General Manager’s Note — July 2008
General Manager’s Note — July 2008
Written by Laura Wickett Friday, 18 July 2008
While it seems school just let out for the summer, we are quickly approaching the season of school preparation. The statewide tax-free weekend, when shoppers can save on things from pencils to pants, begins Aug. 15.
Leander Independent School District has a priority of encouraging its graduates to become college students. Its students are eligible to receive Austin Community College credits concurrently with high school — one thing I wish I had been available to me.
Just as the populations of Cedar Park and Leander are booming, LISD is growing at a rapid rate. Rouse High School opens this fall with its first freshmen-only class. High school number five was recently named for Matthew Vandegrift, a Marine and 1999 graduate of Leander High School who was killed in Iraq April 21.
This month in our Education Focus, we take a look at the status of projects approved last year in the largest bond package in the history of the district and show the most recent feeder school pattern.
One of our goals at Community Impact Newspaper is to break down complex issues. Prior to discussing the healthcare story, I was not aware of a hospital district tax in Travis County. In detailing the hospital district there, we hope to present clearly an option Williamson County has to address indigent health care.
Another of our ongoing goals is to present you with quality news. As always, we welcome your feedback.
Laura Wickett
lwickett@impactnews.com
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