VHS band, Vision, choir earn 3rd in Bands of America Super Regional

Vandegrift band, Vision Dance Co. and choir earn 3rd in Bands of America Super Regional on Saturday. Receiving the trophy are (L-R) drum major Carson Broe, drum major Rehaan Adhikary, Vision leader Tanis Sommer, drum major Zach MacDonald and drum major Will Bryan.

By JENNY ROSAS, Contributor

The Vandegrift band and Vision Dance Company along with members of the Viper choir performed their marching show “Symphony in Silence” for the final time Saturday at the Alamodome among the best bands in Texas and the nation.

That outstanding performance earned them 3rd place overall in the Bands of America Super Regional San Antonio competition, a competition considered one of the toughest in the nation of all high school marching band contests this year.

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Voters OK $454.4 million Leander ISD bond

Posted Tuesday, November 7, 2017 11:27 pm

By NICK BROTHERS, Hill Country News Managing Editor

Editor’s note: at the time of publication, all 58 precincts in Williamson County had reported election results, and 76 of 150 in Travis County had been reported.

Voters approved a $454.4 million bond package on Election Day, which will allow Leander ISD to address the rapid district growth, safety and facility improvements throughout the district. Continue reading →

VHS cross country goes to state

Vandegrift boys cross country runners start the race at the Region IV 6A Championships in Corpus Christi on Oct. 23.

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

The Vandegrift girls cross country team will advance to the state meet on Saturday, Nov. 4. Anthony Monte will be representing the boys team as an individual as he placed 17th.

Both girls and boys teams traveled to Corpus Christi to compete in the Region IV 6A Cross Country Championships on Oct. 23.

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Mulligan receives first “Change Your School” award

Kirsten Mulligan said the recognition is humbling, and while she is most certainly honored by her selection as the inaugural recipient of
Vandegrift’s ‘Change our School’ award, the longtime VHS English teacher also downplayed any signi cant di erence between her and her peers at
the Leander ISD school.
“I just do what I do. I don’t know any other way to be. It’s who I am,” said Mulligan.
Of the students who recognized her in a loud, raucous ceremony capped o by a dance contest between classes, Mulligan said, “They
see bigger things that matter more than grades or AP tests. Those things are important, and they’re a part of what makes our school great, but that’s
not really what it is — it’s our ‘mojo’ that makes Vandegrift awesome.

By MIGUEL BLANCO, LOGAN GILBERT, Vandegrift Voice

Friday morning, one of Vandegrift’s most respected teachers was brought to tears by something she would have never expected. The football team presented the first ever “Change Your School” award to English teacher and Steiner Ranch resident Kirsten Mulligan for the amazing amount of work she has done for the school.

The typical dance celebrations that take place on Fridays in the English hall took a memorable turn as Mulligan is the first recipient of this award, which is a tradition the football program hopes to carry on.

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