RISD starts the 2010-11 school year Aug. 23. The Thanksgiving holiday is set for Nov. 25-26, and winter break is Dec. 20-31. To view the full calendar, visit risd.org and click on “Calendars.”
Lake Highlands High School volleyball player MATALEE REED was All-American at the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championships in Reno, Nevada. She competed with her club team, Skyline Juniors.
Lake Highlands High School students KEVIN NDUKWE AND YARELI RUBIO attended the Texas Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C., after their teachers chose them to participate in the program to learn about government and public policy. The students met with congressmen and toured the White House, the Pentagon, the DEA, INTERPOL and the Taiwanese Embassy.
PEGGY DILLON was chosen as the new principal of Lake Highlands High School. She has held leadership positions at Westwood Junior High, J.J. Pearce and Lake Highlands Junior High. Dillon also was one of three RISD principals selected for the Harvard Graduate School of Education program.
THE SHARE HIGH SCHOOL EXCHANGE PROGRAM is searching for host families for the fall semester. The program includes students from more than 30 countries and aims to get kids enrolled in school this month. The students speak English and have spending money and health insurance. For more details, visit sharesouthwest.org.
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