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Workers put the final touches on the Bonham Academy playground last week. Progress on bond renovations is continuing at the school, and the playscape was moved to accommodate that, with students being able to use it this week.

Maverick ES principal Linda Nance thanks King Antonio XCII Donald E. Miller Jr. and his entourage for encouraging students to achieve their dreams and providing the school a copy of the Linda Kranz book “You Be You.”

Members of the Alamo City Rollergirls, the all-female flat track competitive roller derby league, make an appearance at De Zavala ES on April 21 to motivate students for the STAAR, which they will take April 22 and 23.

Alice Blanquiz (center) from Wings, a non-profit breast cancer treatment organization, prepares to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at SAISD’s 2nd Annual Pitch for the Cure softball tournament April 17. She is accompanied by Trustee Olga Hernandez (left) and Edison HS coach Aimee Silva.

Schenck ES students get into the Fiesta spirit on April 17 with a Shoe Box Parade, where their creative talents are showcased in the form of floats made from shoe boxes.

King Antonio XCII De Miller and his court present Bonham Academy students with Texas Cavalier medals for the school April 17, along with a message of "You Be You," the title of a children's book about how difference can be beautiful.

King and Queen of the Barkley-Ruiz ES 4th Annual Fiesta Parade pose for the camera from their parade “float” April 17. The school is one of a number of SAISD campuses celebrating Fiesta.

Brackenridge HS student sculptors pose with their art installation titled “TV Dinner,” inspired by the issue of diabetes and on exhibit in the school’s foyer through May 1.

Parents and Early Childhood Education Department staff attend the April 16 Head Start Parent Conference, designed to provide parents with the tools needed to be successful in their child's learning and development.

Thanks to supporters participating on their behalf in the Run 4 Education 5K, Hawthorne Academy has an additional $1,000. Hawthorne and Collins Garden ES both were rewarded for highest participation.

Superintendent Dr. Sylvester Perez and Trustees Ed Garza and Art Valdez commemorate the approval of an MOU with Alamo Colleges for SAISD’s second Early College High School with a signing ceremony. The new school will open in August on the St. Philip’s campus.

Lowell MS Chess Team members show off medals and trophies earned as first place winners, middle school level, at the SAISD Chess Invitational.