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Pflugerville ISD announced that its families and staff members collected approximately one and a half tons of food items for local food banks in advance of the holiday season. This is the eighth annual food drive spearheaded by the district’s food services department...
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For a fifteenth straight year, Simon Youth Foundation, a national nonprofit that provides educational opportunities for at-risk high school students, will award a college scholarship to one student from every community that is home to a Simon property. Simon Youth...
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Austin Diaper Bank announced in January that it has provided over 100,000 diapers to babies and seniors in need since its founding in summer 2013. In May 2014, the organization achieved its original goal to secure an independent space by leasing office space in north...
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The Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum has the largest touchable sculpture collection in Texas, museum officials announced in late December. The collection is important to visually impaired visitors as an avenue for arts education. “I was a summer intern...
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The Signing Connection and City of San Marcos Parks and Recreation have announced a continuation of weekly Baby Sign and Play classes in 2015. The classes are held Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. for $7 per child at the San Marcos Activity Center, 501 E. Hopkins Street....
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Austin ISD, in partnership with the E3 Alliance and the Get Schooled Foundation, announced that Lyndon B. Johnson Early College High School won the high school fall attendance challenge for Central Texas. The school placed 13th in the nation. LBJ celebrated on Jan. 22...
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Harlem Globetrotter Zeus McClurkin surprised Barron Elementary School students on Jan. 20 to speak about the Globetrotters’ “ABCs of Bullying Prevention” program. The program was designed in coordination with the National Campaign to Stop Violence to help reduce...
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On Monday, January 19, PBS KIDS will premiere a one-hour ODD SQUAD special, in which the kid agents save more than the day – they save the world. In “Odd Squad Saves the World,” the agents tackle high-stakes cases and work together using math to overcome their biggest...
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One of Austin’s newest non-profits, SanghaLink, is tackling the escalating issue of isolation, depression and suicide amongst teen LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, questioning) populations through an online community platform. In the wake of the recent...
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EduCenter by Nets was welcomed to the area by the Leander Chamber of Commerce with a ribbon cutting event in December. EduCenter by Nets’ parent company, Nets Educational Institution, has been offering educational strategies to schools, students and parents for almost...
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Students at three Round Rock ISD elementary schools are getting help from man’s best friend through the Austin Dog Alliance, which trains canines to help students who may need extra encouragement to improve reading and communication. Carolyn Honish, a Live Oak...
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A new Daniel Johnston mural was unveiled December 1 at Nau’s Enfield Drug on West Lynn. The design, featuring a superhero and the inspirational message “Love is the question; Love is the answer,” is Johnston’s first mural in 20 years and a holiday gift to the city of...
