Category Archives: Vandegrift

Body of 19-year-old man recovered and IDed from Lake Travis

A 19-year-old man fell off a boat on Monday night when he and his friends were returning to the shore from Devil’s Cove (pinpointed). GOOGLE MAPS

On October 24, 2019, Jack Elliott’s body was discovered in Lake Travis, according to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. The body of the 19-year-old man from Newport Beach, Calif., was detected by a deep submersible ROV, which provided confirmation that it was at a depth of 109 feet in Lake Travis. More than 16 searchers, five boats, and nine dogs helped in the recovery mission. The Austin Police Department’s deep dive team made the recovery of Elliott, who was last seen boating with friends ten days earlier, according to Travis County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Kristen Dark.

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Community enjoys 2019 Vandegrift Homecoming Parade

The 2019 Vandegrift Homecoming Parade brought together numerous organizations and hundreds of spectators on Oct. 16 at VHS. The annual event featured the homecoming court, football, band, Legacies, Vision Dance Co, robotics, theatre, swim and dive, lacrosse, athletic trainers, basketball, soccer, baseball, softball, cross country, cheer, FFA, Four Points Pop Warner football and cheer, Destination Imagination, Viper Nation Academic Boosters, and more.

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October 20 2019 Issue

New LISD superintendent Gearing visits schools, outlines next steps for district planning

By APRIL S. KELLEY, Hill Country News

Bruce Gearing, Leander Independent School District’s superintendent as of Sept. 3, holds many titles — world educator, wind-surfer, musician, community member, father, husband, outdoor enthusiast, and self described future-thinker.

But even with all of the titles, he calls himself a regular person “who has the same failings as everybody else, who has the same struggles as everybody else,” Gearing said. “I choose to be grateful for the opportunities and experiences that I’ve had. I choose to live today and choose not to worry too much about what’s happened before. I’m a future-thinker, so I do think a lot about the future, but it’s in an optimistic way.”

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