By SCOTT W. COLEMAN. Four Points News
No matter how it ended, Vandegrift head coach Drew Sanders said he’ll have many fond memories of the 2017 football season.
“Our last minute victories over Hays to earn our playoff spot, and over Johnson to earn our second 6A gold ball in school history were so fun. Our team never gave up and always played hard no matter the situation,” said Sanders. “When you play hard all the time, you are always in the game.”
Film director, producer and writer Christian Rousseau and his wife Ashley, of Steiner Ranch, are working on their first full length film “No Loss//No Gain” which is scheduled to start filming in January
“No Loss//No Gain” to be released fall 2018
By ALAINA MALONE, Four Points News
Film director, producer, writer and entrepreneur Christian Rousseau and his involved wife/teammate Ashley have been striving passionately to make their first full length feature film a reality, “No Loss//No Gain” a heist film starring a modern day “Robin Hood” and characters whose actions will hope to make one question their morals.
“With this film,” Rousseau said. “I want people to question, ‘What do you believe in? Why do you believe in it? How are you backing it up?’ If I had to pinpoint what I want the audience to take in is its authenticity, earnestness and honesty.”
Lynette Gillis, Concordia University Texas associate vice president of academics, shares how the new Concordia and ACC partnership offers a lower cost degree.
By KIM ESTES, Four Points News
A new partnership between Concordia University Texas and Austin Community College provides students a path to a bachelor’s degree at more than 31 percent lower than a state college price, announced Concordia and ACC officials.
Affects development on Champion tract
By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News
Last week, a district judge ruled that the city of Austin violated the Open Meetings Act in the suit filed by the Lake Austin Collective Inc. against the city on June 5.
“Judge Scott Jenkins ruled (on Nov. 21) that the city of Austin violated the Open Meetings Act by not disclosing on its agenda (Nov. 10, 2016, agenda item 6) that council was granting environmental waivers to the developers of the Champion Tract,” said Bill Aleshire, attorney representing the Lake Austin Collective, a nonprofit group of residents who are affected by the proposed development on the tract owned by the Champion sisters on City Park Road near RM 2222.
“This is a victory for (Lake Austin Collective) and for government transparency,” Aleshire said.
Vandegrift baseball players, under the direction of head coach Allen McGee, who helped deliver 76 hams/meals to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Austin: Joey Hatch, Timothy Wolter, Clayton Noles, Robert Brackenridge, Connor Logeman, Kyle Maysonave, Josh Upp, Andres Arana, Chad Herrera, Garrett Moore and Ethan Gross.
Baseball does good with “Ham it up”
By LAURIE MOORE, VHS Baseball
This fall the Vandegrift baseball team held a combined fundraiser/charity event with the Honey Baked Ham Co. called “Ham It Up”.