Ashley Aldridge Meece '86, McKinley Meece '24, Mike Meece | Lyla Meece '22 with sister McKinley after Chicago: Teen Edition | Lyla Meece '22 in Legally Blonde in 2021 | McKinley Meece, Morgan Martinez, Kate Denton | |
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All in the family
Three generations of artistic talent in the Meece family began with grandmother Mary Glen Joy Fouts '62 and her active roles in Lads & Lassies and Theater while at HPHS. Her daughter Ashley Aldridge Meece '86 followed in her footsteps by performing as a dancer in Grease, the senior musical in 1986. Then along came Ashley's two daughters, Lyla '22 and McKinley '24 who have both starred in roles over the past several years at HPHS.
McKinley, a HPHS senior, recently starred as Velma Kelly in the HPHS production, Chicago: Teen Edition. She has also played roles in Beauty and the Beast, Legally Blonde and Shrek. Older sister, Lyla, starred as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde her senior year in 2021 and also played roles in Shrek and Phantom of the Opera. Lyla is currently a sophomore at Baylor where she is a theater major with a focus on musical performance.
Talent runs deep in this family!
| Mary Glen Joy Fouts '62 (seated) singing with Lads & Lassies | Ashley Aldridge Meece, 1986 | |
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Mad for Plaid is the Education Foundation’s annual campaign, which raises public support for HPISD's critical budget needs. Currently, that critical need is raising the bar for teacher and staff salaries districtwide. During the 2022-2023 school year, we have committed a $1.7 million gift to HPISD for districtwide salaries that will aid the district in raising the bar for competitive educator pay. We cannot meet that commitment without our community's continued investment!
Think about an HPISD teacher or coach who made an impact on your life. Many of them are still working in the district today. As an HPHS alum, will you commit to making a difference in their lives with a Mad for Plaid gift of $25 or more this year? Visit hpef.org/mad-for-plaid to learn more or donate.
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Congratulations to HPHS alum Chris Young '98, General Manager and VP for the Texas Rangers, for winning the ALCS and advancing to the World Series! Go Rangers! | |
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Congratulations to Harrison Frazar '90 on his first PGA Tour Champions win. Frazar forced a sudden-death playoff at the Dominion Energy Charity Classic on October 22. In the playoff, Frazar sank a 10-foot putt for birdie for the win.
Way to go Harrison! We look forward to watching you in future tournaments!
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On October 18, the MoneyGram Haas F1 Team visited HPHS and the Moody Advanced Professional Studies program (MAPS) to inspire students on the business and STEM fields of racing. Students had an opportunity to ask questions and interact with the drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen, the team principal Gunther Steiner and MoneyGram's Chief Marketing Officer Greg Hall. What an inspirational day at HPHS!
MAPS operates in an award-winning 15,000-square-foot modern facility within Highland Park High School, has created unique, relevant, and impactful professions-based courses for juniors and seniors. MAPS students also work with experienced and engaging professionals on current topics such as engineering and design, business and entrepreneurship, brain science and health, environmental architecture, modern media, and sports analytics.
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Lead for Tomorow Endowment Campaign | |
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On August 30, the Highland Park Education Foundation launched the public phase of “Lead for Tomorrow,” a multi-year endowment campaign with a goal of raising $40 million by the end of 2026. The leadership phase of this campaign began in January 2021 and has already raised $19 million in new gifts and pledges. Donors have established more than 95 new funds in the Tartan Endowment, a permanent source of support managed by HPEF for the benefit of teachers, students, and staff throughout the Highland Park ISD. The market value of the Tartan Endowment combined with these new pledges exceeds $52 million.
Brittany Cristofoli, a fourth grade teacher at Hyer, thanked donors who have already supported the campaign,
“My fellow teachers and I are astounded by the generosity of the Highland Park community.” She added, “This campaign demonstrates just how important public schools are to the Park Cities.”
Co-Chairs of the campaign Leadership Committee are Cindy and Guy Kerr, both HPHS alumni. Honorary Chairs are Judy and Jim Gibbs and Marla and Mike Boone. The full committee and additional campaign information is available at leadfortomorrow.org. Also available on the website is a video about the campaign by Broadway and Hollywood actor Stark Sands from the HPHS Class of ’97. We hope you’ll visit to learn more and read about how you can establish a Legacy Fund!
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Hyer 4th grade teacher,
Brittany Cristofoli and family
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Lead for Tomorrow Endowment
Campaign Committee
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A favorite tradition at Highland Park is honoring the football captains and homecoming queens who played and were crowned the fall of their senior year. This year, we celebrated the captains and queens from the fall of 1953, 1973, 1983, 1993 and 2003.
Once a Scot, Always a Scot!
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HPHS Class of 1954
Left to right: 1953 captains Syd Carter and Garry Weber
with friends and family
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HPHS Class of 1974
1973 captain Randy Smith
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HPHS Class of 1984
Left to right: 1983 captain Erik Mayes and family, captain John Rutledge and his wife Susan, homecoming queen Teri Rudolph Ware and
captain Craig Meek with family
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HPHS Class of 1994
Left to right: 1993 homecoming queen Jordan Davidson Lunn, captains David Bellamy and Chris Millican with family
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HPHS Class of 2004
Left to right: 2003 homecoming queen Maggie Bullock Russ and captains Matthew Sepulveda, Kyle Luby, Jack Gallivan and Russell English
with family
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2023 HPHS Homecoming Court
Left to Right: Emma Wheeler, Campbell Sharpe, Jenna Bowen, Kate Barry, Claire Romo, Olivia Xiao
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2023 Homecoming Queen, Kate Barry, with her father, Christopher, on October 20. | |
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2023 Homecoming Queen Nominees | |
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2023 Football Captains
Left to Right: Wes Giese, Henry Richter, Warren Peck, Case Pickelman, Wilson Axley
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Congratulations to the HPHS Class of 1968 on
celebrating their 55th class reunion!
Special thanks to Tia Majors Gibson and Sally Thomas Hanna for planning
a special night!
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Congratulations to the HPHS Class of 1973 on
celebrating their 50th class reunion!
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Special thanks to the Class of 1973 Class Officers for organizing a wonderful weekend!
Left to right: Ann Defferari Anderson, Tina Guerriero Peyton, David Wildman and Nancy Miller Blount
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Congratulations to the HPHS Class of 2003 on celebrating their 20th class reunion! | |
Special thanks to class officers Molly Burns Austin, Caroline Davis Eastman, Megan Harris Michelson and Gardner Smith for a fantastic weekend including a FUN photo booth at The Rustic! | |
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Connect, support, and celebrate being a Scot.
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The Foundation has two new staff members on our team.
We look forward to you getting to meet them!
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