
August 18 2019 Issue

Matthew Christopher Lavorato passed away in his sleep on August 13, 2019. Matthew was born on January 11, 2003 in Salinas, California.
Continue readingThe Leander ISD Board of Trustees hired Bruce Gearing, Ed.D. to lead its 43 schools as Superintendent of Schools at the Aug. 15 Board of Trustees special meeting.
Gearing’s first day with the district will be Sept. 3.
Continue readingBy PRIYA GREGERSON, Vandegrift Voice
As school begins on Thursday, a handful of Vandegrift seniors will begin their final year in the International Baccalaureate program, making the first Viper IB graduating class next spring.
“We have all IB juniors returning as seniors this year and we have added over 50 more students to this year’s IB Programme,” said Debbie Quick, IB coordinator at Vandegrift. “We have 110 students total.”
Continue readingBy HARSHITA AVIRNENI, Four Points News
Just in time for the 2019-2020 school year to begin on Thursday, Vandegrift has a newly implemented security vestibule at the main entrance of the school.
Construction is also underway to add some 60,000-square-feet which will benefit robotics, STEM, and vet tech classes to name a few.
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