2015-2016 WPNA Scholarship Recipients

Mu Lwe Say and Mayra Vasquez, scholarship recipients We are pleased to announce the WPNA Scholarship winners for 2016. Mayra Vasquez and Mu Lwe Say have both shown commitment to their communities and their families, giving their time to help others. We introduced them...

Bertha Sadler Means Rain Garden

Administrators and teachers at Bertha Sadler Means Young Women’s Leadership Academy decided to build a rain garden to enhance the beauty of their courtyard this year. Robert Martinez from our neighborhood helped out, applying his engineering know-how to the...

Andrews Elementary School Workday

On Saturday, May 30, a group of hardworking staff, students and community members volunteered to improve the look of Andrews Elementary School. Organized by principal Saleem Blevins and teachers Layne Faulkner and Maggie Suisman, we spent most of the day painting 9...

2014-2015 WPNA Scholarship Recipients

Scholarship Recipients Recognized!   A year ago Rebecca Lowe came to our school committee meeting and made a proposal: let’s create a scholarship for a Reagan HS senior. She was moved to act after reading Saving the School by Michael Brick, which describes the...

Northeast Austin School Initiative Summary

From Greg Weaver of Catellus Development Corporation (Mueller): NE Austin School Initiative Summary (this link opens the complete report in PDF) This overview summarizes the content and conversations shared during our February 2014 public workshop and March 2014 “Day...

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