The Proud Cardinal Band and Dance Guard placed first at the Jourdanton Marching Contest on Saturday, October 12. The group soared over 11 other bands to earn a score of 85.125 while also winning five caption awards for best music, best visual, best effect, best color Read More

Noemi Castro’s first-grade class at Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary won the “Golden Spatula” for best behavior in the cafeteria. Students were excited to know they set an example of great cafeteria behavior, such as sitting at the table, keeping hands to themselves, Read More

DVHS student Roxanne Flournoy won the first place prize of $500 for her creation of a mural representing Voter Registration in Travis County.  Her design was printed on a portable canvas that serves as a moving mural that can go to any event in the community, Read More

Pre-K students at Smith Elementary School have been learning their colors while reading “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” The book features a variety of characters, each representing a different color. The students dressed up in the same color as each Read More

Leading Enrichment Afterschool in Del Valle (LEAD) program started its ninth year this month, offering robust afterschool enrichment to students at all schools across the district in grades K-12. The program originally began in 2011 through the 21st Century Grant from Read More

Mr. Ralph Umana, the Exploring Careers/Gateway Teacher at Ojeda Middle School, wanted to improve communication and build better relationships with his English as a Second Language students. As an experienced practitioner in his fifth year of teaching, Mr. Umana was Read More

The Cardinal Belles held their annual Little Belle Football Halftime Performance Dance Clinic on Saturday, September 21. There were 47 aspiring Belles from DVISD elementary schools in attendance. The Little Belles learned a Pom routine that they will perform at Read More

Peter H. Reynold’s book The Dot inspired Kindergarten through 5th grade art students at Popham Elementary School as they celebrated International Dot Day on September 15. The students created a school-wide collaborative art piece in the cafeteria. The Dot is Read More

Del Valle Elementary has debuted a new Little Free Library, which will offer the community a free book exchange via a special box at the school. DVISD maintenance staff installed the library and campus staff and students have already filled it full of books for all Read More

Jose Hernandez, a 12th-grade student at Del Valle High School, was selected to attend a 5-day Southwest Youth Leadership Conference at Texas A&M in College Station in July. The youth leadership conference was an educational conference for rising seniors in high Read More

Gabriela (Gabbi) Garcia, a Dailey Middle School Alumni and DVHS 2018 graduate, is using her experiences in Dell Med Summer Camps to fuel her drive to become a doctor. She is now a pre-med student working toward becoming a doctor to provide essential services to her Read More

Gayla Ruiz, the kitchen manager at Collins Elementary School, was named the Sodexo Experience National Award Winner for the month of July. The award recognizes her work this summer offering our students nutritious meals through the Texas Farm Fresh Initiative while Read More

Del Valle ISD held its Convocation on Thursday, Aug. 22nd, at the Del Valle High School gymnasium to celebrate the upcoming academic school year. In addition to student performances, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett and State Senator Judith Zaffirini shared inspiring Read More