School News

When our former student, Bennett Williams, enrolled in the Day School, his mom, Kirsa, came to the office to speak to us about Bennett's health. When Bennett was one year old, he was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia. The brave 3-year-old Bennett joined our PreK3 class while still undergoing chemotherapy. He was in remission after three years of treatment, from 2014 until last month, when his family received the devastating news that Bennett has another form of blood cancer MDS/AML.

Read more to learn how to support this former Day School family. 

I'm not. And I'm excited to tell you that today. 

Last week, I had the privilege of attending Momentous Institute's Changing the Odds Conference. Those of you who have been around for years are accustomed to my "what inspired me" posts that come from this conference. This year, the topic was belonging. It was about the need we have as humans to be connected, and the importance of such connections for truly impacting our communities for the better. This made me think of the barriers we put in place to hold one other at a distance. We erect images of perfection like walls around our hearts, without any doors or windows, so that no one can come inside and see, or even take a peek at, our truths.

Wow! We are incredibly grateful to everyone who showed up to partner with the Day School on North Texas Giving Day this year.

I want to be sure that you understand the impact of your donations on our school. Your generosity enables the Day School to achieve a level of excellence that creates an incredible environment for children to learn and grow. Please read more for details!

It is incredibly sad that I deliver this news to you in the wake of another school shooting. However, I am glad to bring you this information about the future of safety practices at HPPDS. 

 

This year, HPPDS, HP Pres and the Hillier School formed a safety team that met regularly to discuss the future of safety for our building. I am so grateful that our work together resulted in the hiring of an incredibly knowledgeable and experienced consultant, Mr. Paul Lake with Sentry One Consulting Group. Mr. Lake completed an audit of the building and current safety protocols, and provided recommendations to the safety team that are projected to be in place for the 2018-2019 school year. 

 

Click "Read More" to learn about the plans that are underway.