The Vandegrift marching band and Vision Dance Co. hosted their annual March-A-Thon parade on Saturday through the streets of Steiner Ranch, raising nearly $42,000 as of Monday, according to its fundraising website.
More than 300 students in band and dance participated in a route surrounding John Simpson Park. They played a variety of music, built community spirit, and raised funds for the award winning organization for the new school year.
The Nuessner family of Four Points: (left to right) Madison, Jennifer, Scot, Lauren, and, in front, Ridge.
By KIM ESTES, Four Points News
Incoming Vandegrift senior and member of the Legacies dance team, Madison Nuessner was diagnosed with brain cancer in July. Madison has been walking through the biggest challenge she’s ever faced with her parents, Scot and Jennifer Nuessner, by her side.
“Everyone has been very supportive and loving through all of this,” said Madison, 17, of the diagnosis.
“I have found myself wanting to spend more time with my parents, they love me so much … but my friends have all been amazing support as well. Everyone has been just so good to me. The nurse at Dell Children’s said I set a record for the most visitors in one room! I am very blessed to have loving friends and family,” she added.
By CASSIE MCKEE, Four Points News
With the hiring of a new superintendent and the opening of a new high school, Leander ISD students will see a number of changes as they head back to school on Aug. 22.
The Leander ISD Board of Trustees recently announced Dan Troxell, Ph.D., superintendent of Kerrville ISD, as the lone finalist for the position of LISD superintendent of schools. The Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 17, to discuss and take action to approve Troxell’s employment contract, making him an official employee of the district.
Troxell’s first official day will likely be sometime during the second week of school, according to district spokesperson Veronica Sopher. At that point, she said Troxell will begin visiting each of the campuses and getting to know community members.
Carol Kneisley, an acrylic painter, is new to Texas and said she finds longhorns to be “magnificent and challenging”.
By KIM ESTES, Four Points News
Carol Kneisley and Carol Sue Witt both moved to Four Points four years ago and, after meeting at an art show, combined their creative energy to the benefit of local artists and art collectors.
Kneisley, an acrylic artist, and Witt, a watercolorist, oversee and instruct members of the Steiner Paint Group, an offering of the Steiner Ranch Young at Heart social network.
“Teaching beginners in watercolor allows me to share this form of expression with new artists and to recapture through their work the magic that happens when yellow, red and blue pigments blend with water on paper,” Witt said.
And for anyone with inclination to paint, Kneisley believes that acrylics can be a successful medium. “There is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ in technique. The expression of artwork comes from the heart,” she added.