What Do We Want Our City to Be?

Our Inspirator Mark Menjivar Mark Menjivar is a San Antonio based artist and Assistant Professor in the School of Art and Design at Texas State University. He is also a current member of the Advanced Learning Academy (ALA) Advisory Board. His children are also students at ALA. His work explores diverse subjects through photography, archives, oral history and objects.… Continue reading What Do We Want Our City to Be?

The next billion-dollar start up company could be in the works here in SA

CAST Tech Alumnus, Jonathan Rodriguez, participated in last week’s Startup Weekend hosted by Geekdom “It feels really good being around other people that are like-minded and want to change the world,” Rodriguez said. See Full Story Source: News4SA By: Morgan Burrell, Multimedia Journalist Photo from News4SA Website

San Antonio Fire Department #HeroLikeHer camps show girls ‘the sky’s the limit’ – San Antonio Report

Read Full Story Photo from sanantonioreport.org Kailey Nenque-Cazares, CAST Med student, spent Saturday crawling through theatrical smoke and learning how to perform CPR along with 120 other girls who participated in the San Antonio Fire Department’s second #HeroLikeHer camp. Source: San Antonio Report By: Brooke Crum

CAST SCHOOLS AWARDED GRANT FUNDING THROUGH RAISING BLENDED LEARNERS INITIATIVE

CAST Schools to receive up to $300,000 and technical support provided by the Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation CAST Schools is among the 20 school districts (or networks) selected as blended learning demonstration sites in the second cohort of Raising Blended Learners. CAST will receive up to $300,000 in grant funding plus additional in-kind technical… Continue reading CAST SCHOOLS AWARDED GRANT FUNDING THROUGH RAISING BLENDED LEARNERS INITIATIVE

Grupo Animo Online Teatro Experience

Register for The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center’s Grupo Animo Virtual Youth Theatre Summer Camp Ages 13 to 18 years old. July 6th – July 31st, Monday thru Friday, 11 am to 2 pm Tuition Fee – No Registration Fee Virtual – ZOOM Professional theater instructors Maria Ibarra and Nicolas Valdez will guide the participants to… Continue reading Grupo Animo Online Teatro Experience

CAST Med High School taking applications for the new school year

Max Massey, KSAT Reporter and Anchor, met with students and CAST Med Principal, Dr. Eddie Muzquiz Rodriguez, to learn how the school is preparing high school students for fields in medicine, public health and biomedical research. It means an opportunity to participate with different doctors, nurses, pharmacists, even local regular doctors who have their own… Continue reading CAST Med High School taking applications for the new school year

Artibus Guild Announces Opening of The League of Crafts Eclectic Museum

The League of Crafts Eclectic Museum by William Sheppard, founder, and member of the CAST Tech Class of 2021, plus members of the Artibus Guild will be hosting an OPENING SALE: CAST Network Graduates will receive 50% off their first purchased item. When: Friday, June 25th and Saturday, June 26th, 2021 Where: 945 North Flores… Continue reading Artibus Guild Announces Opening of The League of Crafts Eclectic Museum

New Play Aims to Help Students Create a Path for Mental Health

Local author Lorenzo Gomez, III works alongside CAST Schools students to turn “Tafolla Toro, Three Years of Fear” into a play SAN ANTONIO (June 2, 2021) – CAST Schools launched a summer writing workshop on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, to transform the book, Tafolla Toro, Three Years of Fear into a play that will be… Continue reading New Play Aims to Help Students Create a Path for Mental Health

CAST TECH HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES FIRST CLASS OF TECH TALENT by San Antonio Tech District

What started as an idea to boost the local tech talent pipeline and help students start their tech careers in San Antonio has become a reality. CAST Tech, San Antonio’s first technology-focused high school, is graduating its first class this week. Local business, education, and civic leaders implemented this innovative school model called the Centers… Continue reading CAST TECH HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES FIRST CLASS OF TECH TALENT by San Antonio Tech District

The Class of 2021 Creates Steps to Success Mural at CAST Tech High School

As part of their senior project, members of the inaugural graduating class from CAST Tech High School partnered with Say Sí to paint a mural on campus. Located on the stairs leading up to the exit, the mural represents how “…life is a journey and not a straight line.” Mural Crew 2021 Madelyn Holveck Donovan… Continue reading The Class of 2021 Creates Steps to Success Mural at CAST Tech High School