Recent News
Superintendent Dr. Paul Cruz stopped by ARS for a special surprise to name our amazing math teacher Ms. Collins the Austin ISD Middle School Teacher of the year! Ms. Collins teaches eighth-grade math and is in her 15th year of teaching. Courtesy of Austin ISD: Collins uses innovative learning strategies and transformative technology in her... Read more »
Thanks to a grant from All Points North Foundation, our 6th graders start the school year with the “Modeling the Zoo Project.” The project involves the entire 6th grade class as they research and create enrichment solutions for rescue animals at the Austin Zoo. Our Stars use the MakerSpace to develop their design and building... Read more »
The Monday after Spring Break turned out to be a very exciting one. Our Marching Stars found out that they will be participating in the November 2020 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! Wesley Whatley, Creative Producer with Macy’s, surprised the whole school with the announcement of a lifetime. We’re beyond excited for the Ann Richards Marching... Read more »
Friday, March 8 is International Women’s Day and this year’s theme is #BalanceforBetter, celebrating women’s achievements, raising awareness against bias, and taking action for equality. A balanced world is a better world and the Ann Richards School is taking action to empower students to engage with the business community to help create the pipeline for... Read more »
The future campus of the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders broke ground on February 22, 2019. Our state-of-the-art facility with 21st century learning spaces is scheduled to open in January 2021. At the groundbreaking ceremony, we recognized Ellen Richards, Michelle Milford Morse, Nicole Conley Johnson and Jeanne Goka – Groundbreaking Women in our... Read more »
Our junior Stars closed out the month of February with internship week. These juniors put in some long hours at the office gaining real-world experiences all around Austin. Thank you to all of the businesses involved who helped our Stars learn some great skills!
The Ann Richards School Foundation would like to recognize The Rachael and Ben Vaughan Foundation for their contributions to help enhance the curriculum at the Ann Richards School. The Rachael and Ben Vaughan has supported the Ann Richards School since it opened and the Foundation is very thankful for their support of our Stars!
The Ann Richards School welcomed back 78 of our alumnae Stars for Alumnae Day. It was a great day with a special lunch for our seniors, and panel discussions during advisory. Always great to have our alumnae back on campus to share their wisdom with their younger Star sisters.
Our Stars started the spring semester pursuing their passions or learning a new hobby during #Intersession2019. Thanks to the generous support of Andy and Karen Esparza, all grade levels participated in activities all around town or on the Ann Richards campus.
The Ann Richards School Foundation would like to recognize Moody Foundation for their contributions to help enhance the curriculum at the Ann Richards School. Moody Foundation has supported the Ann Richards School since 2011 and the Foundation is very thankful for their support of our Stars!
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