a plate.

der the original name in 2007, and has worked to rebuild that hometown feel ever since.

Today, customers range from the anticipated, older audience to lake-lovers, church-goers, and lunch-hour workers.

But one thing rings true with many.

“They remember the old days,” manager Chris Ingram said.

In the “old days,” Highland Park Cafeteria built its reputation on remarkable food. And that’s still what the cafeteria aims for today, from the tortilla soup and the zucchini muffins, to the fried catfish and rhubarb pie.

“I could spend all day talking about

the pies,” Snoyer said.

Snoyer has worked to retain many original elements of the cafeteria, such as the photos of presidents covering the wall as patrons line up to get their trays.

The first ladies follow just around the corner.

He also aims for quality in his foods and fairness in his pay, keeping customers and employees happy. There’s also a hot plate for any Dallas police officer that walks in the door.

It’s these small touches that add some continuity despite company changes

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HPHS Grad Wants Your Opinion on Site Visits

By Paige Skinner

Special Contributor Alexander Winn seems to be the epitome of an entrepreneur.

A writer, filmmaker, designer, and now website creator, Winn — a 2005 Highland Park High School graduate now living in Los Angeles — launched FlitterWeb in May. “If you’re like, ‘Where do I buy shoes online,’ you could Google where to buy shoes, but who knows if the top result is actually going to be good,” Winn explains. “So FlitterWeb allows

you to read customer reviews and find the right site for you.”

The idea came after his fiancée, actress Lacey Hannan, had a positive experience with Rent the Runway, an online rental boutique.

She wanted to leave the site a nice review, but didn’t know where she could do that.

That ’s when the idea for FlitterWeb was conceived.

Users of the site must register through FlitterWeb or Facebook, Winn said.

Once registered, users can begin writing reviews for and

rating different sites.

Users rate the site on functionality, aesthetics, service, and support.

Winn said he finds reviews and ratings usually come from either end of the spectrum.

“The more intense their feelings, good or bad, the more likely they are to write a review,” he said, “which is part of the reason why the bigger the audience of the website, the bigger the community, the more representative of an idea it is because you’re going to be less likely to get the middle-of-the-road

reviews. But if you have a big enough audience, you’re going to be getting them anyway.”

Winn said FlitterWeb welcomes anyone and everyone to submit sites and write reviews.

“We would just love for people to check it out and share their favorite websites and share what websites they’ve had bad experiences, good experiences with or their own websites,” he said. “You’re more than welcome to submit your own website and write a review for it yourself.”

Webb’s friend Kris Carr, a

user of the site who has submitted her own personal, acting site to be reviewed, spoke highly of FlitterWeb and Winn.

“I love the idea of it,” she said. “There are so many sites that aren’t worth your time, but also a lot of sites that don’t have praise they deserve.

“He’s on the ball with anything and everything he wants to do, whether that’s making apps, acting, writing, designing, whatever. He has a great personality and he’s a good, kind human being. He also makes sure to help better people’s day.”

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over the years.

“The cafeteria has been a blessing to me,” said cook Earnest Bowens, who was first hired in 1956. “I come and work with folks that love each other and care about each other.”

For Goodman’s grandchildren, the cafeteria is still worth a trek for its smells, tastes, and memories.

“My wife, Patty, and I are still regular, loyal customers and always enjoy seeing the family pictures on the wall,” Mark Lovvorn said. “All four of our kids still love the food and original recipes. With five grandchildren of our own, I’m sure the HPC tradition will continue.”

He even remembers a photo from the original Knox location running in The Dallas Morning News on Thanksgiving Day in 1957.

“I’m the 3-year-old with the knife and fork in the air,” he said. “The photo’s been called a true Norman Rockwell scene of Dallas during the 1950s.”

Like Lovvorn, Yates is glad

The Dallas Morning News ran this photo of the family in 1957.

“ TH E Y R EME MBE R T HE GO O D O L D DAYS . ” C H A RLE S IN GR A M that new generations are getting to experience the downhome goodness of what his grandmother started.

“You try to explain what a good cafeteria was, and kids

are thinking the school cafeteria,” Yates said. “They’re not really understanding what it was — the kind of community.

There weren’t that many places you could come by yourself and sit down and be comfortable.”

But does Snoyer ever foresee growing that community like in the 1980s?

“We’re one location,” he said. “We’re not going to expand.”

And for many customers, that’s just the way it should be.

Email sarah.bennett@ peoplenewspapers.com

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DINING

‘Godfather’ of Custom Pizza Opens Local Storefronts

By Karley Kiker

Special Contributor The way pizza-preneur James Markham sees it, food is akin to a romantic relationship — that is, it’s best when kept fresh.

It’s a sentiment that can be linked directly to Project Pie, the valedictorian of the dough-tossing chains (MOD, Pieology) Markham has founded in recent years. Like its predecessors, the Project Pie concept involves custom-made pizzas bedazzled with premium ingredients. Unlike the stores that have gone before, however, Project Pie will be opening in Dallas — and opening four times over to boot.

“I’ve got four units I’m doing in Dallas this year. I’m doing Preston Center, Lower Greenville — we just signed a space right at SMU, and we’re doing one in Addison too,” Markham said. Although the storefronts will open back-to-back this fall, thanks to a mix of vintage and industrial furnishings, “all of them are going to look different.”

If you’re planning to dine at the Preston Center location, for example, you’ll spot an 8-footlong credenza-turned-soda-station that dates back to 1942.

When you’re ready to switch things up, pop over to the Uni-

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Project Pie will open a number of locations this year, including Preston Center and Asbury Avenue. versity Park restaurant — the space on Hillcrest and Asbury, which used to belong to New York Sub, will be outfitted with a completely different lighting, floor, and tile package. Feel like venturing out to Lower Greenville? You’ll be welcomed with open arms and a wide-open bar — this particular Project Pie will feature a rooftop deck that joins with next-door neighbor HG Sply Co., and is the only Dallas location where liquor will be served in addition to beer and wine.

“I’ve been touted as sort of being the guy who started this entire segment — this whole build-your-own, Chipotle-style pizza thing,” said Markham, who has planted pizza joints everywhere from San Diego to Shanghai.

Maybe that’s why he’s not afraid to innovate and try new things. Or talk about his competitors.

“We have a lot of competition out there. In Dallas you’ve got Pie Five,” Markham said.

“I would open next door to Pie

Five.”

Luckily, in 2012 he was introduced to local real estate mogul Michael Miller, who quickly scouted a few locations for Markham’s Dallas debut that were less likely to result in a pie-in-the-face scenario.

“We knew we wanted to start inside the loop before venturing out to the suburbs,” Miller said.

“Preston Center was a no-brainer to capture both the large daytime population that occupies the office buildings in the area, as well as the densely-populat-

ed, high-income neighborhoods of Preston Hollow and the Park Cities.”

But there was also the cool factor to take into consideration.

“Frankly, before I came to Dallas I had no idea that your food scene was so cool, which I’m glad about — I think we’re going to fit right in,” Markham said, noting that Project Pie was recently ranked the No. 1 emerging brand on Yelp. “I think people are going to dig it.”

If Project Pie’s pizzas taste as good as they look in photographs, people are likely to dig in, too. Customers can either build their own pizza entirely from scratch, or start with a signature pie as a base and get creative from there. Markham suggests trying out the chain’s newest white pizza, which features not-so-nasty roasted Brussels sprouts, prosciutto, red onion, mozzarella and parmesan cheese, plus a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil — couture on crust, if you will. Taste buds not feeling quite so adventurous?

Go with Miller’s pick: a classic Marguerita accented by tomato sauce, mozzarella, and basil.

Or, get funky. The best part of entering into a relationship with Project Pie is that you’ll pay $7.85 no matter how many toppings you select. Now that’s amore.

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TEN BEST DRESSED MEET THE NOMINEES

FASHIONISTAS WITH HEART

DANA DRIENSKY

Left to right: Patty Leyendecker, Heather Esping, Lynn McBee, Mary Clare Finney, DeeDee Lee, Hall of Fame honoree Lee Ann White, Francie Moody-Dahlberg, Ashley Hunt, Christi Urschel, Margaret Hancock, and Nancy Carlson.

NANCY CARLSON

Favorite designer? Marni, Balenciaga, and Dior — Marni makes great dresses, Balenciaga has the best shapes and fit, and anything Dior is always perfect. Favorite outfit in your closet? I’m really comfortable in a jacket, short skirt, black tights, and flat boots. Fashion era you miss? ‘60s and early ‘70s — designers like Pucci and Courregès; models like Twiggy and Jean Shrimpton. Fashion faux pas? I’ve made a million. Favorite charity? Crystal Charity Ball helps so many children in Dallas each year.

The arts are also essential — I love TACA and the Dallas Museum of Art. H E AT H E R E S P I N G

Favorite designer? Lanvin, Valentino, Celine, Zac Posen, and of course Nina Ricci.

Favorite outfit in your closet? My sun-protected tennis top from SK Girl. I know that when I put that on I will get to exercise, have fun with my friends, and ward off any further sun damage. Fashion era you miss? ‘60s — I love how the women dress

S AV E T H E D AT E What: The Luncheon When: Thursday, Sept. 11 Where: Neiman Marcus Downtown *Event is sold out on Mad Men. It’s so feminine and put-together. Fashion faux pas? Wearing shoulder pads in everything in the ‘80s. Favorite charity? I feel drawn to organizations that give children a chance at a better education.

It’s their perseverance and dedication that allows the program to succeed.

M A RY C L A R E F I N N E Y

Favorite designer? There are too many greats to single out only one. Favorite outfit in your closet? A long, sleeveless, bohemian-style dress I can throw on and go to the grocery store or a meeting in. Fashion era you miss? Flapper era, because who doesn’t love fringe, feathers, and pearls? Fashion faux pas? The

need to wear hosiery or socks with shoes. I’m getting a little less ridicule now that Kate Middleton has been wearing hose.

Favorite charity? Through the agencies that CCB supports I feel like I learn more about the Dallas community and the range of needs of some of its citizens.

It is fulfilling to see the children benefiting through a program that I helped to raise funds for.

MARGARET HANCOCK

Favorite designer? Hadleigh’s in Highland Park Village. Gable and Ed are Dallas designers, and their clothes are beautiful, classic, and easy to wear day and night. Favorite outfit in your closet? I love to wear dresses.

They are feminine and a complete outfit. Fashion era you miss? ‘60s — my favorite outfit was a pair of plaid, hip-hugger bell-bottoms when I was 6 years old. Fashion faux pas? I wear my sunglasses all the time. They keep my hair out of my face. Favorite charity? Crystal Charity Ball! The efforts of these amazing women with our community’s generous support is truly

making a difference in the lives of Dallas children.

ASHLEY HUNT

Favorite designer? Raf Simons for Christian Dior. His designs are amazingly creative and wearable. Favorite outfit in your closet? A blue-and-white, brocade dress by Valentino. It fits me perfectly and the pattern is beautiful. Fashion era you miss?

