Texas State Representative Eddie Rodriguez visited Del Valle High School World Affairs Council student interns to speak with them as part of a recurring engagement opportunity with Austin-area leaders. The World Affairs Council of Austin is an organization that aims Read More

The Del Valle Child Development Center (CDC) encourages parents and children to participate in the 1000 Books before Kindergarten initiative. The initiative encourages parents to read 1000 books to their children beginning in infancy. Parents are asked to record the Read More

The LEAD program at Baty Elementary School hosted a Winter Showcase Event on December 12 for parents and families to celebrate student achievement and creative work during the fall semester of the LEAD afterschool program. Over 130 students in kindergarten through Read More

Students at Gilbert Elementary presented their Living Museum and Theater to families and guests. At this annual event in which the entire campus participates, students research a person who interests them in some way—the identified person might be famous, someone they Read More

Smith Elementary School Student Senate members celebrated the holiday giving season by volunteering at the Central Texas Food Bank. The food bank serves 21 counties in Central Texas. The group of about 18 students devoted four hours to the food bank helping inspect, Read More

Ana Horton, the Hillcrest Elementary School librarian, recently had a story selected and published in Chicken Soup for the Soul’s It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas book. The book is a collection of more than 101 personal stories from Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Read More

Three Del Valle High School band members were selected to audition for the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-State Area competition in January. The student musicians, Juan Castaneda, on euphonium, Jaden Brackmann, on trumpet, and Juan Diaz on contrabass Read More

Kindergarten students in teacher Carrie Cody’s class at Popham Elementary School recently spent a week learning about and developing a community of their own. The lesson was designed for students to gain an understanding of good citizenship and how people of all Read More

Isla Poole, a Del Valle Middle School sixth grade student, won the 2019 Del Valle ISD Holiday Card competition. This year’s card will be mailed out to parents, teachers, staff, Board of Trustees, DVISD Education Partners and Del Valle community members. Isla’s Read More

DVISD Career Technical Education (CTE) Coordinator Tashara Angelle was invited to present at the Central Texas Regional Summit in San Marcos. She focused on what the CTE department is doing to help improve student access to workforce and economic opportunities in our Read More

Thirty-five third through fifth-grade girls from Collins Elementary attended the We Are Girls Conference at Anderson High School on November 16th. We Are Girls is designed for girls in grades 3-8, and the adults that care about them, including but not limited to: Read More

A Dailey Middle School band student will represent the school and DVISD as part of the Region 18 All-Region Band. Ozell Sabur was selected after auditioning on tuba. He the only student in Del Valle ISD to win a placement in the All-District Band this year. Student Read More

Smith Elementary School Pre-K students are learning about ways to be healthy, including eating fruits and vegetables. Part of the lesson introduces the life cycle of plants through hands-on gardening activities. The student planted carrots, radishes, and Romanesco Read More

Firefighters from Austin Fire Department Station 48 provided Hornsby-Dunlap students lessons in fire safety. Students were taught how to Stop, Drop, and Roll and learned about the importance of a smoke detector and how to check to see if it works. Firefighters Read More

Students and staff at Collins Elementary School celebrated World Kindness Day by reading “A Little Spot of Kindness,” a book that teaches how to spread kindness at school and home. Each student received a sticker to spread kindness to others throughout the day and Read More

A group of Del Valle High School students recently spent time painting murals at W’ALL Austin. W’ALL is a music venue, art park, and community space located at 6400 FM 969.  The students’ original murals are 8 feet by 8 feet, using “the environment” as a theme. Each Read More

Dailey Middle School collaborated with Communities In Schools to host a district-wide College and Career Night. The College and Career Night was free and open to all Del Valle students and parents. Representatives from a variety of colleges, businesses, and trade Read More

The Popham Elementary School community came together for their annual Veterans Day program on November 11. The Popham Choir, under the direction of Jediah Gonzalez, honored veterans by performing “Veterans Thank You,” an original composition written by Ms. Gonzalez. Read More