News Archive

The Lone Star National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) District announced that this year’s Coach of the Year and Student of the Year are both from Greenhill School. Director of Debate Aaron Timmons Jr. has been named Coach of the Year and Cameron Kettles ’22 has been named Student of the Year.

Congratulations to alumni Jaclyn Goldstein '19 and Evan O'Brien '17 on winning Audience Awards at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY).

During the Upper School Community Time meeting, Head of Upper School Trevor Worcester announced faculty member Scott Cotton as the 2022 Wes Kittleman Impact Award honoree.

Congratulations to the Greenhill Quiz Bowl teams that competed in the 2022 Middle School National Championship Tournament.

Congratulations to the student writers on their recent awards for their work on the Evergreen, Greenhill's student newspaper.

Congratulations to Christine Yan '22 on receiving a National Silver Medal in the 2022 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for her oil painting "Disconnected."

Seven performers earned nominations for the 2021-2022 Schmidt & Jones Awards.

The flags in front of Three Chimneys will be lowered to half-staff through Tuesday, April 26, in honor of Texas National Guard Specialist Bishop Evans, from Arlington, Texas, who died while serving in the line of duty.

Congratulations to Sofia Valli ’23 on becoming a Gold Award Girl Scout, the most prestigious honor the organization can award.

The National Debate Coaches Association held its National Championships over the weekend.

For the first time in two years, Greenhill attended the Inaugural National Chinese Speech Contest, a nationwide competition that received over 500 applicants from all over the United States.

Congratulations to Greenhill Upper School and Middle School students who attended and competed at the 2022 Texas State Junior Classical League Annual Convention.

Greenhill Middle School Quiz Bowl students have successfully competed in the NAQT Individual Player National Championship and TQBA Middle School Championship.

Congratulations to Madison Rojas '23, who was named Dallas's first-ever Youth Poet Laureate.

Greenhill School named Maryanna Phipps as its new Director of Admission and Enrollment Management effective August 1, 2022.

Montage, Greenhill's literary magazine, received a Gold Crown Award, the highest award for exceptional writing, art, and design.

Seven Greenhill Middle School Quiz Bowl teams participated in the Texas Quiz Bowl Alliance Bluebonnet Bowl IX on February 26, 2022. 

The flags in front of Three Chimneys will be lowered to half-staff until Sunday, March 27th, 2022 in honor of former Secretary of State Madeleine Korbel Albright

The Greenhill Debate Team recently returned from the Texas Forensic Association State Championships, held at Gregory Portland High School, where they won three State Championships in Policy Debate, World Schools Debate, and a Top Speaker award in World Schools Debate.

Greenhill sixth graders placed in the top 20 finalists in the Level 1 category (Grades 4-6) in the 2022 Letters About Literature contest.

Greenhill’s fourth-grade Girl Scouts in Troop 7012 just completed their 2022 cookie-selling season by selling over 6,000 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies!

Congratulations to Greenhill photography students who recently competed in the 34th Fort Worth Country Day Black & White Photography Contest.

Congratulations to Olivia Block '89 on her commissioned work on display at the Nasher Sculpture Center! 

The Greenhill community is undoubtedly aware of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has displaced nearly one million people.

Congratulations to Greenhill Upper and Middle School Latin students who participated in the Texas State Junior Classical League Area Competition on February 26, 2022.

Greenhill Quiz Bowl teams competed in the Texas Quiz Bowl Alliance Winter Roundup and Texas Quiz Bowl Alliance Olive and Oak Soiree.

This year the Greenhill AVP squad had three films juried into the South by Southwest Film festival in Austin from March 11-20, 2022.

Awards include 1^st Place Overall School Sweepstakes, 1^st Place Debate Sweepstakes, and multiple team champions awards in World Schools Debate and Novice Policy Debate. 

Greenhill School took part in the 2021-22 SPC Winter Championships this past weekend.

Congratulations to the ten Greenhill student-athletes who have been honored in this recognition!

Greenhill mourns the passing of Legend Sheryl Ellis, who died on Saturday, February 5, after a five-year battle with pancreatic cancer.

Greenhill School announces the launch of the Growing Stronger Together campaign, the largest and most transformational campaign in the School’s 72-year history.

The Texas Forensic Association State tournament is one of the largest and most competitive in the United States. This will be the largest contingent of Greenhill Debate students who will attend the state tournament. 

Congratulations to the three Greenhill Band students who made ATSSB All-State Band!

Four Greenhill Upper School students will have their artwork on display at Fourth Annual Young Artist Exhibition, hosted by Blue Print Gallery.

In 1994, Congress passed the King Holiday and Service Act, an act that transformed Martin Luther King Jr. Day into a day committed to continuing Dr. King's legacy of service.

Congratulations to alumnus Cooper Raiff '15 on his film screening at the Sundance Film Festival.

Congratulations to our senior student-athletes, who were recognized for their acceptance and commitment to athletic programs at colleges and universities.

The Montage, Greenhill’s student-produced literary-art magazine, has been selected as a Crown Finalist by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.

Congratulations to Lekha Chavala '29 who was recently announced as a winner of the 2021 Booth Tarkington Prize for Young Writers. Lekha submitted two pieces to the Butler Bridge Program and received this award for her prose work, Stars.