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Vandegrift swim & dive hosts Black vs Silver

Photos by Yvonne Wong, Mike Clements, Lynette Haaland

The Vandegrift swim and dive team hosted its annual Black vs Silver event in Steiner Ranch on Friday with its team of 43 swimmers and one diver.

Teammates were pitted against each other during the event, which was held at John Simpson Park pool on Aug. 24.  

“The silver team took an early lead with a double win in the belly flop contest,” said Genevieve Walsh, head swim and dive coach. “It was a close meet but the black team pulled ahead after the 100 free and remained in the lead for the rest of the meet.”

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VHS football helps nurture father-son relationships

The Vandegrift football team hosted a senior father/son campout on Aug. 18 at Brigham Double Horn Ranch.
ZACH SMITH

By ZACH SMITH, Hill Country News

Vandegrift takes the idea very seriously that football is about more than just what happens on the field.

The Vipers held their seventh annual senior/dad campout on the afternoon of Aug. 18 at the Brigham Double Horn Ranch just south of Marble Falls to grow off-field connections of senior players and the men they cherish most.

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LISD works on school traffic issues: Long commutes, hot buses

Leander ISD Superintendent Dan Troxell rides Vandegrift bus #377 on its way to Steiner Ranch on Wednesday, Aug. 22. He posted this photo on Twitter saying, “Continuing my yearly tradition of riding the buses with our ⁦@LeanderISD⁩ students.”\

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

Long, hot bus rides in Leander ISD — especially in the Four Points area — have been the focus of many parents, school administrators and staff. Triple digit temperatures last week coupled with the fact LISD buses do not have air conditioning, and that students sit in hot buses longer — more than an hour in cases — because the traffic has been extremely congested leaving Vandegrift and Four Points Middle School from the one exit. Continue reading →

Three break-ins on Steiner businesses on Sunday morning

Cups & Cones shattered glass door after break-in.

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

The investigation is underway to capture the burglar who broke into three Steiner Ranch businesses — Cup & Cones, Steiner Cleaners and Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt — around 5 a.m. on Sunday morning.

Rick Nordin pulled into Cups & Cones’ side entrance, like he usually does, and was heading into the shop with his arms full around 5 a.m. on Aug. 26. That’s when he looked up and saw the shattered glass door.

Nordin soon realized that the register was gone and more than $700 in cash was taken.

“I just missed the guy,” said Nordin, a River Place resident who owns Cups & Cones with his wife Kristi.

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