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The Family Place
Raised $1.15 Million
Through Its Partners
Card Program 29
SPORTS SOCI ET Y
New York Sub Has
Been A Fixture On
Asbury Street For
Four Decades 15
RESTAURANTS
Scots Hockey Player
Andrew Demmings
Has Big Dreams On
The Ice 11
SPORTS
Scots Coach
Recognized
For Success,
Longevity 6
RETAI L
New Owners
Keep Pockets
Fashionable
With Fans 14
SCHOOLS
Salzman to
Headline
HP Literary
Festival 32
WHERE DID ALL
THESE KIDS COME
FROM?
Student enrollment is higher than
ever in Highland Park ISD 12
EXPANSI ON OF SHORT-TERM HOUSE RENTALS
YI ELDS GROWI NG PROFI TS FOR I NVESTORS 18
By DANKOLLLR
vrovir Nrwsvnvrns
Reagan BiumIey is conceined aboui
ihe heaIih oI his musicians eais.
BiumIey, ihe band diiecioi ai High-
Iand PaiL High SchooI, said ihe High-
IandeiBandhasI4umembeisihisyeai,
and ihe HighIandei Siiings oichesiia has
Iuumusicians.1heyieheaiseinaioom
ihai vas buiIi in I998, vhen ihe bands
membeishivas4$andiheoichesiias
vas evensmaIIei.
AsoIIasischooIyeai,iibecameim-
ossibIe io ieheaise ihe IuII maiching
band in one ioom, BiumIey said. Ii
cani be done.
HeaIsosaidihaiihebandhaIIisveiy
vei,meaningihaiiheiimeiiiaLesIoi
soundiosioieveibeiaiingiheieisIon-
geiihanideaI.
1heiessomeheaIihconceinsiheie
because oI ihe sheei decibeI IeveIs and
ihe acousiics inihe ioom, BiumIey said.
1his is jusi one oI ihe many iobIems
Iacing HighIand PaiL ISDs iiusiees, vho
aie iiyingiociaIi amasieiIaciIiiies Ian
io deaI viih a siudeni ouIaiion ihai
has giovn by $u eiceni in 2u yeais.
LachoIihesixcamusesisaIieadyovei
caaciiy, and moie giovih is iojecied.
PossibIesoIuiionsincIudeaddingaIih
eIemeniaiyschooI,cieaiingaLindeigai-
ien-onIy camus, andmovingHighIand-
eiSiadiumavay Iiomihe high schooI.
1heieaIIyscaiyihing,iiusiee1im
HiizeIbeigeisaidai aieceni meeiing, is
ihai6ueicenioIihehousehoIdsinihe
disiiici doni use ouischooIs.
1im1uinei,HighIandPaiLISDsas-
sisianisueiiniendeniIoibusinesssei-
vices, vas abIe io conim ihai siaiisiic.
He saidihe DaIIas CeniiaI AiaisaI Dis-
iiici iouiineIy ieoiis ihai iheie aie aIii-
iIe moie ihan Iu,uuu iesidences in ihe
schooI disiiici. AndHPISDLnovs ihai ii
seives aioximaieIy 4,uuu IamiIies.
Many oI ihose IamiIies aie IooibaII
Ians, and ihey aie undeisiandabIy voi-
iiedabouiiheHighIandPaiLScoisim-
ending iomoiion io ihe UILs Iaigesi
cIassicaiion Ioi aihIeiics. 1he cuioIine
beiveencIasses6Aand$AIoiihenexi
ieaIignmeni vas 2,Iuu; HighIand PaiL
iuinedinaguie oI 2,Iu6siudenis.
I have eoIe joLing viih me, You
neediomove sixLids oui oI ihe PaiLCii-
ies, saidUniveisiiy PaiLiesideni MoIIy
Huii, vho seIIs houses Ioi Biiggs Iiee-
manSoihebys InieinaiionaI ReaIiy.
HPISDo ciaIsaienoiiheonIyIocaI
IeadeisvhoaiediscussingihePaiLCii-
ies giovingnumbeioI chiIdien. Univei-
siiy PaiL ciiy managei Bob Livingsion
ieaiedaieoii onihe siiuaiionIoiihe
Ciiy CounciI Iasi monih.
