Hutchison's 268 rushing yards bulls McNeil past Glenn
Del Valle rallles touchdowns- both to Ryan past Connally Lindley. Their first score was a 20-yard comection midway UyAlbertAlvarado through the quarterthat ga'le American•Statesm311 wes11.., .. a 1<1-1 lead. Corres:pondenl Cy Ranch (l•l) drove to the Chaparrals 16on their next McNeil was playingon their drive but that's when Ciers lost homefield for the first time in a lumble. Michaux and Lind[ey 2019 anda first-halfonslaught made them payfor the mistake. ofpointsand rushing yards by extending the west,L;,.~ lead to Maven.ck runningbackWinston 21·7 aftertheir47-yard touch· Hutchison were more than down pass less than two minutes enoughto pullthe squadp::ist before halftime. Glenn 48-29 Friday at Kelly Klubnik returned and sparked Reeves Athletic Complex. two scoring dri'les that put the Winston Hutchison bad a gameaway. He hitMangum on monster game rushing for 268 a 20-yard strike late in the third yards and four touchdowns quarter and found Lindley for a while the Mavs (1-1) defense S&yard touchdown cany in the forced three turnovers as the fourth quarter. Lindley had a pro special teams had a fumble ductivenight. hauling in 7 passes return for a touchdown to lead for 157 yards and 3scores. McNeiltothewin. The Westlll STAT£ SCORES ~11'~21,~11 ll:ltkspmgSU,SatimlS (Olujilid<)__ cuss" AVDrillflOndM..ArYisl9.~0.:l5 - - -50n11(Sa,N,ooloc<) LAl -OWQNll~ltil ~Nl'Wml55.Ylrion15 S.W,-lt-22S..Slbl.5t.Hlrpet"0 IICII - HwiisolSJn..(5affllloo'i:k) All'llll,Dlditr.«iM Glirl(r-4LYMtl ..,._...... , _ .....,,..,.....~~W<) --~ll.e,ro,tNtbl416.--H OOftalts14,AU5lin 0oddl0 ---l&ld-O""""'U,_ -IOI - -HUR49sms,hrntU:fllsolOlled ...... ,r...,..- Joncsl4pns.M Sli•ll.~IIICIIRnilllt -(Cllldol,W ~,..,._M.U'ne'rll:llstll MIIISfft.DIWtl5l,Kol.-irl ,_,.._. ---...... a.. Mo'rislln,t(lkUslb) LAT - Mrisonn~lti) -u,Nt·---· -Sl--0 -1<,W>o>,_Wlndl IICN - ~ll\ln PLAYER OFTHE WEEK Winston Hutchison, RB, McNeil: The Maverick senior rushed for 268 yards and four TDs in a 48-29 victory over Glenn. His touchdowns runs were 78, 50, 53 and 34 yards. With only 20 carries, he averaged 13.4 yards a rush. GAME BALLS Julian DeBerry, WR, Westwood: The Warrior junior caught sevenpasses for 199 yards and two touchdown~ina41-39vic toryoverAustin High. McNeil running back Winston Hutchison finds a hole during the Mavericks' 48·29 win Tavierre Dunlap, RB, Del over Glenn on Friday. Hutchison rushed for 268 yards and four TDs on 20 carries to earn Valle: The Cardinal junior American-Statesman Player of the week honors. (J4MIE HARMSII-OR ST4TESM4N) ran for 159 yards and three TDs on only u car The Badger junior rushed CypressRanch. SaintsEpiscopal. riesina 4 7-28 victory over 14 times for 162 yards and Christian Marshall, WR, Amir Ward, LB, Hutto: The Connally. three TDs to spearhead a Wimberley: TheTexanjunior Hippo senior had 13 tackles, l(yle Eaves,WR, L¥tlta,"5: 66-27 victory over Lago caught eight passes for 151 caused two fumbles and TheCavalier senior Clll.lght Vtsta. yardsandascoreina29-n recovered one fumble in a sixpasses for 191 yardsand Case Kuyken dall, WR, victoryoverGiddings. 42-14victory over Liberty twotouchdownsina48-26 Llano: The Yellowjackel ls,ael Morgan, RB, Round Hill. victory over Mansfield junior caught five passes Rock: The Dragon junior Braeden West, WR/ OLB, Timberview. for 142 yards anda pairof rushed for 215 yards anda Thrall: The Tiger senior Fred Givens, DT, LBJ: The scores in a 59-14 victory touchdownina42-3ovic accounted for 123 yards Jaguarsenior bad 15 tack overLuling. toryoverBelton. and a pair oftouchdowns les, five berund the line of Ryan Undley,WR,wes11akc: Charlie Phillips, WR, and returnedan intercep scrimmage, andtwosacks The Chaparral senior Regents: TheKnightsenior tion for anotherscore in a in a 14-6 victory over Los caught seven passes for 157 caught seven passes for 41-14 victory over Moody. Fresnos. yards and three TDs in a 287 yards andthreetouch lad( Jerome, RB, Lampasas: 35-7victory over Houston downsina 36-31 loss toAll RicltCantu HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: FAB FIVES Class6A Averaging 41.5 points in two close victories. Team W· L pts Others earning points: 1. Westl.ike 2-0 20 (4) None For now, three-quarterback system is working. Class 4A and below 2. Vandegrift 2-0 16 Two games. Two shutouts. 1. Lampasas 2-0 19 (3) Cedar Ridge pending. Led by QB Ace Whitehead, 3. Round Rock 2-0 11 Badgers had 690 yards vs. Offense exploded for Lago Vista. 608 yards in victory over 2. Wimberley 2-0 17 (1) Belton. Back on track in 2019 after 4. t.:ake lldffi 1-1 8 starting last season 1-4. District play begins Friday l. Liberty Hill 1-1 12 with game against Bowie. Hutto defensive back Jairiez Lambert, left. celebrates a Panthers have given up 5. Hays 2-0 3 fumble recovery with linebacker Jayson Vogelpohl during 94 totaI points in past two For second straight year, the Hippos' 42·14 win over Liberty Hill on Friday. Hutto games against Hutto. Rebels beat Dripping remains No. 1 in the American-Statesman's Class SA Fab 4. Granger 2-0 5 Springs by a single poinL Five poll INICK WAGNER/AMERICAN·STATESMANJ Lions have scored 89 points others earning points: Del in victories over Frost and Vallc2 Snook. problems. out of end zone in 14-Ei 5. Regents 1-1 4 Class SA 2. Georgetown 2-0 16 road win. Knights played Friday Hopes to remain unbeaten 4. Cedar Park 1·1 8 against Trinity Valley, a 1. Hutto 2-G 20 (4) with game at unbeaten TTmberwolves limited team they beat 46·13 last Last year's game vs. South San Antonio. Cedar Ridge to 43 rushing year. El Paso Del Valle was 3. LBJ 2·0 11 yards in 26-14 victory. Others earning points: canceled for weather Jaguars kept Los Fresnos s. 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How American~Statesman writer.; (listed alpha· bctlcally) atepld uringa festive opening-night Dfootball game last month, McCallum suited uponly30 players for the annualTacoShack Bowl against rival Anderson. Mccallum is a tradition rich school that reached theClass SA on state semifinals just two years ago. One ofthe best pro grams intheAustin school district, theKnights have earned a winnmg recordin nineofthepast 10 years. Yet somethingis wrong withMccallum football, and itshowed beforea near-capacity crowd ona botThursday night at House Park. "Head injuriesareoneof theprimaryconcernsthat seem to beaffectingpar ticipation numbers," varsity coachTomGammerdinger saidthisweek. "Parents areusually theones who a.re most nervous about the issue. Tenyears ago, we wouldbe able totnlk kids into tryingfootball who hadn'tplayed before. "Now, these same kinds ofkidsexpressinter- est but say theirpar- ents won't let them play becauseofconcussions." Theshift at McCallum has been drastic. While 142 kids participatedon the school's football teams in 2006, only Soare playingthis season. Mccallumis part ofa nationaltrend thathas seenparticipationinhigh school decrease for nearly SeeCANTU, C2 buyingintothefalse Vandegrifthavenot Whysuch a drop? CANTU beliefthatto besuc suffered from lackof "Thereis a trend cessfulorearn a schol footballparticipation. right now swinging From Page CJ arship in theirsport, Aftera recentVandegrift back to focusing on you haveto playit victory over Cedar Park, one sport so youcan year-round," besaid. bead coach DrewSanders maximize your oppor adecade. Accordingto "Weare now seeingthe gathered bisteamat tunity to get a schol the NationalFederation downsideofthat, which midfield andheld up five arship," Mann said. ofState HighSchool includes playerburnout fingers overhis head. While participation Associations, par ata youngerage and "We went s-o this infootball bas dropped ticipation in u -man sport-specificinjuries week!" saidSanders, over thepast decade, a football dropped 6.9% becauseofoveruse." referring to theschool's few othersports have from 2008 to2017. At Class 2AThorndale, five varsityand sub prospered. The UIL Texas football is not football has takena varsity teams. reports thatboyssoccer inlmune to tbedecline. major bit, coachScott Vandegrift reported rosefrom 27,502 play While the number of Hawkinssaid. While 280 football play- ersin 2010to44,865 in players has stayed 45 players suited up ersthis season, up 2019. During the same roughly the same for 10 for Bulldog football from 250 in 2014. period, boys swim years, it has notkept teams in2018, only37 As for thestate, ming, tennis andgolf up witb theoverall reportedthisseason. 165,851 high school badslight increases. increase in the state's Hawkinssaid more students played foot As for thenation, there enrollment increases. ldds are specializingin ball in 2017, accord wasa decline insports While the trendcoin basketballand baseball ing lotheUniversity participation for the first cides withgrowing athis school andsome Interscholastic League. timein 30 years for the concerns about long haveexpressedfear Thatis slightly lower 2018-19 academicyear, lastingbrain trauma, overfootball head inju than the 168,868 who accordingto the National otherfactors haveled to ries. But the problem played in 2010. FederationofStateHigh football'sdecline, several runs deeperthanthat. Footballparticipa School Associations.The Central Texas coaches "Moreofour youth are tion inthestate, how biggestdecrease wasin said. Morestudent- becomingmorelazythan ever, does notmatch the football, which dropped athletesarespecializing ever," Hawkins said. increase in the overall by30,829 players to just ina singlesport. Soccer "Sitting al thehouse and student enrollment. over I million last season, has seen a tremendous playingvideo games is TheTexasEducation the lowest figuresince increaseinparticipa much more enticingthan Agencyreported about the 1999-2000season. tion overthepast 10 football in 100-degree 4.6 million highschool McCallum's years. Others have temperatures." students were enrolled Garnmerdingersaid bypassedhighschool SanMarcos coach inthe2007-08 academic many students sim sportstoplayexclu Mark Sotohad siJni- year, comparedtonearly plyaren't motivated sively onclubteams. Jar remarks regard- 5.4 million in 2017-18. toplaysports. Georgetown High has ingparticipation: "I RouseHigh from the "Ithink with the been "holding steady" sense a decline due to Leander school dis- growth ofvideogames with roughly 210 to220 the amount ofworkit tricthas seena dropoff and socialmedia, kids playersparticipatingon takestobe goodatit. In ofincomingfreshmen just havemoreoptions varsity, junior varsity today's instant gratifi playingthe sport, coach that they did years ago,• and freshman teams for cation world, football JoshuaMann said. The be said. "They can pick a decade, butformer ismuchtoomuch work Class5A school averaged a video game andget Eagles coach andcur becauseyou haveto 100freshman football good at somethingin a rent district athletic grind outsuccess.