This year I’m proud to represent my community as a board member of the Viper Nation Academic Booster.
Previously called Viper Nation Education Foundation, this charitable organization raises money to provide leadership, entrepreneurship, college readiness, and STEM-related grants and scholarships to students and teachers attending Vandegrift High School, or one of their feeder middle or elementary schools in the Four Points area.
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By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News
Vandegrift Legacies dance team performed at a rally in Houston on Sunday called “Howdy, Modi!” which was hosted for President Donald Trump and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Legacies were invited to attend and the dancers “convinced” director Holly Lyons to accept the invitation. The girls agreed to extra practices to prepare for the once-in-a-life-time event in front of a sold out crowd.
It was a connection of Grandview Hills resident Sruthi Mohan, creative director at Tat Tvam Asi, that allowed the Legacies to get the invite. Mohan was in New York City recently for dance shows and meetings for a dance festival she’s curating in Manhattan next month.
For the first time in Vandegrift’s history, the school will have a homecoming dance hosted by the Legacies dance team.
“Kids and parents have asked for a Vandegrift Homecoming Dance since the school opened 11 years ago, but there were obstacles that discouraged support,” said Jill Wingrove, homecoming dance chair and mom of twin senior girls.
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Gathering more input
By APRIL S. KELLEY, Hill Country News
The Leander Independent School District is considering changing the bell schedule across the district to be more efficient with its transportation needs.
LISD is weighing the possibility of these potential changes to the bell schedule:
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