SAISD SPOTLIGHT: ALA modern band group heads to Memphis to perform – the only Texas group to be selected
Right after Viviana Villanueva crosses the stage at her graduation from the Advanced Learning Academy on Wednesday, June 4, at 10 a.m. at the Alamo Convocation Center, she and three rising seniors from the school’s Modern Band program are headed to the airport for an out-of-town gig — a big one.
Their band, Within, is headed to Memphis to perform next Thursday, June 5 at the Association for Popular Music Education (APME) national conference at the University of Memphis — a major milestone for the band, which formed three years ago through the San Antonio ISD Modern Rock program. The quartet is one of only 15 bands chosen nationwide to perform at the conference. Comprised of Villanueva and rising seniors Marissa Esparza, Kathleen Juarez, and Evan Bohmann, Within has been building a strong local presence, playing at venues like Tandem and The Rock Box. And now they are ready for the national stage. Contact us to set up a time to interview band director Robert Packer, Viviana or another band member, and for B-roll from a recent performance.
Calendar items?
June 2 to Aug. 1 – SAISD to host free summer meal program
San Antonio ISD will continue to provide meals during the Summer from June 2 through Aug. 1, 2025, as part of the Texas Department of Agriculture’s “Seamless Summer Nutrition Program.” The program will offer meals at no cost to children ages 18 years and younger. Also eligible for free meals are students who continue to be enrolled in school past the age of 18 but under the age of 21, and who are identified as disabled through a special education program. No application is required, and all participants are eligible regardless of whether they are enrolled in a summer program or not. The program will run at the sites listed at this link:
www.saisd.net/page/nutrition-home. Serving times vary for each site. Breakfast will be served as early as 7:30 a.m., and lunch will be served starting at 10:30 a.m.
May 31 to June 5 (Fri – Sat; Tues - Thurs) – SAISD Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremonies *Various times (see schedule below)
SAISD is proud to celebrate the graduating Class of 2025. The first weekend’s set of high school graduations will take place in the Alamo Convocation Center. The setting will shift to the Freeman Coliseum for one day on June 3, before resuming at the Alamo Convocation Center for the final two days. The graduation ceremonies will be streamed live at:
www.saisd.net/page/dis-graduation-ceremonies-2025.
Graduation schedule:
May 31 (Sat) – Fox Tech High School Graduation
10 a.m., Alamo Convocation Center, 110 Tuleta Drive, 78212
May 31 (Sat) – Travis Early College High School Graduation
1 p.m., Alamo Convocation Center, 110 Tuleta Drive, 78212
May 31 (Sat) – St. Philip’s Early College High School Graduation
4 p.m., Alamo Convocation Center, 110 Tuleta Drive, 78212
May 31 (Sat) – Sam Houston High School Graduation
6 p.m., Alamo Convocation Center, 110 Tuleta Drive, 78212
June 3 (Tues) – Jefferson High School Graduation
10 a.m., Freeman Coliseum, 3201 E. Houston St., 78219
June 3 (Tues) – Burbank High School Graduation
1:30 p.m., Freeman Coliseum, 3201 E. Houston St., 78219
June 3 (Tues) – Brackenridge High School Graduation
5 p.m., Freeman Coliseum, 3201 E. Houston St., 78219
June 4 (Wed) – Advanced Learning Academy Graduation
10 a.m., Alamo Convocation Center, 110 Tuleta Drive, 78212
June 4 (Wed) – CAST Tech High School Graduation
1 p.m., Alamo Convocation Center, 110 Tuleta Drive, 78212
June 4 (Wed) – CAST Med High School Graduation
4 p.m., Alamo Convocation Center, 110 Tuleta Drive, 78212
June 4 (Wed) – Highlands High School Graduation
6 p.m., Alamo Convocation Center, 110 Tuleta Drive, 78212
June 5 (Thurs) – Lanier High School Graduation
10 a.m., Alamo Convocation Center, 110 Tuleta Drive, 78212
June 5 (Thurs) – Edison High School Graduation
1 p.m., Alamo Convocation Center, 110 Tuleta Drive, 78212
June 5 (Thurs) – Cooper Academy Graduation
4 p.m., Alamo Convocation Center, 110 Tuleta Drive, 78212
June 5 (Thurs) – Healy-Murphy Center Graduation
6 p.m., Alamo Convocation Center, 110 Tuleta Drive, 78212