• playersbetween 2009 few hourswhileittakes director Jason Dean Top-tier football and 2015, but that has years ofhard workand has noticed thetrend. programs such as t...ke dropped to an averageof sweat lo get proficient "Alotofpeople are ,:, ill~, WesQ:ikt and 45 thepast four years. atplayinga sport." L.oa fflWl5 running back Marttlo Alanis strotch'5 for IM goallin•while bring tackled by Mansfield Timborviow's Torrell TIimon In th• fnst quarter of Friday's game. tJAY PLOTKIN FOR STATESMAN! ON THE REBOUND Alanis, turnovers drive turnovers in a 48-26 win quarter put thegameoutof over and around it. He con LakallQl/ls to winover over Mansfield Timberview reach. nected with Kyle Eaves for Tlmbervlew. Frday at Cavalier Stadium. "It'sall a team effort, nnd I an So-yard score on '· Alanis' running keyedthe can't thankthe offensive line m.1$' first play ofthegame ByJayPlolkln r ,1 '"' offense tbrougb enough," Alanis said after andfinished withfour touch American• Sl:llt-s-m:w out the game. His 49-yard carrying the ball 25 times. downpasses. He alsoadded correspondent run lateinthe second quarter "It was suchafun night. We a 67-yard touchdown run helped theCavaliersaru;wer practicedhardall week, and immediately after throw l.ui,,,oJ.WAY - Marcelo a Timberview score, setting it's amazing when a total ing an interception that Alanis rushed for a career up Hudson Card's 8-yard team effort comes together.• Timberview's Demondre high 164 yards and a touchdownpass toGrayson When Alanis wasn't run Green returned 72-yards for touchdown, and • Sandlin.His43-yardtouch• ning Uirough Timberview's ~5' defense forced three down run in the fourth defense, Card was passing See ALANIS, A() nin'5 for ftrst•quarter yardage as Todd Moon (60) blocks Mansfield Timberview's Ron Reed.. [JAY PLOTKIN FOR SlATESMAff] ALANIS tl'omPageAB a touchdown inthe third quarter. Despite giving up a pair oflong touchdown runs in the first half, l:iL n:.,..lf!;• defense kept Timberview's Jaden Hullaby bottled up. Hullaby, anathletecom mitted to theUniversityof Texas, rushed for90yards on 18 carries, buthe lost a pairofcostlyfumbles and never broke free for a big play. Colorado-bound Stacy Sneed burned the -~""'""' defense for 76 yards on bis first two carries but managed just 24yards on hisfinal seven carries. "A lot oftimes tonight, we played our defense correctly, but they've got excellent players, and they will make you look silly every now and again,n r::,,-, ""! ,·. coach Hank Carter said. • And they certainly didthat at times." Although Timberview (0-2) rushed for 306 yards,HuDaby and LaRon Jones completed just five of 14 pass attempts. I...... ':'~ recovered four Wolves' fumbles and thwarted a fake punt attempt. Card completed 13 of 23 passes for 261 yards andthe four touchdowns spread between Eaves, Sandlin and Sterling Hupp. catcb-and·run later in Eaves caught sixpasses thesecond quarter. for 191 yards and two Sneed's 53-yard touch scores, both of which down run cutl.ilil u.....s' crune during a stretch lead to 20- 12 with 1 where the Cavaliers minute, 44 seconds left scored 20 consecu in the second quailer, tive points. After Eaves' but 1 1kt ~, . ,, pushed 80-yarder gave . ~ tbe lead back to 15 points •~a 7-b lead, Hays thankstoAlanis' 49-yard Mccannon kicked an run, which sparked an 18-yard field goal late in 88-yarddrive toclose tbc tbe firstquruter and added opening half. a 31-yarder in lbesecond r s, 1na ,s (l·l)opens quarter. Eaves setup his District 25-bA play at own 3-yard touchdown homeagainst Bowie(l-1) catch with a 42-yard this Friday. Cavs in a rush during win Alanis logs most carries "Wemaderunningtheball for RB since 2014 a priority duringpracticelast week, butwealways wantto Uy JayPlotkin beabletorun the ball,• t Awerican•Stntesm:.100l?'e,,·pondenl 'n:..-coachHankcartersaid. •wedefinitely played better, i;;:;;:.J:.WAY - Renowned but the brightest spotW:!S the for its vaunted air attack, physical, downhill running la~tooktbelowrood game." to pull away from Mansfield The Cavaliers entered the ThnbemewFridaynight. seasonwithastahleofruoning Led by Marcelo Alanis, the backs - four ofthem juniors Cavoliersrushedfor249ynrds. andall ofthem withdifferent That'sfar from a groundbreak skillsets. Ofthegroup, Alanis ing total but still a welcome runs most effectiveJy between Mansfield Timbervtew quartert>ack Jalen Hullaby Is swarmed result aftera season-opening under by Calt-t Tr· is' defense on a third-down run in the seccond I05s toArlington Martin. Sec FOOTBALL, AQ quarter of Friday's game. IJAY PLOTKIN""' STAmMANI FOOTBALL hcmtJ>ageAB the tackles, and , 1 ;;;' offensive lineopened boles for him time and again. Rather than rotate running backs, coaches decided to stick withwhatwaswork ing. Whenthe dustsettled, Alanis badearned the ball 25 times for 164 yards, bothcareer-highs, and the cavaliers won 48-26. "Itwassuch afun night," Ahnissaidafterthegame. "I can'ttbaaktbeoffea.siveline enough. Wepracticed bard all week but we reallyput forwnrd theefforttoe.xecute perfectly•• Notquiteperfectly,carter said, but perfect enough. Ahnis'25carriesmll'ked the most a t.wu.,,,.running backhasgottenthe ballin a g.uncsince2014, when Abe Willows carried the ball28 timesfor158 yards ag:linst Waco Midway. Shaun Nixon carried the ball at least 25 times in four dif ferent grunesin2013. "lt'skindoflikefisbing," Carter said. "Whenthefish are biting on a particular bait, youdon't cb:IIlge tbe bait. Marcelois a very dis tinctiveinside-the-tackles TW1ner. He has a nice feel for it, and he bas excellent vision, andtbe line was fit tingup blocksandmoving guysforhim.Thelinemade some big strides in the last week." Two plays exempli fied the work that linemen Dawson Weiss, Andrew Salem, Jacob Tracy, Todd Moon, Seth McDaniel and CainSmith didthroughout thenighl.l.aleinthesecand quarter, Tlmberviewscored to cut r...i.o n..~,•lead to 20-u, and a penalty on the kickoff return pushed the Cavaliers back to their own12.Onthesecondplay, Alanis broke free through the line and sprinted 4 9 yards, keying a drive that culminated in a Grayson Sandlin touchdown catch and a27-12 lead at the ball. "That was a major turn lAkt11.a!.1 Cavaliers running back Marcelo Alanis (42), ulebrating a touchdown run against Ille Lehman Lobos last season, logged 25 carries against Mansfteld Timbervlew last week. which isthe most by a Li~ runnjng back since 2014. lJOHN CUTlERR:£Z / fOA:STAfESMANJ in the game," Alanis said. somewheredowntheline. "Ijustsaw abole andwhen WestonStephensgives the you see that, it's timeto go." Cavaliers a speedyreceiv Late in the g:ime, withthe ing threat. Wesley Erwin Cavalien; still leading byI5 showedbreakawayspeedon points, Alanis brokeloose theedgesthroughthespring again and sprinted 4 3yards and into preseason prac for a touchdown. tice before anankle injury "It felt amazing, but it's sidelinehim. GaryGordon all due to the offensive and Watson Cusick (also Une," Alanis said. "It's injured) will figure in the awesome when everyone mix as well. comes together for a total "We'vegot severaldif team effort.• ferent personnel packages, WhileAlanls badthehot andit'sall about maxintl% handagainstTimberview, ing the different skill sets both heandCarterknow it eachguy has,• Carter said. could be anotherrunning "Thethings we were doing back who leads the charge well theother nightwerethe against Bowie, West:;'b things that Marcelo excels or another opponent at.• GAME PREVIEW: LA-K.li TRAVIS VS, BOWIE Dawgs familiar, formidable foe By J•Y Plotkln Ameriean•Slates:man Correspondent rTI T 1 · ·."ff got a much· needed win over Mansfield Timberview last Friday to bringsomepositivemomeu• tum into this week's District 25-6A openeragainst Bowie. The Cavaliers' 48-26 win overtheWolvessawimprove• mentsacrosstbeboard. While pleasedwiththe result , coach HankCarter said histeam still has work todo in advance of Friday's game, which also marks Homecoming on the i...n l.c:.il campus. ••You know, I love the challenge we got from facing [Timberview] because of bowtalented their skill play· ers were and bow big their offensive l·ine was,n Carter said. "'So yeah, we made some stridesand we did some good things. We still did some bonehead thingsattimes, and those are the things wehaveto get cleaned up." Two of Timberview's touchdowns came on long, off-t ackle runs. Despite rushing for 240 yards, the Cavaliers struggled at times, getting trapped in the back· field too often for Carter's pleasure. And the Cavaliers threw an interception that got returned for a third Timberviewtouchdown. uwe made the improve ments that we did last week because ofthe way we prac ticed and how we prepared," Carter said. "We've still got a ways togo, and weneedto practiceand prepare the same way this week.n Coach Jeff Ables' Bowie squad lost 47 lettennen and 18 startersofflastyear's team, but several key pieces return. Jayden York has gotten off to a fast startIbis season onboth sides ofthe ball. He spent as much time in Pflugerville's backfieldasdidthePanthers' running backs,leading Bowie lo a big win. He also caught four passesfor 136 yards in tbe win. Jason Gaines gives Bowie a second receiving threat. See PREVIEW, Al? kids.01 Lutfra¥il PREVIEW Bowie couldn't stop San :, quarterback Antonio Madison's run " Hudson Card fromPageAB ninggame last weekend. The (I) throws the Mavericksrolled up 574yards ball against on theground ina55-37 win. ~ ·'',,. 