News and Announcements

In Ms. Johnson’s sixth-grade ELA class, students displayed their creativity and dedication through a gallery walk of their book models. While exploring each other’s projects, they shared insights and inspiration from their recent reads.

Thank you for supporting Bond 2024! Our community passed a maintenance & efficiency school bond, totaling $137.3 million.
The bond will address failing facility systems, needed repairs, safety updates, and make more funds available to increase teacher salaries. All of this will be accomplished without raising the HPISD tax rate—which remains the lowest in Dallas County.

The MIS halls are alive with the Sound of Music! Come see your 5th and 6th grade classmates bring this beloved musical to life!
Performances are Thursday, December 5 at 6pm, Friday, December 6 at 4pm and Saturday, December 7 at 2pm in the MIS/HPMS Auditorium.

On Thursday, Nov. 7, the HPMS Raider Band held their annual Veterans Day Concert, led by HPMS directors Mr. John Vanhook and Ms. Lindsay Pfaff, along with HPHS Directors Ms. Lisa Stiles and Mr. Quiyan Murphy. Band students captivated the audience with patriotic songs to honor our military veterans.

We are ready to welcome our Raiders back on the first day of school, Wednesday, August 14. Don’t forget the new start time for the 2024-25 academic school year is8 a.m. - 3:25 p.m. doors will open at 7:30 a.m. We’ll see you soon!

Student Sports Passes for grades 7-12 go on sale July 24 at 8 a.m. on http://ScotsIllustrated.com/HTtickets. For questions, please reach out to Ashley Hagey at [email protected].

Back to School Sign Up (BSSU) for 2024-25 will open July 24-31. Sign up anytime, anywhere, using your phone, iPad, or computer! Parents can log in to the BSSU system using the parent's Skyward username and password.

At the regularly scheduled school board meeting on June 11, the Board of Trustees approved the district's budget for the 2024-25 school year. The budget includes a 2 percent raise for teachers and staff, along with a $2,800 increase in each employee's annual salary due to the district's medical contributions plan/salary swap.

Three Highland Park ISD administrators have been named in advance of the 2024-2025 school year.