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Pearland ISD alum Mackenzie Hogan recounts journey from Dawson Diamonds to Disney

2995202 · April 15, 2025
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Mackenzie Hogan, a February 2018 graduate of Dawson High School and a cast member at Walt Disney World, told Pearland ISD’s Building Blocks podcast that her time juggling Dawson’s Diamonds and a heavy academic load helped prepare her for college and a career in entertainment and event planning.

Mackenzie Hogan, a February 2018 graduate of Dawson High School and a cast member at Walt Disney World, told Pearland ISD’s Building Blocks podcast that her time juggling Dawson’s Diamonds and a heavy academic load helped prepare her for college and a career in entertainment and event planning.

On the district’s podcast, Hogan said the discipline she learned at Dawson — especially time management while a member and two-year SOHCO president of the Diamonds drill team — translated into success at the University of Texas at San Antonio and later at Disney. “I was balancing, of course, school and diamonds at the same time,” she said.

Hogan described her college credentials and early career path: she earned a…

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