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Touchstone Communities®, last week, hosted the grand opening of The Enclave, a transitional physical rehabilitation facility whose innovative patient care is based on the approach that patients respond better and faster, when their recovery experience is more pleasant. 

By Amy Morgan

Isabella Aquino of Canyon Ridge Elementary School was selected as the 3rd grade winner for her division in the inaugural Day of Remembrance Art Contest, hosted by the Scobee Education Center.  The contest honors those who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery.

Texas FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) needs help judging student presentations at the 2017 State Leadership Conference March 24 at the Hyatt Regency on the Riverwalk.   High school students from all over Texas will compete to advance from the state to the national level.  The organization offers this unique volunteer opportunity to individuals from the San Antonio busin

Several members of the Reagan High School Choir performed with the iconic rock band Foreigner at The Majestic Theater.

The quick response of two Vineyard Ranch Elementary staff members saved a student’s life. While monitoring the cafeteria during lunch time, Bernardino Aguilar and Josefina Villasenor were alerted to a student that was choking. Both employees immediately went to the student’s side and identified that the student was choking and in need of help. Bernardino and Josefina took action immediately and performed the Heimlich Maneuver on the student and were successful in dislodging the food.

The 85th Texas Legislative Session is in full swing and the Johnson HS PTSA Smart Driving Club was back again in Austin to do their part to help advocate for the passage of a state wide law to ban texting and driving. 

65 Students from Ronald Reagan High School’s DECA team will advance to the state competition Feb. 24-25, held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, said school DECA sponsor Michelle Moore.  

Baptist Health System veteran Trip Pilgrim will return as Chief Executive Officer effective immediately, a position he previously held from 2005 to 2009.  Pilgrim joins Graham Reeve, who will assume the title of President and Chief Operating Officer.

Ronald Reagan High School announced its new athletic director and head football coach, Lyndon Hamilton, who takes over from David Wetzel, who left to join the coaching staff of Baylor University.