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Latest TRAPS North Region News

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Dec 18, 2025

Champions Club’s Vanessa Sanchez Honored with TRAPS North Region Horizons Award

Champions Club’s own Vanessa Sanchez, Membership Services Coordinator, was recognized with the Texas Recreation and Parks Society (TRAPS) North Region Horizons Award for cities under 70,000 population.
Southlake Pickleball Complex TRAPS North Award
Oct 22, 2024

Southlake Pickleball Complex Wins TRAPS North Award

The Southlake Pickleball Complex is officially an award-winning recreation facility!
TRAPS Award - Preschool
Oct 8, 2021

Cross Timbers Forest Preschool Wins Texas Recreation & Park Society North Region Excellence in Programming Award

A few weeks into the Fall Semester, Cross Timbers Forest Preschool won the Texas Recreation & Park Society North Region Excellence in Programming Award! Cross Timbers Forest Preschool is an explorative, hands-on preschool experience focused on connecting students to nature. Hosted at the Bob Jones Nature Center and Preserve, the curriculum highlights our local ecosystem…
TRAPS Award - Bicentennial Park
Oct 6, 2021

Bicentennial Park Master Plan Implementation wins Texas Recreation and Park Society North Region Park Design Excellence Award Class II

Community Services staff received a pleasant surprise last Friday when they learned that Bicentennial Park won the TRAPS North Region Park Design Excellence Award! Bicentennial Park is a community park comprised of the first land ever assembled for park purposes and serves as the heart of Parks and Recreation activities in Southlake. The multi-phase Bicentennial…
TRAPS Award - Bicentennial Park
Oct 6, 2021

Bicentennial Park Master Plan Implementation wins Texas Recreation and Park Society North Region Park Design Excellence Award Class II

Community Services staff received a pleasant surprise last Friday when they learned that Bicentennial Park won the TRAPS North Region Park Design Excellence Award! Bicentennial Park is a community park comprised of the first land ever assembled for park purposes and serves as the heart of Parks and Recreation activities in Southlake. The multi-phase Bicentennial…