The Leander ISD Board of Trustees hired Bruce Gearing, Ed.D. to lead its 43 schools as Superintendent of Schools at the Aug. 15 Board of Trustees special meeting.
Gearing’s first day with the district will be Sept. 3.
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By PRIYA GREGERSON, Vandegrift Voice
As school begins on Thursday, a handful of Vandegrift seniors will begin their final year in the International Baccalaureate program, making the first Viper IB graduating class next spring.
“We have all IB juniors returning as seniors this year and we have added over 50 more students to this year’s IB Programme,” said Debbie Quick, IB coordinator at Vandegrift. “We have 110 students total.”
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By HARSHITA AVIRNENI, Four Points News
Just in time for the 2019-2020 school year to begin on Thursday, Vandegrift has a newly implemented security vestibule at the main entrance of the school.
Construction is also underway to add some 60,000-square-feet which will benefit robotics, STEM, and vet tech classes to name a few.
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By JONATHAN LOR, Crew Leader
Twelve of us from Troop 201 had the opportunity to experience a backpacking trip in Philmont, the Boy Scouts of America High Adventure base in Cimarron, N.M.
Our trip lasted for twelve days and we hiked about 60 miles for the entire trek while carrying backpacks with everything needed including gear, food and water weighing 44-55 lbs.
