School Groundbreaking
St. Austin Catholic Parish broke ground on a redevelopment project of the entire church campus. The project will include new buildings for St. Austin’s award-winning school with state-of-the-art classrooms and a greater emphasis on STEM education through the...
Pen Pal Project
The U.S. Postal Service is teaming up with We Are Teachers to introduce the USPS Pen Pal Project, a free educational program for third to fifth grade students. The project will provide 25,000 classrooms across the country the opportunity to partner with matched...
Local High Schools Rank High in the Nation
According to the U.S. News & World Report, of 17,857 high schools in all 50 states, three area schools ranked in the top 100 best public high schools in Texas and in the top 500 in the nation. Two schools in Austin ISD made the top 100 list. Liberal Arts...
Wreaths Across America
The nonprofit organization Wreaths Across America was founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. The organization’s mission is to remember the fallen, honor those who serve and teach our children the value of...
Top-Ranking Elementary Schools
Both Canyon Creek and Cactus Ranch elementary schools in Round Rock ISD earned top honors in the state by ranking in the top 10 list of Texas elementary schools by U.S. News & World Report’s first-ever ranking of elementary campuses. Canyon Creek ranked seven and...
Turkey Trot
Registration is now open for the 31st Annual ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot, benefiting Caritas of Austin. The event features a five-mile run, one-mile walk and Stepping Stone School Kids K as well as a kids activity tent, live music, vendor booths, raffle prizes and...
Scholarship Announced
St. David’s Foundation honors the legacy of Dr. W. Neal Kocurek with a scholarship program in his name to support Central Texas students pursuing health-related studies at Texas colleges and universities. A civic and corporate leader, Dr. Kocurek was known for...
Art Installation Honors Austinites
Austin Public Library and Library Foundation presented the permanent art installation “Legends Mosaics: Austin’s Courageous Female Leaders of Color” outside the Austin Central Public Library. Six commemorative mosaic portraits honor important women in the...
Children’s Album Release Party
Austin singer-songwriter Jenn Hartmann Luck will release her new album “Raise Your Voices” on November 12. The album is a collection of songs that celebrate kids who are changing the world. Luck’s new record features eight children from the Austin area. The official...
It’s Turkey Call Time
Photo opp with kids, live turkeys, turkey mascots kick off 31st annual ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot month Thurs., Nov. 4, 10:30 a.m. WHAT Dressed for the season in handmade turkey hats, 35 four- and five-year-old kids will “call” two live turkeys, meet...
It’s My Park Day
The Grammy-winning, nine-piece Latin funk band Grupo Fantasma will headline this year’s Breakthrough Benefit Concert. Breakthrough Central Texas is a nonprofit that creates a path to college for students from under-resourced communities. Starting in sixth grade, the...
College Tuition Program
Enrollment in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund, the state’s prepaid college tuition program, began September 1 and runs through February 28, 2022. The Texas Tuition Promise Fund offers parents and loved ones the chance to prepay a child’s future higher education...
