By KENDELL WINTERS, LISD Teacher Extern
A coveted Canyon Ridge Middle School award has been renamed to honor longtime, former principal Susan Sullivan.
Each year, coaches collaborate to select deserving athletes to receive the CRMS Fighting Eagle Award, which only four students receive — a boy and girl in both 7th and 8th grades.
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Many don’t want more fees, On July 23 district agenda
By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News
River Place residents Chuck Reynolds said he and his wife, Kate Holloway, can no longer venture out at will to their nearby neighborhood trails for a hike. The couple live in Cortana Ridge, outside of the community’s Limited District, and are required to pay $10 per person and pet to use the popular paths outside of a weekday window when the trails are free to non-Limited District residents.
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By PAULA Schumann, RP Rapids President
The River Place Rapids swim team completed a fantastic season at the All Star Invitational Meet at Westwood Country Club on June 24. Forty-seven swimmers participated in the event, in either an individual event or as part of a relay.
Three swimmers — Lucy Griego, Gwynna Simmons and Abby Naden — placed in the final individual overall standings. There were also multiple all-time records broken by 13 different swimmers!
The Rapids, sponsored by River Place Country Club, swim in the Austin Hills Swim League. The team competed in eight regular season meets from late April to the end of June.
Four Destination Imagination teams from Steiner Ranch recently competed in the Destination Imagination Global Finals, nicknamed “The World’s Largest Celebration of Creativity”.
Held in Kansas City from May 22-25, Global Finals featured 17,000+ spectators from 45 U.S. states and over 30 countries. There were “Olympic-style” opening ceremonies with teams marching into the arena waving their flags and and closing ceremonies with awards presented.
“At the beginning of the (school) year, we read through their rules, the scorecard, and the requirements, and we wonder how kids this young will be able to solve challenges this complex… and every year, they amaze us with their creations,” said Jake Leffler, who has been managing DI teams for five years.