Posts by Claire St. Amant
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Lamplighter Honors Alumna Kate Mosle
Spirit of Lamplighter winner Kate Mosle, along with parents Jennifer and Jon and brother Michael
A Spirit Award ceremony was held recently at Lamplighter to honor renowned Dallas architect, Frank Welch, and alumna, Kate Mosle. The pair was selected because of their contributions that embody the spirit of Lamplighter. The award was established in 2003 by the school’s Alumni Council during its 50th anniversary and is given to an individual or group that has the “qualities of a lifelong learner, is willing to take risks, and displays creativity in their work.”
Welch designed the school’s fine arts wing, including the Jonsson Media Center, and the Cook Gymnasium from 1986-1988. He was an associate of O’Neil Ford, who designed Lamplighter’s original school building completed in 1969. Mosle, a 2004 graduate of Lamplighter, and a senior at Hockaday, has been an outspoken advocate of Lamplighter. Last year, she organized the school’s first Young Alumni fundraiser, a carwash that raised $7,000 with the help of 50 young alumni.
By Claire St. Amant May. 7, 2012 | 1:35 pm | 3 Comments | Comments RSS -
Cistercian Literary Mag Earns Top Honors
Zach Horton ’11 and C. Bruce Watterson at the Scholastic Crown Awards. Photo: Rebecca Castillo
Reflections 2011, Cistercian Preparatory School’s literary magazine, was recently named one of only 13 high school print and on-line student publications in the country to win the coveted Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Crown Award. Editor-in-Chief Zach Horton ‘11 attended the Scholastic Crown Awards ceremony in New York to receive Reflections’ award in person, representing his fellow editors, Andrew Skaras ‘11 and Alec Radford ‘11, as well as the other students on staff. Faculty sponsor (and former student Editor-in-Chief) Michael O’Brien ‘00 feels the award was well-deserved.
“The staff of Reflections has again worked hard to create a simple, elegant magazine that beautifully showcases the artistic and literary talents of the Cistercian student body,” O’Brien said.
This is Cistercian’s third Gold Crown Award. The last was received in 2007.
By Claire St. Amant May. 4, 2012 | 8:38 am | No Comments | Comments RSS -
Mad Hatter’s Tea Did Not Disappoint
We’re honing our video skills here at Preston Hollow People, and we found the Art of Nature Mad Hatter’s Tea to be a great subject for film. While the trailer-style video gives the impression there might be more to come, we’re sticking to less-than-a-minute features — for now at least.
Want us to film your next event? Shoot me an email, claire@peoplenewspapers.com.By Claire St. Amant May. 2, 2012 | 2:45 pm | No Comments | Comments RSS -
One Soul Wins Mesquite Battle of The Bands
One Soul band members Johnathan Ballew (bass and vocals), Juan Cano (drums), and Reece Clark (guitar)
In December, I profiled One Soul, an alternative Christian rock band that includes Franklin Middle School student Reece Clark on guitar. Back then, they were getting ready for their first Winter Tour. Now, they are the winners of the Battle of the Bands at the Real Texas Festival in Mesquite. For more information on the guys, go to the jump. Read More…
By Claire St. Amant May. 1, 2012 | 10:23 am | No Comments | Comments RSS -
Wanted: Interesting Mailboxes
I’m cruising the streets of Preston Hollow today to get ideas for our May special section on real estate. I’ve heard Isabella Lane has a number of hand-painted mailboxes with nature scenes. Anybody else out there have a mailbox that doubles as a work of art? Email claire@peoplenewspapers.comBy Claire St. Amant Apr. 27, 2012 | 9:15 am | 1 Comment | Comments RSS -
Christians and The Occupy Movement
If you’re wondering what this whole Occupy Movement is about and how your faith might inform your opinion of it, then head to Northaven United Methodist on Thursday at 7 p.m. for a discussion with Joerg Rieger. The Perkins School of Theology professor will participate in the church’s Faith Voices on Justice series, which is co-sponsored by the Dallas Area Progressive Christian Alliance.
By Claire St. Amant Apr. 24, 2012 | 3:41 pm | No Comments | Comments RSS -
Hockaday, Jesuit, St. Mark’s Boast NM Scholars
Three area private schools can say they have a 2012 National Merit Scholar in their midst. Hockaday’s Jessica Bluedorn, Jesuit’s Andrew Bain, and Charles Jin and Nicholas Uebele of St. Mark’s have all secured the highest award from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
Other local winners include:
William Joseph Beeby and Cassidy Tanner, Highland Park High School
Samuel Fernandez, School for the Talented and Gifted at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center
By Claire St. Amant Apr. 18, 2012 | 11:07 am | No Comments | Comments RSS -
Last Call For Beautiful Brides
Do you look beautiful in your wedding dress? So beautiful that you wish your wedding could last for months on end to justify prolonged exposure in your fashionable frock?
We hear you.
The deadline to enter in the drawing to star on the front cover of Preston Hollow People’s debut issue of I Do, a quarterly wedding magazine, is rapidly approaching. If you haven’t yet submitted a photo, do so before April 16 to be eligible for the contest. The magazine (and your photos) will make a grand entrance on May 4.
By Claire St. Amant Apr. 13, 2012 | 11:04 am | No Comments | Comments RSS -
Firefighters Extinguish Car Fire Near Royal Lane
Staff Photos: Chris McGathey
Staff photographer Chris McGathey sends this dispatch from his travels in and around Preston Hollow today. He grabbed a few shots as Dallas firefighters extinguished a car fire in the 10000 block of the northbound Highway 75 at Royal Lane on Wednesday afternoon. No one was in the car when it self-ignited while sitting in the parking lot of Uncle Bob’s Storage. Read More…
By Claire St. Amant Apr. 11, 2012 | 3:58 pm | No Comments | Comments RSS -
Anti-Semitic Graffiti Mars Passover Holiday
WFAA first reported about the pink swastika that appeared in the 9500 block of Manchester Drive during the first day of Passover. The crime, which occurred sometime between 7 p.m. Friday and 7:30 a.m. Saturday, was described as “gang graffiti” in a police report. The last publicized instance of anti-Semitic graffiti in Dallas was in December, when vandals spray-painted “Zionist Occupied USA” along southbound Interstate 35.
By Claire St. Amant Apr. 9, 2012 | 10:20 am | No Comments | Comments RSS
