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Scot’s Tennis Team Ends Season Strong

The Bagpipe Online 10/28 8:21A Samuel Torgan, Reporter

Recently, the tennis team finished their fall doubles season and made it all the way to the UIL Area Championships after going undefeated in district for 15 games, before ultimately losing to Frisco Centennial in the 18th round. “Everyone is...

Dallas-Forth-Worth Airport Update

The Bagpipe Online 10/27 8:53A Gunner Thomson, Reporter

By 2027, travelers and residents passing through Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport may find themselves walking into a terminal unlike any other in the airport’s 50 years of operation. Terminal F, the airport’s first new terminal in nearly...

New Bagel Shop Opens Next To School

The Bagpipe Online 10/27 8:27A Elaine Engel, Reporter

As realtors love to say, location is everything. When it comes to ideal placement, few could hope for a location for a bagel shop than right next to a high school. In the last month, K&L Bagels opened their second Dallas location at 4333 Lovers...

Teen Take-and-Make Stained Glass

HPTX Library 10/22 6:37A

It's all about faking it 'til you make it in this aesthetically focused craft.

Wild About the West with Bucky the Cowgirl

HPTX Library 10/22 6:34A

Help Bucky the Cowgirl catch a rascally robber!

Engineering Success

The Bagpipe Online 10/2 8:30A Ryaan Khan, Reporter

After an impressive finish last year, the Robotics team is pushing full throttle towards their season with eyes set on a trophy at nationals this December. And, they are beginning the school year with a new collaborative game plan. “Last year was...

New Lines For The Future Of Texas

The Bagpipe Online 10/2 8:24A Olivia-Sophie Keijsers Koning, E

Divided by lines, the Texas district map represents a jigsaw puzzle. There are 38 districts where each district is represented by the political majority, Democratic or Republican. “The constitution gives state legislatures the right to draw...

New Year, New Menu

The Bagpipe Online 10/1 8:20A Rohan Portteus, Editor-in-Chief

Red trays, rushed lunches and rowdy middle schoolers are now a figment of the past. After 24 consecutive years at the middle school, food service manager Brenda Vardell opted not to retire, but to become a Scot instead. Vardell s transition to...

New Twirler Takes The Stage

The Bagpipe Online 10/1 7:56A Emmeline Wallis, Reporter

From a young age, freshman Christina Paterson could not be found without one of her mom’s old batons in hand. Paterson, Highland Park s newest feature twirler, started competing at 10-years-old in New Jersey, but has always been twirling around...

2026–27 Preschool Registration Opens October 10

armstrong.hpisd.org 9/29 6:36A

Families of 3- and 4-year-olds can register for HPISD’s 2026–27 Preschool Program beginning at 8:00 AM on Friday, October 10, 2025. An informational session will be held on Thursday, October 9, from 9–10 AM at the Clements Leadership Center.

HPHS Recognizes National Merit Commended Students

News & Announcements (Highland Park High School) 9/22 8:24A

Highland Park High School is also proud to honor the students recognized as National Merit Commended Students in the 2026 program.

HPHS Celebrates National Merit Semifinalists

News & Announcements (Highland Park High School) 9/22 8:20A

Highland Park High School is proud to recognize 18 students who have been named National Merit Semifinalists in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program.