Early ‘60s — the tailoring and silhouettes really showed off a woman’s body, and the clothing was glamorous without being too overdone. Fashion faux pas? Wide-leg trousers are never good on a petite person! Favorite charity? Young Women’s Preparatory Network (formerly Foundation for the Education of Young Women). This group provides hope and fosters success with bright young women by providing exemplary teaching and experiences.

DEEDEE LEE

Favorite designer? I honestly can’t name just one. My closet is a mixed collection of designers. Favorite outfit in your

closet? I have several black dresses that are my favorites. I can dress them up or down with jewelry and accessories. Fashion era you miss? I’m not sure I miss any. I like classic styles from every era. Fashion faux pas? Hair bands with large bows. What was I thinking? Favorite charity? Ability Connection Texas. It is an amazing organization that is committed to improving the lives of children and adults with disabilities.

PAT T Y L E Y E N D E C K E R

Favorite designer? Valentino.

I appreciate the construction of the garments and how they are designed to fit a woman’s body. Their clothing is made to transcend fads. Favorite outfit in your closet? A black, Oscar de la Renta cocktail dress. It fits me perfectly and is made of a fabric that doesn’t wrinkle. Fashion era you miss? The 60s had elements I still like today — sheath dresses, minis (not for me anymore), boots, simple lines, and great use of color. Fashion faux CONTINUED ON 36

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Celebrating Forty Years at Neiman’s

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Special Contributor This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Crystal Charity Ball’s Ten Best Dressed Women of Dallas Fashion Show and Luncheon. Try saying that 10 times fast, test your archival knowledge by reading through the following list of trivia-style facts, then join us in making a toast to the best fashion show and luncheon this half century (give or take a decade) has ever seen. Cheers!

1975

The first fashion show takes place over brunch at the Zodiac Restaurant in the downtown Neiman Marcus store. The event spans a threeday period to accommodate the ticket demand.

1984 The event is held at the now defunct Arts District Theater, where 800 guests attend the evening soiree.

1985 Fashion on ice

sounds nice to 700 guests, who enjoy a multi-course seated dinner at the ice rink of the Plaza of the Americas hotel.

1987 The fashion show

struts back to its original home at the Neiman Marcus flagship store.

CONTINUED FROM 35 pas? Wearing yoga pants any day I can get away with it! Favorite charity? If you want a job done, ask a Crystal Charity member! I consider it an honor to be a member of this wonderful organization. Another bonus is the incredible friendships I have made and the new skills I have developed in doing this important work for the children served by the beneficiaries.

LY N N M C B E E

Favorite designer? Christian Dior — timeless, elegant, feminine. Favorite outfit in your closet? A leather jacket I inherited from my grandmother from the 1970s. It’s so cool, chic, and reminds me of her incredible style. Fashion era you miss?

1940s and 1950s. Pencil skirts, elegant pants and blouses.

Sharp, tailored lines and nothing sloppy. Fashion faux pas?

Too many to name in the 1980s.

Favorite charity? Young Women’s Preparatory Network (formerly Foundation for the Education of Young Women). This work is changing the course of these young women and their families forever!

FRANCIE M O O DY- D A H L B E R G

Favorite designer? There are so

think of them as “lessons,” and let’s just say I’m always learning! Favorite charity? I am especially attracted to charities that focus on serving children with special needs and the wonderful people who care for them. They hold a special place in my heart.

T H E FA S H I O N

Nina Ricci Designer Creates Romance Why was Peter Copping of Nina Ricci chosen as this year’s featured designer? Neiman Marcus fashion director and senior vice president Ken Downing explains: “Peter Copping’s love of the romantic and feminine, with a modern, city-chic sensibility, Peter made Nina Ricci the perfect pairing for Copping the annual Crystal Charity Fashion Show Luncheon. Peter’s fall collection is filled with lavish, lace details, luxurious leathers, pretty floral prints, and dressed-up knits. It not only makes a beautiful show, but it makes women look beautiful.”

many I love for different reasons. For example, I really like Oscar de la Renta for its great fabrics, Alexander McQueen for great lines, and Chanel for timeless elegance. Favorite outfit in your closet? Evening gowns.

I love wearing a beautiful gown to a special event. I have a black-and-white Marchesa that’s always been a joy to wear.

Fashion era you miss? Crazy as it may sound, I loved the 1980s’ over-the-top, Dynasty-esque style — big shoulders and big hair. Flashy and fun. Fashion faux pas? I try not to have them.

I’m really big on my outfits being coordinated: the right shoes, purse, jewelry, and so forth to go

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with whatever I wear. But I do love my flip flops! Favorite charity? I feel especially drawn to nearly any cause that benefits women, children, or animals.

CHRISTI URSCHEL

Favorite designer? Karl Lagerfeld for his unparalleled artistry. Favorite outfit in your closet? A Dolce and Gabbana long duster jacket, T-shirt, jeans, and boots. It’s casual yet finished, and the jacket reminds me of a special day shopping in New York with my mom. Fashion era you miss? Early 60s. I’m a fan of style icons Jackie Kennedy and Audrey Hepburn.

Fashion faux pas? I’d rather

Favorite designer? Chanel — superb quality pieces, and their designs are always timeless and classic, but with an edge.

Favorite outfit in your closet? A Chanel winter-white dress, and a fun, black, cocktail dress by Michael Faircloth. It has great style! Fashion era you miss? I loved the era of Jackie Kennedy. Her style was very couture and beautiful. Fashion faux pas? I don’t believe in fashion faux pas. Have fun and enjoy your style! Favorite charity?

I chair the National Advisory Board for The Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health within the Texas Tech University Health Science Center. The Institute provides health care services for women who could not afford health care in West Texas and the Permian Basin.

Compiled by Sarah Bennett

FA S H I O N G E N E S There are fashionable jeans — looking at you, Citizens of Humanity — and there are genes of fashion. While clothing is worn, style is something that’s passed down from generation to effortlessly-chic generation … at least when it comes to the ladies listed among the Crystal Charity Ball’s Ten Best Dressed. Can you match the Hall of Fame honoree to her equally elegant relative?

1989

Carla Francis is named the first Hall of Fame honoree.

1990

Houston’s Best Dressed Women visit Dallas.

The previous world record for “highest collective hairstyle” is presumably smashed.

Norma Hunt First Top Ten group in 1974

Jan Pickens Fourth Hall of Fame honree

Tincy Miller Hall of Fame honoree

Gene Jones Hall of Fame honoree

Nancy Dedman Hall of Fame

Marilyn Augur Hall of Fame honoree

Sharon McCullough Hall of Fame

Allison Farrow Hall of Fame honoree

Margaret Hancock Best Dressed

Libby Hunt Hall of Fame honoree

Tavia Hunt Hall of Fame honoree

Charlotte Anderson Hall of Fame

Kim Miller Former Ball Chairman

Rachel Dedman Hall of Fame

1993 The VIP Patron

Ticket is introduced at a cost of $250 per person.

2005

Platinum Patron tickets are added at a rate of $2,000 per person.

2009 Nancy Dedman

is named the first Honorary Fashion Show Chairman. She’s followed by Annette Simmons in 2011 and Gene Jones in 2012.

A. Tavia Hunt is the daughter-in-law of Norma Hunt. B. Allison Farrow is the daughter of Jan Pickens. C.Margaret Hancock is the daughter of Marilyn Augur D. Kim Miller is the daughter-in-law of Tincy Miller.

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WEDDINGS ELIZABETH MANN & CHRISTOPHER RHODES

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lizabeth McNair Mann and Christopher Spengler Rhodes were married at 7 p.m. on June 8, 2013 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Jacksonville, Fla. The Reverend Jonathan B. Coffey Jr. officiated the ceremony with Reverend Barnum C. McCarty assisting. A reception followed at Timuquana Country Club.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Randall Mann of Jacksonville. She is the granddaughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. James Lee Baldwin of Highland Park, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Frederic Mann of Jacksonville.

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Arthur Rhodes of University Park. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John David Rhodes of Sewickley, Pa., and Mrs. Carl Frederic Spengler Jr. and the late Mr. Carl Frederic Spengler Jr. of Redmond, Wash.

The bride wore an ivory silk trumpet gown of Alencon lace designed by Liancarlo. The gown was fashioned with a scalloped V-neckline with delicate cap sleeves. The back silhouette featured a deep V of sheer scalloped lace and was accented with satin bridal buttons.

The gown was completed with

a tailored bow belt in silk satin by Monique Lhuillier. Elizabeth’s veil was full-length, of handmade ivory Brussels lace, brought back by the bride’s aunt from Belgium, and worn by her mother and aunts. The veil was adorned with intricate cascading flowers and floral edging, creating a scalloped effect which enhanced the gown’s lace. The bride wore her great-grandmother’s sapphire and diamond bracelet with platinum settings, an engagement gift from her great-grandmother’s fiancé in 1914. The bride carried a bouquet of cream peonies wrapped in a silk satin ribbon from her great-great-grandmother’s wedding gown from the nineteenth century.

The bride was given in marriage by her father. Attending the bride as maid of honor was her sister, Caroline Giles Mann. Bridesmaids were Caroline Louise Head, Anne Lindsey Hunt, Ann Chesnut MacRae, Hannah Kathryn Mitchell, Cristin Elizabeth Quinn, Claire Corinne Rhodes, Megan Elizabeth Rhodes, Eleanor Albright Simmons, and Sarah Josephine Trimble.

Members of the house party included Marie Clark Bald-

win, Sarah Pennington Baldwin, Elizabeth Grace Barnett, Anne Giles Langford, Catherine Marie McColloch, Kathleen Morphis Yabroudy, and Anna Stephenson Lloyd Sadler.

The groom’s brother, Andrew John Rhodes, served as best man. The groomsmen included David Wesley Bradt, Alexander James Kravitz, Daniel Timothy Liebetreu, Kyle Prather Luby, William Randall Mann Jr., Christopher Jarvis Munson, and Richard Zach Speyer.

The readers were David Lawrence Silverman and Anna Stephenson Lloyd Sadler. Serving as crucifer was Jack Kimble Quaritius, godson of the bride’s parents.

The bride graduated from The Bolles School and made her debut with the Jacksonville Debutante Coterie in 2007. She graduated from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va. in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in art history. She studied abroad for a semester in Rome through International Education of Students. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She is employed by Dallas Auction Gallery as a Fine Arts Specialist.

The groom is a 2004 graduate of Highland Park High

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School. He attended Washington University in St. Louis where he played defensive end for the Wash. U. Bears and he was president of his fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon. He graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering and a

MBA from the Olin School of Business at Washington University. He is employed as a senior consultant for Quorum Business Solutions.

Following their wedding trip to the Greek Isles, the couple resides in Dallas.

MEGAN DEL MONTE & SCOTT MCKENZIE

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egan Marie Del Monte and Scott Wright McKenzie were married in the Duke University Chapel in Durham, N.C. on June 14, 2014. Rev. Nils Chittendon, Duke University’s Episcopal chaplain, officiated their ceremony. A reception with seated dinner and dancing followed at Bay 7, in the historic warehouse district of Durham.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Del Monte of Lutherville, Md. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Marie McEnroe and the late Mr. Peter C. McEnroe of Timonium, Md., and Mrs. Norma Del Monte and the late Mr. Thomas M. Del Monte of Havertown, Pa. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike McKenzie of University Park. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Wright of Salina, Kans., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Bill A. McKenzie of Dallas.

