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If you’ve got kids at Lake Highlands High School, perhaps you are already supporting students and staff. If you are one of the vibrant young families moving into our neighborhood, or if, like me, your children have already graduated, you may feel less connected. Courtesy of LHHS PTA leaders, here are a few ways to uplift Wildcats living among us:
The Wildcat Den provides needy students with toiletries, undergarments, socks, snacks, backpacks, school supplies and coats. You may purchase and donate items using this easy Amazon link.
With Thanksgiving around the corner, you may donate frozen turkeys to hardworking LHHS custodians and kitchen staff. Volunteers will collect turkeys Nov. 20 and 21 from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. in the school’s front circle drive.
Many LHHS students are bright and college ready, but before earning college credit for their Advanced Placement coursework, they must sit for AP exams. Students who are eligible for free or reduced lunch pay a reduced fee of just $39 per AP test — but this amount, too, is a barrier for many. Choosing between that and dinner for the family is no choice at all for large numbers. LHHS PTA is hoping to raise $12K to bring the fee down to $10 per test. You may donate here.
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Blogger CAROL TOLER and her husband, Toby, are the parents of four LHHS graduates. She has an MBA from SMU and is the proud recipient of the Exchange Club of LH’s Unsung Hero Award and Councilman McGough’s Blake Anderson Public Service Award. She received LHHS PTA’s Extended Service Award, FMJH PTA’s Charger Award and a Life Membership from the LHFC PTA. She has moderated candidate debates for Dallas Mayor, Dallas City Council and RISD Trustee races and taught seminars on garnering publicity for nonprofits. She completed training with Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation and Inside RISD, and she’s a sustaining member of LH Women’s League. She has served on the boards of After8 to Educate, Dallas Free Press, Healing Hands Ministries and Camp Sweeney and chaired fundraisers for multiple Dallas nonprofits. Email ctoler@advocatemag.com.