Recent News
On February 11th, the Ann Richards School hosted its first Central Texas FIRST LEGO League Challenge qualifier. Twenty-eight teams of 4th to 8th graders from all around the Austin area, along with the Ann Richards School’s own FIRST LEGO League team, Ursa Minor, competed for a spot to advance to the Central Texas Area Championship.... Read more »
The Ann Richards School mission statement – 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 lifestyle, lead with courage and compassion, and solve problems creatively and ethically in support of our global community – includes supporting our... Read more »
At the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, part of the curriculum in Ms. Josephson’s 8th grade STEM class is to provide opportunities for students to try innovative learning experiences in STEM. One opportunity is through the computer science module with Hello World programming. Thanks to a grant from All Points North Foundation, all... Read more »
Pathway Day is a big deal if you’re an 8th grader at the Ann Richards School. It’s a chance for you to learn about the three STEM-based pathways students choose from while studying in high school – think of it as similar to choosing a college major just four years earlier. Pathway Day allows junior... Read more »
The first week of the spring semester closed out with College Success Day, an opportunity for our current Stars to connect with alumni from the Ann Richards School. This year marked the 9th year for our alumni to speak about life after the Ann Richards School with 28 alums connecting through two panel discussions during... Read more »
The Stars and faculty kicked off the spring semester by learning a new passion or exploring a new hobby through two days of Intersession. Our Stars were around town exploring Texas State Parks through camping, car maintenance, Harry Potter gaming, hiking around Austin, crafting, knitting, cooking, golfing, robotics, chess, Rubik’s Cube, and learning how to... Read more »
Mr. Boehme’s 10th-grade engineering students created a ‘how-to’ guide for building a bridge to test their design and construction skills for their end-of-year project. The parameters involved constructing a bridge that could hold over 250 pounds and span across 6 feet and only use 40 pieces of 1-inch by 2-inch wood that were 4 feet... Read more »
Each year our 6th-grade Stars partner with the Austin Zoo to help the Zookeepers during feeding time with the rescue animals by creating an animal enrichment device. Our Stars research and observe the animals, sketch a design, build a prototype, adjust their plan and create the enrichment device for delivery. The final step is to... Read more »
Ms. Butler’s middle school art classes are getting a lesson in monotyping and copper etching to create collaborative murals thanks to a grant from the Austin Ed Fund and the Ann Richards School Foundation. Flatbed Press opened its doors to provide lessons to Ms. Butler’s classes to learn more about the process. Ms. Butler’s art... Read more »
The Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME) visited the Ann Richards School with its Trailblazer II, a STEM-museum-on-wheels that travels to schools and communities across Texas to bring exciting, hands-on exhibits to students. Our middle school Stars from their 8th grade STEM classes interacted with exhibits that featured energy, space, biotechnology, aerodynamics, and weather... Read more »
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