The bride was given in marriage by her parents. She was escorted down the aisle on the arm of her father. Megan se-

lected a silk satin couture gown

by Jill Andrews Gowns with sweetheart neckline and deep, plunging V-back and sweeping cathedral-length train. Restored Alencon lace from her mother’s wedding dress enhanced the corset bodice and mantilla-style cathedral-length veil.

Assisting the bride as maid of honor was Catherine Krom.

Bridesmaids included Kelly McKenzie, Eve Del Monte, Liza Braun, Christina Germinario, Jessica McBride, Kelly McCann, Hannah Mudge, and Caitlin Sloane. Attending the groom as best man was Ryan Barnett. His groomsmen included Bryan Del Monte, Kevin Del Monte, Scott Strickland, Josh Glessing, Brian Hyer, and Chris Rall. Adam Kelly and Tom Ward served as ushers.

The bride is a graduate of St. Paul’s School for Girls in Brooklandville, Md. where she was president of the class of 2005. Megan received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology in 2009 and an MMS in manage-

ment studies in 2010, both from Duke University, where she was also an All-American and All ACC lacrosse player, playing on the Duke Women’s Lacrosse team, 2005-2009; and a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. Megan is a regional account executive for Comcast Spotlight.

The groom is a 2005 graduate of Highland Park High School, where he was a National Merit finalist and captain of the men’s varsity soccer team.

He received a Bachelor of Science with distinction in economics in 2009 and an MMS in management studies in 2010, both from Duke University, where he was also a senator in the Duke student government, a member of the Duke University Athletics Council, and a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. Scott is a senior associate at JMI Equity.

Following their wedding trip to St. Bart’s in the Caribbean and then to Brazil for the World Cup, the couple has made their home in Baltimore.

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WEDDINGS JANE ANNE ALFORD & MAX PAUL MEGGS

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ane Anne Alford and Max Paul Meggs of Dallas were married April 12, 2014, at Highland Park United Methodist Church. The ceremony was officiated by Dr. John Fiedler.

Wedding music was provided by organist Bradley Welch, the Dallas String Quartet, and a special musical arrangement was presented by Allan Mesko, pianist for the bride’s parents at their wedding 39 years ago. Accompanying vocalists for “The Prayer” were Jenni Rasberry and Stephen Carrell. A cocktail hour preceded the seated dinner and dancing that followed at the Dallas Country Club.

Cocktail hour music featured the Justin Cash Trio who also performed during the seated dinner. The Matchmaker Band from Austin took the stage following dinner for an evening of dancing! On the eve of the wedding the parents of the groom hosted a rehearsal dinner on the terrace of the Joule Hotel.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Dale Alford of Fort Smith, Ark. She is the granddaughter of Mr. James Roy Gates Jr. and the late Mrs. Mary Helen Gates, and Mrs. Lorene Alford and the late Mr. Dale Mayo Alford, all from Fort

Smith.

The groom is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Paul Douglas Meggs of Plano, Texas. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Max Howard Smith of Garland, Texas, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Walter Leroy Meggs, also of Garland.

For the ceremony, the bride wore a Carolina Herrera gown with a modified sweetheart neckline and a trumpet skirt that flowed into a chapel-length train. The skirt was highlighted with covered buttons and also had bands of ivory tulle that crossed at the waistline and continued down the length of the train. A chapel-length tulle veil complemented her gown.

The pale pink and white bridal bouquet of French ranunculus, peonies, lily-of-the-valley, and greenery was bound with satin ribbon, entwining her grandparents’ family mementos: two golden wedding bands, a Marine Corps lapel pin and an heirloom brooch.

For the reception, Jane Anne wore a second couture gown, also by Carolina Herrera. The Chantilly lace gown’s sweetheart neckline and fit and flare skirt, were adorned with cut lace and taffeta flowers. Its fitted body, embellished with crys-

tals and caviar beads, flowed delicately into a tulle sweep train.

Assisting the bride as maid of honor was Rachel Solley of Neenah, Wis. Bridesmaids were Chrissy Mantzuranis, Kristi Manning, Ali Wood, and Katie Young, all of Dallas, Beth Crawford and Ashley Pendleton of Austin, and Lana Good of Chicago. Junior bridesmaids were Camille and Emily Summers of Dallas.

Serving the groom as best man was Justin Arnett of Dallas. Groomsmen were Hayden Godat, Holden Godat, Geoff Eames, Brian Garoutte, James Mantzuranis, and Nelson Wood, all of Dallas, Brandon Bachner of Los Angeles, and John Hurd of San Francisco. The flower girl was Kennedy Wood of Dallas. Ring bearers were Stephen Summers Jr. and Hamilton Wood of Dallas. Haley Godat and sister of the bride, Cassandra Alford, attended the guest book. Will Allen, Chris Crosby, Zach Gates and Jason Landry served as ushers.

The bride received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Kansas and a fashion design degree from the Art Institute of Dallas. She is a member of

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Pi Beta Phi sorority. Jane Anne works as a personal assistant in Dallas. The groom received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University. He is a member of Sigma Chi fraternity and serves

on the alumni board at the Cox School of Business. Max is the regional sales director of Texas at The Hartford.

Following their honeymoon in St. Lucia, the couple has made their home in University Park.

MARY BENTLEY & BRYAN LAWRENCE

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ary Margaret Bentley and David Bryan Lawrence Jr. exchanged wedding vows May 24, 2014 at Park Cities Baptist Church. Chuck Bentley, the bride’s uncle, officiated their ceremony. A reception of dining and dancing to the music of the Bulletproof Brass Band followed at Brook Hollow Golf Club. The couple danced their first dance together as man and wife to “You Are The Best Thing.” The parents of the groom hosted the rehearsal dinner at the historic Arlington Hall at Lee Park on the eve of the wedding.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Bentley of Dallas. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Henry Bentley, Mrs. Frederick Harper, and the late Mr. Frederick Harper, and the late Mr. Charles Wilbourn Miller.

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Lawrence of University Park. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alton D. Kelly Sr., the late Mrs. Elizabeth Lawrence, and the late Mr. Russell E. Law-

rence.

The parents of the bride presented her in marriage. She was escorted down the aisle on the arm of her father, who wore the same pink tie as he did on the day she was born. The bride chose a stunning gown by Ulla Maija Couture. The strapless, fitted lace gown was made from beautiful soft-white corded, French rose, floral lace and overlaid a white silk charmeuse lining. A pair of diamond and pearl earrings, a gift from her groom, and her mother’s cathedral-length lace veil completed her ensemble. She also carried a sixpence in her shoe, a gift from the groom’s mother.

Assisting the bride as maid of honor was Jessa Sieferston and as matron of honor was Hannah Kendall. Bridesmaids included Jackie Bentley, Ashlyn Bufton, Paige Dobbins, Sarah Klint, Leigh Lawrence, Adrien Lewis, Makinzie Loeffler, Meredith Maclay, Cameryn Miller, Ashleigh Nutt, Emily Pitts, Christine Strake, and Jessica Tamlyn.

Members of the house party were Claire Baker, Katie Beaver,

Caroline Maddox, Rachel Wells, and Katharine Wright. Paige Dobbins and Katharine Wright were soloists and Taylor Laymance was the scripture reader.

Flower girls included Ellie Roberts, Mia Saunders and Zoey Saunders.

Attending the groom as best man was his brother, Blake Lawrence. His groomsmen included Miller Bentley, William Bentley, Kelly Cavender, Preston Dowdall, Daniel Horvath, Carter Kendall, Clayton Kendall, Jon LeBlanc, Michael Morgan, Bill Pitts, Will Robinson, Justin Schoellkopf, and Ryan Tew. Serving as ushers were Blake Barfield, Chet Donnally, Tyler Howarth, Thomas Laughlin, and Taylor Laymance. The ring bearer was Henry Bentley.

The bride is a graduate of Scottsdale Christian Academy in Phoenix, Ariz. She received a Bachelor of Science from Baylor University in 2012. The groom is a graduate of Highland Park High School. He received a BA in finance from Baylor University in 2009. The bride was president of Kappa Kappa Gamma

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and the groom was a member of Kappa Omega Tau. Following their wedding trip

to Jumby Bay, Antigua, the newlyweds have made their home in Dallas.

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W ED D I N GS CAROLINE THOMPSON AND DAVID RICHARDS

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ary Caroline Thompson and David Joseph Richards were married June 7, 2014 at Rio Roca Ranch, the groom’s family ranch in Graford, Texas. The Rev. Chad Scruggs officiated their sunset service, on a bluff overlooking the Brazos River. After the ceremony, guests enjoyed a cocktail reception on the lawn followed by a night of dining and dancing. The bride and groom made their exit through a shower of white rose petals before reaching their vintage Cadillac convertible.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Philp Thompson Jr. of University Park. She is the granddaughter of Ms. Dorothy Eloise Malone of Highland Park and the late Mr. Jacques Bergerac of Biarritz, France, and the late Mrs. Mary Carol Thompson McKean of Highland Park and the late Mr. John Philp Thompson, also of Highland Park.

The groom is the son of Ms. Nancy Tartaglino Richards of Highland Park and Mr. Michael Dennis Richards of University Park. He is the grandson of Mrs. Mary Kate Cooper and the late Mr. Billy Glen Richards, both of Dallas.

The bride was escorted down the aisle on the arm of her fa-

ther and presented in marriage by her parents. For her wedding Caroline chose an elegant couture bridal gown by Carolina Herrera. The ivory silk Mikado gown featured a sweetheart neckline and top stitch details.

Its waist was adorned with Chantilly lace and included covered buttons down the back.

The fluted silhouette flowed into a pleated, sweeping train. A piece of lace from her mother’s wedding dress was sewn into her gown. Her veil featured a double layer of illusion and had Alencon lace detail scattered along the trim and swept past the edges of her train. Caroline carried a white, hand-tied bouquet of peonies, roses and hydrangeas.

Assisting the bride as maid of honor was her sister, Miss Lauren Elizabeth Thompson.

Bridesmaids included Margaret Louise Arnot, Mary Martha Bauman, Catherine Lee Branch, Emily Elisabeth George, Alice Carroll Hunter Johnson, Shannon Riley Potter, Melissa McMillen Russo, Alyson Arnold Smith, Christin Marie Snodgrass, and Sterling Ann Stensrud.

Among the members of the house party were Rebecca Kathryn Brown, Hutton Whit-

ney Hipps, Molly Elizabeth Mcguire, Flora Kate Richards, Jennifer Salim Richards, and Bailey Britt Weaver. The flower girls were Shelby Elizabeth Sorgenfrei and Anne Charlotte Sorgenfrei.

Attending the groom as best man was his brother, Michael Stewart Richards. His groomsmen included William Roy Arthur, John Arthur Barnes, Robert Wilson Brown, Jacob Andrew Garrett, James Trevor Heaney, Robert Barnard Kupchynsky, Harrison McCullough Park, Jonathan Samuel Perlman, John Philp Thompson III, William Crawford Thompson, and Robert Hunter Yates.

