Recent News
With summer officially underway, our rising seniors from the Class of 2023 spent their first week of vacation working with professional writers and tutors to complete their college essays at the Writers’ Workshop. Starting this early helps kickoff the college application process with one of the biggest hurdles to completing an application, the college essay.... Read more »
Transition Camp kicked-off summer break for all the incoming future Stars by welcoming them to a week of meeting their peers, creating art, playing fun games, and building a mini structure. Over 100 6th, 7th, and 8th graders attended and were officially welcomed to the Star community. A key component of Transition Camp is learning... Read more »
113 seniors at the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders graduated from high school on May 31, 2022 and will be pursuing their college dreams. The Class of 2022 has much to celebrate! Received more than $25 million in merit-based scholarships 57% will be the first in their family to graduate from college 32%... Read more »
On May 19 at 10:15 a.m. Ann Richards School students and faculty quietly gathered together in the commons area of the school just outside the library to silently celebrate the retirement of the much-beloved Magical Ninja Librarian, Shawn Mauser, with a Read-In for 32 minutes to honor the number of years Mauser has been an... Read more »
With just a few weeks left in the semester, our Stars kicked off our beloved Principal, Kris Waugh’s retirement party with a pep rally. Students, faculty, staff, and administration surprised Principal Waugh with performances, games, cheers, poetry, and confetti poppers in her honor to recognize her 15 years at the Ann Richards School for Young... Read more »
Each year, the junior class participates in a weeklong internship where students gain real-world experience in STEM fields and learn professional skills, resume writing, proper interview skills, office attire and etiquette, and professional presentation skills. Internship week is a great resource for our Stars to test a career field they are interested in and find... Read more »
The annual CREW Careers Day with the Commercial Real Estate Women group introduced the 9th grade Stars to planning an active development project. Members from CREW met with students to mentor students to help plan an area in the city of Austin. Each student focused on an area of expertise for the project: Appraisal, Architecture,... Read more »
Kite Challenge Day at the Ann Richards School brought the opportunity for Stars in all grade levels to test their STEM abilities through designing, building, and most importantly, flying a kite. Seniors from the Class of 2022 judged the kites on their ability to fly, original design, and longest tail.
At the Ann Richards School, students learn to dream big and create their ideas. The entire 6th-grade class spent the month of April dreaming big in their STEM class through researching, collaborating, designing, and creating a prototype of a new school building. Here’s the catch, they had to design a green building for a school... 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 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools rankings placed our Stars at #128 nationally, #20 in Texas, and #3 in Austin. The list ranked over 24,000... Read more »
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