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Alex Bazan, CAST Tech ‘23 has been pursuing a degree in Design at UT Austin. At UT, Alex supports fellow first-generation college students as a resident assistant. Additionally, Alex enjoys

The past week, CAST Schools has had the good fortune to have six members of our team, including one assistant principal, experience SXSW EDU, a national conference in Austin where

If you want to hear young people’s ideas about how we make our community better, and you haven’t been to a CAST student presentation of learning, you need to get

On Monday morning, CAST Tech senior Cesar Huerta led a group of more than 30 business leaders from New Mexico through his school, sharing a bit about his experience along

Last year, the Galveston-based Moody Foundation announced it was placing a big bet on education when it announced a 20-year, $1 billion commitment focused on early childhood education and postsecondary

On Thursday, CAST Schools’ Board of Trustees voted unanimously to add Leslie Cantu from Toyotetsu TX as their newest member. Leslie is the Vice President of Administration at the Toyotetsu

“I thought a factory would be gloomy and sad, but everybody was so friendly and great,” CAST STEM senior Destiny Martinez told the CAST Schools nonprofit board this Thursday. Describing

Finding a profession that I enjoy and that makes me happy at my age is my greatest achievement.   CAST Tech ‘21 Alumna, Brooke Zepeda has experienced a variety of

This week CAST Schools Deputy Director Jen Maestas and I had the privilege of being included in the first annual Work-Based Learning Leaders Forum hosted by American Student Assistance (ASA).

Santiago Arteaga has been thriving through his first semester at Incarnate Word since graduating from CAST Med in 2024. At Incarnate Word, Santiago became vice president of the First-Generation Student

This week I have been fangirling on H-E-B. It’s not because they once again were ranked top grocer in a national ranking, though that is certainly impressive.   Last week,

“The leadership skills I gained during my time at the Advanced Learning Academy prepared me for a successful college experience,” Diego Villegas shared as he reflected on his achievements since

I am a member of the CAST Schools student advisory, a group of 4-5 students representing each of the 6 CAST Schools. Every year this group is invited to take

Early on an overcast Friday morning, recent CAST Tech graduate Juan Paz told a roomful of business and civic leaders that that SUSO had changed his life.   One year

This week, standing before a small group of state and national visitors at the learning staircase of CAST Tech, alumni Julian Perez reflected on his learning by looking back.   

I began this note from Monterrey Mexico, at a hotel at the edge of the Parque Fundidora, a metal foundry that has been converted into a giant park with museums,

I live near the San Antonio River, and I start most days either running, walking or bicycling along the Mission Reach. I love starting my day in nature, and a

11/17/24   I am sitting in the hotel lobby in Monterrey, Mexico, and my brain is buzzing after a quick two-day scouting visit to this Northern Mexican city, just 300

As we roll into the Thanksgiving holidays, a little crisp settling into the air, students, teachers, and all educators are breathing a sigh of relief as they contemplate turning off

Last week, parents at our Advanced Learning Academy (ALA) received a letter from San Antonio Superintendent Jaime Aquino informing them that, as part of a multiparty deal to bring a

Last year at CAST Tech High School, seniors chose the theme of “Legacy” for their capstone projects, identifying different ways to leave a mark on their school. One group of