The bride is a graduate of Highland Park High School.

She received a Bachelor of Science in corporate communications with a focus on business from the University of Texas at Austin. Caroline was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority where she served as pledge class president and pledge trainer. Caroline is a principal of Windsor & Park Group, LLC, a fundraising and event planning firm.

The groom is a graduate of Highland Park High School. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration in entrepreneurial management from Tex-

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as Christian University. David was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity where he served as pledge class president. David is in real estate asset management

for Castle Peak Homes.

Following their honeymoon to Bora Bora, the couple has made their home in University Park.

ENGAGEMENT

SPINING - UNDERWOOD

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he engagement of Brett Colleen Spining, daughter of Betty Kathleen Spining and the late Paul Garth Spining III of University Park, to Randall Corey Underwood, son of Randall and Mary Underwood of Wichita, Kan., is announced by the bride’s mother.

The bride is a 2004 graduate of Highland Park High School.

She received a Bachelor of Science in Human Sciences in interior design from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas in 2009. She is employed at Taylors on Ten, a designer showroom at the Dallas World Trade Center, as a member of the design team. She is an allied member of the American Society of Interior Designers and started her interior design company, Spining Interior Design, in 2010.

The groom is a 2003 graduate of Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School in 2003. He received a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Baker University in Baldwin

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City, Kan. in 2008. He is employed at Provista, a healthcare services management company, as an account executive in Las Colinas, Texas.

Brett and Corey formally met in the summer of 2009 and became engaged December 14, 2013.

Brett is the granddaughter of

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Vangjel of San Antonio and the late Paul Garth Spining II of Newport Beach, Calif. Corey is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Randall Underwood and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle McCoy of Wichita, Kan. An April 11, 2015 wedding is planned and the couple will reside in University Park.

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bigail Lynn Davis and Matthew Robert Goyne were united in marriage February 22, 2014 at Seaside Interfaith Chapel in Seaside, Fla. Michael Stewart of Dallas officiated the ceremony. James David Davis, uncle of the bride, and William Craig Atherton, uncle of the groom, were scripture readers. A cocktail hour featuring a jazz trio and reception of dining and dancing followed the ceremony at the Lake House of the Watercolor Inn in Watercolor, Fla. The featured band at the reception was Big Blast and the Party Makers from Atlanta. On the eve of the wedding, the groom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at the Central Park Green in Alys Beach, Fla. The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Davis of San Antonio. She is the granddaughter of Rev. James B. Thompson and the late Mrs. Betty Thompson and the late Gen. and Mrs. Bennie L. Davis, USAF Ret., all of San Antonio.

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roderick A. Goyne of University Park. He is the grandson of Dr. Arlie V. Goyne and the late Dr. Minetta Goyne and Mrs. Grace Atherton and the late Mr. Robert W. Atherton, all of Arlington, Texas.

The bride selected a gown of ivory Alencon lace designed

by Ines Di Santo. It featured a fit-to-flare silhouette with a bateau neckline, off-the-shoulder sleeves, and was accented by a lace bow at the center of the back, which cascaded to a cathedral-length train, complemented by a sweeping, lacetrimmed veil. The bride wore a ring that belonged to her paternal grandmother, earrings from her mother and a bracelet from the groom’s mother.

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Groomsmen were William Simon Beakley, Austin Douglas Blankenbeckler, Sayers O’Neil Brown, John Robert Clark, Benjamin Robinson Compton, Robert Paul Dougherty, III, David Case Dunlap, Ward Victor Eastman, Matthew Thomas Hanna, Lonnie Ray Holotik III, Graham Burns Johnson, Leslie Sikes Malnory, Thomas Miller Sylvan, and James Patrick Wiggins.

Aliya Grace Decker, cousin of the groom, served as flower girl. The ring bearers were

Thomas Greg Clark, nephew of the bride, and Maxwell Patrick Davis, cousin of the bride.

The bride is a graduate of Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio. She received a Bachelor of Arts in history from the University of Texas at Austin, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Abby is a co-owner of 3 Marthas, a baby gift line based in Dallas.

The groom is a graduate of Highland Park High School.

He received a Bachelor of Arts in international affairs from the University of Georgia, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Matthew is an analyst with Jones Lang Lasalles’ debt and equity platform of the Dallas Capital Markets Team.

Following their honeymoon to Mendoza and Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matthew and Abby have made their home in Dallas.

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Pastor Grant Myers spends time focusing on the children during a Sunday service.

Pastor Takes Church to the Great Outdoors in Caruth Park

By Sarah Bennett

People Newspapers Blankets and camping chairs may not immediately come to mind when you think of Sunday church service.

But that’s the vibe built around Life Dallas, an outdoor church developed by pastor Grant Myers.

“God opened the door,” he said. And he means that rather literally. “If Jesus walked here on Earth again, the last place he’d enter is a church — church didn’t start in a building.”

Myers admits his own love of the outdoors. He grew up in Georgia, attended seminary in Tennessee, and worked in ministry in Colorado for a few years. He enjoys taking his dogs, Huckleberry and Sammy, out on hiking trips.

But the church is about more than just his own passions.

“I think you’ll see that God’s here,” he said. “What better place to meet than in God’s creation?”

At its essence, Life Dallas is a non-denominational church, in that it doesn’t subscribe to the doctrine of any one denomination. But that’s not a term that Myers likes very much.

“We do church differently,” he said.

“Non-denominational means you’re basically saying, ‘we’re not a part of something.’ We’re a church where people find out about God and Jesus.”

Myers led the first meeting of the church in Caruth Park on May 25, though an official kickoff is scheduled for Sept. 14, following summer vacation for many families.

In fact, families and children are a large demographic for Life Dallas. Myers worked on the staff at Lovers Lane United Methodist Church for about

seven years, so many of the initial families came from that congregation, or those who had children at Wesley Prep.

Myers feels that having kids engaged in a church service is key, whether they are high-school students or younger children.

“I like how real Grant is,” said Peyton Moore, a senior at Bishop Lynch High School who plays guitar and sings at Life Dallas. “He’s very open and willing to talk about anything.”

As evidence of that, Myers’ summer series, entitled “Fake I.D.,” examined the roots of identity and how to face insecurities from a Christian perspective.

And though many families are traveling during the summer months, Myers’ sermons have drawn as many as 120 listeners at one time.

“Our kids hated going [to church],” said elder Neiman Hill. “We were out here the first Sunday, and now the kids can’t wait to go to church.”

For her kids, the attraction is simple.

“I like it better outside,” Tate Hill said. “When it’s inside, you have to get fancy.”

As far as University Park goes, city spokesman Steve Mace said there’s nothing on the books that would restrict such gatherings from taking place in the park.

Even still, Myers hopes the church will eventually have its own building, keeping the outdoors in mind.

“We’re going to have land one day for a building, but we also want to have the option to meet outside if the weather’s permitting, whether we build an amphitheater or have a grassy area,” he said. “We would like the option of both.”

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elen Bogicevic Terry died July 5 after a courageous battle with brain cancer, specifically, glioblastoma multiforme.

Born March 14, 1954 in Dallas, Helen always had a smile. She lit up every room she entered and left a positive impact on everyone she encountered.

Helen was a devoted wife, loving daughter, adoring mother, esteemed colleague, amazing “Go Go” the grandmother, and a cherished friend who will be truly missed by all those she touched.

Helen graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and received her degree from the University of Texas at Austin where she was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.

After college she returned to Dallas where she met the love of her life, Jeb Barton Terry.

Jeb and Helen were married June 3, 1978 and made their life in Dallas where they raised

their three children, Greer, Jeb Jr. and Avril. Helen’s greatest joy in life was her children.

Helen was a real estate agent with Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty for 19 years where she received numerous accolades. She was active in the Junior League of Dallas, the Dallas Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta and parent organizations at Hockaday, St. Mark’s and ESD. Helen was preceded in death by her parents, Momcilo & Milena Bogicevic. In addition to her husband Jeb, she is survived by her daughter Greer & Vance Freed of Jackson, Wyo.;

her son Jeb Jr. & Robin Terry of Chapel Hill, N.C.; daughter Avril & Trevor Rees of New York, N.Y. and her four grandchildren Emerson, Harper and Jeb Terry III and Reese Freed.

Helen will be missed by her father-in-law Addison Terry of Washington; her brothers and sisters-in-law Tim & Kris Terry of Dallas, and Add & Nancy Terry of Angel Fire, N.M.; and her dear cousins, Michele Puddle of Surrey, UK and Adriana Batinic of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Her family wishes to thank the incredible team at the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke, the Duke Neurosciences team and Duke Hospice at Hock Family Pavilion for their tireless care and support. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Helen’s honor to The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke Attn: Ellen Stainback Box 3624 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710.

A memorial service was held Saturday, July 12th at 10:00 a.m. at Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas.

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Gated for privacy, the property begins with expansive park-like grounds, a stone courtyard with fountain, towering Weeping Willow and Oak trees and a circular drive. This updated neoclassical residence has approximately 6,500-square feet with four bedrooms, 5 ½ baths, formal areas, study with bar and wine room, kitchen-den and a great room with a fireplace.

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Ballet Studio Shuts Doors After 54 Years

By Sarah Bennett

People Newspapers For years, drivers on Hillcrest Avenue have been able to spot tiny ballerinas shuffling in and out of Dallas Metropolitan Ballet on Hillcrest Avenue. But this summer, many passersby found the doors closed and the signs taken down.

In their place, parents and young dancers alike have left kind notes in pastel colors all over the windows.

“Thank you for helping me to become the ballerina that I am today,” one message reads.

The messages remind all those who stop by that longtime owners Ann Etgen and Bill Atkinson have finally decided to retire.

“It was a pleasure,” Atkinson said of running the studio.

He and his partner, Etgen, built their own careers as dancers in New York, Canada, and South America before opening the doors of their studio in 1960.

Between the two of them, they were in Broadway productions of “Carousel,” “Brigadoon,” and “My Fair Lady.”

They even produced a DVD/ CD-ROM called “Ballet is Fun.” “We made lots of dancers,”

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Brook Cecil (far right) and her classmates Atkinson added.

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Caroline Cecil

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Their instruction even sent performers abroad to dance with the Birmingham Royal Ballet in the United Kingdom, the Stuttgart Ballet in Germany, and the Ballet de Wallonie in Belgium.

But for many locals, the owners’ impact right here at home was much larger.

“Both of my daughters took ballet lessons from Mr. Bill and Miss Ann,” University Park resident Kym Cecil said. “For five years every Saturday, I was up and down University [Boulevard] dropping one off and picking up the other.”

And she’s not the only one with happy memories of the studio.

“They were just exceptional dancers and teachers and really stood apart in how they treated each dancer so they could all reach their optimum potential,” Park Cities resident Lee Thompson said. Not only did she study there as a youngster, but her three daughters, Elizabeth, Margaret, and Catherine, attended there as well.

