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The Crash Test Dummy mascot from Takata San Antonio, which manufactures safety equipment for vehicles, speaks to JT Brackenridge ES 2nd-graders on Dec. 6 about proper seat belt usage and other vehicle safety information.

Barkley-Ruiz ES PAL members sort food items for the Irma’s Angels Food Drive. Collecting food is a yearly event as part of the group’s community service projects.

Beacon Hill ES 4th-graders gather in the Texas Senate during a recent trip to Austin that ties into their lessons about Texas history. The students also have been learning about higher education and visited UT Austin on the trip.

Joining the ranks of the Lanier HS Police Explorers are two dozen new members. The aspiring law enforcement officers were inducted during a recent ceremony.

Students comprising the Mission Academy Student Leadership Team gather and display information about the results of the school’s Penny War – in a week, the school collected over $1300 in pennies to provide holiday meals for 20 families.

Parents and family members of GEAR UP students (9th-graders) mingle at a tamalada held for them at Café College on Dec. 5. The event featured food, games, giveaways  and important college information. GEAR UP stands for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs.

Longfellow MS theater arts teacher Elise Lopez coaches her students during a rehearsal of the school's production of “Yes Virginia," which they will perform the evening of Dec. 6.

The Highlands HS softball team and NHS members pose with USSSA Pride pitcher Blair Luna while attending the GoPlayGirls softball game. The contest pitted professionals against college players.

Woodlawn ES 4th-graders learn about newspaper production during a visit to the San Antonio Express-News on Dec. 5. The students also learned about the writing process, information they put to use in writing about their experience at the paper.

Board President Ed Garza, Jefferson HS principal Orlando Vera (right) and students meet HDTV’s Jordan Capella, who visits the school while in town to film area houses.

San Antonio Area Retired Teachers Book Committee member Carrie Mayfield helps Huppertz ES 5th-grades select a book through the Children's Book Project. All 5th-graders got books to keep.

Foster ES 5th-graders learn story elements by drawing depictions from their favorite books to be used on storyboards that every student at the school is creating for a schoolwide competition, which culminates in a Dec. 17 showcase.

Irving MS mariachi members smile for the camera with Univision reporter Antonio Guillén during the Spanish news station’s Dec. 4 grand opening at its new north location.