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Lake Ridge Scholars Compete at State Level PTA Arts Program

Two Lake Ridge Elementary School Elementary Scholars advanced to the Texas statewide competition of the National PTA Reflections Program next month.

The program has existed since 1969, 300,000 scholars take part in it. Lake Ridge participated in it for the first time this year.

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CEDAR HILL GRADUATE ESTABLISHES SCHOLARSHIP WITH CEDAR HILL ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Tolu Opeloye, a Cedar Hill High School Class of 2004 Graduate, recently announced that he is starting “Committed to Community Excellence – A Scholarship Created by Tolu Opeloye” with the Cedar Hill ISD Education Foundation (CHEF), presenting two $1,500 scholarships to graduating Cedar Hill ISD senior scholar-athletes who exhibit a commitment to community service.

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Five Collegiate Seniors Presented At Global Environmental Conference

Five members of Cedar Hill Collegiate High School’s Green Club shared their research at a global environmental conference earlier this month.

Collegiate seniors Paula Gallegos Perez, Donna Duong, Susan Salas, Tiffany Vuong and Thea Loza presented “Transportation Behavior, COVID and Air Quality” at the Global Council for Science & Environment (GCSE) virtual conference between January 5-9.

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Cedar Hill Baseball Ready for 2021 Season

Cedar Hill head baseball coach Travis Collins remembers when he got the call that ended the Longhorns’ 2020 season – his first year as head coach.

“We were playing in a tournament in Lewisville in early March,” Collins said. “We had 12 seniors on the team and most of them had been on varsity for three years. We thought we had a chance to get into the playoffs and perhaps advance a round or two.”

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CEDAR HILL ISD WILL BE CLOSED THE REST OF THE WEEK

The Cedar Hill Independent School District will be closed on Wednesday, February 17-Friday, February 19 due to the ongoing winter weather conditions.

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CEDAR HILL ISD WILL BE CLOSED ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16

The Cedar Hill Independent School District will be closed on Tuesday, February 16 due to the ongoing winter weather conditions.

Due to the ongoing demands on the power grid and rolling power outages, online Flex Learning is not an option.

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Cedar Hill ISD Recognizes Black History Month

Black History Month is a widely celebrated month. Everyone has a different way of celebrating it and the same goes for Cedar Hill ISD elementary scholars.

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Esters Is A Finalist For Texas Football Team Mom Award

When she’s led efforts to prepare snack bags, coordinate team meals or create inspirational banners for the Cedar Hill High School Football Team, Latasha Esters didn’t think she was doing anything extraordinary.

But Cedar Hill head football coach Carlos Lynn and many people associated with the program have noticed Esters’ contributions over the past four years.

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CEDAR HILL ISD CLOSED ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 AND MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15

The Cedar Hill Independent School District has cancelled school for Friday, February 12. The district will be closed on Monday, February 15 due to weather, although it was originally scheduled to be closed in observance of President’s Day.

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Walker Promoted to CHISD Director of Fine Arts

The Cedar Hill ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved Derrick Walker as the district’s Director of Fine Arts on Monday night.

In this role, Walker will oversee the pursuit of excellence by art, band, choir, dance and theatre organizations.

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Lake Ridge Elementary Starts “Board Game Drive”

Parent engagement is a regular part of Lake Ridge Elementary School’s culture.

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Lake Ridge fourth-year Principal Marquita McCullum had to find a new way to effectively engage parents and scholars.

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Cedar Hill ISD Will Be Closed On Thursday, February 11

The Cedar Hill Independent School District will be closed on Thursday, February 11 due to winter weather that is expected overnight.

“We made the decision to move ahead and cancel classes now, because we have a strong indication of inclement weather,” CHISD Superintendent Dr. Gerald Hudson said.

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Bessie Coleman Sixth Grader’s Hobby Provides Solid Training

Amari Brown was already thinking about engineering, long before he set foot in a middle school classroom.

Brown, a 12-year-old Bessie Coleman Middle School Sixth Grader, creates vintage trains and airplanes from card stock.