“They truly focused on classical ballet at its very best and in its purest form,” she said. “They developed each of their dancers to be full people — not just dancers, but to use that discipline in other areas of life and translate into success.”

Technically speaking, Dallas Metropolitan Ballet was the name of the performing company. Etgen-Atkinson Ballet School was the instructional part of the company, training dancers from preschool through the professional level.

Many recitals took place at McFarlin Auditorium on SMU’s campus. Memorable performances included “The Night Before Christmas,” “Snow White,” “Coppélia,” and “Cinderella.”

Now, those performances have come to an end.

“Frankly, I can’t believe they’re just now retiring,” Cecil said. “They’ve been going forever.”

According to the Dallas County Appraisal District, Etgen and Atkinson own the space on Hillcrest Avenue. However, the building is listed for lease with Barry Waranch — no new tenant has taken the spot yet.

As for the couple, they plan to spend their immediate free time traveling.

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He’s the Voice of Reason on ‘Cheaters’

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers Strangers don’t typically recognize Bob Magruder’s face. His voice is a different story.

Magruder has made a career out of those deep, distinct intonations that have shaped roles such as the narrator on the television show “Cheaters,” a post he’s held for the past 15 years.

It’s also allowed him to stay busy with voice parts in movies, commercials, industrial films, audio books, Christian programs, and cartoons. And at age 82, Magruder has no desire to slow down as long as his windpipe allows.

“What I do is so fun and simple,” Magruder said. “What should I do? Go home and sit in a chair and talk to the cat?”

Magruder got his start in radio as a teenager, first as a disc jockey and then in the newsroom of a station in Houston, where his news director was Dan Rather.

He went off the air and into sales, working for radio stations in San Antonio and New Orleans before settling down in Dallas at KVIL-FM (103.7).

As a hobby, Magruder began acting in local stage produc-

C H R I S M C G AT H E Y

Bob Magruder worked under Dan Rather in radio many years ago before launching a lengthy career as a voice-over actor. tions. After one show at Dallas Repertory Theater, he was approached by legendary Park Cities agent Tanya Blair, who suggested his voice had potential.

Four decades later, Magruder still works about five times a month, auditions much more often than that, and maintains an office on Lemmon Avenue.

“A lot of times, it’s just speech patterns,” Magruder said of successful voice work. “For every audition, you create the character. I enjoy doing it.”

Perhaps his biggest break

came 15 years ago, when he began his work on “Cheaters,” a syndicated reality show created by Park Cities resident Bobby Goldstein. He spends about 50 minutes every two weeks recording his lines for the show at a Dallas studio.

Magruder said the key to his job lies not in the quality of the voice, but the way in which it’s used.

“It’s all about interpretation,” he said. “There are a lot of people with better voices than I have.”

O B I T UA RY

NANCY LOUISE WEAKLEY SEAY (1926-2014)

N

ancy Louise Weakley Seay, 88, passed away July 15, 2014 in Dallas surrounded by her family. Nancy was born July 8, 1926, in Dallas, to Louise Cunningham Weakley and Clare George Weakley Sr. She was preceded in death by her brother, David R. Weakley MD. Nancy is survived by her adoring husband of 66 years, Frank Oliver Seay MD, and her three children: daughter Diane Seay McNulty PhD and husband Michael; son Frank Michael Seay; daughter Sally Seay Kreimborg and husband Bob; and brother Clare George Weakley Jr. Additional survivors include her grandchildren Brynn Bagot Allday and husband Taylor; Patrick McNulty, Timothy McNulty and wife Linda McNulty MD; and Kate White and husband Nate White PhD; as well as six great-grandchildren.

Nancy graduated from Highland Park High School (Class of 1943) and then Southern Methodist University (Class of 1946), where she was a member of Zeta

Tau Alpha sorority. Nancy met Frank on her first day at SMU at a mixer. He was an upperclassman attending SMU to expedite his advancement to Baylor Medical School in Houston. It was love at first sight.

From 1951-1953, Frank served in the United States Navy as a Flight Surgeon, and they were stationed in Pensacola and Jacksonville, Fla. In 1953, they returned to Dallas to raise their family. Throughout her life, she was an active member of the

Women’s Auxiliary of the Dallas County Medical Society, Junior Garden Study Club, Dallas Women’s Club, Marianne Scruggs Garden Club, Dallas Garden Club, Dallas Country Club, and Highland Park United Methodist Church.

A smart, beautiful and kind-hearted wife, mother and grandmother, Nancy will be greatly missed by all of those whose lives she touched. A private family burial was held Saturday, July 19 in Groesbeck, Texas. A celebration of her life was held Saturday, July 26 in Cox Chapel at Highland Park United Methodist Church. A reception followed in Fellowship Hall.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to either the American Heart Association/Dallas Division, PO Box 841125, Dallas, Texas, 75284-1125 or by phone (800) 242-8721; or to Doctors Without Borders, PO Box 5022, Hagerstown, MD, 21741, by phone (212) 763-5779 or online doctorswithoutborders.org.

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When Airlines Get You Down, Call an Angry ‘Momma Bear’

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ust about everybody from psychologists to theologians to the guy on the street espouses the importance of family. So it’s a good thing to gather together, yes?

Tell it to American Airlines, so that putting mothers traveling with small children aren’t placed last in line when they screw up. It’s hard enough these days to get from point A to B in an airport with security, delays, and the sheer amount of gear the parents of today use. I’ve just spent an exhausting afternoon on the phone with supervisors.

I shouldn’t just pick on American. This generic scenario is not unfamiliar to any major airline: My daughter, who lives in Lexington, Ky., is cashing in her miles to bring two pre-schoolers to Dallas for a quick summer vacation. At noon before a 6 p.m. flight, she was notified that the last flight of the day (hers) had been cancelled due to “mechanical difficulties” and they could not get all three of them rebooked until the day after tomorrow. That’s two days of a five-day trip.

My granddaughters were wailing in the background as her defeated voice told me she had zero success in getting out on one of the three flights the regional carrier, American Eagle, had the following day. The airline’s other ostensible excuse was that the paying customers would be rebooked before the AAdvantage travelers and they couldn’t split up her group, which only inflamed my already rising temper. Put the solo people on other flights and get her out first! I so want to reorganize the airlines.

My Mama Bear kicked in and I told her to take the girls out for a treat. I’d work on it. I did not shout, curse, cry or plead. I informed. “I need an explanation, a solution, and restitution, in that order.”

The explanation of mechanical difficulties is nonsense. You have six hours to fix a plane or get another one over there.

Let’s call it what it is: corporate greed. From years of flying this regional airline, I knew that when flights are not filled up, they will cancel the last flight of the day and rebook the passengers the next day to save their costs, the passengers’ lives be damned. This usually occurs on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, the

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I wasn’t able to get the morning or midday flight. Precious time had elapsed, but she was on the same flight the next day.

I assured the beleaguered supervisor that it was not her fault American had partnered with the sorriest regional airline in the country. “Hmmm”, she proffered, “I can offer your daughter 12,000 miles.” Per ticket, I retorted. Anything less was “unacceptable.” The entire family had been disrupted. This required another 20 minutes, but at the end of an hour we closed the deal.

Did we forget about the incident? Not right away. Bad airline karma continued. The text from the runway to me was “Sitting on ground. Hour delay.” It turned into 90 minutes, during which time I was again on the phone. “Cargo problems from Dallas.” Cargo? Was it nuclear weapons or a dead body? As the plane finally got airborne, I fumed about my little girls getting in two hours past their bedtime. Even later that evening, sitting at DFW, I got another text. “On the ground. They can’t get the door open.” Seriously, doesn’t anybody carry WD-40?

Fifteen more minutes elapsed before I got those priceless hugs.

So now summer is over and the holidays loom. With air travel what it is, time to start gaming the system.

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Mayor Joel Williams, town attorney Matthew Boyle, and outside counsel Michael Young were in attendance to speak on behalf of Highland Park.

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“When the word went out this place was for lease, we were inundated,” he said. “It’s the first time in more than 40 years it’s come up for lease, and Project Pie is a pretty cool concept.”

Harkness slowly started getting the word out about his retirement from the industry weeks in advance — after all, he serves many third-and-fourth-generation customers. But is this the end?

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fter he finished riding the 2,400-mile Tour Divide Mountain Terrain Bike race last year, Kevin Campagna decided to combine his love for longdistance bike riding with making more people aware of the challenges military veterans face who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder.

Among the first Marines to enter Baghdad in the Iraq war 10 years ago, Campagna like thousands of former and current soldiers, has PTSD. He blames the disorder for his broken marriage and the 10 to 12 jobs he lost in eight years. That was before he rediscovered his love for bike riding and four years ago found a job at Bicycles Plus in Snider Plaza.

When he rides today, particularly day-long rides, it reduces his stress. Other veterans with PTSD agree, and some Veterans Administration hospitals are using cycling an as alternative therapy.

Campagna, in creating the organization Pedal Against PTSD, wrote on Facebook, “I hit the ground running and had tons of great support right from the start. I met a lot of great people who were willing to help out and raise some funds to get this idea going.”

But the pressure of starting a non-profit organization and raising money overwhelmed him. The stress made his symptoms worse.

So he backed off and let the organization grow “at my own pace.”

Becky Pond, a Bicycles Plus customer, saw him wearing his Pedal Against PTSD shirt and asked how she could help.

Campagna told her she and her husband, Bill, could find gently used, high-quality bikes. He would repair them, if needed, and give them to other veterans who suffer from PTSD.

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E D U C AT I O N Families Pass on Scots Traditions

By Sarah Bennett

People Newspapers It’s no secret that Highland Park ISD is one of the best school districts around — the campuses are bursting at capacity with students ready to learn. For some, their parents have recently moved to the area to give their children a top-notch education.

“There are a lot of wonderful parents that are very supportive of their children and the school,” graduate Suzy Rhodes said. “Any school where the parents are involved, you have a good system.”

But for others, going to Highland Park is a time-honored, family tradition. As the district begins to celebrate its centennial — just one year after the town of Highland Park’s same celebration — many families have seen multiple generations don the blue and gold.

“I’ve lived in the Highland Park district my whole life,” 2004 graduate Janie Robertson said. “We’re very fortunate to be able to say that.”

Robertson’s mother graduated in 1976, and her grandfather did in 1953.

His mother graduated in 1928. With that many generations, it’s natural that the family would fall right into Highland Park’s playful, elementary-school rivalries.

“I remember my mother telling me that ‘UP is up, but Hyer is higher,’ and we were ‘Bratfield,’” she said.

Of course, for Claire Roberts, there’s nothing bratty about Bradfield. After all, the school was named for her grandfather, John S. Bradfield.

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All five of Suzy and Tom Rhodes’ children attended Highland Park schools. As of this fall, the Rhodes family has two of its youngest members at Bradfield Elementary — Emory and Ellis.

“He was one of the few men that got together and decided to start a separate school district from Dallas,” she said.

Since then, Roberts, her mother, aunts, cousins, children, and grandchildren have all attended Highland Park schools. By the 75th anniversary of Brad-

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Join us for an Open House on November 6 at 6:30 p.m. No reservations are required.

