Events

ARS Students Wish Sandra Bullock Luck at the Oscars

Students created a short film for Sandra Bullock, highlighting the reasons they admire Bullock and wishing her good luck at the Oscars. Bullock, who is nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress, was a founding member of the Ann Richards School Advisory Board and early supporter of the school. The film is available on our website as well as our YouTube channel.

See coverage of the film here:
Austin American Statesman
Fox News Austin

ParentTech

On Saturday, March 27th, the Ann Richards School will host its first-ever ParentTech Day. ParentTech will introduce our Star parents (and incoming Star parents) to the many technology resources and tools offered through ARS and AISD. The morning will include sessions on cyber-safety, AISD subscription databases, and use of online tools. Come for breakfast and stay to learn.

More information coming soon!!

Questions? Contact Diana Nenque, at dnenque@austinisd.org or 512.414.3355.

Courtyard Workday

On Saturday, March 6th, 8:00-12:00, join us at ARS to plant shade trees and native plants provided by Treefolks, help plant a tree to honor Ellen Richard's contributions to the school, and earn service learning hours!

We need your help! To get involved, please email Lesley Macdonald at clle@yahoo.com to sign up or get more details

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Austin Women in Techonology Annual Conference

The Austin Women in Technology hosted a Women's Business Conference , held February 19, 2010 at the Norris Conference Center in Austin. This year’s theme was “Soaring to Success”, and featured two keynote speakers including Colleen Barrett, President Emeritus for Southwest Airlines, as the Afternoon Keynote Speaker, and Cathy Bonner, President at the Bonner Companies, speaking in the morning keynote session on “The Ten Commandments for Success”.

Ann Richards School students particpated in and volunteered at the conference, where they had the opportunity to learn about the careers of successful women in our community. We were fortunate to be a featured organization at the conference!

A very special guest speaker...

Gail Collins, New York Times columnist, made a special appearance at the Ann Richards School on Friday, October 30th. During her time at ARS, she spoke to the students about women's progress since the beginnings of the modern Feminist Movement in the 1960's. Her recent book,When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present, examines the fight for women's equality through the stories of those who were part of that history.

Congratulations to Shara Henderson

for making All-Region Honor Orchestra!  All-Region Clinic/Concert is Nov 19-21 @ Westlake PAC.

Congratulations to the following Stellar Orchestra members:

Raven Moreno, Shara Henderson, Sara Calvo, Sofia Hruby, & Alana Calles for Making All-City Honor Orchestra!  All-City Clinic/Concert is Oct. 19 & 20 with a concert on the 20th @ 7:00pm at Austin HS.

ARS Students Watch the President's Speech

The front page of the Statesman featured a photo of our girls watching the President's speech to students.

News 8 also featured ARS including an interview with Jeanne Goka and an ARS student.

Girl Power: Austin Woman Magazine Features ARS

ARS was featured in Austin Woman Magazine this month along with an ad thanking the sponsors of the Birthday Bash. Thanks to Austin Woman - one of our media sponsors for the event.

The Dear Michelle Project

This summer, Ann Richards School students participated in the Dear Michelle Project. They produced short films based on letters they wrote to Michelle Obama about issues they'd like to see change in our country.

Films by two Ann Richards School students - Amanda and Annalise focus on education. They would like to see more girls have an opportunity to go to a school like the Ann Richards School!

For news about our student's achievements, see the Student News.

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