Highland Park ISD
Hamin Kim currently serves as Music Faculty at Dallas College, teaching a range of music courses across multiple campuses since August 2020. In addition to this role, Hamin is a Teaching Artist and Cello Instructor for the Kim Noltemy Young Musicians Orchestra Program under El Sistema USA, starting in June 2019. Hamin also contributes as an Associate Musician for The Dallas Opera, performing in various productions since 2021, and holds a position as Substitute Cello with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra since 2022. Previously, Hamin was a Section Cello with LAS COLINAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC, serving for two full seasons and as a substitute thereafter. Hamin's educational background includes a Master of Arts and a Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance from the Royal Academy of Music, along with undergraduate coursework in Music Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Highland Park ISD
The Highland Park Independent School District is located immediately north of downtown Dallas in the 6.21-square-mile suburban area of Highland Park, University Park and a small part of North Dallas. HPISD serves approximately 33,640 residents who are predominantly college-educated professionals and business leaders in the Dallas community. Since Highland Park schools were founded in 1914, there continues to be a proud tradition of excellence in academic, fine arts, athletics and community service. Dallas is home to the State Fair of Texas, some of the finest museums in the Southwest and many professional sports teams. Southern Methodist University, one of the largest and most prestigious universities in the South, is located in the Park Cities and offers a variety of concerts, lectures and athletic events to the surrounding area. The Highland Park Independent School District first opened its doors in October of 1914 with a four-room building on Cornell Avenue. Since then, it has grown to a district comprised of eight campuses: five elementary schools, one intermediate school, one middle school and one high school. The district has an enrollment of approximately 6,700 students and employs nearly 800 people, including more than 450 teachers.