Also, if you are looking for classical and vintage books, visit the Book Fair on Nov. 4, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and Nov. 5, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. at 5002 West Lovers Ln. More information can be found at pcstx.org or by calling 214-302-2809.

Hockaday students are propelled by curiosity and the desire to know, understand, imagine, and create. The School’s founding Cornerstones—character, courtesy, scholarship, and athletics— have guided the School’s mission since its founding in 1913. Hockaday teaches girls to look beyond boundaries to see myriad possibilities, from the earliest beginnings in prekindergarten through senior year. Expert teachers cultivate flexible minds in personalized classroom settings. Every student--whether day or boarding--is cherished. Hockaday is a place where its graduates are celebrated and remembered. A Hockaday girl finds her voice, realizes her potential, and shows empathy for others. Hockaday students discover hidden talents and nurture life-long friendships today just as they did a century ago. The times have changed, but Hockaday’s commitment to academic excellence remains unparalleled.

Explore our website. Visit our campus. To look at Hockaday is to see the limitless potential of girls. For more information visit: www.hockaday.org

SHELTON SCHOOL

Excelling in Learning Differences

The Episcopal School of Dallas prepares young men and women for lives of intellectual discovery, integrity, and purpose. The School develops the unique talent and potential in each student and embraces sound learning, discipline, and faith as essential elements of an educated conscience.

ESD believes students learn best through active pursuit of knowledge and relevant application of that knowledge.

We believe this is best achieved in a community that fosters critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, personal responsibility, and intellectual risktaking in a safe and open environment.

ESD educators endeavor to guide students through inquiry-based, realworld learning experiences that yield enduring understanding and encourage students to become life-long learners in an ever-changing, global society.

Since 1976 Shelton has gained an extraordinary reputation as a leader in education for intelligent students with learning differences. Strengths include: • Trained professionals whose expertise and experience are in the field of learning differences • Early identification of learning differences • Individualized action plans for intervention • A nurturing learning environment • A curriculum that emphasizes academics and self-esteem • A social skills curriculum that spans all grade levels • A study skills program that alumni identify as a lifelong skill • The development of each student’s unique talents • Evaluation Center, Speech Clinic,

and Outreach / Training Center with professional services that extend beyond the campus • Remarkable student achievements in every arena of life • A workplace repeatedly recognized

as a Top 100 Best Places to Work by the Dallas Morning News, and Best at Making Work Meaningful There’s a reason Shelton students are successful – they’ve experienced The Shelton Way!

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E D U CAT I ON CONTINUED FROM 35 wouldn’t be doing it,” Roberts said. “There’s something about the closeness of it all.”

Closeness is something the Rhodes family knows about — Tom and Suzy Rhodes first met in middle school, and later married after college.

“This was about two weeks into seventh grade. I walked into the gym … and Suzy was right there at the fence picking up a tennis ball, and I went, ‘oh my gosh, who is that?’” Tom said.

Eventually, the Rhodes had five children go through the school system, and now have two granddaughters at Bradfield.

Today, Dan, Burton, and Thomas comprise The Rhodes Group of Dave Perry-Miller, along with their father, Tom. But that came years after carpooling to and fro.

“My mom would drive us to school 50 percent of the time,” Burton said. “She thought it was the only way she could get us in the car and talk to us all at one time.”

With that many siblings, it

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was inevitable that they would have classes together.

“My sister, Courtney, and I took wood shop together and I made a birdhouse and a crossbow,” Dan said. “Dad threw it in the trash. It shot a pencil through the fence in the backyard.”

Suzy served as PTA president of Armstrong for a time, while Tom participated in the Dad’s Club of HPMS. “Everyone knew our parents,” Thomas said. “We couldn’t get away with anything.”

Of course, the Rhodes and

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other families with such strong history know the value of that tradition.

“Because it’s such a rarity, not many people can say they are the fourth-generation graduate of a school,” Robertson said. “It gives a sense of pride.”

For those multi-generation families, the decades of memories add up to much more than just a place to get an education.

“Our blood runs red and blue, and blue and gold,” Roberts said. “I’m proud of my ancestry.”

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Adoption Inspires Novel For Teacher

By Sarah Bennett

People Newspapers Something kept nagging at Kay Honeyman while waiting for her adopted son to arrive: immigration; the Chinese zodiac; learning new cultures.

After all, the child she and her husband were adopting was coming to America from China. So the topic stayed on Kay her mind until Honeyman she finally had to get it down on paper.

“I was thinking what this was going to mean for him,” she said.

“I just started to think about immigration in a different way.”

That led to The Fire Horse Girl, the Highland Park Middle School teacher’s debut, young-adult novel. The story follows Jade Moon, a young girl born during the year of the fire horse, which is practically taboo in Chinese culture.

“The fire horse is kind of legendary because it makes people stubborn and strong-willed, so to be a fire-horse woman is terrible,” Honeyman said.

Set in the 1920s, Jade Moon

From the pages of the novel: “The homes in the small village of Jinjiu were strung like pearls along the river. Our land began the string, followed by the Wus’, then a thick cluster of smaller homes. From the outside, the structures that house the Wu clan were much like ours — long brick buildings surrounding a courtyard, and enclosed by a gate. Both families owned vast expanses of terraces built over generations. In lucky years, the workers filled and fertilized their fields three times to produce the rice that fed us. Between the lines of rice we grew cabbage, spring onion, and corn. What we did not need, the men traded or sold down the river, beyond the flat rock and past the bend in the road.

But behind the latticework windows

immigrates to America through Angel Island — known as the Ellis Island of the West — and learns that while no one in America cares about her zodiac, they do care about her ethnicity.

“She’s not going to escape her labels, so she’s going to have to figure out if they really matter or not,” she said.

How did the busy, language-arts and ESL teacher

find time to write a novel? She enrolled in The Writer’s Path at SMU, a two-year, night program designed for those looking to publish a novel.

“It does a really good job because it walks you through [publishing],” she said. “It’s such an overwhelming process, especially when you’re doing historical fiction.”

At the end of the program, writers spend a few days in

and the tall double doors of our compounds, the differences between our family and the Wus’ emerged. Their inner hall clamored with mouths and feet, as mothers had sons, and sons brought wives carrying gold and gifts, and those wives had more sons. Women embroidered caps with small tigers to protect the babies in their bellies, and children cried until one of their many aunties held them on her lap.

Our courtyard was quiet, with only me, my father, my grandfather, our servant Nushi, and bags of rice stored in empty rooms. No one bore children. No one brought wives or husbands. Since my birth, nothing had survived our walls — the curse of a Fire Horse.”

New York City to meet with potential agents and publishers.

After about two years of editing, her book was published by Arthur A. Levine, an imprint of Scholastic Corporation.

“Not a whole lot of books can reach everybody, and hers, strangely enough, does,” Writer’s Path instructor and program director Suzanne Frank said. “She has managed to make this incredibly detailed and

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specific story so universal.”

Now, Honeyman herself acts as an instructor for the program, encouraging other authors on the path to publication.

“One of the most effective ways to improve your writing is to teach writing, because writing is a muscle,” Frank said.

“The more you use it, the better you get.”

When the book was published in January 2013, the middle school hosted a release party and book signing, where Honeyman shared her publishing process with the crowd.

“It was a treat to celebrate Kay’s writing accomplishment,” HPMS librarian Jill Bellomy said.

Bellomy was instrumental in getting the word out. She contacted a friend who worked in the marketing department of Scholastic in order to obtain some advance review copies —“ARCs” in the publishing world — and ended up with 50 to distribute to teachers and members of the community.

“A book published by Scholastic? This is a really big deal, and I am not sure everyone realized it,” she said. “This is the same publisher of Harry Potter and The Hunger Games.”

Today, Honeyman and her husband have two children at home, both adopted from China.

Her second novel, Interference ­— which follows Texas football and politics — will also be published with Scholastic in the fall of 2016.

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Parish Students Learn in Worldwide Classrooms

By Aimee Whitaker

Special Contributor This fall, global “doctors in training” will wield their own scalpels and learning about viruses by swabbing their own hands and growing bacteria.

These doctors-in-training play a humanitarian role as well — every class they take purchases a class for a student in a developing country.

Together, they share findings and discuss current global issues. Dallas students communicate and Skype with students in Haiti, India, and Pakistan to gain real-world experience.

Perhaps most impressive, the project starts with 8-to-12 year olds. Parish Episcopal School is the first school in the United States to partner with global educator Level Up Village.

As a founding partner, Parish will offer four of Level Up Village’s global STEM-based courses including Global Doctors in Training and Global Scientists in Training. Each course includes hands-on, scientific exploration and the chance to collaborate with students at a partner school in developing countries.

The goal of the partnership is to encourage student participation in STEM while sharing learning opportunities with students across the globe who wouldn’t otherwise have access

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to them.

“This program really resonates with our young students, and makes an impact more than a typical STEM course would,” said Patty Knodel, director of the ParishEXTEND after-school program. “They connect with children from a very different background and notice how the innovative atmosphere at Parish can help globally.”

In the Global Doctors in Training course, students learn about human body systems and disease through dissections of a frog, grasshopper, earthworm, snake, shark, and more. Students join a local physician on an exploration of the real life application of learning about biology and the human body.

The Global Scientists in Training course is all about clean water initiatives. It explores properties of water, and the model that no drop of water is a new drop, but has always been in our water cycle.

Students explore things that water can do at the molecular level using hands-on experiments and three-dimensional kits. They explore global relationships with water through interactions with their partner school students, and move from

P H O T O C O U R T E SY O F PA R I S H E P I S C O PA L S C H O O L

“Doctors in training” as young as 8 years old get some hands-on experience at Parish. the theoretical to the applicable, constructing a working aquifer to better understand how we get, use, and sometimes pollute ground water.

The young scientists explore

the innovations that are part of the solution to the global water crisis, creating two different kinds of water filters as part of that process.

The programs for young,

would-be physicians are available to all third-through-sixth grade students in the Dallas area — whether or not they attend Parish — through the ParishEXTEND program.

Providence Christian School invites you to

Open House

November 6, 6:30 p.m.

5002 W. Lovers Lane No RSVP Needed

Book Fair November 4

8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

November 5

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

A TOUCH OF GRACE OPEN HOUSE Tuesday, October 7, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, October 8, 9:30 a.m.

Childcare is available with reservation

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Public Schools Meet State’s Standards

By Sarah Bennett

People Newspapers Public schools across the state recently received their results on the Texas Education

Agency’s accountability standards. The area’s leading high schools received the “met standards” rating.

Beyond that, schools were rated on a number of distinc-

tions in various subjects.

“There is a lot of positive information in this report about individual campuses,” Dallas ISD superintendent Mike Miles said in a statement. “The state’s

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Observe Middle School and Upper School classes, meet faculty, tour the campus.

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E D U CAT I ON performance standards are becoming more rigorous year after year and the vast majority of our campuses are rising to the challenge.”

In Highland Park, the high school received six out of six distinctions, while the younger campuses had varied results.