1 . ,;.~ . - ; Bowie in Last Quarterback Trinidad i.-e 'fl rediscovered ·""' ·· . year's d1$trict Sandersreturnsfor his senior its running game last week. game.card season. llis junior season Marcelo Alanis rushed for andthecai,s ended when be s uffered a 164 yards and quarterback host Bowie in tornACL againstI, 1' s. Hudson Card added another "' Vandegrift defensive lineman Jordan COChran celebrates a sack during the Vipers' 17-0 win over cedar Park to start the season. Yandegrift has yet to allow a point in two games. !STEPHEN SPIUMAN/1-0R STATESMAN) Vandegrift (2-0) Fournier kicked a JI-yard be Del Valle RB Tavierre pair of touchdowns in lhat vs. cedar Ridge (1-1), FG in Vandegrift's win over Dunlap. who rushed for 159 span. 7 p.m. Friday, cedar Park and is 4-for-4 on yards and three TDs in last Edge: I H'I ~-The Dragon Stadium PATs. .•. No player is more week's 47-28 victory over Cavaliers have been tough explosive than Vaughn, connally. on the Bulldogs. winning Quarterbacks: Vandegrift's who had a 97-yard kick• Edge: Del Valle. The the last three games by Dru Dawson guides an off retum for a TD In the cardina.ls should have the an average score of 50-17. offense that keeps the opener against Temple. edge with an offense that If Bowie's Sanders con• ball on the ground two- Edge: Cedar Ridge. has scored 94 points In two tinues to make big plays, thirds of the time. He has Intangibles: Cedar Ridge games. Anderson will keep this game should be much thrown two TD passes, one will look for revenge after it close with a defense that closer. interception.... cedar Ridge !ailing to Vandegrift 17-14 has allowed just 10 points has thrown four INTs in two in overtime last year. a game. Lockhart (2-0) games. Edge: Vandegrift. Losing to Cedar Park last vs. Burnet (1-1 ), Other offense: Junior RB week, though. was an Bowle (1-1) vs. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Bowen Lewis has been unexpected letdown. Edge: LJteT,, .is (1-1), Bulldog Stadium Vandy's most consistent Vandegrift. 7:30 p.m. Friday, player on offense, averag- Cavaller Stadium About Lockhart: The Lions ing 119 yards through two OTHER GAMES TO WATCH have been explosive games. ••. After opening the About Bowie: Led by QB through two games, beat- season with 104 yards in a Anderson (2·0) vs. Trinidad Sanders and WR ing r , ~ 42·0 and Taylor victory over Temple, lead- Delvalle (2-0J, Todd York, the Bulldogs 35-0. Look for the ru11-heavy ing rusher Deuce Vaughn 7:30 p.m. Friday, have looked solid, scor- Lions to give the football was limited to 35 in last veterans stadium, ing 79 points through two to workhorse RB Jordan week's loss to cedar Park. Delvalle games. The problem is a Garcia, who had 102 yards But he had 104 yards on defense that has allowed 76 and three TDs in the victory only three catches. Edge: About Anderson: The points. The Bulldogs must over '" rls. Cedar Ridge. Trojans arc off to their first get meaner after losing About Burnet After losing Defense: Vandegrift has 2--0 start since 2015. DB 55-37 last week to San to Wimberley 42-6 in posted shutouts in its first Jordan Hood played a key Antonio Madison. the opener, the Bulldogs two games. Top players role in last week's 14-13 About CllllTi'.:..:S: With bounced back last week, include LBs Jax Mccauley victory over Rouse with a MLB Maui Trevino earning beating Marble Falls 41-6. (29 tackles} and la.chary pairof interceptions. RB 11 tackles, the Cavaliers Edge: Burnet Last year the Gillerist (20 tackles} and Joseph Baran has rushed showed defensive improve- Lions defeated the Bulldogs strong safety Jivon Parker for more than 100 yards in ment in last week's 48-26 23-2 1. It's payback time (29 tackles. three for both games, and Anderson victory over Mansfield for sumet. which has the losses}.••• cedar Ridge's has been tough on defense. Timberview. QB Hudson homc•field advantage. two opponents have aver- About Del Valle: The card has thrown six TDs in Burnet will be Lockhart's aged 402 yards in offense Cardinals will try to avenge two games, but the most first competitive opponent vs. the Raiders. Edge: last year's 30-14 loss to the dynamic player has been of the young season. Vandegrift. Trojans. The most explo• WR Kyle Eaves, who has 17 Special teams: Charlie sive player on the field wil l catches for 284 yards and a Rick Cantu Vandegrift's Annie Stadthaus, center, averaged 12 kills (4.0 per set) while recording five blocks as the Vipers swept Round Rock and Stony Point to earn American-Statesman Player of the week honors. INICK WAGN ER/AMERICAN-STATESMAN] HIGH SCHOOL VOLLliYBALL DIG, SET, SPIKE FABFIVES had a pair of service aces while Lena Duncan had three Middle blocker Genevieve Class 6A blocks and Erin Flood fin Perry controlled the net 1. Vandegrift 23·8 ishedwith 16 digs. McKenya and the entire front line as 2. Westwood 23-12 Sorrells led Hendrickson West warmed up for 3. West...,. 21-11 with eight kills, and setter its Tuesday night show 4. Hays 17-16 Karys Dove bad 21 assists and down with I...~ T""'' "' by 5. McNeil 25·6 three service aces. sweeping Anderson 25 -13, Class SA Round Rock Christian 25-12, 25-9. Perry had five I. Rouse 19-8 beat Austin Waldorf 23-25, blocks and multiple defen 2. Dripping Springs 24•IO 25-18, 25-11,25-11 inTAPPS sive touches al the net that 3. Pflugerville 17-13 action as Juliana Rodriguez forced the Trojans out of 4. Georgetown 15·17 had 14 kills and the fresh t heir game plan. Brennan 5. Mccallum 16-13 man tandem of Kelll Northrup Haralson led theChaparrals' Class 4A and others and Savannah Johnson had offense with II ltills, and I. Round Rock Christian 19·3 10 kills each. Waldorf was Riley Baptiste had 16 assists. 2. Liberty Hill 22-13 led by Risa Olson with 18 Bowie got 13 kills by Ellie J. Wimberley 22-6 kills and 21 digs. Charlotte Crosley to sweep Lehman 4. Taylor 1s-10 Brenner added 10 kills and 25-16, 25-12, 25-19 as Sadie S. Thrall 15·8 22 digs for theRoodrunners Swift had eight kills with while setter Daisy Palmer three blocks, and Corley had 33 assists, 17 digs and Holland recorded 34 assists Emma Gruben smacked three kills . asAustin High swept Akins nine kills as Vista Ridge 25-14, 25-16, 25-21. Hays, upset Round Rock in a PLAYER OF THE WEEK which defeated Loh 1fll'ftS five-set thriller 25-19, 14-25, 26-28, 25-19, 25-18, 12-25, 24-26, 25-18, 17-15 Annie Stadthaus, senior, 15-9 Friday for its fourth to remain unbeaten in Vandegrift: Stadthaus had straight victory, remains district at 2-0 behind 3-0 a tremendous week as the tiedwith WestL.li:ll for first VandegriftandWest wood. first-place Vipers swept placein 25-6A. Round Rock's Lauren Malone Round Rock and Stony Liberty Hi ll improved slammed 22 kills and Grace Point. Stadhaus averaged lo 22-13 after its tradi Adams bad z8 assists in 12 kills (4.0 per set) in the tional rocky start. Coach the defeat. Vandegrift and victories while recording Gretchen Peterson plays Westwood bothswept dis· five blocks. The University Class 6A tournaments, and trictopponents.The Vipers of Oregon pledge led the the Panthers customarily beat Stony Point 25-11, Vipers past Round Rock have a losing early record 25-8, 25-5 with Delaney 25-13, 25-17, 25-22and then but have made the state Diller notching 21 assists. Stony Point 25-11, 25-8, tournament three times in Westwood topped Cedar 25-5. four years. The Panthers Ridge 25-17, 25-22, 25-12 trailed Robinson two sets as Audrey Quesnt'l launched MATCHES TO WATCH to none but rallied for the 11 kills and Kenzie Beckham victory. Liberty Hill got had22 assists. zoe Menendez Tuesday 12 kills by Emma Becker, 17 chipped in 22 digs for the Crockettat Pflugerville. 6:30 assists by Emma Parsons , Warriors. Starting with p.m. five blocks by Emily Huppee a Volleypalooza sweep of Hays at Austin High. 6:30 and eight digs and five ser Westl.-.e, Westwood has p.m. vice aces by Haley Kuhlman not Jost a setin more than Hendrickson at cedar Ridge, to beat the Rockets 22-25, twoweeks. 6:30 p.m. 13-25, 25-10, 25-14, 17-15. McNeil rebounded from L.Q,.;a. atWcsl..;:. ~.6:30 La Grange had a solid week, its first district loss to p.m. beating Goliad and Sealy West wood by sweeping McNeil at Vandegrift, 6:30 t o improve t o 14-16 after Hendrickson 25-19, 25-21, p.m. playing a similar tourna 25-18 as Reese Reitmeyer ment schedule dominated hadsixkills while Sara Hong Butch Hart, AA·S by large schools. had 10 assists. Kennedi Bray correspondent PREP VOLLEYBALL SUMMARl£S ROUND ROCK DEF. LEANDER lb.lllSll>di: 25 ll 26 l:S ~ 20:IS24ll .._,lode lih::Ycunol.l'dct'ILM!isb: ld,njJ1. llip:BtMlltTU.llocb:r..d~hJ Acfl:~2.~20--UQ·l). ~ Oh:leVt.lJ.Ani'lb:Clfl'do =~~·.-::c:~~ LS.Ats CEDAR RIDG£ DEF. 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EAST VIEW Crutfonl 25 25 21 2S E.lSIVltw 20ll2Sll ()~W.1'.Asseh::...,4(1...... DlfS:Maddo12d. ll>Ck:Wlliamsl . Affl;: Edllfw:lklfidhen;U, lf,Jill1.:...,. 4?,Dio:cWWl.lll'l:lwl04.lltcb:OrttpU. a.,,.,.g.s, 1.HllilmO.S. MbllWII D.S. ltK BOWlE DU. ANN RICHARDS -·MllticMNb lS172SJ, IOwic 2S!SL8lS AMlidwfl:~ Rw:Jl.llecb:"ltaOcL IMll:UllotCOO...U. AUlsts:~ll. Ditt,:Ha,'!ties20, lltds:tro*y4,.,l(,f$ SdiSU l.ll!KflnklJ.IO(J, J). ANDERSON DU. AKINS ~ 221!2521 Mdll1:M M&20JS Mils:llls::r-.11.Awsts:Ml.lllOllS. Oitl:MUIIOl ll.llocb:.,._. J,S.lit:its; ~l.HaMOlllAe«ird:15--lS(M). ,...,_Os~IJ. .t.s,i,h: ~ylllip:WCf!Oe'H.a.d:s:MC!Ssaff l , AcsC..eiS.RotONI: U JIO·Jl, HAYS DEF. AUSTINHIGH HaW$ HlS2SllLS Ausdltlgll l620U251J Mar5:Ulli::1bnffll.bfs1S:lbnall.Dlp: 91clly2',.