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Cedar Hill Softball Set for 2021 Season

Cedar Hill head softball coach Jennifer Davis is optimistic about the upcoming season, which is set to begin on Monday at Lovejoy (weather-permitting).

Davis, a Cedar Hill High School Class of 2004 Graduate, led the Lady Longhorns to their best season in program history (a Regional Final in 2004) before going on to play college softball at the University of Texas-El Paso. Last year, she was selected to become an inductee in the Longhorn Legacy Athletic Hall of Honor.

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Cedar Hill Golfers Prepare For Upcoming Season

In Tom Himert’s first season as Cedar Hill’s Golf Coach, five Longhorns qualified for the Regional Tournament (2018) before graduating that spring.
As Cedar Hill prepares for its 2021 season, Himert is confident that the program’s 12 girls and seven boys have the potential to finish in the Top 4 in District 6A-11.

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Plummer Kindergarten Teachers Continue Their Collaborative Efforts

When asked if the trio of Plummer Elementary School Kindergarten Teachers have become closer during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Megan Rios said it’s not possible.
Circumstances have changed, but Rios, Kourtney Coleman and Mechanda Beal are still working together to ensure that Plummer Kindergarten Scholars have a strong educational foundation.

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Collegiate Scholars Thrive in Business Professionals of America Competition

Mustapha Mbengue has long term goals of becoming a software engineer and an entrepreneur.
The Collegiate High School senior credits his experience in Business Professionals of America (BPA) with preparing him for the latter.

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Permenter Theatre Scholars Organize Clothing Drive

Permenter Middle School Theatre Teacher La’Quandra Gray encouraged her scholars to think about community service projects.
As a result, Gray – who’s in her second year of teaching – was able to work with scholars to collect 200 shirts, 100 sweaters and jackets, 50 shoes and 40 pants, for a donation to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

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Barnes & Noble, retired educators team up to donate books to Cedar Hill ISD first graders

Every Cedar Hill Independent School District first grader received a book thanks to the generosity of the Barnes & Noble location in Cedar Hill and the Duncanville Area Retired School Employees (DARSE).

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High Pointe Counselor Proud to Serve Scholars

Sheila Ross is a long time school counselor at High Pointe Elementary School. She was born and raised in North Dakota, obtaining several degrees from universities in both North Dakota and Oklahoma. This week is National School Counseling Week.

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Cedar Hill ISD Opens Centralized Enrollment Center for Families

The Cedar Hill Independent School District is proud to announce the opening of its new Centralized Enrollment Center. Located at 504 East Beltline Road in Cedar Hill, the new enrollment center will serve as a 1-stop shop for families registering and enrolling their children in Cedar Hill ISD.

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High Pointe Fifth Grade Class Has Medical Lesson

High Pointe Elementary School Fifth Grade Teacher Juana Walcott spent the entire day, last Sunday, transforming her classroom into a hospital wing.

She got the idea after seeing something online about a teacher in another state conducting the lesson, and it grew from there.

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Cedar Hill Scholar-Athletes Sign With Colleges

Fourteen Cedar Hill High School Scholar-Athletes made their college athletic commitments official on Wednesday afternoon at the Cedar Hill High School Performing Arts Center.

Seven scholars committed to their respective colleges within the past few months (during Early Signing Day), and some of them were recognized at Wednesday’s ceremony as well.

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Cedar Hill High School Welding Creates Go Kart

Cedar Hill High School Welding scholars Anthony Cavazos and Audrick Vega, along with their instructor, Donald Wilbert, participate in a sponsored project.

The scholars participated in building a Go-Kart from scratch using the materials donated to them by Justin Schaefer of Centralized Production, a Cedar Hill-based business.

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BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH: Dr. Lankford to Receive Dr. Pearl C. Anderson Award next month

Cedar Hill ISD Trustee Dr. Keisha Lankford will receive the Dr. Pearl C. Anderson Award next month in Dallas.

The award is presented annually to an educational advocate who reflects the legacy of Dr. Anderson, who was a Dallas-based advocate for school children.

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