In DISD, W.T. White received distinction in five out of six categories. All 12 schools in the W.T. White feeder pattern met standards, and many received multiple distinctions as well.

“Parents will now have yet another snapshot to help determine the performance of their

child’s school,” Miles said.

See the full report including elementary school results— and find more information on other campus ratings — on our blogs: parkcitiespeople.com and prestonhollowpeople.com.

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Highland Park High School took part in a training exercise for an active threat or mass casualty on July 23.

Police, fire, and other emergency vehicles were at the scene from University Park fire and police departments, Highland Park DPS, and SMU police. Westchester Drive was closed to traffic from Emerson Avenue to Grassmere Lane for the duration.

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UP Resident Heads Up Nontraditional Law School

Leadership for a Global Society

By Paige Skinner

Special Contributor As Royal Furgeson followed a long, winding sidewalk to the University of Texas’s Law School fresh out of college, he doubted himself.

“Here I am in the big wide world now with people coming from all over the place to come to this law school,” he recalled himself thinking in 1964. “And do I even know what I’m doing and will I even be able to get through this law school?”

Now, 50 years later, Furgeson — a University Park resident — has taken his law school knowledge and become the founding dean of the UNT Dallas College of Law. He grew up in Lubbock, son of the county’s district clerk.

With his father’s influence on what good lawyers can do, Furgeson decided to attend law school after receiving an English degree from Texas Tech.

After graduating from law school, and spending time all over Texas, practicing law and serving as a federal judge, Furgeson landed in Dallas.

That’s when UNT Dallas’s chancellor, Lee Jackson, asked him to come on board as dean.

“As a dean, Royal Furgeson has an infectious enthusiasm for the new UNT Dallas law school,” Jackson said in an email. “He enjoys working with students and faculty and staff, he’s a great ambassador in the community, and he is widely respected in the legal profession for his legal mind and fairness. He is respected across the state of Texas and throughout the United States among judges and lawyers as a model for students to aspire to and so it is fitting that he is culminating his distinguished legal career by guiding the start of this innovative law school.”

UNT Dallas College of Law has been gaining attention for its nontraditional traits.

Furgeson explains tuition is cheaper than other schools — about $14,000 per year.

Once in upper-level courses, a lab will be required with each course, helping students gain practical knowledge.

And finally, professors will test their students more frequently, instead of the more traditional method involving one final exam, Furgeson said.

UNT Dallas is different because some of the students are also nontraditional.

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Royal Furgeson speaks at the inaugural convocation for UNT Dallas College of Law on Aug. 10.

“A lot of our students are older,” he said. “We have, I think, 10 people who have come out of military service, about 45 percent of our class is minority, and we just have people from all over the place.

I mean from all walks of life, all kinds of backgrounds, and I just think it’s going to be so

much fun to see how all these young people, and some notso-young, come together to work together and I just think it’s going to be fantastic. So I’m really excited to get to know these young people.”

As classes began in the middle of August, Furgeson said he was most excited about getting

to know the students and work with his staff.

“I’m excited that we have great teachers and a great staff,” he said. “I really like the people that I’m working with.

And it’s fun to work with people that you like, so I’m excited about that. I’m excited about our student body.”

The Ursuline story is one of tradition.

It is also a story of great teachers, cutting-edge technology, commitment to service, and confident girls becoming the effective, ethical, and compassionate leaders of tomorrow.

The oldest continuously operating school in Dallas, Ursuline Academy is renowned for academic excellence, innovation, and our motto, Serviam (I will serve). We are committed to meeting the individual needs of each student, helping her develop intellectually and spiritually as she discovers her own unique gifts.

At Ursuline, educators are role models and mentors who value teaching as both a vocation and a ministry. Students use technology as a tool in a 21st century learning process to gain knowledge, communicate ideas, and investigate the world. They also learn global citizenship; educational and cultural exchanges take place each year with sister schools in China, Peru, Chile, South Africa, England, and Brazil.

To learn more contact the Admissions Office at 469-232-1800 or visit www. ursulinedallas.org

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TCA Students Dive Deep For Class Credit in Ecology Teens trek to Cayman Islands

By Kristen Crosby

Special Contributor

P H O T O S C O U R T E SY O F T R I N I T Y C H R I S T I A N A C A D E M Y People Pub 2014OL.pdf 1 8/11/2014 9:03:04 AM Students from Trinity Christian Academy got certified in diving before heading to the Cayman Islands for a course in marine ecology.

This summer, Trinity Christian Academy students were presented with a unique learning opportunity — the chance to journey to the Cayman Islands while earning school credit.

TCA science teachers Bob Adams and Stephen Megison, joined by TCA administrator Janie Heard, led a group of students on the five-day diving expedition, granting them rare access to some of the most vibrant ocean life the Caribbean Sea has to offer.

To prepare for the trip, each student became certified to do open water dives by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors.

Participants also met weekly throughout the spring to study common reef fish of the Caribbean, along with their unique behaviors and habitats.

While in the Cayman Islands, the students performed six boat dives, one shore dive, and a night dive. During the dives, students were able to identify more than 90 species of tropical fish and invertebrates. Each student who completed the trip was awarded a one-trimes-

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ter credit for a marine ecology course.

“It was a blessing to experience the beauty of the coral reefs together and to learn of God’s character,” Adams said.

“We are excitedly laying out plans for next summer’s trip and the continuation of marine ecology at TCA.”

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At Mathnasium, we help kids in K-12 reach their potential in math by teaching in a way that makes sense to them. Kids leap way ahead – whether they started out far behind or already ahead in math.

Serving Preston Hollow and Park Cities, Mathnasium has two convenient locations ready to serve you. Elizabeth Lyons, owner of Mathnasium of North Dallas says, “Our goal is to provide a life-altering education experience for every child.” For more than a decade, the Mathnasium Method has transformed the way children understand

and appreciate math. Our instructors focus exclusively on teaching math using the time-tested curriculum customized to your child’s individual needs.

Larry Martinek, the developer of Mathnasium’s educational program, was inspired to find a better way to teach children math; focusing on helping children build deep mathematical understanding instead of memorization and repetition.

When math makes sense, grades improve, excitement grows, and doors open!

With more than 550 students in grades K-12 and our first permanent Academic Building on the horizon, Covenant has experienced an exciting time of growth and blessing. The Academic Building will house the Rhetoric School (grades 9-12) this fall and includes: 14 classrooms, science labs, offices and a unique third floor drama space. The new building will enable Covenant to continue to provide the classical, Christian and comprehensive K-12 education for which it is known. To learn more about Covenant, please join us at Open House at 7:00 p.m.

on Tuesday, October 21 or Tuesday, January 13.

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differences while offering a diverse array of extracurricular and enrichment activities.

Dallas Academy welcomes visitors to campus daily by appointment and looks forward to hosting an open house on Sunday, January 11th at 2:00 p.m. for prospective families and interested members of the community.

Highland Park Presbyterian Day School enters its 62nd year of providing excellence in early childhood education. HPPDS now offers classes for children ages 12 months through first grade. Under the direction of Sarah Good, HPPDS enters into an exciting new chapter this 2014-2015 school year with the addition of its toddler program and an updated mission statement: “Highland Park Presbyterian Day School partners with families to educate the whole child within a nurturing Christian environment.”

Good feels that the new mission statement provides a concise summary of the beliefs and values of the school. She said, “Research shows that each area of development is an important piece of a young child’s growth and learning, and the support of parents

is integral in providing a high-quality education.”

HPPDS will host an Open House on October 22nd from 9:30-10:30 for prospective families. Please call Admission Director, Caitlin Baker, at 214-525-4139 for information or to RSVP.

Trinity Christian Academy offers an integration of faith-filled learning and challenging academics for students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.

For more than 40 years, Trinity has provided a rigorous academic, collegepreparatory program.

Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Trinity is committed to empowering children at all levels to develop their bodies, minds and spirits under the competent and loving guidance of faculty who lead students to love God, know themselves and serve their world.

“We feel blessed to have found a place with challenging academics in a faith-based environment. The faculty and families that make up the TCA community reinforce our values at home.”

– TCA Middle School Parent “TCA actively partners with parents in educating our children to follow the path that He has laid before them.”

– TCA Lower School Parent For more information go to: www. trinitychristian.org.

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scholarships. With each student contributing an average of 250 hours of community service, Yavneh graduates go on to lead at their chosen universities and beyond.

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LIVING WELL Hyperbaric Patients Get a Breath of Fresh Air

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers Basketball injuries might not vanish into thin air, but more top-level athletes are giving it a try than ever before.

That’s why former Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Kidd sometimes visited Texas Sports Hyperbarics after a long road trip. Or why former Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton did the same to ease the aches and pains during a lengthy season.

They come to spend an hour or two relaxing in a hyperbaric chamber, a high-pressure oxygen tube that’s been proven to aid in everything from the care of bruises and wounds to therapy for stroke victims.

“The availability of single-chamber, hyperbaric oxygen therapy has revolutionized my sports medicine practice,” said Dr. T.O. Souryal, a Highland Park resident and team physician for the Mavericks. “With professional athletes, we often use hyperbaric oxygen treatments for recovery after strenuous exercise such as back-to-back games, playoffs, and long-distance weekend competitions.”

Souryal said he also uses HBO in the days after surgery on athletes to accelerate healing, bruising, and swelling, and allow for earlier rehabilitation and recovery.

Such was the case with Caron Butler, who tore a tendon in his knee midway through the Mavericks’ championship season in 2011. Following surgery, the standout guard took 30 minutes of oxygen about five times each week as part of his therapy, allowing him to return to practice

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Hyperbaric chambers such as this one allow patients to breathe in high-pressure oxygen to help with a variety of ailments. before the end of the season (he was not cleared to play), much sooner than originally anticipated.

“They’ll have less pain medication and they’ll be in rehab faster,” said Mary Marchbanks, president and chief executive officer of Texas Sports Hyperbarics. “It will help them recover faster and more completely.”

The therapeutic effectiveness of hyperbaric chambers in sports medicine is what prompted Marchbanks and her partners to change course when opening of the Snider Plaza practice

more than four years ago. They originally intended to target primarily Alzheimer’s patients and wound care.

“We did open it with athletes in mind. We certainly market to them,” Marchbanks said. “There wasn’t another clinic like ours around here.”

Although athletes remain about 40 percent of the patient base — covering a variety of sports both amateur and professional — the office helps with the treatment of diabetic wounds, brain injuries, Lyme disease, and plenty in between.

Marchbanks said oxygen is a natural healing element that increases stem cells, expands blood vessels and capillaries, and kills off bacteria in bones and soft tissue. It also helps to reduce swelling and inflammation.

Hyperbaric medicine dates back almost a century as a method of speeding nitrogen removal from divers with the bends.

However, its widespread acceptance and approval for insurance purposes has been much more gradual.

The office has two solo chambers, each of which allows pa-

tients to breathe pure oxygen at a pressure equivalent to about 30-50 feet below sea level. Because of the conditions, and the potential to overdose if the time is not regulated, such treatment requires a doctor’s approval.

“It is a drug in the doses that we give it to you,” Marchbanks said, “which is why the doctors write a prescription for it.”

