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San Antonio band director receives $10K Barry Manilow award
SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio band director was awarded the Manilow Music Teacher Award, which comes with $10,000 in grants. Sam Houston High School band director Bruce Adams was chosen by a community vote as the winner for the San Antonio area. “As the process moved along, it...
Local student achieves all Boy Scouts merit badges and Eagle Palms
SAN ANTONIO - A local student has soared to unprecedented heights within the Boy Scouts of America, achieving a rare and remarkable milestone. Ricardo Lazaro, an exemplary Eagle Scout, has earned all 139 scouting merit badges, along with all 23 Eagle Palms, a feat accomplished by only 88 out of the 130 million Americans who have participated in scouting programs.
UT San Antonio to Offer Video Game Design Degree
(TNS) — University of Texas at San Antonio students will soon be able to earn a bachelor's degree in creating video games. The school's game design program is slated to launch in the fall semester as a concentration under UTSA's multidisciplinary studies bachelor's degree — as the video game industry is booming, with many universities developing similar degrees in recent years.
Chris Koetting, Mel Maxfield indcuted into Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor
Chris Koetting and the late Mel Maxfield gave the Texas Panhandle much recognition following their decades of distinguished accomplishments on Saturday night in San Antonio with both men being named as recent inductees into the hallowed halls of the Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor. Koetting and Maxfield...
San Antonio Commission on Education Seeks New Members to Shape City's Academic Policies
The City of San Antonio is on the hunt for new voices to join the San Antonio Commission on Education (SACE), an advisory group dedicated to guiding the city's policymakers on all things educational. The commission, which holds a seat at the table from September through May, meets monthly to push forward the city's academic vision.
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