Category Archives: Vipers

Vipers beat McNeil, stays undefeated in District 13-6A

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

Photos by ERIN SEITZLER

Vandegrift Viper football continues to be undefeated with a decisive 42-14 win over McNeil on homecoming, Oct. 12. VHS goes 7-0 overall and 5-0 in District 13-6A.

“We’ve never been 7 and 0. It’s pretty cool,” said Drew Sanders, VHS head football coach.

The team had to settle into the game a bit before it started putting up points. Isaiah Smallwood ran the first two touchdowns in later in the first quarter and then into the second quarter. Smallwood rushed for 76 yards during the game.

“They (McNeil) just beat Westwood, they’re a quality team,” Sanders said. “They did some new things we hadn’t seen and we had to adjust to that.”

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Viper volleyball in 3-way tie for first

Vandegrift volleyball beats Vista Ridge Friday night putting the team in a three-way tie for first place in the district. BRADY WUNSCH

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

The Vandegrift varsity volleyball team pulled out a thrilling victory against Vista Ridge on Friday night at home putting the Lady Vipers in a three-way tie in district standings with VRHS and Round Rock. The team is 7-2 in district while VRHS and RRHS are 8-2, since VHS had a first-round bye.

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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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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.  

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