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Highland Park College was a college located in Des Moines, Iowa. History. Founded by a local business syndicate, Highland Park opened its doors in 1890. At the time, Highland Park was an emerging northern suburb of the capital city.
Learn about the history and legacy of Highland Park College, a practical and affordable institution that operated in Des Moines, Iowa from 1890 to 1918. See photos, yearbooks, and sports records of the college and its students.
In 1918 the Des Moines College merged with Central College and Highland Park College to become Des Moines University, moving to Highland Park's campus at 2nd Avenue and Euclid Avenue. The merged college re-adopted the Des Moines University name at that time.
Highland Park College was established here in 1889 and operated under that name until 1918, when the Baptist church bought it and renamed it Des Moines University. The school had some 40,000 students and 1,000 pharmacy graduates in its first twenty-five years.
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A yellow brick schoolhouse, the Armstrong School, opened on October 12, 1915. It served children only through ninth grade. In 1922, the school moved to Normandy Avenue after HPISD purchased 11 lots in 1920. Tenth grade was added in 1922, and 11th grade in 1923. In 1924, 34 students became the first graduating class of the Highland Park Independent ...
According to The Dallas Morning News, in 2005, the high school's ethnic makeup was about 99% white. In 2014, 90.3% of the graduating class was white; in 2015, 89.1% of the graduating class was white.In the 2015–16 school year, 88.4% of the Highland Park High School student body was white. In the 2010–11 school year, HPHS had no low-income students....
Although students are only required to complete 50 hours of community service to graduate, the graduating class of 2017 averaged 150 hours per senior.
Athletics
In 2005, Sports Illustratedlisted HPHS as Texas's best sports program (and 16th in the U.S.).
Band
The Highlander Band's performance includes making its first-ever UIL State Marching Band finals appearance in 2017 where the band made the top ten.Their success continued into 2019 when they earned 2nd place in the UIL State Marching Band finals, marking the highest state placement of the band in its history.
Literary festival
In 1995, the first Highland Park Literary Festival began as a collaboration between interested parents and the English Department. The event has become an annual festival where HPHS students have enjoyed meeting, working with, and learning from distinguished writers, including George Plimpton, Doug Wright, Michael Chabon, Marion Winik, Scott Simon, Tim O'Brien, Russell Banks, Anchee Min, Billy Collins, Tobias Wolff, and Jamie Ford.
In the September 1981 issue of Money Magazine, Highland Park was ranked as one of the top twelve public high schools in the United States; in January 1984, Parade Magazine listed Highland Park as among the top fifteen schools in the United States. In 2008, Highland Park was ranked 15th in Newsweek Magazine's list of the top public high schools in t...
Arts/sciences/academics
1. Pierce Brown, Class of 2006, science fiction author 2. Madeline Bruner, Class of 2013, Site Selection Expert 3. Donald D. Clayton, Class of 1953, prize-winning astrophysicist, SMU Distinguished Alumnus, American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow 4. Jackson Lee Morgan, Class of 2011, Grammy nominee 5. James Cronin, 1980 Nobel Prize-winning physicist 6. Carol Hall, 1954, composer and lyricist 7. Angie Harmon, 1991, actress, star of TV series Rizzoli & Isles, Law & Order 8. Robert H. Jackso...
Athletics
1. Fred Benners, quarterback for NFL's New York Giants 2. David Browning, 1952 Olympicgold medalist in 3-meter springboard diving 3. Harrison Frazar, professional golfer 4. Mike Heath, swimmer, three gold medals and one silver at 1984 Olympics 5. Shaun Jordan, two-time Olympic gold medalist with 400-meter free-relay teams at 1988 Olympics and 1992 Olympics 6. Clayton Kershaw, World Series Champion (2020) pitcher for Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-time Cy Young Award winner (2011, '13, '14), National...
Government
1. James A Baker, justice of the Texas Supreme Court 2. Chris Bell, U.S. representative 3. Bill Clements, governor of Texas 4. Starke Taylor, mayor of Dallas, cotton investor 5. Brandon Williams, U.S. representative 6. Christopher Ashby, United States Ambassador to Uruguay.
Highland Park College, located in Des Moines, Iowa, was incorporated in 1889. In 1918, the Iowa Baptist Convention voted to ratify the action of the Des Moines College Board of Trustees to purchase the Highland Park campus, and make it the permanent location of their institution.
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It's the history of Highland Park College, Des Moines college or Des Moines University. Located where Park Fair mall is today. This has been researched and presented by L.M. Elm. If you would...
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