Marchbanks said the company plans to open a second HBO facility in Plano this fall under a different name.

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L I V I N G W E LL FRUGAL FOODIE

To Everything There Is A Season “A time to plant, a time to reap,” sing The Byrds in their famous tune — sentiment resurging in our changing food culture. I can’t encourage folks enough to eat seasonally whenever able. Local, seasonal produce will change your relationship with fruit and vegetables and take your palate to the next level. Nature knows what it’s doing — it has your back.

Recently, I was at a dinner that included fresh chunks of tomatoes on a salad and a tomato soup. The “fresh” tomatoes were pale with barely any flavor or moisture but the tomato soup had a rich, full, sweet tomato taste. The reason is the tomatoes used in the soup were canned or jarred — meaning they were harvested and preserved at the peak of tomato season (mid-summer to early fall). The fresh tomatoes on my salad were clearly grown somewhere distant, likely picked before ripe, and as a result were

STEPHANIE M. CASEY far from their peak. I can understand why one would claim “I don’t like raw tomatoes” if that is the type of tomato they are usually served. Sadly, that is the case for the bulk of stock at many groceries and restaurants.

Searching out local produce means you get in-season sustenance, picked at optimum ripeness shortly before it heads into your mouth. The color, flavor, texture and nutritional value are so far above the quality of what we are used to. The difference in experience is astonishing. Your food world will open up. Your tastebuds will sing.

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HP ER Opens in Preston Hollow

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People Newspapers Fans of the Highland Park Emergency Room who live to the north can now rejoice: a Preston Hollow location just opened last month.

Even those who have no knowledge of the 24-hour care center on Lemmon Avenue can take respite knowing they will have access to help seven days a week near the intersection of Walnut Hill Lane and North Central Expressway.

“We understand our patients have choices of where they would like to receive care,” marketing director Cortney Rodriguez said. “We also understand that emergencies are unexpected. We wanted to make our services available and convenient to north Dallas.”

The “freestanding” emergency room can see patients within minutes and take care of many procedures, from X-rays to blood work. The facility, which can treat kids and adults alike, has pharmacy, lab, and radiology capabilities on-site. It’s all in an attempt to allay problems of overcrowded emergency rooms at full-size hospitals.

“Having an emergency room near an aging community is a good thing,” Pres-

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Highland Park Emergency Room opened a second location in Preston Hollow. ton Hollow Presbyterian Church member Gene Massad said. “My mom is 84 years old and lives three minutes away.”

Members of the staff are all board-certified, emergency medicine physicians — not nurse practitioners or physician assistants.

“Our patients have families, work, and other pressing matters in their day-today lives,” Rodriguez said. “When they have to visit, we want to make them comfortable during their time spent with us and get them back to their daily to-do’s as quickly as possible.”

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LADY SCOTS LOOK FOR NET GAINS Volleyball team returns starters from playofftested squad

VA R S I T Y S C H E D U L E Date

Aug. 12 at Red Oak

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers The day Highland Park found out it was jumping to the new Class 6A in all University Interscholastic League sports beginning this fall, Michael Dearman called his volleyball players together for a meeting.

The reclassification wasn’t a surprise, necessarily, and Dearman felt his team could handle the challenge. But he wasn’t sure exactly how his players would react.

“The mood of the team was excitement,” said Dearman, who is beginning his 11th season at HP. “We’re going to be the first to lead Highland Park into this new era. We want to be the ones to set an example for our school and our community.”

The optimism of Dearman and his players could stem in part from the timing of the move, which coincides with a Lady Scots roster that will feature plenty of depth and experience coming off a 37-7 campaign in 2013 that included a historic 500th career win for Dearman.

Although three starters graduated, HP returns several regulars from a squad that won the District 10-4A title last season and reached the Region II quarterfinals before falling in four sets to Frisco Centennial.

Every projected starter for HP has at least one full year of varsity experience.

Eleanor Watson and Grace Bonnet are each beginning their fourth varsity sea-

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Eleanor Watson (13) and Elizabeth Gilley (14) are among the Highland Park returnees. son, while Elizabeth Gilley and Caroline Downing are starting their third.

“The girls we’re going to be relying on, for the most part, are veterans,” Dearman said. “We’re still very deep on our bench.”

HP was placed in a district with the Richardson ISD schools and three Mesquite ISD schools, so Dearman plans to prepare his squad with a rigid, nondistrict slate that includes matches against

Red Oak, Coppell, and Southlake Carroll, in addition to the Texas Volleyball Invitational tournament in Pearland that features 87 of the top programs in the country. The Lady Scots placed seventh in it last year.

“We want to be challenged by that, so our girls are already seasoned. It won’t be a shock to them,” Dearman said. “The competition from the rest of the district will be a step up from what we’ve seen in

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The first official test for HP as a member of District 10-6A will come on Sept.

12 in the league opener against Richardson Berkner. The Lady Scots hope to make the transition as smooth as possible after a dominating run at the 4A level.

“We’re very confident in how we’re positioned to make this move up,” Dearman said. “It’s a natural progression for us.”

Documentary Explores HP Tradition

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers At the professional level, you can just sign a few free agents.

At the college level, you can lure a couple of big-name recruits.

But how do you keep winning at the high-school level, year after year, essentially on a level playing field with your competition?

That’s what intrigued Dallas-based, documentary film-

maker Mickey Holden, who has worked on projects about big-name athletes for network television but couldn’t shake the concept of a film about the tradition that comes with Highland Park football.

“I’ve always been intrigued with why Highland Park is always good,” Holden said. “To keep winning I find remarkable.

I wanted to find out what the secret sauce is.”

Holden’s finished project is an hour-long look at the Scots that coincides with the program’s 100th anniversary this fall. It traces the football team’s successes in the early years with Doak Walker and Bobby Layne to its most recent state title behind Matthew Stafford in 2005.

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Matthew Stafford is among the interviewees in the documentary.

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Student Club Targets Equine Lovers HPHS group aims to unite equestrian fans

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers

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Vaughn Miller competes regularly at Prestonwood Polo Club near Little Elm. deadline for new clubs.

“It was a small-business plan, basically,” said Kathleen Bradford, Elysse’s mother.

“It takes a lot to get everything together.”

So far, they have five members, and they expect to grow significantly as word spreads once school starts. Equine ownership is not required to join, and neither is the ability to ride or compete.

“There’s some sports that are widely publicized, but they don’t know a lot about what we do,” Bradford said. “They might not want to compete, but they can still experience it. I think anyone who has an interest will have a lot of fun.”

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While their experiences in the saddle are much different, it was a shared passion for horses that started the friendship of Vaughn Miller and Elysse Bradford.

The two Highland Park High School sophomores believe there are plenty of classmates with a similar affinity for horsing around, which is why they are launching an equestrian club at HPHS beginning this fall.

“I was just trying to spread my love of horses around the school,” Miller said.

“Not too many people talk about horses.”

Bradford rides Tennessee Walking Horses, specializing in equitation. She has won several awards at events throughout the country with her four horses, which are stabled in Kaufman.

Miller, meanwhile, is one of the top youth polo players in Texas who competes out of Prestonwood Polo Club, a facility owned by his family near Little Elm. He acquired his love of the sport from his father and competes regularly in youth tournaments.

The two teenagers were introduced by their mothers, who are acquaintances, and decided to form a club to promote their hobbies and raise money for Equest, a nonprofit organization that provides therapeutic riding classes for people with disabilities.

“All the people who ride, I think they’ll want to join,” Miller said. “It’s more fun when you’re doing it with people your own age.”

Miller and Bradford collaborated on all of the planning and paperwork — including a detailed financial plan, a board structure, philanthropic goals, and faculty sponsorship — and gained approval from the HPHS administration prior to the spring

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CONTINUED FROM 1B — will premiere on Fox Sports Southwest on Sept. 17, with repeat airings scheduled throughout the fall. It also will be available on DVD. Holden spent months interviewing those connected to HP, both past and present, to find out how the Scots climbed to the top of the ladder in terms of all-time victories and playoff appearances, among other lofty statistics.

“I think it’s tradition. The players are very close because they grew up together,” he said.

“It’s a culture of excellence, and they do it in everything that they do.”

Holden had no difficulty locating interview subjects and finding archival photos and footage to use with the film.

“There’s a lot of memorabilia running around,” he said. “We just got to go out and start telling stories.”

Holden accumulated dozens of hours of footage, and the main challenge became cutting it down to the required length for television. He knew he had to keep the focus on the state champions and the big stars.

“There’s a really good show sitting on the floor,” Holden joked. “I’m probably going to disappoint some people.”

Holden, who produced a feature on HP football for “The Today Show” in the early 1980s, said great leadership has been an integral part of the program’s sustained excellence, from both great coaches and motivated players. He also credits community and fan support with playing a key role.

“I love the purity of the story.

I love that these kids are playing because they want to,” Holden said. “They wanted to be with their friends and represent their school, and now they’re part of a continuum that goes back 100 years. There’s a bond that will always be there.”

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New XC Coach Hits Ground Running

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers In his first season as Highland Park boys cross country coach, David Ripley isn’t planning a major overhaul, but rather a few minor tweaks.

He will bring back more traditional uniforms to replace the plaid outfits from last year.

He will focus more on distance rather than speed during training. And he will scale back the schedule from seven to six meets during the regular season.

“We think that gives us maybe a competitive advantage and maybe fresher legs going into district,” said Ripley, who was promoted from assistant to head coach following the retirement of Randy Adair in the spring.

The goal is for the Scots to bounce back from a 12th-place finish at last year’s Class 4A state meet. That will be difficult with this year’s jump to the 6A classification, but HP has experience on its side, with six of

the top seven runners returning from last season.

“They’ve got a lot of experience,” Ripley said. “They hold their destiny in their hands.”

On the girls side, HP will have to compete this season without Natalie Rathjen, who won a state title last fall and is one of the most decorated distance runners in school history. Hope McLaughlin will likely take over as the top athlete for the Lady Scots, who were second as a team at the state meet.

The District 10-6A meet is slated for Oct. 21 at Warren Sports Complex in Frisco.

Scots Hold Court In Tennis The only reason Highland Park won’t be able to defend its Class 4A state team tennis title is because it’s no longer in 4A. Instead, the Scots will try to keep their legacy intact in the new 6A beginning this fall.

The Scots have won six consecutive 4A team titles and haven’t lost a dual match since 2007. In the spring, they won

state titles in four of five 4A brackets during the individual season.

This fall, HP will play a full slate of District 10-6A matches in addition to nondistrict contests against El Paso Coronado, Southlake Carroll, McKinney North, Allen. Plano West, and Grapevine.

The district tournament is set for Oct. 21-22 at Fair Oaks Tennis Center, with the state tournament on Nov. 5-6 in College Station.

HP Takes To Field In Hockey The Highland Park field hockey program will begin its sixth season against a slate of local private-school programs.

The club program will have 41 girls participating this fall at the varsity and JV levels.

HP will play a mix of home and away games through October against Greenhill, Hockaday, ESD, Fort Worth Country Day, and Arlington Oakridge.

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