Advanced Learning Academy Visits Puebla, Mexico

This past week, the Advanced Learning Academy (ALA) took its current Sophomores and traveled to Puebla, Mexico. The fourth-largest in the country, Puebla is a city in east-central Mexico, southeast… Continue reading Advanced Learning Academy Visits Puebla, Mexico

A Letter to ALA Euclid Families

November 13, 2024   Dear Families:   This letter is to inform you of an element in SAISD’s negotiations around the proposed downtown baseball stadium that involves ALA-Euclid. All elements… Continue reading A Letter to ALA Euclid Families

Join Us as a Judge: Empowering Young Voices at Speak Up Speak Out San Antonio

Be a Community Judge: Make an Impact Are you passionate about youth civic engagement? Do you want to make a real difference in how young people understand and interact with… Continue reading Join Us as a Judge: Empowering Young Voices at Speak Up Speak Out San Antonio

CAST Med Participates in Mass Casualty Exercise with STRAC

On Wednesday, CAST Med High School participated in a ‘Mass Casualty Exercise’ hosted by the Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council at Boeing Tech Port. The exercise pulls in students and… Continue reading CAST Med Participates in Mass Casualty Exercise with STRAC

CAST Schools Performs Three Years of Fear at Patterson Performing Arts Center

This week, CAST students performed ‘Three Years of Fear’, based on the book ‘Tafolla Toro’ by Lorenzo Gomez III. The play, put on and performed entirely by CAST students ,… Continue reading CAST Schools Performs Three Years of Fear at Patterson Performing Arts Center

Industry Partner Highlight: VelocityTX

Rene Dominguez, left, president and COO of the Texas Research and Technology Foundation, David Fonseca, executive vice president of Velocity TX, and Randy Harig, chief executive officer of the Texas Research and Technology Foundation, stand for a picture on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021.

This week, I want to brag about (and thank publicly) one of our board members, Rene Dominguez, the CEO of VelocityTX.   Dominguez is the CEO of VelocityTX, a bioscience… Continue reading Industry Partner Highlight: VelocityTX

Removing Barriers with CAST Imagine

This week, I had a chance to peek into classrooms at our newest campus, CAST Imagine.    We are only in the second week of school, but students are already… Continue reading Removing Barriers with CAST Imagine

Experience ‘Three Years of Fear’ Live at the Patterson Center for the Performing Arts in East Central ISD

On Thursday, September 12, CAST students will perform the play Three Years of Fear at the Patterson Center for the Performing Arts in East Central ISD. Bring your friends, family,… Continue reading Experience ‘Three Years of Fear’ Live at the Patterson Center for the Performing Arts in East Central ISD

Recapping an Exciting Summer across the CAST Network

As CAST Schools across the network prepare for their first day of class for the 2024-25 school year, it’s important to take a look back at the summer-wide highlights from… Continue reading Recapping an Exciting Summer across the CAST Network

What Are You Looking Forward to This Year?

At the CAST offices, it is a time of transition, full of sadness and joy. We’re sorry to say goodbye to our high school and college interns, who have made… Continue reading What Are You Looking Forward to This Year?