-.ci's:Stlanerl.Ac«~b'r4. ~11J,1&(44l.. _,..._lils:SIIIWtlLA.ssists:HOIUlf u0igc...._1<1, lllcb:Picnll4-.lcft: SUMDWJl.~C'Of«:12iOl). U.tullS DU. WES!lm ..,,. zsazs ..,_ 111017 -ll'i,~~w~tt!iso.--:=~>11: Kib:WlltelrtlJ,~w.tu LS.~ tlntf l&. lleds::PMr l. lfeOld 2)1101). lal 8yAlbert Alvarado Mackenzie Plante said after a test cominginto West]l.;.t Amerlcan·Slatd:Jmm theCavaliers second consec (on Tuesday), but we're just corrt>spon~ utive district victory. trying to take one match at T l'i 'TI" loslloHays in a time, trying lo keep our i...... -WAY- ...C. a five-set tbriller Friday, and players connectedasoneand may be in the beginning of the Cavs travelto defending understand that themissionis the District 25-6A phase of district champion West ,. tobe district ch amps." the volleyball season, but the Tuesday for a matchthat hap Lalolll'll>io.ls' focnsand serv teum knows that its focus penedafter presslime. inggrune was ondisplay early needs to remain on its own Arden Besecker finished onas the Cavaliersusedthree side oHhenet. with five aces and Campbell Besecker aces locoolrol the On Sept. 3, that concen Cook and Brooke Jeffrey had tempoandtake a Io-olead in tration rarely wavered as two blocks apiece for the thefirst game. Abi Watts had II assists to Cavaliers (22-12, 2-1) while Lehman was not able to go along witheightkillsfrom Lehmao(10-16, 1-2) was led score more than two consec fellow senior Keely Hamilton by Leab Lara's six assists utive points in the opening to pace the Cavaliers to a to go along with five digs frame as la)' "P- , ,i,, led by 25-4, 25-5, 25-nsweepofthe from Teanly Dominguez· asmanyas 20 points. A lob by Lehman Lobos. Hernandez and t hree kills Hamilton found a hole inthe "l think it's important apiece from Ariana Smchez Lobo defense to force game that we just focus on our and Isabella Mantilla. point, and the Cavaliers took Wk IJa cavaliers middle blocke< campbell cook (7)and outside side mostlyandnot what the 11 1think that we're peaking the openingframe on a Lobo hitterMackenz~ Plante (I) block a shot byLehman Lobos right· other team does, whether atthe right time,•• 1t , :t attackingerror. side hitterIsabella Mantilla (7) during the third set at the District it's a big match or a little bead coach Brandace Bore n 2S-6A volleyball game on ~pt.latfak•'ll°'vl' High School. (JOHN match," Cavaliers freshman said. 11 lt's really going to be See VOLLJ::YB/\LL, All GUTIEi:dtWt-OA SlAfESMANJ i..hman LObos d Despite the loss, Lehman VOllEYBALL headcoachKaren Young was encouragedb y theeffort the Proml' By Colby Gordon time. acesbyKatieHashmanclosed with eight kills and five Am~rican·statl!!imau "It's always good to win out!beset. blocks for Wes...... Brooke oonespoodenl district matches, for sure,,. Tbe Starswon the Inst five Brockman bad 11 kills, and Laracuente said. "Westarted pointsofthethirdsettoforce Haralson and Lauren Pence Following a rare three-day strong. Then, I feel like we a fourth, where the Chaps both knocked down five break in the season thanks lost our focus, and we started dominated, closing out the shots for the Chaps, who to Labor Day - and coach to get in ourheads. Wemade matchon a 19-4 run. host Anderson Friday prior Marci Laracuentegiving the a lot of errors, especially "We servedreally aggres ton District 25•6A show Chaps the entire w~kend off on serving. Defensively, sively in the fourth set, 1111d down with rival & b = - Westl)tl· got backto what we weren't getting our feet that definitely helped get Tuesday. it normally does this time stopped.... But I'mproud of them out of system and put Ann Richards (17-12, 1-2), of year: Win District 25-6A ourgirlsforfiguringitoutand usinsystem," said Westl$ which dropped a grueling matches. coming out in the fourth set senior setter Rylee Baptiste, five-set match toAustin High Playingon the road against and findingour team again. who finished with 23 assists Friday in its district opener, afeisty andbard-hittingAnn Wefinlsbed strong, andthat's anducligs. "Oncewegotour showed it may be a factor in Richards team, the Chaps(20- what matters.11 middles working, it was a suc deciding oneofthe district's wes~ s Brenna Haralson 11 , 2-0 District 25-6A) did After rolling through the cess all the way around. Our four playoff spots. The Stars spikes the ball during the 3• l what they needed to during first set, West!Jtegutted out outside hitters, when they ledfor mostofthesecondand win by West),a~ over Ann 325•14, 25•22, 20•25, 25•10 n win in thesecond, Inkingits picked their shotsup,wewere thirdsetsand feature talented Rkhards on S..pt. 3 at Ann victory. W es!T';W badits bye firstleadintbeframeat19-18 lights-out." bitters in Tiffiney Booe (16 Rkhards sehool for Young Friday and faced rival t on a kill byBrennan Haralson. Ellie Turner had four aces Women Leaders. lPAUL BRIC:t(ftOR .. '- • Tuesday after press Kylie Campbell's shot andtwo andGenevievePerry finished See COURT, A9 SlATESMANJ Westlake's L&u.ren Pence (12) drl-1Mball over the net during the 3• l win by WMtlake owr Ann Richards on Sepl 3 at Ann Richards School for Young WOmen Leaders. 1••.._ BRICK/FOR $TATESMANJ COURT fromPageA8 kills) and Emme Veselka (10 kills), while setter K.K. Ruiz (23 assists, 22 digs and four aces) was everywhereon the court. w When you're going into a game where people might say you're out• matched, the goal is to play as good as (possi · ble), • Ann Richards coach Meg Brownsaid. "Wedid that. That's all you can ask, isyouwork bard and play as good as you are, and we did." Ann Richards, which bas an enrollment of less than 420, isin the midst Th• Chaps celebrate during th• 3-1win by w.stlakt over Ann Richards on Sept. 3 at Ann Ridlards School for Young Women Leaders.. (PAUL ORICK/FORSTATESMAN) of its second year in year ago - should only District 25•6A thanks to bolster hopes of a possible UIL rules that denied an playoff spot. appeal following themost "It absolutely should recent realignment toplay give usconfidence going in Class 5A, where it bad forward," Brown said. qu:ilified for the post• "We need to remember season every year from tonight, specifically sets 2012-17. twoand three, and know The performance that if we can play that against Westlake - and weUagainst a team like thefact thatthe Stars won that, then we can play seven district matches a with people." RA I SING AUSTIN Teen donates halfhis summer earnings to help kids at Helping Hand Home NlcaleVIiiaipando f it weren't for a real itycheckfrom his parents, Matthew Mar I 1 a 15-year-oldjuniorat - h "" .._ High School, wouldhavegiven all the moneybe earnedathis Matthew Mar, a l;i,1) 'I" High School Junior, donated S920 of his summerinternship away. Internship earnings to Helping Hand Horne. This yearisa big year. He'llbeturning 16inOctober nndget takesa trip walkedalmosta mileto get tingbis driver'slicense abroad todo totheirschool. Theydidn' t andwill needmoneyfor voluuteer have access to hot waler, so car insurance and gas. work~He whentheybrought instant "My parenloe; wanted me estimates noodles as their lunch, they to become more indepen he's been to would eatitlike chips. dent," he saysabout why Matthew Mar 50countries. "Everythingthat I've be neededtogeta summer He'sdistrib done hastaught me that job, aswell aswhy heneeded utedfood at an orphanage giving is important,,, he tobudgetfor expenses. inVietnam, taught English says. "It createsmeaning. Matthew worked about30 ata school inCambodiaand ... It's touchingknowing hoursa week in an internship spentthreedaysvolunteer theextentitbasimpacton atAcenble, an Austin-based ingatanorphanage inNepal. someone's life, a bu.man's onlinedriver'seducation ThattriptoNepalwas life. Giving is always about app. He workedinquality twoyears ago and was thepeople who receive." control, helping to dosome Matthew Marhas grown up on giving back. includin111 spending three partofan organi2edtrip Locally, Matthew vol codingfor theappaswell days helping in an orphanage in Nepal. (COfflRIBUTEO f AMILY PHOTOS) for teen volunteersthathe WlteerswithThundering as testthe app. Toget the took without bis parents. It Pawsanimalrescue and job, be badto evaluate the proved a memorable visit. LTThunderSpecial app and make suggestions Hand Home, an organiza opportunity tohelp the "I gave one Oreo to each OlympicsSwimTeam. about how to improve it. tion that provides foster care organization. he says. ofthechildren. They split Aswimmer, Matthew It was hisfirst busi and adoption services as Matthewis tooyoung theminhalfandsaved the getsintothewaterwiththe ness presentation. well asresidential treatment tovolunteer byhimself otherhalffor later,andthey kldstomakesuretheyare Hefound out about forkids whohave experi at HelpingHand Home nibbledonone half. They safeaswellasteachthem. the internshipfrom his enced traumaandneglect. - the age requirement savored every little bit of "Regardless ofyourage, father, Derrick Mar, who "Itrulybelieve inhelp is18 - but be's thinking it, andnoweverytime I you'renever tooyoung works atAceable. ingchildrenlessfortu- aboutvolunteeringwith takeabite(ofan Oreo), I ortooold to make an With bisparents' help, nate tbanI am," be says. hisparents ororganiz rememberthesekids who impact, wbetberit'stime Matthewfigured outbow Hedidn't knowabout the inga fund.raiser orvolun appreciateeverylittlebit. or money," be says. muchhecouldaffordto orgnni2ationbeforebe teer tripwithbisschool. It makesmemoreappre Matthewplanson donateversus save. Inthe startedresearching where be Matthewbas experience ciative ofwhat Ihave." a career inmedicine, end, hedonatedhalfofhis wantedbisdonation togo. workinginorphanages. Thekids,besays, sleptin either as a physician or earnings, $920, toHelping He bopes it'snotbis oaly Everyswnmer bis family bunks oron the floor. They a researcher, he says. New state legislation mandated salary increases for Despite raises, educators district staff taking effect in 2019-20. Eanes ISO approved a 4 .5% increase across the board and Lake Travis ISD allocated 5.3% for certain veteran still face financial struggles employees. See how this compares with neighboring BY AMY RAE DADAMO dist rict s on Page42. James Galbraith, a Lake Travis lSD special education aide, said he is used to working more than one job. He works for the school district during the day, and holds Ir down a night job closer to where he lives in Austin. ~ $60K "I manage and wait tables at a local Austin restaurant ~ ~ $SOK about 20-30 hours per week," he said. "I've always worked <( a lot, so it's not a big deal, but it does tend to wear you 00 $40K down." ~ ~ Galbraith, who has been an LTISD special education aide w ~ $30K for the last four years, said educators within his district can find themselves taking extra measures to make ends meet ~ so L 00 z UJ including enduring long commutes and working second ::::l ""u ~ \g 5 ~ jobs. <( ""..... 