CAST Med High School Students Will Explore Healthcare and Education Challenges Facing San Antonio’s Southside in First CAST Imagines Event

SAN ANTONIO (September 13, 2023) – CAST Schools kicks off CAST Imagines this week, a student-led event designed to offer deeper understanding of and generate new possibilities for San Antonio in collaboration with their community. San Antonio’s Southside offers a unique opportunity to imagine solutions for healthcare, and CAST Med High School serves as the… Continue reading CAST Med High School Students Will Explore Healthcare and Education Challenges Facing San Antonio’s Southside in First CAST Imagines Event

CAST Teach Teacher Takeover

A Student’s guide through the First-Ever CAST Teach Teacher Takeover Experience   What is CAST Teach High School?   Most would say a school built for future educators, or a magnet school for future teachers. They aren’t wrong, but as a current CAST Teach student I can say that it’s so much more than that.… Continue reading CAST Teach Teacher Takeover

CAST Med Presents: CAST Imagines

Approximately one quarter of San Antonio’s population under 65 is without health insurance in City Council Districts 3 & 4, and tens of thousands of San Antonians are losing their Medicaid coverage due to the cancellation of pandemic-era expansion. Further, with only one hospital currently open on San Antonio’s Southside, colleges and universities and even… Continue reading CAST Med Presents: CAST Imagines

Welcome Back to School

CAST Familia, Welcome to a brand new year! At CAST, we see the new school year as a time of endless possibility, an opportunity to engage young people in a journey of self-discovery and purpose. COVID changed us all. And yet, as we move further away from that period, we see new openings and new… Continue reading Welcome Back to School

‘Three Years of Fear’ Returns to the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre

This year, CAST students will bring the play Three Years of Fear to the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre once again! In 2022 CAST students collaborated with local author Lorenzo Gomez III to adapt his book Tafolla Toro into a play, and they are doing so again this year. The performance and accompanying reflective activities have… Continue reading ‘Three Years of Fear’ Returns to the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre

CAST Med High School’s Inaugural Graduating Class

The first graduating class of CAST Med High School consisted of 65 high school seniors who demonstrated exceptional dedication and academic excellence. This group of talented trailblazers won more than $4 million in scholarships. An impressive 91% of graduates earned college credits, and 100% of the class applied and were accepted to college. CAST Med… Continue reading CAST Med High School’s Inaugural Graduating Class

Arroz Con Pollo by Chef San Antonio

Arroz con Pollo 4 Servings • 1 Serving = 4 Ounces Chicken and ¾ Cup Brown Rice INGREDIENTS • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast or thigh • ½ teaspoon salt • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste • 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil or canola oil, divided • ½ small white onion, finely… Continue reading Arroz Con Pollo by Chef San Antonio

Discover CAST Med High School

Empowering Students for Success   If your child is looking for a new high school experience, discover CAST Med High School, a tuition-free public school in the Brooks area in San Antonio, TX. CAST Med students explore their passions in health fields in a hands-on setting while earning college credits. Created in partnership between San… Continue reading Discover CAST Med High School

San Antonio Middle School Students Explore World of STEM at CAST STEM Adventure Camp

About 45 students are participating at this year’s CAST STEM Adventure Camp, hosted at CAST STEM High School at Southwest ISD.

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Tiffany Huerta, Video Journalist

Robert Samarron, Photojournalist

Published: June 20, 2023

Students Learn, Businesses Benefit from CAST

In my role for CPS Energy, I’ve engaged with many intern programs, and this front-row seat introduced me to a group of schools called the Centers for Applied Science & Technology, or CAST. CAST helps students identify their talents and interests, connecting them to education and career in meaningful ways.

Lisa Lewis is chief administrative officer for CPS Energy and CAST Schools Board President

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Courtesy of the San Antonio Express-News

Photo Credit: Kin Man Hui, Staff / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS