Recent News
The 2022-2023 school year Teacher of the Year for the Ann Richards School is Mr. Jacob House. Mr. House is in his 6th year at the Ann Richards School and teaches 7th-grade Texas History. Congratulations, Mr. House!
Star 8th Grade U.S. History teacher, Mr. James Brewster, was recognized by Humanities Texas for the 2022 Outstanding Teacher of the Humanities Award in a ceremony with Congressman Lloyd Doggett and State Representative Gina Hinojosa. During the ceremony, Humanities Texas recognized Mr. Brewster for engaging students in real, unvarnished history in innovative ways that enhanced... Read more »
The Stars Volleyball team placed second in District 24-5A with a 13-2 record and closed out their 2022 season with a UIL Bi-District Playoff appearance against East View High School from Georgetown, Texas. In District 24-5A, Senior Talia T. was named Defensive Player of the Year, and the Stars placed four players on the All-District... Read more »
Attending and graduating from college is one of the tenants of the Ann Richards School’s mission statement. Our Star students were able to shake hands and connect with over 100 college representatives from all over the country at the annual Ann Richards School College Fair. All high school students were able to talk about programs... Read more »
The Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders was one of five Austin ISD 2017 Bond Program schools to receive the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating from the United States Green Building Council. LEED provides a framework for healthy, efficient, carbon and cost-saving green buildings. The 2017 Austin ISD Bond Program incorporated... Read more »
The Ann Richards School welcomed over 80 members from across Texas with the Leadership Women group, an organization that Governor Ann Richards founded, as part of an engagement opportunity in Austin. Leadership Women was established to ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic,... Read more »
Finding financing for college helps our Stars find their right fit so they can achieve their dreams of attending and graduating from college. Through support from the Ann Richards School Foundation, FAFSA Workshop Nights allow our College Advisor and College Center team to work with Class of 2023 families to help complete the Free Application... Read more »
Ms. Josephson’s 8th grade STEM class kicked off the computer science module for the fall semester with Hello World programming. Hello World offers web development and virtual reality programs that are taught to all middle schoolers from 6th through 8th grade. Students learn coding languages like HTML, CSS, Java, JavaScript, and Python. The Ann Richards... Read more »
Star Junior Lilith L. is one of three high school students in Texas selected to participate in the Spectrum News Challenge, a team-based quiz show based on what is in the news headlines. The Spectrum News Challenge consists of two high school teams, from two different states, competing to see how much they know about... Read more »
The curriculum at the Ann Richards School challenges students with college-preparatory level coursework. Advanced Placement (AP) classes give students experience with college-level academics while in high school. Colleges, universities, and scholarship programs look for AP-level coursework on applications to show that students are ready for college-level rigor. Students can earn college credit in high school... Read more »
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