Hightower
Elementary
2601 Decator Drive
Plano, TX 75093
Phone: (469) 752-1800
Fax: (469) 752-1801
| Principal |
Mariea Sprott |
| Counselor |
Aubrey Nell |
| School Hours |
7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. |
| Enrollment |
488 |
| School Colors |
Hunter green and gold |
| Mascot |
Tigers |
| Motto |
Hightower Tigers targeting excellence. |
Directions to School
From Dallas North Tollway: Park Blvd. Exit – east to Decator, north on Decator to the school.
From Central Expressway: Park Blvd. Exit – west to Decator, north
on Decator to the school.
Achievements
Texas State Exemplary school; 2010 District Elementary Teacher of the Year winner; District Beginning Teacher of the Year winners; District Excellence in Teaching Award; Plano ISD Education Foundation Grants to Educators winners; Presidential Academic Awards; district PTA Reflections winners; Metroplex Children's Choir; Plano Children's Choir; OAKE National Choir; district science fair high point and highest participation winner; Destination ImagiNation regional and state winners; Destination ImagiNation Global competitor; Plano Academic and Creative Education (PACE) for identified gifted and talented students; Outstanding Green School Award; PTA Diversity Award; Silver Awards for Arts in Education; Silver Award Parent Education; Bronze Award Membership Campaign; NCEA Just for Kids Higher Performing School; 2010 TBEC (Texas Business and Education Coalition); Honor Roll School recipient.
Campus Programs
Student council; safety patrol; Paw Printer Publishing; honor roll; PASAR (after school childcare); mediation / conflict resolution training K-5; Science and Reading night; Multicultural night; Wild on Reading; Herman Reading Program and Tiger TV.
Parent Involvement Opportunities
PTA; volunteers; School-Based Improvement Committee (SBIC); book buddies – reading volunteers; parenting classes; YO packets; newsletters; Reflections; field day; bike rodeo; family picnic; school store; cultural arts programs; McGruff; yearbook; book fair; Rock Fest; GoVanGogh; Lunch with Someone Special; Collin County Adventure Camp (5th grade); shoebox science; shoebox art; thinking boxes; banking; box tops / labels; Hooray for Hightower; and mentoring.
Community/Business Partnerships
Dallas Museum of Art; Jason's Deli and North Dallas Bank.
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