Category Archives: Lake Travis

VHS vs CPHS annual football favorite

Vandegrift Vipers junior quarterback Dru Dawson (4) eludes Cedar Park Timberwolves senior linebacker Noah Morales (44) during a high school football game between the Cedar Park Timberwolves and the Vandegrift Vipers on Aug. 31, 2018 in Cedar Park. SCOTT W. COLEMAN

By ZACH SMITH, Hill Country News

Many players for Cedar Park and Vandegrift have been facing off against each other since the sixth grade. 

The Timberwolves and Vipers get the regular season started Friday night at 7 p.m. at Monroe Stadium.

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2019 Viper March-A-Thon raises $75,000+

The Vandegrift band and Vision Dance Company marched for more than three miles during its 11th annual March-A-Thon through the streets of Steiner Ranch on Saturday.

“The band is still raising money through an online pledge campaign, but thus far the band raised almost $75,000 with this year’s March-a-Thon,” said Mike Howard, VHS director of bands, which comprise of 392 students this year. 

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Montview speaks out about route B

A dozen or so residents of Montview came to this month’s Steiner Ranch Neighborhood Association meeting to voice concerns and frustrations over the evacuation-only, gated route B that Travis County chose to build in July.

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

Residents of the Montview area are not satisfied with Travis County Commissioners decision in July to move forward with route B as the new evacuation-only, gated route between their community and Steiner Ranch.

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Local students, schools continue to excel on state accountability

Staff Reports

Leander ISD maintained a 95 percent overall score, according to Texas Education Agency accountability ratings released Aug. 15.

Thirty-three schools earned A or B grades and the district attained 41 Distinction Designations during the state’s first year releasing letter grades for schools.

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