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June 2011
Picayune wins top Texas Press Association award
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |
Awards such as the ones we won June 18 at the Texas Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest are a nice reminder of how lucky we are to be a part of the Westlake Picayune staff.
Area July Fourth events offer much more than patriotic parades
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |
Numerous July Fourth celebrations are being planned that could offer a lower key version of Austin’s annual fireworks and patriotic music by the Austin Symphony on Auditorium Shores, which was cancelled due to the dry conditions.
Texas Legislature splutters into session’s final week
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |
Last week was the next-to-last week of the 30-day special session of the Texas Legislature, which ended June 29.
Austin Outlaws women’s football team ends season with defeat
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |
On June 18, the Austin Outlaws women’s football team played the final game of its season at against the Dallas Diamond at Westlake High School’s Chaparral Stadium.
Hyline initiates new members, officers
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |
Westlake Hyline dance team members recently gathered for their annual First Course ceremony, initiating 30 new members along with new team officers and board members who will lead team for the 2011-12 school year.
Rollingwood mainstays
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |
Gene and Theresa Brawley might be two of Rollingwood’s longest-running residents after living there 46 years.
Baseball, softball: Chaps draw all-state nods from coaches
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |
Three members of Westlake’s District 15-5A champion baseball squad earned spots on the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 5A all-state team.
School board names bond oversight committee
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 |
The Eanes school board selected nine members for a new bond oversight committee tonight from a pool of 58 applicants.
Westlake High School among top-ranked U.S. schools
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
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“Newsweek” magazine has ranked Westlake High School 72nd on a 2011 list of top U.S. high schools in its June 20 online publication.
Slide rule for cool
Friday, June 24, 2011 |
Former engineer David Rastelli finds happiness while dishing out frozen treats