We have seen moie demand on ihe
ciiys iecieaiionaI IaciIiiies, incIuding
ihe aiLs and svimming ooI, Living-
sion vioie. We have aIso exeiienced
heaviei iia c duiing dio-o and dis-
missaI iimes.
Livingsion and his siaII concIuded
ihaiiheieisnosingIeIacioidiivingin-
cieased schooI enioIImeni. Among ihe
Iaciois:
In Univeisiiy PaiL, vhich encom-
assesihebuILoIihedisiiici,iheavei-
age househoId size incieased Iiom 2.24
eoIe inI98u io2.82in2uIu, accoiding
io census daia. 1hais a hiLe oI 26 ei-
ceni. In DaIIas and HighIand PaiL, ihe
incieases acioss ihe same iimesanveie
onIy 2and4 eiceni, ieseciiveIy.
1he ieIaiionshi beiveen biggei
IamiIies and biggei houses is a chicL-
enoiegg quesiion, bui iheies nodoubi
ihai ihe houses aie gioving. 1he avei-
agesizeoIihe96homesbuiIiinUnivei-
siiyPaiLin2uu8vas$,4u6squaieIeei.
1heie veie IuI eiecied Iasi yeai, and
iheiiaveiage size vas 6,88u squaie Ieei.
Desiie ihe ciovded condiiions,
HPISD schooIs iouiineIy diav io iai-
ingsIiomihesiaie.1haimaLesihePaiL
Ciiies adesiinaiionIoieoIe vhovani
ioIive cIose iodovniovnbui doni vani
ioay Ioiiivaie schooIs.
Huii is a ioduci oI HPISD schooIs,
and hei chiIdien aie enioIIed in ihem.
BuishehasneighboisvhoseLidsgoio
LiscoaI SchooI oI DaIIas.
You do have Ieniy oI eoIe vho
viII siiII ay and be in ihe PaiL Ciiies
schooI sysiem, even ihough iheyie send-
ing iheii Lids io a iivaie schooI, Huii
said, because ihey vani ihe oIice de-
aiimeni and ihe ie deaiimeni, and
ihey vani ihe bacLu, jusi in case ihai
iivaie schooI doesni become a good i.
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COVER STORY
YOUTH POPULATION GROWING JUST AS FAST AS THE KIDS DO
Graduation provides little relief for the district, as it seems each grade-level is bigger than the one before it. ALANA HARRI SON
Several factors
have led to the
big problems
facing HPISD
leadership
UNI VERSI T Y PARK FAMI L ES ARE GET TI NG BI GGER AND YOUNGER
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Highland Park ISDs student population has grown by
50 percent in 20 years, and it hasnt topped out yet.
SOURCE: HI GHLAND PARK I SD
BURSTI NG AT THE SEAMS
4,225
4,315
4,467
4,682 4,682
5,227
5,487
5,683
5,842 5,863
5,880
6,005
6,076
6,172
6,236
6,293
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HuiibeIievesiheiecessionIedmany
sucheoIeiouIIiheiiLidsouioIii-
vaie schooI, ushingHPISDenioIImeni.
MeanvhiIe, Univeisiiy PaiL and
HPISDo ciaIsaievaiyoIhovaoIi-
cychangeaiSMUmayimaciihesiiua-
iion. 1his IaII, ihe univeisiiy viII iequiie
sohomoies io Iive on camus, oieniiaI-
Iy Iieeinguhundieds oI aaiimenis Ioi
IamiIies viih schooI-age Lids.
Randy HicLman, vhose Aaiimeni
AvenueIocaioiseiviceisiecommended
by SMUioiis siudenis, has his doubis.
1he demandon|aaiimenis cIose io
SMU]is sohigh, iheyie goingiobe IIed
uviihoiheisiudenisvhoaieaggies-
siveIy uisuingihose vacancies, he said.
Iiiemainsiobeseenvhosiighi.Bui
ihe diumbeai oI escaIaiing enioIImeni
goes on, inihe bandhaII andihioughoui
ihe disiiici.
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