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Teens prepping for online finals of scholarship contest

    Shared from the 5/14/2020 San Antonio Express eEdition Dancer Kaben Benavides had been looking forward to returning to the stage of the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre this month for her second — and last —spin as a finalist for Las Casas Foundation’s Performing Arts Scholarship Program. Instead, the Advanced Learning Academy senior has… Continue reading Teens prepping for online finals of scholarship contest

All Dressed Up, Nowhere to Go: Prom in a Backyard Over Zoom

May 13, 2020 – Two hours before prom was supposed to start, Carla Garcia was still getting ready. One family member helped with makeup and another was responsible for curling the high school senior’s hair. As the time of the event neared, Carla put on her coral two-piece, floor-length dress with a bejeweled sleeveless top… Continue reading All Dressed Up, Nowhere to Go: Prom in a Backyard Over Zoom

Urban Education Institute partners with local schools on improvement science

Michael Villarreal, the Director of the Institute for Urban Education, photographed for Sombrilla magazine.

MAY 4, 2020 — The Urban Education Institute at UTSA is leading a change in student success throughout the city of San Antonio. The institute has partnered with the Centers for Applied Science and Technology for a new research project that will focus on incorporating improvement science into the network schools. CAST schools partner with… Continue reading Urban Education Institute partners with local schools on improvement science

CAST LIVE connected with Mike Georgoff, Chief Product Officer, H-E-B Digital

Embracing Realities to Achieve Positive Outcomes H-E-B Embodies True Leadership The spread of the coronavirus has pushed us all to rethink and reinvent how we approach everyday tasks. This includes how we shop for our essentials. Mike Georgoff, Chief Product Officer at H-E-B Digital, shared how H-E-B, and how he personally, has dealt with the… Continue reading CAST LIVE connected with Mike Georgoff, Chief Product Officer, H-E-B Digital

CAST LIVE Connects CAST Schools for Stories of Hope and Resilience

CAST LIVE Connects CAST Schools in a Time of Social Distancing to Share Stories of Hope and Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic This past Friday, CAST Live connected CAST Schools online for stories of hope and resilience. For the first time in our network’s history, students and educators from each of our member schools, including… Continue reading CAST LIVE Connects CAST Schools for Stories of Hope and Resilience

SAISD students travel to Alabama for history lesson and perspective

December 9th, 2019 — It was a trip to remember, to a place, and a time, our country should never forget. “I feel angry and sad because some of this stuff I experience.” Emotional, powerful, and needed. If you are looking to sum up a trip through the deep south, those three words are a… Continue reading SAISD students travel to Alabama for history lesson and perspective

SAISD Asks State to Approve New Classes in User Experience, Court Reporting

San Antonio Independent School District trustees asked state education officials Monday night to approve four new class offerings for the 2020-21 school year: court reporting and user experience, or UX. The court reporting classes would be offered at Fox Tech High School while students at CAST Tech High School would be able to take two user… Continue reading SAISD Asks State to Approve New Classes in User Experience, Court Reporting

New San Antonio school emphasizes healthy eating and de-stressing

CAST Med is a public high school in San Antonio ISD SAN ANTONIO – CAST Med is a local public high school in San Antonio ISD that helps students focus on the medical field and get a jump start on their passion and their future. Just a few weeks into the semester, these students are putting… Continue reading New San Antonio school emphasizes healthy eating and de-stressing

Students, Teachers Help Create User Experience Course at CAST Tech

A first-of-its-kind program in Texas – and possibly the country – has begun at tech-career-focused high school CAST Tech in the San Antonio Independent School District. Students at the downtown school founded in 2017 began on Monday a user-experience, or UX, career pathway that entails three years of coursework learning the design discipline that has… Continue reading Students, Teachers Help Create User Experience Course at CAST Tech

CAST Med High School Opens Doors to First Freshman Class

At 8:06 a.m. a school bus pulled into the front circle of what was once a Brooks Air Force Base facility. Dozens of freshmen spilled from the bus doors, wearing blazers and heels, ties and dress shirts, and nervous smiles for a first day of ninth grade at the new CAST Med High School. New… Continue reading CAST Med High School Opens Doors to First Freshman Class

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