Notable Grad Archives - Lake Highlands

Q: Wildcat baseball to host Alumni Classic Weekend

[caption id="attachment_92060" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] 2018 Wildcat Alumni Baseball Classic. Photo by Chris Dishman.[/caption] The crack of the bat. The smell of the hot dogs. The feel of the red dirt under your feet. Lake Highlands High baseball season kicks off in February, but first they’ll host the team’s newest tradition – their third annual Alumni Baseball Weekend. More than 60 alums have committed to participate. The fun begins this Friday at 5 p.m. at the LHHS baseball field, known as The Cat. The varsity will play an intersquad scrimmage, then host a Home Run Derby at 7 p.m. for alumni. On Saturday, the alumni game begins at 1 p.m., with legendary coach Jay Higgins in attendance and players returning from teams between 1969 and 2019. You can view Chris Dishman’s photos of the first alumni game here . After the game, players, families and other attendees are invited to the patio at Shady’s for a rehash of the matchup, where the homers get longer and the strikeouts more dramatic in the retelling. If you’re an alum who’d like to play or a sponsor who’d like to support the effort, email LHHS and UT Baseball alum Taylor Stell at tstell@lee-associates.com . No need to purchase a ticket – all Wildcat baseball games have free admission, and all seats have a perfect view of the mound. Go Cats!

Q: Alan Selzer to kick for Indiana State

[caption id="attachment_91806" align="aligncenter" width="681"] Alan Selzer will kick for Indiana State in the fall[/caption] University of Michigan place kicker Alan Selzer didn’t get much playing time, but that may change this fall. The Lake Highlands High 2016 grad has committed to play for Indiana State after he graduates in April. He’ll work on a Master’s degree in Sports Management and play football on full scholarship. “Thank you to the coaches, specialists, and teammates at Michigan who have developed me from the ground up," Selzer wrote on Instagram , announcing his decision. "Thanks to my family for allowing me to pursue my passion. Now it’s time to win a Valley ship.” The Indiana State Sycamores play Division I football in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Capacity at their stadium in Terre Haute is more than 12,000, and their biggest rival is Ball State. Selzer was a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and leader in his fraternity. He worked as a tour guide, touting attractions on his campus for prospective students and their families.

Q: Sophia Miller is Ivy League Rookie of the Year

[caption id="attachment_91070" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Sophia Miller at Brown University[/caption] Sophia Miller has been named Ivy League Rookie of the Year in a unanimous vote by league coaches. The Lake Highlands High grad is a freshman playing volleyball at Brown University. Miller earned 232.5 points, 212 kills, 182 digs, 30 assists, 14 service aces and 13 blocks over the course of the season, leading the Bears to a 13-10 record. She was also named to the All-Ivy First Team. Congratulations, Sophia Miller!

Q: Sophia Miller named Ivy League Rookie of the Week

[caption id="attachment_90812" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Sophia Miller (#15) at Brown University[/caption] Lake Highlands High grad Sophia Miller has been named Ivy League Rookie of the Week for the second time this season after leading her Brown University volleyball team to victory against Harvard and Dartmouth. Miller, an outside hitter, posted 24 kills, 17 digs and two aces in the Bears 3-2 win over Harvard and 13 kills and 18 digs in their 3-1 defeat of Dartmouth. The freshman was equally as impressive in the team’s Oct. 21 defeat of Columbia at home. Brown heads to New York to play Columbia tomorrow at 7 p.m. and Cornell at 5 p.m. Saturday. [embed]https://twitter.com/Brownvball/status/1191449596033208323[/embed]

Q: Rolling Stone praises Penny and Sparrow's 'White Ferrari'

[caption id="attachment_90788" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Andy Baxter and Kyle Jahnke are Penny and Sparrow[/caption] Rolling Stone magazine has high praise this week for Penny and Sparrow , comprised of 2004 Lake Highlands High grad Kyle Jahnke and longtime musical partner Andy Baxter. They’ve named the folk duo’s cover of Frank Ocean’s “White Ferrari” one of the “10 Best Country and Americana Songs to Hear Now.” “The video’s location – the empty floor of an anonymous warehouse, lit solely by the daytime sun spilling through the windows,” gushes Rolling Stone writer Robert Crawford, “stands in stark contrast to the performance itself, which is highlighted by the lovely harmonies of Andy Baxter and Kyle Jahnke.” Penny and Sparrow recently released their newest album, Finch , and they’re currently touring the country . [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WAbIxPY65s&feature=youtu.be[/embed]

Q: Meredith Alloway's "Ride" a Huluween Film Fest entry

[caption id="attachment_90359" align="aligncenter" width="533"] Ride by Meredith Alloway[/caption] If you were the kid that dressed as a cowboy or a princess for Halloween, the Huluween horror short film contest might not be for you. If you enjoy a good scare and like supporting talented Lake Highlands High School grads, check out Meredith Alloway’s contest entry, Ride. Best described as a spin-class-from-hell story, Ride is the best way to scare yourself witless in 6 minutes or less. You can watch Ride on Hulu here or on Hulu’s YouTube channel below. If you enjoy the show (or you’re completely creeped out in a good way), tweet, post and otherwise share it using the hashtags #huluween and #ride. The filmmaker with the most engagement wins Huluween Film Fest and receives $50,000 for their feature film project. Alloway says she’ll collaborate again with LHHS grad Justin Hamilton if she earns the prize. Alloway’s last film, Deep Tissue , premiered at SXSW in 2019, and Interior Teresa, which she wrote, produced and directed, is streaming now on Seed & Spark . As a journalist, she’s done interviews and written feature pieces for Vanity Fair, Indiewire, Filmmaker Magazine and others, and she works as a producer and consultant for creative campaigns, spots and short films. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKP2Cn7QL4c[/embed]

Phil Dawson bobblehead proves the Wildcat alum is ‘Big Time’

By Carol Toler|2020-02-13T07:33:14-06:00February 13th, 2020|Football, Lake Highlands High School, News, Notable Grad, Richardson ISD, Sports|

By Carol Toler|2019-11-06T07:22:27-06:00November 7th, 2019|Entertainment, Lake Highlands High School, Multimedia, Music, News, Notable Grad, Videos|

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Meredith Alloway’s “Ride” a Huluween Film Fest entry

By Carol Toler|2019-10-15T13:19:54-05:00October 15th, 2019|Entertainment, Lake Highlands High School, Movies, Multimedia, News, Notable Grad, Videos|

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