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The Vandegrift High School Robotics team, the Viperbots, advances to the World Cham-pionships this month in St. Louis. The Viperbots won at both the Anderson Regional Quali-fier and the Alamo Regional Qualifier. At the FTC World Championships, the local teens will compete against 128 teams from around the world. The Viperbots team includes Nelson Fesas, Abby Flickinger, Rand Fredrickson, Harlan Kind, Marcos Lima, Nathan Munoz, David Pedersen, Dylan Phelps, Landon Prewitt, Peter Sarkis, Mitchell Stipek, Benja-min Streber, Hannah von Old-enburg and William Lukas. Recently the Viperbots were part of a demonstration at the Hill Country Education Foun-dation’s first Robotics Society Conference held at VHS. More than 60 parents, teachers and students gathered at the HCEF event on March 20. The team

By LYNETTE HAALANDFour Points News

Hawley and Royce Poinsett of Steiner Ranch chaired the 23rd Bandana Ball for the Ronald Mc-Donald House Charities of Aus-tin and Central Texas. The event last Saturday raised $412,000

and is near and dear to the Poin-sett’s hearts. The RMHC has a global reach yet locally affected the Poinsett family. In 2006, their first child Royce "Roycie" Wesley Poinsett was born prematurely. Roycie underwent multiple surgeries due to a VATER, a rare syn-drome of multiple birth defects. Roycie lived for 23 days before his passing. During those 23 dif-ficult days, Hawley and Royce stayed at the Ronald McDonald House near the hospital. "While it's unimaginable that anything can give you calm dur-ing a time like that, the Ronald McDonald House here in Austin eased some of the panic you as a parent feel. You have a thousand

thoughts rushing through your mind, thoughts like, 'Am I going to be able to do this 45-60 min-ute drive if something happens, Will we make it back in time," Hawley said. Last year, Hawley and Royce served as the Bandana Ball Auc-tion Chairs and this year, they led the event as Ball Chairs. Held at the Wild Onion Ranch in South Austin, 2012 Bandana Ball partygoers experienced ex-ceptional food, specialty drinks, almost 200 auction items and music from The Spazmatics. RMHC raised a prelimi-nary total of a record-breaking $412,000 from over 850 guests during the 23rd Ball. RMHC helps families of hospitalized

children. “It is a fact that children heal faster when their loved ones are nearby,” stated Kent Burress, CEO of RMHC. “The local sup-port from Bandana Ball makes it possible for families to remain close to their children and that, right there, is our goal.” Serving more than 1,300 families in 2011, RMHC pro-vides a vital resource in the Cen-tral Texas community. It has 30 suites for families and provides lodging and support services in a nurturing, home-like environ-ment where families stay togeth-er while caring for their critically ill or injured children receiving

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On Sunday evening a 21-year-old woman struck by a boat near Mansfield Dam died, the Lower Colorado Riv-er Authority has confirmed. According to first respond-ers, the woman was struck around 5:30 pm on Sunday at Mansfield Dam. She was taken to the hospital with critical in-juries. Authorities are not releas-ing further details at this time. This is the first fatality of the Lake Travis 2012 boating sea-son.

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Human blood was poured on a Vandegrift High School stu-dent’s leg during the Shattered Dreams event a month ago and authorities are taking action. “Although this blood had un-dergone dozens of tests and was verified as completely clean, there was no reason that a stu-dent participant should have come in physical contact with human blood during the course of the simulation,” said Dr. Da-vid Martin, chief medical officer

at St. David’s Round Rock Medi-cal Center. On March 8, St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center served as a host facility for Aus-tin/Travis County EMS and Tra-vis County Sheriff Department’s Shattered Dreams program that was held at VHS where students were transported by EMS after a simulated drunk driving crash. “ During the portion of the simulation exercise at the hos-pital, a paramedic with Austin/Travis County EMS — who was not following protocol — poured expired blood from the

hospital’s lab on a participat-ing student’s leg. This action is something that the hospital does not condone, and hospital repre-sentatives took prompt action,” Martin said in a statement. St. David’s is cooperating fully with Austin/Travis County EMS in its internal investigation of this employee and his alleged ac-tions. “We are taking this situation very seriously, and we apologize for any concern this experience may have caused,” Martin said. VHS and Austin-Travis County EMS are not comment-

ing about the situation. The employee who poured the blood was not a part of Shattered Dreams, the event that teaches about the dangers of drinking and driving. “It’s an issue of somebody not following the protocol of han-dling blood, by an EMT, (who was) not even a part of Shat-tered Dreams, (who) came into work that day,” said Roger Wade, Travis County Sheriff ’s Office spokesperson. “It’s a protocol is-sue with their agency and they’re handling it.” According to EMS spokesper-

son Warren Hassinger, April’s Shattered Dreams program at Anderson High School will not have the same issue with blood contact as in Vandegrift’s event because the AISD school de-clined to have a hospital trans-port in their drunken driving simulation. Hassinger stated that a transport is included in the program “based on what the school wants.” “We’re not discussing it until the investigation is complete,” Hassinger said.

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Mike Bridges will be replaced following his departure as the district’s Athletic Director later this month. According to an article in the March 27 issue of the Austin American Statesman, the States-man reported that “Bridges has been placed on paid adminis-trative leave” as LISD “contin-ues to investigate a ‘report of misconduct’.” Leander ISD Communica-tions Director Veronica Sopher is prohibited from discussing personnel issues with the me-dia. She confirmed the LISD Athletic Director job has been posted for several weeks but the position is now closed. “We are currently in the in-terview process and hope to fill the position in the near future,” she added.

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The Steiner Ranch Neighbor-hood Association held its first membership meeting and talked about concerns with the new apartments coming into Steiner, among other things. Since the kick off meeting at the end of February, nine new board members were elected and membership has grown to about 150. At last Wednesday’s meeting at Steiner Ranch Elementary, SRNA set priorities for advocacy. A spirited discussion about

the new Greystone apartments focused on increased traffic and increased school attendance at the nearby Steiner school. Land is being cleared for these 298 apartment units off of Steiner Ranch Blvd between the Mon-terone apartments and the Stein-er Ranch Steakhouse. SRNA members are con-cerned that with the increased traffic the intersection of Steiner Ranch Blvd and RR 620 will be-come practically unusable. A traffic count was said to be need-ed and Cindy Thompson, board member for development assess-ment, agreed.

Other topics included the pro-posed 225 apartments near Can-yon Glen neighborhood which plan on using that residential road for ingress and egress. SRNA board members met with the Steiner Ranch developer, Taylor-Morrison Communities, last week about this and other development issues. SRNA identified priorities to tackle including development, safety, possible future annexa-tion, and public services. Safety and security are of top impor-tance with the memory of the September 2011 fires still fresh. A discussion of Firewise prin-

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Above: The Viperbots scrimmage Cedar Park High School to demon-strate a real competition in the FIRST Tech Challenge.

Top Right: Rad Allen, VHS computer science teacher and Jasen Ritter, VHS engineering teacher, give the audience an overview of the FTC competition. Allen and Ritter work long hours with their students to help guide them in robot design, performance and programming.

Right: The Viperbots, Vandegrift’s robotics team, display their tro-phies as they prepare for the World Championship in St. Louis, April 25-28, considered the Super Bowl of robotics competitions and the ultimate Sport for the Mind.

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Students at River Place El-ementary’s Parent Teacher Asso-ciation collected 1,571 children’s books to donate to the Leander Educational Excellence Founda-tion. “This year, we decided to do a book drive, rather than an exchange, to help our kids give back to those families in our dis-trict who may not have books to read in their homes,” said Debbie Gold, chairperson for the book drive. “Our original goal was to col-

lect 791 books, one per River Place student, so we were thrilled to see the outpouring of support from our families, nearly dou-bling our goal,” Gold said. The book drive was tied to other school events, including collecting books at the Scholas-tic Book Fair and providing free admission to the school’s talent show in exchange for a donated book. The books will be distributed to families throughout Leander ISD through LEEF’s childhood

literacy initiatives, which en-courage a love of reading from an early age by ensuring children have access to books in their homes. According to the founda-tion’s vice president of programs, Anita Cotter, the “generous do-nation couldn’t have come at a better time,” as they prepare for book distributions ahead of the summer break. Considering the success of this book drive, Jennifer Wilby, PTA president, said that she’d love to consider making it an an-nual event at River Place. LEEF, a non-profit organiza-tion, works in cooperation with LISD to improve academic out-comes for all LISD students by providing resources to support early childhood literacy, grants to fund innovative teaching projects and training and college readiness initiatives. To learn more about LEEF or to get involved, visit www.lean-deredfound.org.

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learning opportunity to deter-mine where improvements need to be made. Student well-being doesn’t begin and end with emergency drills. LISD is committed to pro-viding a safer learning environ-ment by taking proactive mea-sures against intolerance and

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You may have recently read that LISD was recognized by Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) National Director, Eric Snow, as having one of the most successful programs in the country. LISD is blessed to have nearly 2,600 father/father-figure volunteers dedicated to serving as positive role models on 23 of our campuses. These men also serve as an extra set of eyes on campus to aid in student safety. To all of our Watch D.O.G.S., we send a big “thank you” for help-ing our schools be the best they can be! Student safety is an issue LISD takes very seriously. It is our top concern at all times. If you would like more information about our crisis planning, or our anti-bullying or Watch D.O.G.S. programs, please visit www.lean-derisd.org.

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At ‘Connecting U’, you will have the opportunity to choose from more than 25 informa-tive sessions designed to help you connect with your child, your family and your commu-nity. The 2012 ‘Connecting U’ is scheduled for Friday, April 20 from 8:00 a.m. until 2:15 p.m. at Hill Country Bible Church, 12124 RR 620, Austin - North-west Entrance. Check-in and breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. Register early online for $10. Cost is $15 the day of con-ference (cash or check only).Registration includes breakfast by Chick-fil-A, a box lunch from Jason's Deli, conference materials and entry into door prize drawings. For more in-formation, visit www.lean-derisd.org .

Community members came out in full force to help support Future Fest at Canyon Ridge Middle School. They volunteered their time to give the students an opportunity to understand what their professions were all about. The students were able to talk to an at-

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Watch D.O.G.S. National Director Eric Snow recently praised Leander ISD for its pro-motion and integration of the school engagement program for fathers. “Let me say that Leander ISD has one of the most successful Watch D.O.G.S. programs in the country. No other school district has done a better job of incorporating the program into their educational processes,” said Snow. “The number of men who serve as Watch D.O.G.S. in LISD far exceeds average,” said Snow. To date, LISD’s Watch D.O.G.S. program has nearly 2,600 volunteers and is active at 21 elementary and three middle schools. “We consider LISD to be the gold standard for the Watch D.O.G.S. program, and we hope other school districts will look to LISD to replicate its success,” he said.

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Five very persuasive students won hundreds of dollars in cash and prizes at a speech contest hosted by the Communication Club at Concordia University Texas last week. The Persuasion Contagion contest is held every semester. Four Points News’ Rich Keith was invited to participate as one of five community judges se-lected from various professional areas. The five finalists advanced from a preliminary round of competition. They delivered their speeches on topics of their choice. The only requirement

was that it had to be a speech of persuasion, to move the audience to agree with their point of view. “(The contest) was organized to highlight the communication and persuasion skills of some of our best student-speakers on campus,” said Dr. Erik Green, Assistant Professor of Commu-nication at Concordia. Daniela Vazquez, secondary education major, took first place with her persuasive speech on how each of us, no matter where we live or what we see on a daily basis, can help the problem of homeless people in Austin. She referenced several groups such as Street Youth Ministry and Con-cordia's own outreach programs, and she gave specific examples of

how each of us can get involved to help. Nursing major Katelyn Nor-man took 2nd place; commu-nications major Krista Hook, 3rd place; elementary educa-tion major Vicki Hill, 4th place; and Freshman Kacie Febbo, 5th place. Vazquez received many prizes being the first place winner in-cluding: $175 in cash, $100 in H-E-B gift cards, a $75 gift cer-tificate to the Concordia Book-store, a $25 gift card to Starbucks on campus, a free lunch with a Concordia Development of-fice at location of choice, and a gift certificate for Freebirds. The runners-up all received similar awards in lesser dollar amounts.

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The Chuy’s sign with an arrow pointing into Quinlan Crossing caught lots of attention on Sun-day. I noticed it too coming home from church. There were some posts on the Steiner Ranch Information Blog (SteinerRanchInfo.com) First post: I’d been hearing rumors and rumblings on Facebook about a Chuy’s opening at the front of the neighborhood, but I just saw a tiny sign by Randalls as I was heading back into Steiner. Either someone is playing a very elaborate April Fools Joke on us or we’re getting a Chuy’s opening 4-1-13! Not sure why it would take that long to open, but it’s great news nonetheless. Another post: April Fools Joke. Chuy’s wouldn’t wait until the shopping center was constructed to make a decision, then open next April Fools. Businesses don’t announce the spe-cific date so far in advance. It would be “Summer 2013″. Finally, we simply don’t have the traffic to warrant a Chuy’s. A third post: And, yes, a Chuy’s location there would do great... Austinites (in gener-al) love their Chuy’s. Build it and they will come. But, I too think it was just an April Fools joke. Gail Whitfield, owner of The Whitfield Company and leasing agent at Quinlan Crossing, put the rumors to rest.

“If Chuy’s is coming, it is not going to QC,” Whitfield said. It was a good joke, and a sad reality too. It makes my mouth water just thinking about Chuy’s Hatch Green Chili sauce over chili rellenos. But even without Chuy’s, there will be some fun places to dine in Quinlan Crossing. An Italian place out of

Las Vegas that “imports their cheese from Italy” and has run restaurants in major ho-tels is firming up details to lease space, ac-cording to sources. There may be other eateries coming but nothing else to mention at this point. A large portion of Quinlan Crossing is leased now. New shops and offices on the QC roster are 4 Hip Chicks, Quinlan Park Dental, Steiner Eye Care, IQuest, Great Clips, Sleep Experts, LaBella Nails & Spa, Steiner Ranch Liquor, Jack Brown Clean-ers, Firestone, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Chase Bank and Penfield’s Office, which has document and shipping services. A yoga studio, children’s toy and cloth-ing store Dragonsnaps, and a jewelry store have been looking at Quinlan Crossing as well, sources say. So even though Chuy’s is not likely in Four Points, sounds like we can spend our time shopping instead of dipping chips into their signature Jalapeno Ranch Dip.

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The Austin Police De-partment Auto Theft In-terdiction Project is urging owners of large Chevy, Ford and Dodge pickup trucks to be aware that auto thieves are targeting these vehicles. Between February 17 and March 15 the City of Austin has had 57 large trucksstolen compared to 44 the previous year during the same time frame. Between January 1 and February 7 the City of Austin has had 61 large trucks stolen com-pared to 25 the previouse year during the same time frame. The focus of the theft ac-tivity has shifted into our northern Regions. Additionally, thefts of mid-90’s model Hondas have increased specifically for Honda Accords made prior to 1998 and Honda Civics made prior to 2001. The focus of these thefts is mainly in the Southeast Area of Austin with 12 cases since February 17. Thieves are targeting pub-lic streets, shopping malls,

apartment complexes, large public and private parking lots, hotels and residential driveways. Texas ranks 2nd in the nation for auto thefts. Vehicle theft is often a “gateway” crime, meaning it leads to other more seri-ous crimes such as, human smuggling, drug traffick-ing and weapon smuggling. Detectives have noticed that trucks have become favor-ites among smugglers as they have been removing the back seats to make room for the crime. Most of the reported stolen trucks from the City of Austin are being recovered in Counties sur-rounding the South Texas Border. Vehicle owners can re-duce their risk of becoming a victim by taking precau-tions that will make vehicles less of a target:• Take your Keys – Half of all vehicles stolen in Texas are the results of drivers leaving their keys behind• Lock your car. Approxi-mately half of all stolen ve-

hicles are left unlocked.• Never leave your car run-ning, even if you’ll only be gone a minute. Many ve-hicles are stolen on cold mornings when owners leave them running to warm up or to get a quick cup of coffee at a convenience store. In Texas, it’s illegal to leave your car running. If convicted, you can be fined up to $200.• Park in well-lit areas and don’t leave valuables in your vehicle. Don’t make your car a more desirable target and attract thieves.• Install protection devices – Visible steering wheel locks, ignition kill switches, fuel kill switches, alarms and ve-hicle tracking devices.• Actively report suspicious activity and suspicious ve-hicles The APD Auto Theft In-terdiction Project programs are funded through the Tex-as Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority to reduce auto and burglary theft in the State of Texas.

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I am delighted that Apple is con-sidering expansion in Travis Coun-ty. Apple is certainly a star in its industry and is an asset to any com-munity that houses its corporate headquarters. But, Apple must not be relieved of its tax responsibilities at any level and for any time period just for being Apple and nothing more. The best ways for county govern-ment to attract and support busi-nesses of any size are to keep taxes low, services high and infrastruc-ture well maintained. Preferential tax treatment of wealthy corporate citizens erodes a county’s ability to do these things. Therefore, pref-erential tax treatment should only be entertained where the foregone taxes will “buy” a greater public good that the market isn’t supplying on its own, such as competitively-priced clean energy technology, re-habilitation of a blighted neighbor-hood or jobs for the economically disadvantaged. In the negotiation it has been ar-gued that Apple is a star that may locate anywhere it chooses and therefore tax rebates are necessary to incent its expansion in Austin. While the first part of the argument

is true – Apple is certainly a star that may locate anywhere it choos-es – the necessity of tax rebates is true only to the extent that similar-ly situated governments continue to participate in bidding wars that guarantee preferential tax treat-ment for our largest and least needy corporate constituency. Even if Phoenix, Arizona, is or was a seri-ous contender for Apple’s expan-sion plans, a bidding war between Phoenix and Austin serves only to guarantee that Apple will receive preferential tax treatment wherever it locates not because Apple needs it but because Apple commands it. I am willing to overlook the weakness in the “competitive site” argument if Apple helps the County achieve some public good that the market isn’t supplying on its own. I have, therefore, suggested to Apple that it:1. guarantee that these new jobs will be filled predominantly by Tra-vis County residents; 2. recruit, train and hire economi-cally disadvantaged residents; and3. participate in funding the Lone Star Rail stop servicing its campus. Apple could significantly con-tribute to the County’s goal of

eliminating poverty through full employment. And, Apple could set the trend for private sector partici-pation in making our regional rail system a reality. These are valuable public goods justifying a rebate of taxes. In the last 72 hours I have been encouraged by communications from Apple that it is seriously con-sidering my proposals. I will there-fore seriously consider its rebate rather than rejecting it out-of-hand as poor public policy guarantee-ing a tax holiday for the wealthiest among us. What you can do: Attend and testify at public hear-ings on the proposed rebate. Write or call members of the Commissioners Court with your ideas for appropriate tax abatement and rebate policies. Join the policy debate within other local governmental entities through attending public meetings, writing “Letters to the Editor” and talking to your neighbors and col-leagues.

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April 14 Steiner Ranch Old Pros Inau-gural Golf Tournament held at Flintrock Falls Golf Club. Tee times start at 12:30 pm

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April 20 Leander ISD’s Fourth AnnualConnecting U Conference from 8 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. Check-in and breakfast begin at 7:30 a.m. at Hill Country Bible Church, 12124 RR 620, Austin - Northwest Entrance

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Austin Neighborhood Council to increase its visibility with the city and county. Volunteer committees are being organized in all the neighborhoods in SRNA’s boundaries. Regarding member-ship, SRNA Chairman Brian Tompto said, “We need to build our mem-bership in order to ac-complish our goals of community advocacy.” There are also board members building com-mittees focused on re-

lationships with various HOAs, Leander ISD, and member neighborhoods not yet represented on the board, and for finan-cial and communications duties of the association. Public Services board member Brian Clifton said his group is inves-tigating the potential of future annexation by the City of Austin, and its timeline and impact. The SRNA is support-ing the Homeowners United for Rate Fairness, HURF, in its opposition

to the proposed increase in electric power rates by Austin Energy. The group is also try-ing to be involved with Lake Travis Fire Rescue, ESD #6, and Water Dis-trict WCID 17. Local resident, Steiner Steiner Ranch Residen-tial Owners Association board member and water district board member Rob Carruthers spoke at the SRNA meeting. “The folks who get things done at the Austin City Council are the ones

who are organized and speak with one voice,” he said. Carruthers urged com-munity members to get involved in opportunities available right now. Be-sides serving on a com-mittee within the SRNA, there are several resident HOA board member po-sitions open within Stein-er Ranch, and also on the water district WCID17 board, he added.

treatment in Austin-area hospi-tals. RMHC also has rooms at St. David’s Women’s Center of Texas and in the Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Tex-as. In 2008, Royce became a board member of RMHC as a way to do something impactful. "I wanted to give back to the House because Hawley and I know how important it was to

us, what it meant to have a ref-uge to sit for 10 minutes,” he said. As a board member, he sees how Austin provides such amazing support to the House. “You experience sincere effort from the volunteers in provid-ing people with a place to stay and a warm meal. It's hospitality on another level," Royce said.

demonstrated their award-win-ning robot in a scrimmage with Cedar Park High School’s robot-ics team. Tricia Berry, the director of the University of Texas’ Women in Engineering Program, pre-sented "Excite Kids Through Ef-fective Science, Technology, En-gineering and Math Messaging," explained how to best inspire students, specifically minorities and girls, to become more inter-ested in these fields. Breakout sessions covered Curriculum Elementary to High School Progression, Structure and Funding in Elementary, Middle and High Schools and Best FLL Practices. Normal Morgan, Westlake High Schools’ robotics coach, closed the eve-ning with a discussion on the formation of his club and growth over the years, encouraging par-ents and teachers to get involved regardless of experience level. Led by VHS teachers Rad Al-len and Jasen Ritter, the Viper-bots have competed for months at different robotics tourna-ments, turning in exceptional re-sults. On March 2, the Viperbots won first place in the First Tech-nical Challenge (FTC) at the World Qualifier in San Antonio, earning them a spot in St. Louis. They also won first place in the Inspire Award, the most presti-gious award given at a FTC com-petition. Judges deemed that the Viperbots truly embodied the mission of the FTC program be-cause they scored the highest in three areas: match performance, overall observations of the play-ers throughout the competi-tion, and the team's Engineer-ing Notebook. VHS students achieved this level of excellence by embracing a competitive spir-

it grounded on sound technical knowledge, complete dedication and intense cooperation among team members. At the World Champion-ship April 24 - 29, the Viperbots will have the chance to compete against the best robotics teams in the world. The competition represents the pinnacle of hard work, problem solving and stra-tegic thinking. During the Giddy Up Gala, the HCEF held "Paddles Up," a way to help raise funds to send students to the championship. Guests pledged $5,000 to fund this worthy need.

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Sofia Colorado - SeniorFavorite part about being involved in Viper Tennis: I love the coaches and the people. And learning to be part of some-thing bigger than yourself.

John Jacob - SophomoreFavorite part about being involved in Viper Tennis:Overnight tournaments! They’re the best!

Brandon Treybig - SeniorFavorite part about being involved in Viper Baseball:Being part of the team while building relationships with my teammates.

Weston Blynn - SophomoreFavorite part about being involved in Viper Lacrosse:I love playing lacrosse because it is a very unique sport which requires a lot of mental and physical strength. Also, Vipers lacrosse has brought the entire community together, is continuing to grow, and is a sport that is here to stay.

Emily Garbutt - SophomoreFavorite part about being involved in Viper Golf:I like being in the golf program because it’s teaching me how to be disciplined and focused. I also like to spend time with my teammates and work on my game with my coach.

Brandon Keys - SeniorFavorite part about being involved in Viper Track:I enjoy the competitive aspect of running. We all work very hard in our effort to see successful results. I enjoy challenging myself to becoming a better runner.

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Gretta Smith, J. R. Hardy and Brandon Keys’ fast times during the Texas Relays’ 2000 meter Steeple-chase Run garnered top ten finishes for the Vande-grift High School seniors on March 28. Smith took the podium with a silver medal (7:38.64) while Hardy (6:24.69) and Keys (6:35.46) posted the sev-enth and tenth fastest high school boys times in the 85th annual event held at the University of Texas’ Mike A. Myers Stadium.

Vandegrift’s tennis squad scored two first place finishes in the Westwood Invitational on March 30. Viper Boys Doubles (A Draw) John Jacob and Josh Minor defeated Westlake (7-5, 6-3) and Girls Doubles (B Draw) team, Loryn Johnston and McKenna Shuster took out College Park (6-0, 6-4) for top honors. Girls Singles (A Draw) Nina Rodriguez beat Westlake (2-6, 0-6) for a Runner-up award as did Boys Doubles (B Draw) partners Max Nowak and Randell Harold (4-6, 0-6). Boys Doubles (B Draw) Revanth Madina and Johnny Zhang posted a win over Alamo Heights (6-1, 6-0) for the Consolation Finals spot.

Vandegrift High School Girls Soccer Team beat David Crockett High School on Friday for the Bi-District championship with a score of 5-0.`Goals during this first playoff game were made by Quinn Zulkowski, Savannah Cavannaugh, Clar-

issa Branca, Keyana Norbakhsh and Taylor Allen. "We will take on Hendrickson HS Tuesday for Area at Gupton Stadium at 6 p.m.," said Jenifer Hardy, VHS Head Girls Soccer Coach.

