Category Archives: River Place

Viper “Pink Out” helps in fight against breast cancer

Vandegrift athletic trainers pause for a photo after the Viper football win vs Vista Ridge on Friday.

Thank you Kim Krant, Engel & Volkers Realtor, for making thisViper coverage possible.

The Vandegrift community showed school spirit with a cause at the 2018 “Pink Out” on Friday night at VHS. The Vipers came up with the wins in both the varsity volleyball and football games versus Vista Ridge HS and stands were filled with enthusiastic fans wearing pink, the signature color of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Funds were raised for research by the American Cancer Society. Student fans in many organizations including volleyball, football, cheer, dance and athletic training all wore the signature pink color in support of the cause.

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5-0 Vandegrift beats Vista at home

The Vandegrift Viper football team beat Vista Ridge 36-7 at home on Sept. 28 and are undefeated so far this season.
ERIN SEITZLER

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

The Vandegrift Viper football team beat Vista Ridge 36-7 at home on Friday to go 5-0 overall and 3-0 in district standings.

“It’s hard to come out and limit somebody to one touchdown in a 6A football game,” said Drew Sanders, VHS head football coach. “We’re proud of our guys, they had a great game. They came out and did exactly what we wanted them to do.”

Thank you Kim Krant, Engel & Volkers Realtor, for making thisViper coverage possible.

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LISD buses to get A/C by summer

 

By KAYLA BOUCHARD, ,LYNETTE HAALAND

Four Points News

After hearing stories from concerned parents about excessive heat on school buses and heat-exhausted children coming home after school, the Leander ISD board took action on Thursday and voted to put air conditioning into its entire bus fleet by summer.

At the Sept. 20 meeting, the board of trustees approved an $8.1 million plan to expedite the purchase of 50 new buses and the retrofit of 60 existing buses. All 126 route buses for general education students will have air conditioning by summer 2019.

The board funded the initiative through 2017 bond money which was approved by voters last fall to cover 66 new buses – 16 bond-funded replacement buses the district recently ordered and 50 new bond-funded replacement buses to be ordered – and retrofit 60 current buses.

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120 Cardinal Point apartments full, waitlist closes

A resident of Cardinal Point walks her dog in the complex. LESLEE BASSMAN

Jobs, schools bring families to affordable housing site

By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News

After opening in December, Cardinal Point apartment complex at 11015 Four Points Dr. is at capacity and as of recently, its waitlist is closed, said Donna Williams, director of individual giving and engagement at Foundation Communities, a nonprofit entity that owns the 120-unit complex.

Foundation Communities provides affordable homes with on-site support services including exercise programs, financial management sessions, adult education classes and free after-school and summer academic programming. Comprised of 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom units, the $25 million project features a playground, playing field, on-site laundry room, on-site food pantry and computer lab.

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