0 <.:) z :::, He estimated about 80% of the aides he works with 3 0 l!:: require an additional income or help from a second job. SOURCE; AUSTIN, DRIPPING SPRINGS, EANES. LAKE "" TRAVIS, LEANDER. PfU/GERVIU£, ROUND ROCKISOS/ CONTINUED ON 42 COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER the 2019-20 school ye"" DFEANESISO effectively doubling the TEACHERS COMMUTE Sl,462 per-employee raise FROM OUTIIIIEOFTHE that was required through DIS11UCT. HB 3, according lo Marro Alvarado, LTISD Director or Communications. Though the raises given DUI by dis lriclS in western Travis Counry may within EISO at $1.1 million. nol have been ideal for n,acbers district informat.On states 88% ofEISD employees hoping for more money, LTISD live outside the district Assistanl Superinlendenl or Busi boundary map. Thedistrict ness Johnny Hill said the new law climate survey shows is ultimately a positive piece or leg 54.9% ofEJSD employees islation. spend 30 minutes to an •1 will say Ibis, H8 3 was extremely hour 0< more commuting to successful• Hill said adding. "LTISD wo(k, lmpac-ting r-etentlon ga,,. the biggest raise since rve been rates. Shown are common 1 8 --...: ~ 1 ICOLOftADO- here and I consider ii ID be a successful areas from whi<:h teac:Mrs }...ar for our staff.· commute~ - Evalene Murphy. LTISD Superinlen· den1 for Human Resource Services said the last lime the district saw a wage increase higher than 5.J'- was during rhe 2006-D7 school }"eaL COSTOF LMNG Though many teachers in Central Texas -..;n see salary increases for 1he 1019-10 school 1-ear, Leonard said increases in rost·of-livlng expenses remain a concern rm both reac:hers and administrators. As an example. Leonard said SOURCf COMMI.ITt TIMES WERfAVtRAGCD OV!:I: TH£ COURS£ Of TWO DA'r5(20·2 IST')USING JHf TRAVELAPPWAZC DATAWtRC a teacher who began at ElSD ID Jtf:COROf:OAT7"lClA M , lPM AN06PM 1ears ago and recel\-ed a N aver· •fl' raise annually would actually CONTINUED FROM 1 101-0ll-•A legislative session. However. mos1 Wt'Xe hop- OAYCOMMtJTlNG see a 11'1> decrease once figures •~ HOUS£BILL3 Central Texas districrs were nor able ing 1he board adjusted 10 indude increases in !he Gov. Greg Abbolt signed House Bill to deliver those numbers. according 10 would decide on a C05I or!Mng, 3 inco law June II. Passed by 1he 2019 EISD Superintendent Tom Leonanl. full 5¾ increase. •If }'OU jusl looked at lhe salary. ii Texas Legislaiure. ii is legislation allo Districts made differen1 dedslons on "When we heard the 45,.,[figureI,"" went up very slightly. bul when "~ caling $6.5 billion 10 Texas public how ID implemen1 raises, with Aus1in were a liule disappoinced because ir"s faclored in greal heallh insurance schools, according 10 the Texas F.cluca• ISO and LTISD giving varying percenl• nor 1h01 big ofa difference.• Hin said. increases as well as the consumer pm lion Agency. ages ID different groups or employees;. "Bui. we're happy that we·re gelling index. they actually go down aboul 1" Per HB J guidelines. Cenlral Te«1s according 10 Leonard. ir and il's still something 1hat will be per year.• Leonard said. ·How does school districts have implemen1ed "Nealher group ga\,e $5,000 per apprecia1ed. • anyone Start any job and malce 1% less raises upwards or 4¾ for the 2019·20 emplo~-ee. so rorger 1ha1. Thai was fie . Leonard said raises \\,ere higher a year?· school year. LTISD and Eanes ISO ore 1ion.• Leonard said. \\ilhin olher diStricts, such as AISD. Hitt said she has experience with among 1he districts that have doled 001 The HB J-manda1ed minimum creating more rompetilion wi1h regard heallh insurance cost increases lirsl• pay increases. increase for EISD veteran TCLNs would 10 hinng 1eachers. hand. saying that this year's medical Rererred to as a historic bill by rhe 101al 0.08% for 2019-20, according 10 •for districts such as ours. "'" ha\,e bills have "ea1en up" her salary. "You TEA, HB 3 mandates minimum sat• Oiier Financial Officer Oiris ScorL high socioeconomics and we·re nor slill have these huge bills thal are com• ory hikes based on basic allotment The EISD board or 1ruS1ees ulllma1ely growing. so we got a lo1 less molle)•." ing in all rhe lime.• Hin said. increases for 1eachers, counselors, decided on a 4.5% raise for all Staff Leonard said. adding. AISD approved a The median home price in Wesll.ikr librarians and nurses- refentd to as members as opposed to the requlrecl 6% raise foralldistrkl employees and a is roughly SU million. according to TCLNs- who have at leas1 fiv,, years 0.08% ror only TCLNs wilh a1 lease five 7% raise for ,-eteran TCLNs. Sro11. Consequently. mos1 DSD s1atr exp ofDSD employ• dated by HB 3 during the 86th stale years, and said 1eachers in 1he distric1 LTISD appl"O'll!d a rais<, or SJO,o ror ees live oucside or the district. and 42 --3---ID---lor-___ ,,,______Leonardsaiddespite whathedescribes District tlecisions ------o,lOJlo-• as a low turnover rate. employees who --~-BSD~•4.ft-111e --LllSD_.,._bypmlllDn. decide to leave often cite commute ------time as the reason. "That'swhy they're telling us they're lea\'ing, and that's a hard one," Leon· 7%1orTCLNs with mote that\: 6 .7"fo.-TClNs ard said. withffl()ffthan 7% rorTCLNS with fMOyeatS motethan five yea.rs r...years COSTTOCOMMUTE 5,-forTCLNs wilh Leonard said increases in heavy roraOother s,- ro,TaNswilh less lhan~ye,ars 4'16fo,all mor~ than frve-yeatS traffic have piled onto drive times, and ,. staff oleq,er...,.,. olherstlff despite employees saying they enjoy 4 ,l,loratl 4,l,lor the work.some ha\'ebegun to lea\'e the 7 -1-----+- olherslaff r -.;';~1::"ft-L...!::!::?::: slaffofflhe district in search ofeasier commutes. b midpoiin.t 54.9% orparticipating ElSD employ· 6,1,- ees said they spend between 30 min· 5,I, utes an d one hour or greater in traffic dally, according to the district's 2018 climatesurvey. Surveysaredistributed tostaffbythe district Inordertogauge emplo}'ee per· ceptions of their work environments, 2,- - according to Oaudia McWhorrer, exec· , ,. -----I utive director of communication and communityengagement for EISD. ~ --- Galbraith said he lives in Aus· Austin ISO Dripping SpringsISO EanesISO Lake Travis ISO LeanderISO Pflugerville ISO tin because he was not able to find roommab>s at a home closer to LTISD. He said his daily commute can take around 45 minutes, dependingon traf· BY THE NUMBERS: fie. In LTISD, special education aides Before eventually deciding to move received a salary adjUStment equal to Tho f.lnesEducata1Foond.monolfors fiNncg!ILICJP(Wt 101hedostrictbybringlnglncom m,•>Hy and corpotat•donon, witha mo,ontyolclonatlansgomg1owam lun Here in Lake Travis-Westlake, we enjoy next generation is prepared to navigate a some ofthe best school districts in the world that is becoming more complex. Greater Austin metropolitan statistical But in Central Texas, and even more so area, the state and beyond. in the Lake Travis-Westlake area, rising Our students in Eanes, Leander and property values mean growing swaths of Lake Travis ISDs routinely place high in some ofour most important workers are standardized testing and are competitive financially eliminated from living near on the national stage with regard to top where they work. tier college placement. In this issue's Education Focus, One ofthe biggest reasons the area's Reporter Amy Rae Dadamo takes a look students set such a high bar is because of at what is being done to help keep TCLNs the dedicated and talented staff working in our districts as the overall region for our districts. becomes more competitive. Educator Teachers, counselors, librarians and retention wiU remain a crucial facet of nurses, now commonly referred to as making sure our kids stay on the path of PHYWSCAMPOS GENERAL MANAGER TCLNs, work tirelessly to make sure the excellence beyond the 12th grade. [email protected] TO-DO LIS T : .. .: . COMPILEOBVIIRIAH RASH 11 111 SEPT. CHAMBER LUNCHEON OCT. BIRDIES BY THE LAKE 18 FLINTROCK FALLS CLUBHOUSE 09 HI LLSCOUNTRY CLUB An~ndeiHwlUenJoyfate from fflffl'lbef restaurancs TheBitdiesby the Lalu!go!fto..wnam«,tIncl.Ides and networkwith community membets.Goests lund,. t1rtfees. adMklic:btanddinner. Lancasterischairpetsooof the Fast Growth Schools Coa6tion. 11 !houldalso bring bus.,..sca,ds. IU Oa.m.-1 10-ASam.-8p.m. S30(dinnetonly) $ 160Condivlduall. a.m.-1 p.m. S40 (members). $45(nonmemws). Fintrock Falls p.m. $25. Austin Baptist Church. 7016 R.bel,n $600(1eamJ HilsCounuyOub Flinood< Falsgolf Clubllou5', 401 JackNicklaus Or;...Austin. 512-263-5833. Ranch Drive, Aust:Jn. 512-551 -0390. llndaO coorw. 401jackNidda SEPTEMBER Koll~r Drive. Lakeway. 512-387-7436. donation process. Watk-M'tS an welcome. www.ltfr.org Donorswhoare unable to schedule an COMING UP 9/ 11 MEMORUU.STAIRCLIMB appointment at their desired time may THE£GGMEN ATLTISD Oct. 19 Dwight Yoakdm 11 The20199/11 MemorialSl.llrCCimb ema.lJ the coordinatots at lak.ewaycomtriu P£RRIRMINGARTS CENnR www.nuttybrtJ1Wn.com will take place at the Hill C.ountry Galleria 20 [email protected] tobo added IO Beades tribute band The Eggmen will The event wru be held at the Hifl Country a standby list. 8a.m.-noon. frH. Lakeway Oct. 22 HNrtfulne1-~ r,o,t.'di!dti on perform INe as partofan ewnt hosted by GalleJia's Padcing Garage A(garage neatest ActillltyCen1« . 105 CrossCreelc. Lakeway. w ww .W9Stb.inkllbruy.com Lake Travl$ High Sc~•s orchestra dir'K Dillard's). The public: is wekome to attend 512-261-1010. WWW lakeway-tx.gov rheevent to support theSe~cavePoUce. tor. Mna M.ada..s. whohas H:rved as the BALCONESCOIIMUN.ITV Lakeway Police and LakeTravis Fire Rescue di1ector of ote:hMtra.s at takeTravl:s Htgh Bttotlt,n. !hismu,lc serle$ wll1M holted School and Lake Travis Middle School sine• ORCHESTRACON.C£RT ascheyclimb cheequivalent ofth• 110 22 byAu:sttn Oty Um1:ts Racf..o and features The 8akones Community O BY AMY RAE DADAMO "Clouds ofdust float over my yard all The Texas Commission on Envl· day long." ronmental Quality has launched an Marcysaid the dust increased al Investigation Into the qualily ofair the beginning ofAugust due to the surrounding the construction site of drilling ofJOO-foot-deep geother Lake Travis ISD's Elementary School mal air conditioning holes that are No. 7on Bee Creek Road, which is needed to provide a cooling system TMTC£0launchedaninvestigationAug. 14 inlD complaintsofinv.,.,.,dust coming from scheduled to be complete in time for for the facility. a schoolundef coruttuction.. the 2020·21 school year. Marcy also said the dust and silt The investigation, which began have created health issues for her and Aug. 14, stemmed from adjacent her neighbors. Her doctor prescribed ADDRESSING THE ISSUE residents' complaints regarding dust her steroids and iscurrently monitor leaving the construction site. ing her for 1he possible development The TCEQ has received four formal of pneumonia, she said. complaints to date, according to LTISD Director ofCommunications Media Relations Specialist Brian Marco Alvarado said drlliing of lhe McGovern, who added investigators geo1hermal holes is ongoing, but res Bt,ng:mg ina Wlltar trudc: to routinely'wai«tlW'NHlemt generally have 60 days to file a report idt>nts should expect to see lessdust dnveinthomotnlngandflleftlng Informationfmm l11SO states the West u,1drivenHdsto btbptopen for Wing In order to delermine Ifa violation as conslructlon moves forward. truclcs•ndllght-dutyvehi M◄ ffrffi::j A portion of Vail Divide Drive that has been rerouted to run along the property line between the Bella Colinas subdivision and a 136-acre tract ofland owned by Lake Travis ISO has prompted the renaming of another street. Bee Cave City Council voted Aug. 15 to rename the existing portion of Vail Divide that curves east into Bella Colina and continues into the Signal Hill subdivision Los Flores Lane. Information from the city ofBee Cave states the change in alignment created a southern extension ofVail Divide intersecting the existing east/ west segment ofVail Divide at a "tee." That created a situation resulting in two separate streets named Vail Divide. W•Ui•ritH••t461 COMPILED BY COMMUNITY IMPACT STAFF [;jij STUDENT ENROLLMENT 0 EANES ISO O LAKE TRAVIS ISO © LEANDER ISO +i!.l:J7o The Lake Travis-Westlake area includes Eanes ISO. Lake Travis ISO and partsor Leander +20.05% ISO. All three districts' student populations vary in rate of growth peryear. LTISO and USO grow more rapidly than EISO. -~ • 0 fl!OM2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR SOURCES: EANESISO, LAKE TRAVISISD,l.EANOflttsO, TEXASEOUCATIONA~C'f/ COMMUNITYIMPACTNEWSPAPER 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 ~ 2019-20 ~ 2018-19 FUNDING lLd SCHOOL CALENDAR '-hV' BREAKDOWN Ii] 2018-19 TEACHER REPORT SEPT. •,. • LOCAL H STATE b.. FEDERAL ALL - Labor Day AVERAGE TEACIEI SALARY 2 PROJECTED REVENUE: S179.700,000 EAIB 1111 $54,188 OCT. LOCAL STATE 0....: FEDERAL LTISD - staffdevelopment/student WI TUVIS lill $52.591 holiday PROJECTED REVENUE: S181,600,000 11 LWE• $57B33 OCT. 7.\.161<. LOCAL 2 ,.61 STATE Ll?X FEDERAL ALL -Columbus Day/student holiday c::===------u: STATEAYERAG! $54,122 14 PROJECTED REVENUE: Sl58.690,000 OCT. USO - staffdevelopment/student ~ NEW SCHOOL 14 holiday ~e UPDATES d TEACHER RETENTION RATE d TEACHER STATS NOV. Bff Cave Middle Sdlool ALL -rallbreak AVEIWiE YEARS II' 25•29 5400 Vail Divide.Bfe Cave ·rnso does TOTAL IIIIIIEII EXJIEllEll:E Opened Aug. 9 not tract II'IISTIIETTEADEIS DEC. ·JAN. retentlOf\ 1.. 19•3 ALL - winter break LalceTravis Elementary School No. 7 rates 4219 Bee Creek Road, Spkewood 2.861 20.4 JAN. Opening August 2020 88.93% 87.2% ALL •Marlin Luther K1n 9Jr Day/ -- student holiday 20 2018·19 ECONOMICALLY ~ - 2018·19 ENGLISH Fa m LTISD -staffdevelopmem/ /w' DISADVANTAGED LANGUAGE LEARNERS 1 / student holiday , MARCH , , 16-20 ALL •spring break APRl 3.2¼ 623¼ 19.40% EISD . STAAR testing 211.21,r 60.56% 178% 6.17" II of Eanes ISO oflake of Leander ISO State ofEaneslSO oflakeTrav,s ofleanderlSO students are Trav,slSO studenLSare -average students are ISO studentS a,e stodentS are MAY economically studen1s are econom,cally Engf,sh la,,g11age Englcsh language Engl,sh language LTISD • STAAR testing disadvantaged ec0110m1cally d,sadvant.aged le.1rners fear~ learnetl disadvantaged l.>kc Travis •Westlake edition • ~tember2019 25 lake Travis ISO works to further reduce district dropout rate via state funding BY AMY RAE DADAMO June 2013, according to the TEA. Student success is crucial at Lake "We use and will continue to use Travis ISO, and proofof that lies in the state compensatory funds to help sup district's annual dropout rate, which port our kids," Deterra said, "whether stands at less than lo/o according to that's accelerated instruction or inter Elizabeth Deterra, head of LTISD's vention for kids that are struggling." learning and teaching department. LTISD has a four-year graduation Despite a dropout rate of O.So/o for rate of94.9o/o, which is higher than the the 2018-19 school year, according to state average of90o/o, according to the Lake Travis ISD approved funding allocated through state legislation for supplemental the Texas Education Agency, LTISD TEA. education programs during anAug. 21 meeting. is continuing to provide resources for According to the district, HB 5 helps students at risk of students at risk of assessment reviews, additional educa rates by preventing students from dropping out. dropping out of tional resources and extra busing for struggling in the first place. During an Aug. school by pro students who require instruction after If LTISD notices a student strug 21 meeting, the viding additional school, according to Johnny W. Hill, gling with learning material, teachers district board of education pro assistant superintendent for business, may adjust their teaching styles and trustees unani grams for those financial and auxiliary services. work to fill the gaps, she said. mously approved who score low "This program is going to help "We try to know our learners and a $250,830 budget on end-of-course students," Hill said. what they're coming to the table with to further reduce exams. Deterra said end-of-course exams each year so that we can be preventa dropout rates. Supplemen- aid the district in identifying those tive rather than reactionary," Deterra The funding is required for specific tal resources could include summer students who may require additional said, adding LTISD uses informative uses by House Bill s. approved during school, student success initiative instruction, and LTISD is focused on assessments to identify students at the 83rd Texas Legislative session in accelerated instruction, end-of-course being proactive in reducing dropout risk of struggling. COMPILED BY COMMUNITY IMPACT STAFF LAKE TRAVIS ISO The tables reveal results from the 2018-19S!ateclTexasAssessmentsc/Academ,c Readiness. «SlAAR e,cam_ Resultsare publlslled bycampus and school dlStnCI_ Toe tables also idenllfytheTe,cas EdtJQIJOnAgency's2018- SC O RE S, RA TIN G S A ND BOUN DA RIE S 19accountab,l1ty raongs I«campuses. 201S-19STAAi MSSIIIG RESUIJS BY GRADE Jnl 4111 5111 A·F ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS A El READING THE RATINGS LAKE TRAVIS A 70S 94'!(, 94% 94'!(, 91% 100% 100% 94'!(, lake Tri!VIS STUOEJIT ACHIEVEMENT loolcs at how much all srudents know ISO SCORE CARO 871 80% 761. 89% 79'!(, 79ll, 871. 841, 741. HlldsonBend • and can do in tested subjects. For high schools and districts, A 625 93'!(, 9a 91'!(, 85'!(, 90'!(, 97'1!, 96'4 89% HudsooBend grades are based on how many graduates are ready for college, STUOEJIT A 898 9()'JI, 85'4 92,i, 89'!(, 9011, 94'4 92'4 86'!(, Both career orthe military and how manySIIJdentsapproach,meet ACHEVEMEIIT e B 874 92'4 94'4 90'JI, 82'!(, 85'4 9S'4 9S'6 86'!(, lake Travis and master grad~level expectat10ns on lhe STAAR. SCHOOL SCHOOL PROGRESS loolts at how much better students are 2013-19STAAi PASSING RfSUIJS BY GRADE PROGRESS 0 dotng than their peers in sun,tar schools or how much better all .f 1111 I! students are doing than !hey were last year. CLOSING I THE GAPS 1 CLOSING THE GAPS looks at howweU differentgroups cl e students. such as race, income level and special educaoon stalUS. 5 5 i 5 ~ ;f f f I are perfonn,ng. Higher gradesare awarded dall students are OVERALL ii :I :I :I i i schools doing well in acadell\JC growth and student achievemenL RATING !I/A " " • " - G A 1.135 ss,i, 93'1 87'1i 831, 84'4 96'- 96'!(, 97'!6 93'1i lakeTrav,s B 1,544 8Sll, 94ll> 8711> 8S'll. 89% 93'!(, 94% 93% 90ll, lakeTravis 2011· 19STAAII MSSING RfSUlTS Endol-- J ~l j - I __,.,. ~H 2i f I I ~ N/A NIA 84'4 8ft 63'1 6711. 93'1 l 9 lake Trav1S A 3.212 87" 97'!6 88% - 98" 2018-19 DISTRICT PASSING SCORES END OF COURSE-ALL STUDENTS ENGLISH I ENGLISH II ALGEBRA I BIOLOGY U.S HISTORY BB% 90% 93% 97% 9B% 2018·19 DISTRICT ------ STAAR PASSING 1111 SCORES ffi . ,, 91% 9o,i, 94'!(, 85% 87'4 94'!(, ev GRADE Eo - 8911> as,, 94!1, 9411> 84'4 9S!i Parking lot construction isset to resume at mso following the end of the warbler'snesting season i!·'3iliNHh•J rhe golden·cheeked warbler has finished its nesting season, perm.ilting Lake Travis ISO 10 begin theconstruction ofa parking 101 localed behind Lake Travis Hlgb School. The designa1ed location oflhe parking lol offBeeCreek Road infringed uponthe habital oflhe local warblerspeciesand dela~-ed LTISO"s construction schedule. according to district information. The golden-cheeked warbleris listed as anendangered speciesby Per the contract. LTISD is required the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. to cease construction activity and The board approved a participation contact the local U.S. Fish & Wildlife conlract Aug. 21 wilh the Balcones Service office in the e\'ent any new Canyonlands Conservationverifying habila1s are found. Theschedule the nesting season is over. which 10 clear ,-egetation must take place wouldallow LTISD 10 begin construe· betweenSep!. I and Feb.28 or March lion in September. land Aug. JI. This permit comes at no cost to the ·wetryto preserve some pretty district, according 10 LTISO general good-sized ueesin 1ha1 area,• said counsel Amber King, whoadded the Rober1 Winovitch. LTISO direc1or of ree is waived for certain government Facilitiesand Consuuction,adding entities. including public school that thewarblers are fond ofcedar districts. lrees. Lake Travis ISO looks to go for tax rate decrease li·!:Jiht·S9~i~i•J The district held a While both the budget and tax public hearing Aug. 21 to adopt the tax reflect a decrease, the budget encom• rate and budget for the 2019·20 school passes staff raises, construction costs year. for Bee Cave Middle School and the The official budget reflects a tax rate hiring of new staff, according to Hill. of$J.3375 per $100 or valuation, a The budget reflects a 5.30/o salary decrease of $0.07 from the previous increase for teachers, librarians, year. nurses and counselors with five years The budget also shows a decrease or experience or more and a 4% from the previous year, according to increase for other staff. Johnny Hill, assistant superintendent LTISD hired 62 additional staff ofbusiness for LTISD. members for the 2019·20 school year. "Our budget is going down about or those, 32 were hired at Bee Cave $4 million- a decrease or about 3% . Middle School, which opened August That's really good," Hill said. 9. LTISD BUDGET BREAKDOWN During the Aug. 21 budgetworkshop, lake Travis ISO proposed its operating budgetand tax rate for the 2019-20sc:hool year. Taxrate: 5.3% salary increase $1.3375 for teachers, librarians, nurses andcounselors [i per$100 with five years ofexperience or more of valuation $180.4 million $181 .6 million $11,218,350, 388 in total projected In total projected Net estimated expenditures revenue taxable value SOURCE LAKE TRAVISISD/COMMUNIT'I' IMPACTkEWSPAPU Lake Travis ISO and Eanes ISO receive Aratings 1!·)31f;!VU.1'7i•J Lake Travis ISD given individual grades, with A and Eanes ISD have both received ratings going to LTISD's Hudson A ratings from the Texas Education Bend Middle, Lake Pointe Elemen• Agency in its annual assessment of tary, Lake Travis High and Lakeway schools released Aug. IS. Elementary schools. TEA employed an A·F grading Bee Cave Elementary, Lake Travis system, but also numerically scored Elementary and Lake Travis Middle LTISD a 94 of 100 for the 2018·19 schools all received B ratings. school year- the same score for the For EISD, Barton Creek, Bridge 2017-18 school year. Point, Cedar Creek, Eanes, and Forest EISD received a 96 out of100, Trail Elementary and Hill Country constituting a one-p0int rise from the Middle schools all received A ratings. 2017·18 school year. and Valley View Elementary received Schools within each district were a B rating. EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS H-!Wi-iM•nhe district heldits annual convocation forall staffmembers Aug. 15. The 2019 theme was "Flying For Kindness;and the board of trustees woresuperhero capes during the event. 11·!3il;f\1~i~i•J Theconstruction schedule for Lake Travis ISD's new elementary school is on track, according to DistrictDirectorof Communication MarcoAlvarado. Alvarado announced during anAug 21 meeting LTISD will review name and mascot suggestions for the school starting in September, and a formal decision will be madi! in November. The newschool, located on Bee Creek Road, is scheduled to open August 2020 and will have outdoorlearning areas, play fields, basketball courts and an energy efficient building. ll!·)§l•Jj;j~i•J Ouri ng an Aug. 22 board oftrustees meeting, The district eliminated its controversial "fridge fund," which inpast years required teachers who supplied a minifridge to use their own classrooms to pay a $50 annual fee. According to LISD officials, more than 1,000 district teachers keep minifridges in theirclassrooms. FIRST LOOK I: The c.,mpus at 5400 Vail Divide, Bee Cave. officiallyopenedAug 14 for the 2019-20 school year. 2 : The main hallway fearures windows overlooking the middle school's indoor gym. 3: The school's separate wings called houses are connected in the building's mdin entral'ICe overlooking the athletic fields. 4: Outdoor collaborative spaces overlook the Hill Country S: Bee cave Middle School features twoathletic fields for both soccerand football BY AMY RAE DADAMO Bee Cave Middle School games. LTISD unveiled its new campus in anticipation for 2019-20 school year Bee Cave Middle School n preparation for the first day of collaboratlve spaces. features flexible learning spaces, such S400Vall Divide, BeeCave 737-931 -2400 school, Lake Travis ISD hosted an Principal Amanda Prehn said the as common areas, team planning D www.ltlsdschools.org/ BCMS open house Aug. 9 at Its newest cam building was designed to facilitate a rooms and project rooms. pus, Bee Cave Middle School. collabora tive learning experience, and The campus was designed with For the filllt lime, parents and the teaching style at LTISD is reflected plenty of windows and natural light 10 students were able to see the new in the building's design. appear open and fluid, Prehn said. $72.6 million campus and its ameni Classrooms are connected by win• "We want our kids to be cooperative ties that include two athletic fields, dows LTISD calls drive-thrus so teach learners," Prehn said. "We want them engineering labs, black box theater, ers and students can interact with to be able to collaborate working In band room, a fine arts wing and the class next door, and the campus groups." Improving school safety l."llk•'fr.rllts schools beefup security; standard Response Protocol adopted dlstrlctwlde By Luz Moreno-Lou.no lmoreuo•J~1.al~'m:lll.oom The safety of students, teachers and staff at l.iill. , , is not only inthehands ofthe district's security offi cials - it also depends on a partnership among p:ll'ents, community members and law enforcement. "It takes all of us work- ing toget her and being good partners to keep our campuses safe," said Holly Morris-Kuentz, deputy superintendent. The safety of students is the district's top priority implementing districtwide security measures that are followed by teachers, U.S. Rep. Roger Wifiams was escorted through the new Bee Cave MiddleSchool campus Sept. 4 by staff, law enforcement and tour guides Lyndsey King, camille Coldw,,I~ Dinesh Nathaniel and Dhilan Shah. 1wz M0RENO-l.OZAH()/ administrators. VIEW) Voters approved a SlS3 million bond in 2017 that includedmoney for security ofthebusses. district's campuses have a Once in the building, the and safety, including new Morris-Kuent.z said the secure vestibule for visitor district requires visitors to cameras, lockdown buttons, district is also moving entry, which is undergoing fencing andseatbelts on each toward ensuring all of the design. SceSAl'ETY, A] The bill, Lhe School truike adjustments based SAFETY Violence ·Prevention on that data/' Morris and Mitigation Act, was Kncntzllaid. introduced. in July and AlockdownS)"'\em isin co-sponsoredby U.S. Rep. placcaaweU. Thedistrict Ted Dculch., s Democrat relicsoninternal commu sign in u.i.ing the Raptor whose dbd.ricl includes nication andradiosaswell Visitor Management Parklaud, Fla.., wbctc 17 as 911.A911 call automat Syst<-:1n. The visitorsub pi'oplc were killed iu a ically notifies an i.ulemal mitsidtnlilkation and is mass shooLiug al a high dalaba!