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Cedar Hill Graduate Interns On Capitol Hill

Maria Villa was interested in working on policy and legislation in Washington D.C.

Villa, who graduated fifth in the Cedar Hill High School Class of 2018, wasn’t sure if she had a good chance to intern with the United States Congress.

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Former Highlands Elementary Scholar To Return There As Teacher

Raul Miralda had an idea that the morning of April 2, 2022 would unfold as successfully as it did.

Miralda, a Cedar Hill High School Class of 2017 Graduate, was in town from Austin (where he’s a senior at The University of Texas) to attend the Cedar Hill ISD Career Fair at the JoLynn Maddox Teaching & Learning Center, named for a teacher who impacted him at Permenter Middle School.

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Cedar Hill Graduate Is Voice of Dallas Baptist University Athletics

Growing up, Brendan Smith’s two main interests were baseball and theatre.

The 2005 Cedar Hill High School Graduate combined the two for his career.

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Cedar Hill Class of 2018 Salutatorian Accepted to Harvard Law School

Cedar Hill High School Class of 2018 Salutatorian Brendon Camp will begin Harvard Law School this summer.

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Cedar Hill Graduate Becomes Paramedic and Firefighter

When Cedar Hill High School Class of 2010 Graduate Meredith Thornton was in high school, friends may call her a ‘lifesaver’ for giving them a ride to school or collaborating on a school project.

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Cedar Hill Graduate Named Executive Director of Special Education

Derica Turner, a 2003 Cedar Hill High School Graduate, is honored to continue her work in Cedar Hill ISD, in leading the district’s Special Education Department.

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Cedar Hill ISD Technology Department Has Longhorn Roots

When Neil Bolton joined the Cedar Hill ISD Technology Department more than 25 years ago, he never knew that the Department would one day have a large contingent of CHISD Alumni.

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Berry Establishes A Law Firm in Houston

Bredric Berry, Esquire is a managing partner at The Ruby Berry Law Group PLLC in Houston and practices a variety of cases – from Business and Civil Litigation to Criminal Defense and Entertainment Cases.

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Cedar Hill Graduate Selected As Finalist for CHISD STEM Teacher of the Year

Collegiate Academy Middle School Science Teacher Ashley Pierce, a Cedar Hill High School Class of 2007 Graduate, enjoys bringing STEM into her classroom on a daily basis.

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Cedar Hill Graduate Became A Longhorn Administrator

Going to work every day at 504 East Belt Line Road has been surreal for Kristin (Moulden) Rooney, a Cedar Hill High School Class of 2002 Graduate.

Rooney was a sixth grader in 1995-1996 when the building, now known as the Lacy Enrollment Center, was the district’s Sixth Grade Center.

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Former Cedar Hill Teammates to Compete in the new United States Football League

A decade after leading Cedar Hill High School to the 2012 State Championship Game, two former Longhorns will face each other in the new United States Football League (USFL)

Wide Receiver Quincy Adeboyejo, a 2013 Cedar Hill High School Graduate, was drafted by the USFL’s Michigan Panthers, and offensive lineman Justice Powers, a 2015 Cedar Hill High School Graduate, was drafted by the USFL’s Birmingham Stallions.

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Cedar Hill Graduate Rides Fast Track to Baseball Executive Position

Every Texan who has ever picked up a baseball or glove knows the legend of Nolan Ryan.

Tim Jackson, a Cedar Hill High School Class of 2003 Graduate, was just 7 years old when Ryan completed a 27-year Major League Baseball Career with his hometown Texas Rangers in September 1993.

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Mason Makes History As Cedar Hill Mayor

Cedar Hill Mayor Stephen Mason, a Cedar Hill High School Class of 2000 Graduate, made history when he was elected the City’s Mayor in 2019.

Mason is the first Black mayor in Cedar Hill’s history and at age 37, he was one of the youngest mayors in the city’s history.

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Cedar Hill Graduate Collaborates With Jordan Brand, Kendrick Lamar

The list of people who have collaborated with basketball superstar Michael Jordan and actor Michael B. Jordan is limited, but Cedar Hill High School Class of 2005 Graduate Bryan Blue has space in that rare air.

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From Basketball to Business, Jones Has Achieved Success

Cedar Hill High School Class of 2009 Graduate Ebony Jones was surprised to learn that she would be inducted into the Longhorn Legacy Athletic Hall of Honor before her 30th birthday.

“I was really shocked,” Jones said. “It was really special, especially at age 25. You really appreciate it when your playing days are over.”

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Collegiate Graduate Returns to Teach in Cedar Hill ISD

At 21 years old, Jennifer Sanchez is the youngest full time teacher in Cedar Hill Independent School District.

And her rise from high school graduate to certified teacher in less than three years can be directly attributed to her success in the Collegiate High School program.

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Cedar Hill Graduate Proud to Return to District

Craig Phillips had an enjoyable Christmas this year.

Just a few weeks earlier, the 1986 Cedar Hill High School Graduate accepted a position to return to his alma mater as a Custodian.

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Cedar Hill Graduate Is Inspired to Lead

For lifelong Longhorn Camron Goodman, joining the Cedar Hill High School Air Force JROTC inspired him to a lifetime of service and leadership.

“That was my introduction to leadership, and I saw a lot of different people and learned different perspectives,” said Goodman, now a 25-year-old Dallas citizen who works as an Operations Analyst for Goldman Sachs. “I was able to get a full grasp of the world around me. It really prepared me for life, in college and afterwards.”

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Ross Ready For Fiesta Bowl

Xavier Ross was a team captain at Cedar Hill High School when then-second year head coach Carlos Lynn led the Longhorns to a district championship.

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Cedar Hill Graduate Eager For Metroplex Homecoming on Friday

Over the next couple of weeks, college students will return home to see their families and catch up with old friends.

But few will do so in a nearly 10,000 seat arena.

Wichita State sophomore guard DJ McCarty, a Cedar Hill High School Class of 2019 Graduate, will be back in the Metroplex on Friday (December 17) when the Shockers visit North Texas at the UNT Coliseum, aka Super Pit, located just 55 miles north of Cedar Hill.

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Jackson Goes From Spirals to STEM

A decade ago, Driphus Jackson was possibly the most recognizable person in Cedar Hill. An All-American Quarterback who excelled academically, Jackson was the face of Longhorn Football for the latter part of the 2000s decade.

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Cedar Hill Graduate Grateful for Nursing Career

Danielle (Lutz) Skelton was an avid member of the Cedar Hill Marching Band in the 1990s who graduated in the Top 10 percent of the Cedar Hill High School Class of 1996.

“It was a little country town at the time, and we all knew each other,” said Skelton, who graduated from high school a year early because of all the credits she had accumulated. “The band was small at the time, and we all hung out together.”

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Longtime Educator Is Proud of Her Cedar Hill Roots

Dianne Webb, a 1964 Cedar Hill High School Graduate, attended Bray Elementary School in the 1950s when her first grade teacher was Floy Bray and her second grade teacher was her aunt, Rosa Belle Plummer.

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Cedar Hill Roller Rink Owner Is Living His Dream

David “Super Dave” Candanoza, a 1986 Cedar Hill High School Graduate, is a legend in the community.

Most of his customers know him as “Super Dave”, which has taken on a life of its own to the point that he now has the popular nickname proudly tattooed on his arm.

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Bright Shines for TCU Soccer in College Cup

In one of the biggest games of her career, TCU senior forward Messiah Bright, a Cedar Hill High School Class of 2018 Graduate, played her best game on Friday.

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