Hays CISD Middle School wins attendance challenge
Hays CISD, in partnership with the E3 Alliance and Get Schooled, announced Simon Middle School as the Central Texas Region Middle School winner of the Graduate for Más Fall Attendance Challenge. Nationwide, Simon placed 14th out of all participating middle and high...
Special Olympics Texas Winter Games held in Austin
January 30 through February 2 marked the 22nd annual Special Olympics Texas Winter Games, which were held at locations throughout the Austin area. More than 2,000 athletes competed in bowling, powerlifting and volleyball events. Opening ceremonies for the...
Community Donations Help Flood-Affected AISD Students and Staff
Austin ISD donors showed generous support to district students and staff members affected by the October 31 flooding in Central Texas with a combined contribution of $142,900 to-date. About 360 students and 25 AISD staff members lost their homes or were temporarily...
Ride on Center for Kids receives research grant
Ride On Center for Kids (R.O.C.K.), a Georgetown-based center providing hippotherapy and therapeutic riding for children and adults with physical, cognitive and emotional challenges, announced the receipt of a $32,900 grant from the W.D. Kelley Foundation. The grant...
RRISD Raises Funds for Coats during the Holidays
Round Rock ISD campus libraries raised $22,564 during the recent 2013 Coins for Coats Drive. Students, staff and community members were able to contribute to the project by placing their loose change and cash in collection bins at campus libraries this fall. The...
Child Author Inspires other Kids
Samantha Vaca has turned her love of writing into a business opportunity at the young age of eight years old. When she was six, Samantha penned a few silly and fun stories and read them to family and friends. The feedback was incredibly positive, and Samantha was...
Jardin de Ninos Interlingua Partners with South American School
Austin bilingual school Jardín de Niños Interlingua and Austin Eco Bilingual School in Campana, Buenos Aires, Argentina have expanded by joining forces with the goal of generating a common mission: a global vision that sets the foundation for the advancement of an...
Round Rock Student to Play in All-American Football Game
Deerpark Middle School eighth grade student Logan Clifton was selected to play in the 2014 Football University (FBU) Eastbay Youth All-American Bowl game January 5, 2014 at San Antonio’s Alamodome. This game is the middle school version of the U.S. Army All-American...
CONFERENCE FOR CHILDRENS WRITER’S AND ILLUSTRATORS PLANNED FOR 2014
February 8-9, 2014, Austin writers and illustrators will have the opportunity to learn from and be inspired by talented professionals in the children’s book industry at the 2014 Children’s Writers and Illustrators Working Conference. The event is presented by the...
Students and Community Members Join to Promote Walking Safety
Safe Kids Austin, FedEx and the City of Austin joined students and staff from Rodriguez Elementary School to advocate for safe walking environments for children Wednesday, October 9. The group of students, accompanied by Austin Police Department officers and many...
R.O.C.K. Raises Funds, Awareness for Therapeutic Horse Riding
As fall quickly approaches and horse-riding weather reaches its prime, Ride On Center for Kids (R.O.C.K.) – a Georgetown-based nonprofit providing therapeutic horseback riding and hippotherapy for individuals with cognitive and physical challenges – held their annual...
Stepping Stone School Kids’ K Race
Stepping Stone School is once again sponsoring the children's one kilometer run at the 2013 ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot November 28, benefitting Caritas of Austin. The Stepping Stone School Kids K starts at 8:45 a.m. (before the 5-mile run). Children will be grouped...
