October 3 2018 Issue
Category Archives: Vandegrift
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.
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.
VHS women’s chorale to sing nationally
The Vandegrift varsity women’s choir was chosen to sing at the American Choral Director’s Association national convention in March. The choir surrounds the school seal in the VHS entry. This is the picture that will be featured in the national choir publication called The Choral Journal.
The Vandegrift chorale women’s choir was recently selected to perform at the American Choral Director’s Association national convention in March of 2019. These Vipers will be one of only three high school choirs that were chosen from Texas this year.
Mr. Rudy tells of his cancer fight
Rudy Roberson — children performer who’s known by many local families — shares about his prostate cancer and where alternative treatment has taken him this year. SARAH DOOLITTLE
Benefit salsa event on Sept. 29
By SARAH DOOLITTLE, Four Points News
Beloved Four Points fixture Rudy Roberson (a.k.a. Mr. Rudy) has been living with prostate cancer since April. He shares his story and where it has taken him this year.
Roberson — a very youthful 65-year-old children’s entertainer/musician/personal trainer/former Broadway performer/music teacher — only learned of his cancer thanks to a comment from a client. Continue reading