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Former Cedar Hill ISD Board President Has Great Memories of Bray

Longtime Cedar Hill citizen Joe Pitt is 81 years old and still working as a Structural Engineer.

Pitt, a 1960 Cedar Hill High School Graduate, lives in a home that was once a repurposed barn that his father, Milton, built in the 1940s, on North Cedar Hill Road.

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Dennis Celebrates A Century As A Cedar Hill Longhorn

When Raymond Dennis set the record for most touchdowns in a Cedar Hill High Football Game, with seven, the United States had yet to enter World War II, Bing Crosby's "Only Forever" was one of the top songs and Cedar Hill had fewer than 500 citizens.

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Hamilton Rises From Bank Teller To Vice President of Retail Operations

When working as a part-time bank teller more than two decades ago, Texas Trust Credit Union Vice President of Retail Services Krystal Hamilton knew the sky was the limit in her banking career.

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Downs Discovered Love of STEM in Cedar Hill ISD

On her path to law school, Yasmine Downs experienced a serendipitous moment.

While studying for the LSAT, Downs – a Cedar Hill High School Class of 2011 Graduate – began substitute teaching in her former district.

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Cedar Hill Graduate Leads Texas Wesleyan Women’s Basketball To Historic Season

Cedar Hill High School Class of 2003 Graduate Brenita (Williams) Jackson has a knack for turning around basketball programs, but the 2022-2023 season represents her best work yet.

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Cedar Hill Graduate Utilizes STEM Skills In Both Careers

Cedar Hill High School Class of 2000 Graduate Dray Williams has always been involved in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

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Les Means More to Cedar Hill High School Boys Basketball

While the Cedar Hill High School Boys Basketball Team was enjoying its best postseason in eight years, they received a boost from a former Longhorn halfway across the world.

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Rambo To Play In The Metroplex on Sunday

Charleston Rambo, a 2017 Cedar Hill High School Graduate, will compete in the Metroplex at the professional level this Sunday.

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Ruzickas Make An Impact at East Texas Baptist

Friday Night Lights, 100 yards and the pigskin run through the blood of Calvin and Mason Ruzicka, the father and son coaching duo at East Texas Baptist University (ETBU) in Marshall. Their roots sprouted in Cedar Hill where Calvin was an assistant football coach and Mason was a CHHS Graduate.

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Cedar Hill ISD Partner PE Experience Shaped Alfaro’s Life

Cedar Hill High School Class of 2014 Graduate Alissa (Allison) Alfaro had a full experience as a Longhorn.

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Thompson Set The Standard for Cedar Hill Receivers

Nowadays, it’s not unusual to see a half dozen Cedar Hill Graduates playing wide receiver on national television.

That wasn’t the case in the mid 1990s when Derrius Thompson, a Cedar Hill High School Class of 1995 Graduate, made his college debut at Baylor University in the fall of 1995.

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Attorney Who Graduated From Cedar Hill Will Speak at High Pointe Career Day

Whittney Johnson is always trying to challenge herself to improve and build upon her success.

Johnson, a 2005 Cedar Hill High School, currently works for Liberty Mutual Insurance where she manages attorneys to help them “get the best outcomes in a shorter period of time.”

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Former Longhorn Is Now A Mississippi Attorney

He’s done business with Ben and Erin Napier of HGTV’s “Hometown” and played football for Joey McGuire, but Andrew Cardwell doesn’t prefer the spotlight.

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Cedar Hill Graduate Focused on Making the World Better

Jude Akpunku Jr. graduated from Cedar Hill High School and hasn’t stopped achieving major accomplishments over the past 12 years.

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Clark-Patton Family Proud of Longhorn Roots

The Clark-Patton Family of Cedar Hill is proud of its three generations of Cedar Hill High School Graduates.

In actuality, there’s one Dogie (Martin Clark – Class of 1942) and three Longhorns (Linda Clark Patton – Class of 1962), Jennifer Patton (Class of 1989) and Jay Patton (Class of 1992).

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Cedar Hill Graduate Set To Begin Nursing Career

Harrieyah Scott graduated Magna Cum Laude from Prairie View A&M University with a Nursing Degree on December 10 and is ready to begin her career.

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Moore’s Career Comes Full Circle at Texas Tech

Dimitri Moore is following the most fulfilling autumn of his life with a December he’ll remember forever.

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Cedar Hill Graduates Becomes Local Business Owner and Professional Archer

Rex James, a Cedar Hill High School Class of 2003 Graduate, charted his current path during his years in Cedar Hill ISD.

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Cedar Hill Graduate Becomes East Texas Real Estate Leader

Whether it was playing sports for the Cedar Hill Longhorns, building homes with his bare hands, fighting fires or running a large real estate agency, Mike Murdock has a straightforward recipe for success.

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Collegiate Theatre Scholar Plans For Law School

Sandy Johnson, a 2021 Collegiate High School Graduate, was part of the cast and costume design team in “The Wiz”. It was easily the most challenging Cedar Hill High School Theatre Production for reasons beyond their control.

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Sifflet Showcases Versatiity

Cedric Sifflet was surprised to receive an Honoring Our Outstanding Paraprofessionals, Lead Educators and Administrators (HOOPLA) Award last month.

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Cedar Hill Graduate Returns To Teach Special Education

Bailey Lemon’s life changed in the fall of 2014 when the then-Cedar Hill High School senior enrolled in the Partner Physical Education (PE) Class where she had an opportunity to work with Special Education Scholars.

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Former Cedar Hill Football Teammates Reunite At Texas A&M Commerce

Jaheim Lowe couldn’t help but smile when he learned that his former Cedar Hill High School teammate, Leon Young, would be joining him as a member of the Texas A&M University-Commerce Football Team.

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Cedar Hill Graduate’s Now A Music Talent Manager in Austin

Francesco “Frankie” Tricomi, a Cedar Hill High School Class of 2018 Graduate, never foresaw himself in Austin or as part of the music industry.

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Parras Finds Career in Green Energy

Cedar Hill High School Class of 2008 Jonathon Parras never intended to pursue a career in Green Energy, but he’s enjoying every minute of it now.

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