>C of people and scanned into the system schoollastyear. law enforcement, Michael that then prints a visitor The newly introduced said badge. Visitors must wear bill establishes federal Othersafetyandsecu a badge alall times while grant programs for public rity measures arc also in on campus and return it schools to first identify place, Monis-Kuenlz before leaving. then miligate vulner said. Andy Michael, safety abilities in their security Three.school resource andsecuritycoordinator, related infrastructure. officers - twoatthe high said lhe distrid's big Tbc bill would allocate school and one shared gest safely and ~ccurily $2 billion - distribuU-d among the th.rec middle initiative is lhc standard over 10 yea.rs - allowing school t.ampu.ses - are response protocol, whlcb schools toconduct assess available to the district. involves clear language nwnts toid<'!ltify potcutial Tilcofficers arc contracted onwhatactions sboulJbe security risks and then through the , ~ County taken among all •tudcnts, truike appropriate physi Sheriff's Office. staff, teachers and~-ubsti calimprovements. SMART Tags, which tutesand fir!d rC$pondcrs Additionally, the allows parent.s of ele such as .. lock down" or legislation includes a mentary students to use "shcltcr." provision Io expand SMARTtag's technology "tl's univNsally, Alyssa's Law nationwide. tocommunicateandcoor transparent language so Alyssa's Law was first din>.te dismis.sal changes, that c-vc:ryouc hasa clear c-nactcd in New JcrsC'y is also a districtwide understanding of what and is named for Alyssa initiative. to do in the event of an AlhadcU, a 14-year Tluough community emergency," Michael old who was killed al efforts, paronls - mainly said. "'This is espe Stoneman Douglas. The dads-canget involved in cially important Cor our expansion will help more campus security as well. law cnforccmc.nt part• schools u~e alarm !>-ys• Each of the elementary ncrs becauoie if the first terns thatdirectlyalert law campuses has a Watc.:h responders don't know c.nforccmc.nt to improve DOGS, or Pads of Great whatthey are coming lo, emergency r:t~'J)OU.SC • Students, program. lhL")'arcw1prepared." ..No pa.rentshould foar 1'he program is au L-du The district has also St'nding th.eir children cation.al iniUativc crcattd made tbe same training to .school, and no child by the NationalCenter for available to community should fear Ior theirown Falbe.r.ing. The program members, soparents visit safety in the classroom.. " has two primary goals: ingcampuswill also know Williams said. "The time toprovidepositive male bow to respond. has come to provide role models for students, Michael said the dis• schools with the funds demonstrating by their t:rict has also implemented and resources necessary presence that education i.,. threat 3.S$CS.smcnt teams toconduct vulnerability import.ant., and toenhance aud protocol across all assessments and correct scboolse<:urity andreduce campuses. 't'be group i.s Sl.'CUrity.iliortf-albonthcir bullying. tasked with evaluating C:a.mpuse$,II Oulside the brick what may or may not be a Morris-Kueutz said the and mortar, Lbe district threat and putting a pro district alreadyconduc-ts encourages community cess in place if a lhrcat auditsona rei,,'Ular basis on mcmberstobcvigiliwtand needs to be addressed. eocboCthedi&tricl'scam call the Cavs Who Care Funding from the state puses. Using the Texas Tipline if they see some could also add to th EASTAUSTIN p.m. Saturday at11<"lb 'fr Commerce Business Expo infour locations. Guests can a nnual STRAPS Stars Foundation offering Elementary School, 15303 and Job Fair will run from participate in as many of the versus First Responders free teen heart screenings Kollmeyer Drive. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday classes as they would like. Wheel chair Basketball The free event gives the at the Williamson County The event is free for Games. The Champion Heart public a chance to interact Expo Center, 5350 Bill Recreation Center members The games will be from 11 Foundation is offering free with first responders andlearn PickettTrail. and nonmembers. a.m. t o 3 p.m. Saturday at screenings at Dell Children's more about their role in the The free event will feature Sao Marcos High School, Medical Center of Central community. Police, fire and food, bearing t ests for kids, SAN MARCOS 2601 Rattler Road. Texas,4900 Mueller Blvd., to emergency crews willgive live dental exams, games, mas- Eastbound Main St lane The family-friendly event teeosages14-18. demonstrations and inlpor - sages, police cars and fire to close for construction will include games, a char- The screenings from 8 a.m. tant tips. Participants will al~o trucks, and all-day prizes. ity raffle and food. Proceeds tonoonwill be available toany get a chance tochecko ut area Job opportunities will be As workcontinues onHays will go t o assist families of teen, notjust student athletes, patrol cars, motorcycle units, available at booths that have County's Old San Antonio athletes with physical dis- andwilllook for heart condi- ladder trucks, ambulances, a yellow balloon. RoadImprovements project, abilities toward traveling lions. The screenings include a SWAT apparatus, wildfire the outside eastboundlane of expenses and equipment for ecbocardiograrnaodanelectro- mitigation equipment, patrol GEORGETOWN Main Street will be closed at events. cardiogram,bothnoninvasive. boats, horsepatrols, K9 units Fitness Fusion event OldSaoAntonio Road begin- Tickets are $5 per person You have toregisteroolioein and even the STAR Flight Saturday at Rec Center ning Friday torepair removed and canbe purchased at the advance and have parents sign helicopter. concretepavement. door orat bit.ly/21HoRdv. a parental waver. Food and drinks will also be The Parks and Recreation Access will be provided Whilethe $700testswillbe available, along with a Kid's DepartmentwillhostFitness t o adjoining properties for BASTROP free, the foundation is asking for Fun Zone, which includes face Fusion from 9:30 a.m. to the duration of the project. Full Moon Paddle a$25 donation.It'salso looking painting. 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Concurrent utility work is Saturday on river for volunteers. Free 'StoptheBleed' classes Georgetown Recreation nearing completion. To sign up,donateorvoluo- willbeoffered at11 a.m. and I Center, 1003 N. Austin Ave. A full moonpaddlewill run teer, gotowww.cbamphearts. p.m. toteach individuals how The event will feature 24 SAN MARCOS from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday org. to act quickly to save lives in fitness classes including First responders' at the Bastrop River Co., 601 an emergency. To signup for yoga, Zumba, cycling and basketball game set Chestnut St. r,;;r;,ff.WAY the classes, attendees should Silver Sneakers classes. The Guideswilllead a nighttime Pubtic Safety Day email [email protected] toreg- goalof the event is t o show- The SanMarcos police and floating/paddling tour ofthe Saturday at school ister in advance. case the variety of fitness fire departments, alongwith Colorado River. Thez.5-bour programs available at the San Marcos Hays County ride will endat the Colorado About twodozen responder TAYLOR center that accommodate Emergency Services, will River Nature Refuge. agencies from across Central Business expo, job fair all ages and fitness levels. partner with South Texas For information: bit. Texas will be in attendance Saturday at Expo Center During the event, fit- Regional Adaptive and ly/2ksbdxN. for the ninth armual Public oess instructors will host Para Sports and Morgan's Safety Day from 11 a.m. to 3 T he Taylor Chamber of 20-miout e sample classes Wonderland for the third American-Statesmanstaff POWER RANKINGS Breaking down the Big 12 1. Oklahoma (HI): The revamped Sooners looked like the tour-time defending Big 12 ~ champions. Jalen Hurts fit seamlessly into i..utwttk 1 Lincoln Riley's offense, showing off his dual-threat abilities in a win over Houston. The Oklahoma defense can only improve under new defensive coordinator Alex Grinch. ~ 2. Texas Cl·0): Tom Herman preaches a 1-0 mentality. He finaJly achieved that goal in V his third year on campus when the Long ..,.• ...,2 horns won an opener tor the first time in his era. LSU comes to town Saturday for the biggest game at home for Texas since Colt McCoy graduated. A win puts Texas in the national champion ship conversation. 3. Oklahoma State Cl·0): The Cowboys might li§l/ not remain the third-best team in the Big 12 for long, but the Cowboys earned a bump up w••-5 the rankings with an impressive road win against Power Five competition. Mike Gundy found himself a quarterback in former Denton Ryan star Spencer Sanders. That defense remains suspect. 4. TCU (l-0): No one knows who is the best 'l'J(P quarterback on TCU's campus. so head coach Gary Patterson played freshman ...., _ 4 Max Duggan and senior Alex Delton. Things became even more complicated with the announcement that former QI<~-,.. ~ standout and Ohio State transfer Matthew Baldwin is cleared to play in 2019. The defense was untested. S. Iowa State (1-0): The hype train was nearly derailed in Ames as Iowa State struggled to a three-overtime win against l.utwttkl Northern Iowa. The defense didn't allow a touchdown until overtime, but quarterback Brock Purdy and the offense was awful. Itwas an unin spired performance tor a team that entered 2019 as the contender to Texas and Oklahoma. 6. Baylor (1- 7. Texas Tech (Hl): No problems at all for Texas Tech in Matt wells' first game as the T head coach. Maybe the Red Raiders didn't ...,._,1 look as good on the sidelines with Kliff Kingsbury now in the NFL, but the team looked the same. Quarterback Alan Bowman passed for over 400 yards. 8. Kansas State Cl-0): Six different players scored for Kansas State in the first win ol the post Bill Snyder era. It was against Nich olls state, however. 9. Kansas Cl·O): Kansas didn't lose. So far. so good for Les Miles. 10. West Virginia U·O): West Virg1ma was lucky to beat James Madison. Rule I made up: If a team almost loses to a school named ...,.....,.a after a dead guy, that team is ranked last on this poll. It's my poll, so I make the rules. BIG 12 ~OOTBALL POWER POLL I. (P,.v: I) Oklahoma (2-41) attempts 1n lhe week J w,n agamst Ar1 lll)'lorqlllrttrbadl Cb;ulie lfewer, left. ,itMI beadco,ich U,ilt Rhldehaw movtd lheir Bur, .._, a C.Olet soots In the American• stateSffllft's Big 12 p,owerS,,0,1 lhls ~ w1th M ..,_,rfflfvt performance In ~ win over IJnA. [STU'HOI SPIIJ..MN(IF()II