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For one day only, the Lady Vipers soft-ball squad proudly added another color to their silver and black uniforms: pink. On March 27, Vandegrift Softball hon-ored those fans who have been affected by cancer by donning pink accents to their uniforms and bright warrior paint on their faces. The team’s “Beat Cancer with a Bat” night included a contribu-tion to a cancer program from conces-sion sales in their home match up with Rouse High School. Although varsity member Langlie Cooley’s primary focus during the game was on the “W”, the senior couldn’t help thinking about her grandmother, Ar-lene Kindred, who lost her battle with breast cancer about ten years ago. “I’ll play for her tonight,” said Cooley before the game’s start. “And we’re hon-oring those who survived”. Despite their enthusiasm, the Lady Vipers fell to Rouse, 11-9, in district play.

Vandegrift Girls Basketball senior standouts Paige Lichtenberger, Sarah Martinez, Jasmine Mobley and Emily Sears were recently named to the Texas Girls Coaches Association’s 4A Academic All-State team. The Lady Vipers’ varsity squad is coached by Jody Hormann.

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Above: Lady Viper-to-be Sydney Olsen passes out bright pink beaded necklaces to fans during Vande-grift Softball’s home game against Rouse on March 27. Right: Pictured are Lady Viper Softball’s varsity squad members (back row, from left) Paige McCol-lum, Kaitlyn Johnson, Ariel Barraza; (front row, from left) Langlie Cooley, Addie Oun, Madison Tierney.

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1. What has to happen for your team to finish successfully this season?

We only have a few games left this season and are doing quite well. We are only in our third year as a program and will go to playoffs again this year and have a legiti-mate shot at going to state.Last year, we made Texas high school lacrosse history by being the first team to make the playoffs with no seniors and the first team to make the playoffs in our first year in a playoff eligible division. We are currently ranked 8th in the State in LAXPOWER and 8th in the State in the Texas Heat Coaches Poll. We need to continue to stay focused on each game in front of us. We can’t expect to go to state and win if we don’t focus on what is ahead of us each week. We also need to stay healthy and play up to our abilities.

2. What is your biggest concern this season?

We play in Central TX Division 2 South. It is a tough division and play harder teams than the North. While that may been considered a concern, we relish the challenge of playing harder teams in order help make us play better and to be ready for the playoffs.

3. Who is Vandegrift’s biggest ri-val or biggest game to prepare for and why?

It would be Lake Travis in the south, we lost a close game to them

last season and again in the play-offs. We have a better, stronger, faster and more experienced team this year and expect to play well against them this Friday night. In the north, it would be Cedar Park, they are a Division 1 team, but they are a rival and we all know why.

4. Is there a hidden treasure on your team might be unknown right now, but is having a major impact on your season? Why?

Our goalie, Luke Fassetta is a Ju-nior. He is our hidden gem. He is quiet and unassuming but once he gets into the cage, he leads our defense and plays very well. He is one of the best goalies in our Divi-sion, if not Central Texas.We also have a deep bench of strong players that are able to come off and contribute to our success.

5. Do you have an interesting coaching habit that most don’t know about?

I’m from Long Island and I tend to be loud and boisterous during games. I think it has taken a while for lacrosse fans of Central Texas to get used to my humor and style. I love all the players. They are like family to me.

6. What motivates you as a coach and why did you choose the sport you did?

Lacrosse has been great to me since I started playing in 9th grade. I met some of my closest friends by playing the sport and they gave me an opportunity to help pay for my education while playing lacrosse. I want to give back to the communi-ty and help the players at Vandeg-rift to have the same opportunities and to make friends for life.

2011 record overall: 6-82012 record overall to date: 8-32012 District: 7-1 (The one loss was in OT at St. Michaels.)

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River Place's Allison Higgin-botham won the title of Miss Central South Texas.

Allison Higginbotham, Van-degrift High School sophomore, won the title of Miss Central South Texas and will be competing for Miss Texas Teen this summer. This was Higginbotham’s sec-ond pageant to enter. She entered it on a whim after placing Second Runner Up in the Miss Austin Teen pageant the week before, which was her first pageant to en-ter, said Vicci Higginbotham, Al-lison’s mom. The 77th Miss Texas Scholar-ship Pageant will be held in the Allen Event Center in the Dallas Metroplex. It is scheduled for June 30 through July 7, with the crown-

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