Cedar Hill ISD

Horace Williams answered questions ranging from swine flu concerns to potential building improvements.

Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009

Pegasus News content partner interview: Best Southwest Citizen

Brian Allen, formerly of Today Newspapers, started the online-only paper a little over a year ago.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Cedar Hill to have three local races contested

Dr. Mike Marshall, Sonya Grass, and Cory Spillman are all running for re-election.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Cedar Hill High School girls’ soccer coach resigns; accused of improper relationship with student

Daniel Clay had been on paid leave since Feb. 2 pending an investigation.

Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009

Cedar Hill ISD extends superintedent’s contract

Horace Williams' contract was extended to August 2011, along with the board giving him a 7 percent raise.

Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008

Cedar Hill ISD looking for educational program options

The Cedar Hill Education Foundation could be an important part of that effort.

Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008

UPDATED: Cedar Hill, Duncanville voters reject property tax increases

Cedar Hill and Duncanville school districts will attempt to raise their tax rates to the maximum amount allowed by the state in elections today.

Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008

Cedar Hill ISD superintendent makes case for tax vote at town halls

Williams said that even the theoretically well-to-do Plano Independent School District was facing a deficit budget.

Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008

Longhorn Stadium field in Cedar Hill getting ready for repairs. Again.

This time their drainage issues will cost $1.1 million to fix. For that price, maybe they should build a new stadium and start a rice paddy business at the old field for revenue.

Monday, July 14, 2008

2008 Cedar Hill election results

Cedar Hill citizens could only vote on two races, as three incumbents ran unopposed.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Bell murder stuns Permenter ‘family’

Cedar Hill Police found the body of 34-year-old Judith Marie Bell in her apartment on Feb. 29th.

Friday, March 7, 2008

DFW-area superintendents talk about state of education

Among other things, it was an education of just how disparate the different communities and school districts in DFW are.

Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008

Superintendents from Grand Prairie, Richardson, and Cedar Hill to appear at Chamber luncheon confab on Feb. 12

Source: Dallas Chamber

Annual State of Education in the Region Luncheon provides discussion of the challenges and opportunities faced by school districts in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Friday, Feb. 8, 2008

Cedar Hill parents awakened on student drug use

Not just illegal drugs can be a problem in local schools.

Monday, Dec. 24, 2007

Sleeping pills, stabbing stun Cedar Hill schools

Three students have been released from the hospital after ingesting what appears to be a prescription sedative, possibly Ambien.

Friday, Dec. 14, 2007

Two Cedar Hill students hospitalized, two others charged with distributing drugs

Two ill, two arrested. Kids these days are idiots.

Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007

Cedar Hill Superintendent assures gifted-talented results

By Staff

“My concern is [my child] won't be challenged and will reach his limit of being pushed in the seventh grade,” said a concerned parent.

Monday, Oct. 15, 2007

Cedar Hill math teacher wins Milken Foundation Educator Award

The award came with a $25,000 prize.

Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007

ACLU releases annual banned books report

They say they're "celebrating" banned book week, but something tells me the festivities will be subdued.

Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007

Poor reading skills holding Cedar Hill students back

“It doesn't matter what curriculum we offer them if they cannot read,” he said.

Friday, Sept. 14, 2007

Cedar Hill hosting “Coffee with the Chiefs” breakfast meeting

Citizens can chat with the Chiefs of Police for both the city and the school district over a hot cup of joe. A donut joke, you say? Yes. Yes, surely.

Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007

Seven DFW football teams ranked in MaxPreps.com‘s top twenty

Any guesses on who's ranked numero uno?

Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007

Cedar Hill schools get mixed signals from TEA

The district's Ninth Grade Center, entering its third year of education, was rated academically unacceptable.

Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007

New dress code forces Cedar Hill students to wear only three colors

Prompting a new answer to the classic joke "what's black and white and red all over?"

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Cedar Hill School District approves bigger salaries for teachers

With the extra money in their pockets, Cedar Hill teachers can now afford to biggie size their value meals.

Saturday, July 7, 2007

Ex-Cedar Hill ISD HR director no-shows at his new job in K.C.

He's the fourth person the Kansas City school district has tried to hire for this job.

Monday, June 18, 2007

Cedar Hill art teacher resigns in wake of plot

Former Cedar Hill High School art teacher Barbara Lee has resigned amid allegations that she tried to coerce a student to beat up her 19-year-old daughter's 31-year-old boyfriend.

Friday, May 25, 2007

Cedar Hill ISD gets a jump on character education

There is a framed work of art in Allena Anderson's office that comes with a caption: “Character is doing what's right when nobody's looking.”

Saturday, May 12, 2007

Cedar Hill track athlete shows class in victory

DeSoto's Marcelles Atkinson was well on his way to winning the 300-meter hurdles. Josh Thomas knew it, and just hoped he could finish at least second and secure a berth in the state track meet.

Friday, May 11, 2007

Bi-District Champion Cedar Hill Longhorns to meet Coppell in area baseball playoffs

The team recently became Bi-District Champions by defeating Irving High School in a three game series last week.

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Cedar Hill ISD to host “Gifted and Talented Extravaganza”

A time for gifted students.

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Cedar Hill ISD ready to show off gifted and talented students at annual extravaganza

The 2007 Cedar Hill ISD Gifted and Talented Extravaganza has been scheduled for May 22, 2007.

Monday, May 7, 2007

UTA’s Spring Chorale Fusion features university and high school choirs

UTA choir performs with various high school choirs from around the metroplex.

Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Cedar Hill to host “Meet Your Candidates Night” on Monday

By Chad Jones

Exercise your democratic freedoms!

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Cedar Hill ISD to hold 8th grade parents meeting

Cedar Hill ISD will hold an 8th grade parents meeting on Tuesday, March 20th from 6:30-8:30 PM at the Cedar Hill High School Ninth Grade Center.

Monday, March 19, 2007

New Cedar Hill ISD superintendent receives warm welcome

When asked why he took the job, Horace Williams said "the perks were just too good to pass up."

Sunday, March 18, 2007

For Cedar Hill ISD volunteer Angela Trevino, life changes in an instant

Now, Angela Trevino needs help - and Cedar Hill has responded.

Monday, Feb. 26, 2007

Cedar Hill ISD rallies for district volunteer Angela Trevino

Brian Allen of Cedar Hill TODAY

Trevino has been diagnosed with breast cancer, and the community that she's spent years helping is now doing something to help her.

Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007

More on Cedar Hill HS quarterback William Cole’s commitment to Oklahoma State