Posts Tagged ‘2019’
Extraordinary Educators: Lakayla Allamby, Donelle Lyon, Kara Mason
To all of our High Point seniors, Class of 2020, we want to wish a huge congratulations! Although the conclusion of your senior year might not have gone the way you hoped or planned, we are incredibly proud of all the hard work you’ve accomplished – and…
Read More2019 Discovered
Each new year, we are offered the chance to start fresh, begin again, and wipe the slate clean. But as we toss our old calendars and open the page to a new year (and a new planner!), we can’t help but pause first and reflect back on all that 2019 has brought us. When we think back to our beginnings at High Point Discovered…
Read MoreExtraordinary Educators: Adrian Salter and Barb Collins
Ask almost any teacher why they teach and they’ll probably share that they love seeing the moment when a student goes from a listener to a learner. Call it a “lightbulb moment,” or an “aha moment,” or the…
Read MoreA View On: Hillbuildit Creations
When Audrey and Kyle Hill started building their business in the garage, they could never have imagined that today their handmade, custom-built furniture business would be the recipient of over a hundred five-star reviews and accreditation…
Read MoreThe Ultimate High Point Gift Guide
Christmas may be just around the corner, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have a few (or maybe a lot) of people left on your holiday shopping list. If you’re anything like us, it can be difficult to feel like you’ve found the perfect gift…
Read MoreChristmas for the Whole Community: HPU’s Community Christmas
Every year, High Point University turns their campus into a winter wonderland – just for us all to experience the magic of Christmas! With beautiful Christmas decorations, hot cocoa and treats, free gifts, photos with Santa Claus, live music, Polar Express rides, petting zoos, and more…
Read MoreSpreading Holiday Cheer: How to Give This Holiday Season
You don’t have to look far this holiday season to see you have a lot to give thanks for. We can admit that sometimes it’s easier to notice what you don’t have rather than what you do. Which is why we are challenging ourselves – and all of you, dear readers – to take time from the busyness, the buying…
Read MoreCreating High Point Holiday Traditions
It’s the smell of your favorite family recipe warm from the oven on Christmas afternoon. It’s the crisp scent of pine needles off the Christmas tree your family buys every year the day after Thanksgiving. It’s the old…
Read MoreRecipes and Reflections | Happy Thanksgiving from HPD!
Every year between October 31st and December 1st, it’s easy to forget about the November holiday, sandwiched between Halloween and Christmas – unless you’re the one responsible for cooking! For all of you who may be contributing to the Thanksgiving table this year, we are sharing with you a few of our favorite family recipes to use in your Thanksgiving meal prep…
Read MoreSanta Cliff is Coming to Town: High Point’s Famous Santa
Today Santa Cliff is one of the most famous Santas in the world. His picture has made its way across the globe, on gift bags, in portraits, and in advertisements. He has been inducted, alongside other famous Santas like Mickey Rooney, into the Santa Hall of Fame. His wife of more than 50 years might deny being…
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