By SARAH DOOLITTLE, Four Points News

Vandegrift HS senior, Addison Stahl, founded Homework Help and the free tutoring service is gaining momentum in its second year. VHS students provide the tutoring, offering help to students of all ages.

“We’re trying to provide the high schoolers a chance to volunteer and at the same time give these kids a chance to excel at school,” said Stahl, who is involved in National Honor Society and is a volunteer with PALS or Peer Assistance and Leadership.

Homework Help operates from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Cups & Cones in Steiner Ranch.

Addison Stahl, VHS senior and founder of Homework Help.
Photo credit: Sarah Doolittle

“You shouldn’t have to rely only on yourself. You shouldn’t have to put the world on your own shoulders. Because nobody can do that,” he said. “You need a support system. It’s healthy to look around and say, ‘Hey, we can come up together and we can be great.’”

Prospective tutors must complete a ten question application about their reasons for wanting to volunteer as well as their commitment to their studies. A teacher evaluation is also required. Continue reading →

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

Concordia University Texas wants to launch a business incubator next fall to help foster entrepreneurs in Four Points.

Concordia’s College of Business received a $250,000 donation from a San Antonio donor who asked that the school “help people run good businesses and teach them how to do business well,” said Dr. Donald Christian, dean of Concordia’s College of Business.

Dr. Donald Christian, dean of Concordia University Texas College of Business, unveiled his local business incubator vision at last week’s Four Points Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Consultant Dr. Kathryn Davis, of Strategic Options, will help gather information to launch the idea in the weeks ahead.
photo by Lynette Haaland

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By CASSIE MCKEE, Four Points News

The Bhatt family of River Place was honored as the showcase family at a Dell Children’s Gala recently.

“They honored us by showcasing our family,” Kunjan Bhatt said.

The Bhatt family , which has fully recovered from an accident that hospitalized Roopal,
Sapna, now 7, and Devan, now 4, last summer, was honored as the showcase family at the Dell Children’s Gala recently benefiting Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas. Kunjan says their lives will never be the same.

This year’s gala was Jan. 25 and the theme was Storybook, in honor of all the stories and lives that Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas has been a part of and will continue to be. The hospital serves more than 142,000 sick and injured children each year from 46-counties.

The Bhatt family was a part of the evening and among 1,000 attendees as their story was shared. It is a story that changed their lives.

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By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

A Steiner Ranch man helped a woman from her vehicle who was in an accident off of Quinlan Park Road on Thursday.

Steiner Ranch resident, Chris Burton, helped a lady out of her vehicle last week after she went off the road and hit a tree near this intersection in the 3300 block of Quinlan Park Road.

“From the original dispatch information it looks like a vehicle went off the road and hit a tree in the 3300 block of Quinlan Park Road,” said Roger Wade, Travis County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson.

Chris Burton was on a conference call and on his way to the dentist when he was driving on Quinlan Park on Feb. 20.

“I’m just lucky I noticed her swerving all over the road, slowed and didn’t pass her… or she would have likely hit me,” Burton said.

“(The driver) seemingly lost consciousness, suddenly veered off the road and slammed into a tree at roughly 40 mph,” he said.

It happened right in front of Burton, so he pulled over, jumped out and ran back to where she was lodged against the tree.

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By SUSAN ARANT, Contributor

What do concrete, mortar, money and education have in common? They are all the primary ingredients in building a solid foundation.

What? Well, according to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, a foundation is “a usually stone or concrete structure that supports a building from underneath.”  Yet another definition is “an organization that is created and supported with money that people give in order to do something that helps society.”

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