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Ann Richards School 7th grader Lily R. spent her Thursday after school providing public comment at City Hall to speak in favor of a resolution for the City of Austin to turn off all non-essential lights from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Lily shared, “light pollution is a problem we have come to live with,... Read more »
Learning to code a virtual reality game sounds fun, right? It is! But it can be a challenge for sure. Last year, All Points North Foundation helped fund the Hello World computer science curriculum for Ms. Vargas’ 6th grade STEM class. Students connected weekly with Hello World engineers to learn coding languages like HTML, CSS,... Read more »
Before the start of the school year, all 115 seniors from the Class of 2022 spent the last week of their summer on campus to work on their college applications during Senior College Days. Senior College Days involves three days of working on building college lists, learning about the pieces of a college application, creating... Read more »
The first day of the 2021-2022 school year welcomed back over 900 students for the 15th year at the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders. Our Stars kicked off the day with a marching band drumline performance and a modified Star Walk for the 6th graders with the Class of 2022 seniors cheering them... Read more »
Each year, the Ann Richards School welcomes incoming students with a week of meeting their peers, creating art, playing fun games, and building a mini structure during Transition Camp. This year, almost 150 6th graders attended, and due to COVID last year, a special 7th-grade session was added to officially welcome the 7th graders to... Read more »
A goal of the College Center team is to help our students smoothly navigate the college application process. After surveying the senior class, one of the bigger hurdles was the task of completing a college essay. Students from the Class of 2022 spent the first part of their summer break back on campus with our... Read more »
Ms. Vargas’ 6th grade STEM class presented their virtual reality games to the school during morning assembly in early May to share what they learned through the Hello World program. Thanks to a grant from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and All Points North Foundation, Ann Richards School students spent the 2020-2021 school year learning web... Read more »
97 seniors at the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders graduated from high school on June 1, 2021 and will be pursuing their college dreams. The Class of 2021 has much to celebrate! Received more than $13.8 million in merit-based scholarships 90% are entering college with college credit from AP or dual credit classes... Read more »
Ann Richards School 9th grader Amrutha M. participated in the ACE Mentor Program this Spring and was awarded the Topping-Out Award for outstanding participation in the program as a freshman. ACE stands for Architecture, Construction and Engineering, and the program helps high schoolers learn about career opportunities in architecture, construction, engineering, and related construction professions.... Read more »
The junior class spent the Spring semester working with undergraduate students from the University of Texas at Austin – Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life as part of the RUReady Texas program. RUReady Texas is a program that aims to cultivate active citizenship through UT Austin students mentoring and teaching active civic engagement to high... Read more »
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