By STEPHANIE KRUCZEK, Contributor
In its second year competing as a co-ed squad, Vandegrift’s competition cheer team, under the direction of head coach Brianna Roughton and coach Rachel Hoyle, won the bronze medal at the 2020 UIL Spirit State Championship held Jan. 16 in Fort Worth. The team placed first in the Crowd Leading category, second in Fight Song and fifth in Band Dance.
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California firefighters say there are similarities to Golden State
By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News
Eric Garcia, who has lived off City Park Road for 15 years, said he was first attracted to the heavily-wooded area because of its natural beauty. But, on Wednesday, he took to neighborhood streets with fire fighting experts in an effort to become better educated on actions he and his family need to take to guard against what officials tout as an inevitable wildfire destined to strike the peaceful community.
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By EMILIE FENNELL, Contributor
The love of lacrosse led to the New Year’s Eve wedding of two Vandegrift head coaches. Luke Cometti and Alyssa Murray met as lacrosse standouts in college, they became head coaches in the Vandegrift lacrosse program, and then on December 31, the two celebrated their wedding in Syracuse.
Introduced to lacrosse as small children, both grew up with the sport in their hometowns, Luke in Syracuse and Alyssa on Long Island.
By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News
Construction is underway at Palo Verde, a new commercial development on 8-acres at Steiner Ranch Boulevard and N. Quinlan Park Road. The first phase is a two-story, 34,000-square-foot retail building which is expected to be open by the end of the year.
“We have two leases signed, one a dental office taking 2,900 square feet and a salon signed for 2,700 square feet,” said Wes Babb, senior vice president with Weitzman and a resident of River Place. He declined to share the names but said they are local, Austin businesses and not national chains.
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Viper Nation Academic Booster handed out kindergarten t-shirts to members of the Class of 2032 from River Place Elementary in September. It is Viper Nation’s annual tradition to pass out the shirts at the five local elementary schools in the Vandegrift High School feeder pattern to help show support and encouragement to the youngest LISD students.