Footsteps and the thunder of rolling trash cans echo through the halls of Shady Brook Elementary. The lights are already off in sections of the building, and most of the desks have been pushed into the corners of their classrooms. It’s the first official day of summer for students in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District,…

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Heat crashes over the Urban Farm in waves, pooling in the thick air above the 6 Stones parking lot before the uncertain breeze carries it across to the rows of organic crops. Hunched over the budding foliage, Charlotte Banks and her mixed class of Trinity High School students don’t bat an eye. As the school…

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“I have always felt that Euless was a tight-knit community, but I didn’t realize how well we take care of one another.” Some things have to be experienced to be believed. Others are understood but don’t truly strike you until you are swept away with them. Operation Back 2 School is a little bit of…

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In 2010, 6 Stones and the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District partnered to launch an intramural soccer program fro junior high boys. Until that time, only girls had access to the sport at the middle school level. A portion of the student population suffered for their lack of belonging, disengaging from school completely.  They had nothing to…

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HURST, APRIL 2017 — It’s testing season in public schools. From Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams down to statewide standardized tests, this is the time of year when students camp out under fluorescent lights and push through page after page of multiple-choice questions. It can be exhausting and depressing; a true grind for even…

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