For the latest news from Highland Park Administration, read April's and May's Scottie Scoop!

Note: You will need to download the pdf file in order to scroll through all of the articles - Google docs will not allow you to do so! Just go to file, choose download, then you can open the Scoop in your favorite pdf viewer (or save to your hard drive).

Each grade and specials area maintains a webpage to communicate information and the latest news about their areas. Links to each Team Wiki Front Page, plus links to any important events can be found on the NEW K-5 & Specials Tab on the HPPTA Website!

New information this week:

Want to know what is going on at HP for 2011-2012? Check out the PTA website www.hppta.org. Lots of information and updated calendar. We have made quite a few recent changes, so check them out, too! Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any suggestions or comments.

Hey all you Facebook Fans, stand up and clap your hands! It is true. Highland Park Elementary has its own Facebook Page now. Click on the following link and become a member today. Highland Park Elementary - Austin TX.

The hundreds of brand new and gently loved books generously donated by students and teachers of Highland Park Elementary at this year’s book fair were delivered across town to many very happy and appreciative students and teachers at Pickle Elementary School. In addition, the librarian was pleased to catalogue many of the new titles for their library.

The vast majority of students who attend Pickle receive free or reduced lunch and are first generation Americans. Most are ESL and so their reading levels are below our kids. As a result of the language (and economic barrier) their book collections at home are small. They were really excited about the books they were given last week.

Thanks Highland Park!

Check out photos: one of librarian Kate Clark, and the second of kids picking books.

Be ready for 2012-2013! You can order them through the parent portal at hppta.org through midnight on Monday night, May 14!

Don’t forget that you can visit www.hppta.org and pay your Spanish tuition today!

It's baaack! The Second Annual HP Fall Family Fitness Festival is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, October 7th.  The event is free to HP families and friends. Local health and wellness business are invited to attend as sponsors and these proceeds benefit the physical education program (our goal this year is to finance archery equipment). You made last year's festival a huge success. Now help this year's festival be even better!  We need your help! Our first organizational meeting at the school on Tuesday May 22nd at 6 p.m. Contact Co-Chair Wayne Key at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more info.  We hope to see you there.

It’s not too late to order yearbooks for your students. Don’t miss out on this chance to a year’s worth of memories in photos for your Scottie. Yearbooks are $25 and come with a set of autograph pages, which can be attached to the yearbook when it’s delivered. Yearbooks will be delivered this summer, but autograph pages will be available for your children prior to the end of the year, and they’ll get to spend some time signing each other’s pages. Act now to ensure your child gets both the yearbook and autograph pages. Orders can be placed through the parent portal at hppta.org. Questions: contact Jay Plotkin at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Note: Extra autograph pages are available for families who only want to order one yearbook but have more than one child. If you order more than one yearbook, you do not need to order autograph pages since they are included with each yearbook order.

Are you interested in camping, hiking, archery, service, community, friends and FUN? Then Cub Scouting is for you. Come find out more information. The meeting will be held on May 15th at 6:00pm in the Cafeteria.