Pre-K students at Hillcrest aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty, especially when it’s part of a fun learning opportunity. Springtime served as the perfect time to have a lesson in the garden to learn about the life cycle of plants. The kids have been busy sowing Read More

The 8th Annual DVISD Fine Arts Event featured work and performances from about 600 students and 80 staff members on Saturday, April 17. The event was virtual for the second year in a row with the theme “Arts Connect Us.” The hour-long Facebook live event featured Read More

The path to a legal career starts with high school graduation for two Del Valle High School 12th grade students. Through DVISD’s Legal Studies program Emma Castro and Miles Diggs each received their Paralegal Certification, in what the Center for Legal Studies and the Read More

Families in the community around Newton Collins Elementary School have a new “Little Locker Library” to pick up free books, art supplies, and crafts. The Austin YES! Foundation, with support from Todd Hart, provided the library for DVISD families. The locker box is in Read More

Katia Kinchion, a junior at Del Valle High School, was featured on CBS Austin news in recognition of her work as a young community leader for the local nonprofit, B.R.A.V.E. Communities. B.R.A.V.E. stands for building relationships, awareness, voices, and engagement Read More

The unconventional school year has created challenges for students, families and staff alike. Keeping the year’s challenges in mind, Popham Elementary School is working hard to spread positivity and kindness across DVISD schools. The Popham Kindness Campaign is Read More

Del Valle Elementary 5th-grade student Kenneth Hunt participated in an international chess competition notching three wins against a group of kids from 86 countries. The Intercontinental ChessKid FIDE Challenge brought together more than 1900 children for a virtual Read More

To recognize Black History Month, Del Valle High School art teacher Beranger LeFranc created a Black artists’ directory. Using the listings, she hopes to increase student knowledge and exposure to Black visual artists. The directory includes listings of artist Read More

February 1 through 5 is National School Counseling Week and Del Valle ISD wants to take time to celebrate the DVISD school counselors and the unique impact they have on students both in and out of the classroom. The national theme for the week is “All in for All Read More

Student groups from Del Valle High School hosted an evening of sharing information, recruitment for the organizations, and celebration during a Drive-Thru Pep Rally on Thursday. The groups. under guidance from teachers Eleyna Ogg and Eric Cavalli, put together a Read More

Four students from Del Valle High School advanced to Area in the Texas Music Education Association’s (TMEA) All State Audition Process. More than 70,000 students compete for a seat on one of 18 All State ensembles. According to TMEA, the audition process promotes Read More

Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School 3rd grade teacher Deanna Deolloz instills in her students the importance of trust, respect, and helping others. So when she discovered her home internet was not working during virtual learning, she quickly used her phone to message the Read More

A pilot program at Ojeda Middle School is giving students a familiar learning resource – paper – to accompany the English Language Arts curriculum. Books from Measuring Up provide high-quality resources and lessons as part of the DVISD curriculum. Teachers Read More

Daniel Sustaita, a 12th-grade student at Del Valle High School, won the 2020 Del Valle ISD Holiday E-Card competition. This year’s winner will be featured as an e-card to families, staff, and the community through email, social media, and the district website. Read More

Del Valle Elementary students put their problem-solving and critical thinking skills to the test during “Hour of Code,” a week-long national event. “Hour of Code is designed to introduce students to computer science-related careers. During the event, coding activities Read More

Students in Angel Alvarez’s 4th-grade class at Hillcrest Elementary experienced a first-hand, interactive experience with an archaeologist to tie their social studies curriculum to an expert in the field. The class is studying Pre-Colombian and Native American Read More

Mrs. Patricia Taylor, Parent Community Liaison at Dailey Middle School (DMS), was honored for her outstanding leadership and community service in education by the Austin NAACP during the 55th annual Dewitty/Overton Freedom Fund Banquet. Taylor has been the Parent Read More

The collaboration between Del Valle ISD and the Junior League of Austin’s Coats for Kids program continues this December with distribution events across the district to maintain safety during the pandemic. This year, families pre-registered to receive coats with Read More

The Del Valle Child Development Center staff is studying Conscious Discipline Social-Emotional Learning videos to support resiliency and foundational growth in early childhood development. Through the “I Love You Rituals,” Safe Place practices, Baby Doll Read More

Del Valle Early College High School 11th-grade student Juan Monsivais Pena aspires to work for NASA in the future, and this school year will provide him with experience to help him fulfill that dream. Juan was selected for NASA’s Online High School Aerospace Read More