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New Mexican Restaurant Opens in Snider Plaza

The Bagpipe Online 12/12 7:41A Gunner Thomson, Reporter

Mexican Cuisine is amazing, but when upscaled with care and effort, it comes out even better than before. El Molino is an upscale Mexican Restaurant located in Snider Plaza that opened its doors on Oct. 14 of this year. It is owned by the...

Miracle Mile Reshapes University Park

The Bagpipe Online 12/12 7:20A Hannah Hameed, Reporter

Set along one of the Park Cities busiest streets, the once familiar stretch of Lover’s Lane now looks more like a construction zone than a commercial area. Bulldozers, temporary walkways and lane closures are seen daily, but for University Park,...

Behind the Scenes of Pep Rallies

The Bagpipe Online 12/12 7:07A Samuel Torgan, Reporter

Cameras steady, audio synced and headphones on. The members of Audio-Visual Production team have to stay focused and steady with each different movement carefully and calculated as there is no room for error once the pep rally begins. The Media...

Sweet Tradition in Highland Park Village

The Bagpipe Online 12/12 7:00A Juliana Maambo, Reporter

For the last 15 years, pastry artists in Highland Park have spent weeks crafting intricate gingerbread houses, carefully piping icing and adding candy details. All of this is in preparation for Highland Park Villages annual Gingerbread Stroll. ...

New ID Policy Strictly Enforced

The Bagpipe Online 12/12 6:57A Elaine Engel, Copy- Editor

In recent memory, students entering the school have always been prompted for their school issued ID. However, in past years, failure to present an ID seldom resulted in any consequences. Currently though, repeatedly forgetting an ID can quickly...

A New Kind of Comfort: Therapy Dogs Arrive in HPISD

armstrong.hpisd.org 12/12 4:47A

HPISD has welcomed two trained therapy dogs, Piper and Lassie, to support student well-being across the district.

TAG Information Session — December 8

armstrong.hpisd.org 12/3 4:05A

Highland Park ISD will host a virtual TAG Information Session on December 8, 2025, at 12:00 p.m.

Lady Scots Volleyball Claims Class 5A State Championship

News & Announcements (Highland Park High School) 12/2 2:55A

The Lady Scots Volleyball team made Highland Park history on November 22 by winning the program’s first-ever Class 5A Division I State Championship, sweeping A&M Consolidated 3–0 in the finals.