10 MAY 2014
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HP Cheerleaders and Scotsmen Named For 2014-15 School Year VAR S I T Y
Front row: Courtney Horn, Peyton Ward, Emma Ruk, Megan Nash, Bailey Pogue, Grayson Baird, Ashley Farley, and Roslyn Saplicki; Second row: Allie Beth Cowan, Maggie Nolan, Lauren LaDuke, Caitlyn Creekmore, Samantha Hickey, Nancy Neuhoff, and Isabella Lindley; Third row: Lindsay Rather, Alex Novak, Camille McSherry, Mary Michael McCartin, Allison Reece, and Clara Beecherl; Back row: Holly Winters, Laura Hickey, Anna Gribble, and Nicole Gottlich
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JV
Front row: Stuart Forrester, Cole Ogden, and Douglas Maclay; Back row: David Hammer and Adam Shiffer
Front row: Nicole Smith, Sophie Schmit, Anne Marie Sitton, Riley Scott, Beth Copeland, and Chloe Cornett; Middle row: Morgan Willey, Sophie Jolas, Cameron Payne, Audrey McFall, Arden Wynn, and Sydney Hirschey; Back row: Anna Clark, Grace Graham, Mary Elizabeth Scott, Madeline Thomas, and Hannah Griffiths
Sisters Put Their Best Feet Forward by Soliciting Donated Athletic Shoes By Marley Malenfant People Newspapers
While hosting a tag sale, Daphne Chimbel noticed a young boy eyeing some soccer equipment. He asked his father if he could have it, but he only had $5 in his wallet. Daphne, a freshman at Highland Park High School at the time, felt bad for the kid, so she gave him the gear. That day inspired her to start Cleats for Hope. “His dad said to just pick one item, and I felt bad because if it was me, I could just go to the store and get all the items, and it wouldn’t even matter,” Daphne said. “But for them, he could
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Highland Park High School senior Daphne Chimbel and her sister, Cooper, run a charitable organization called Cleats for Hope.
only get one item at a tag sale, so I wanted to do something about it for a bunch of kids.” Daphne, who is now a senior, operates the charity with her sister, Cooper. To raise awareness, the sisters passed out flyers and sometimes went doorto-door in their community, asking for donations of athletic shoes. Daphne said her organization has three give-away events per year. “Throughout the four years, we’ve probably had over 500 pairs [donated],” she said. “I think the most we’ve had at one time, like for one event, would probably be like 115 pairs.” The sisters researched underprivileged areas of Dallas to
hold giveaways, and got started at Marcus Park Recreation Center, near Webb Chapel Road and Royal Lane. “We went to a main part of that community, like where a lot of the kids go after school who can’t afford to be on a team,” Daphne said. Her organization gives out more than just cleats. She also looks for schools in need of other athletic shoes. Back in February, she began a fundraiser at West Dallas Community School, hoping to raise enough money to purchase 31 pairs of new shoes for the school’s volleyball team.
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