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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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
94 seniors at the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders graduated from high school on May 24, 2024 and will be pursuing their college dreams. The Class of 2024 has much to celebrate! Totaled $30,378,239 in merit-based scholarships 40% will be the first in their family to graduate from college 22% are the first... Read more »
The goal of attending and graduating from college is priority one of the mission statement that our Stars recite daily at the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders. The Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders dedicates itself to prepare young women to attend and graduate from college, commit to a healthy and well-balanced... Read more »
The Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders was named one of the top public high schools in the country according to a new national list. The 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools rankings placed our Stars at #121 nationally, #15 in Texas, and #2 in Austin. The list ranked 17,660 public... Read more »
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