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More than 100 national student finalists, teachers and principals from across the U.S. came together on Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Texas State Capitol for the 2016 Globey Game Design Competitions and Awards, a national game design and coding competition that...
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The Austin ISD Board of Trustees recently honored Whole Kids Foundation for its work to advance student nutrition and food education. Over the past 5 years, the district has worked in partnership with the foundation on a variety of initiatives focused on reinventing...
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An Austin youth has been named as an honoree in the annual Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes. Each year, the Barron Prize honors 25 outstanding young leaders who have made a significant positive difference to people and our planet. Campbell Erickson, age 17,...
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Over the summer through its Young Entrepreneurs and Philanthropists program, students at Stepping Stone School summer camps conducted a series of businesses and raised money for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas. The students sold lemonade,...
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Do you know an excellent educator in Texas? Submit the name of a teacher, school district, early childhood facility or school board today for a 2017 H-E-B Excellence in Education Award, placing them on the path toward winning prizes ranging from $5,000 to $100,000....
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The Khabele School recently announced a new name and direction. Now called Headwaters School, the school serves students from 18 months through 12th grade. Headwaters School has three campuses. The Early Childhood Program (ages 18 months to Pre-K), at 6305 Manchaca...
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Mathews Elementary School celebrates its 100th anniversary on Sept. 23. The public is invited to enjoy cake and a whimsical, fun presentation of Mathews history. Activities begin at 9 a.m. and end at noon. Mathews Elementary School is located at 906 West Lynn St. in...
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The Austin Diaper Bank will hold a grand opening/open house of its new warehouse on Sept. 21 as a kickoff for Diaper Need Awareness Week 2016. The Austin Diaper Bank recently celebrated its third anniversary by moving into an expanded warehouse to meet the diaper...
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Austin Bat Cave, a nonprofit organization that provides children and teenagers with opportunities to develop their writing skills, has a new home! Eyeglass company Warby Parker announced recently that their new space at 1317 S. Congress Ave. includes room for Austin...
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The Texas School for the Deaf (TSD) hosts a week of events commemorating Deaf Awareness Week 2016 at the school’s south Austin campus at 1102 South Congress Avenue. Sept. 20, 8 p.m.–TSD invites the community for Free Popcorn and Disney Family Movie Night,...
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H-E-B is asking customers and schools to donate children’s books to in-store bins from Sept. 14 through Sept. 27 and help reach a goal of collecting 1 million books for families in need. Customers and employees can drop off new and gently used children’s books in...
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Renaissance-Austin, a local independent and assisted living senior community, celebrated National Grandparents Day by opening its doors to area students for a fun-filled morning of building foam glider airplanes and encouraging cross-generational connections. National...
