Recent News

Interested in Attending the Ann Richards School?
Learn more about becoming a Star Video en Español Visit the Admissions page All applications must be submitted by February 4, 2025 for the 2025-26 school year. Learn more about the Ann Richards School at the Showcase Ann Richards School Showcase Saturday, December 7, 2024 2309 Panther Trail 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. *Please note:... Read more »
SCAD Visits ARS with EV F1 Vehicle
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) professor Rafael Corazza Ronchetti brought his EV F1 vehicle to showcase the possibilities of combining art and engineering to our Stars during the US Grand Prix week in Austin. Professor Rafael Corazza Ronchetti presented the unique features the EV offered alongside a SCAD student that worked on the... Read more »
Stars Build Computers at AMD STEM Day at Austin FC
Our Stars in Computer Science and Robotics participated in the AMD STEM Day at Austin FC’s Q2 Stadium. Over 40 high schoolers worked through the morning to build 15 computers alongside AMD employees who started the day by sharing their educational and career journeys with our Stars. The computers the Stars built are specific to... Read more »
13th Annual ARS College Fair Welcomes Reps from Across the Country
Over 70 colleges from across the country were on campus for the 13th Annual Ann Richards School College Fair. Our high school Stars took advantage of the opportunity by meeting and shaking hands with college reps to ask more about the potential programs they’re interested in. Our Stars asked about campus life, housing, majors, financial... Read more »
First Day High Fives Start the School Year
The first day of the 2024-2025 school year welcomed back over 900 Stars for the 18th year at the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders. A pep rally with the Marching Stars, Starlettes Dance Team, Stars Cheer, and Color Guard kicked things off for our Stars. The morning celebrations closed out with a Star... Read more »
Senior College Days Welcome Back the Class of 2025
The rising senior Stars from the Class of 2025 started their school year with Senior College Days before the end of summer break to work on their college applications. All 113 seniors are building their college lists, learning about the pieces of a college application, creating a college resume, asking for teacher recommendations, and applying... Read more »
Stars Express Their Creativity Through Coding
The students in Ms. Strubhar’s 8th grade STEM class are getting creative by coding through the computer science program offered by Hello World programming. Thanks to a generous grant from All Points North Foundation, all 476 middle school students at the Ann Richards School gain experience coding through creating projects with different coding languages –... Read more »
Star Film Students Receive Grand Prize at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Speak Truth To Power Video Contest
Three of our rising senior Media Technology Stars were honored earlier this month in New York City at the annual Speak Truth to Power video competition presented by Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. The contest featured six student films from middle school, high school, and college students, and encouraged content that featured key human rights... Read more »
Incoming Stars Learn About ARS at Transition Camp
Transition Camp kicked off summer break for all the incoming future Stars by welcoming them to a week of meeting their peers, learning about life as a Star from current Stars, the pillars of the mission statement, the Ann Richards School uniform, and lots of games and crafts. A key component of Transition Camp is... Read more »
Star Alumni Help Rising Seniors with College Essays at Writers’ Workshop
Each year, our rising seniors spend their first week of summer break working with our faculty to help complete their college essays at the Writers’ Workshop. Our faculty from the English and Language Arts department, with a ratio of six Stars per faculty member, support each senior by helping collaborate to get over the hurdle... Read more »
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