Fuentes Elementary in Kyle turning into fine arts-focused school

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TRIBUTE.. AT KXAN-DOT-COM.
SYDNEY:KEEPING UP WITH THE
JONESES IS THE NAME OF THE
GAME FOR HAYS CISD RIGHT NOW.A
NEW CHARTER SCHOOL IS OPENING
RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM AN
EXISTING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.NOW
HAYS CISD IS GETTING CREATIVE
TO STAY COMPETITIVE.KXAN'S
LAUREN LANMON SHOWS US HOW.A
LITTLE BIT OF MUSIC ... ART
TIME... FUENTES ART STUDENT:
"AND I ALSO DREW THIS...TWO
CHEETAHS!" THEY'RE SOME OF THE
BEST MEMORIES OF ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL. HERE AT FUENTES
ELEMENTARY IT'S NOW THEIR TOP
FOCUS... BUT IT WASN'T ALWAYS
THIS WAY. LAUREN LANMON, KXAN
NEWS "WHAT STARTED OUT AS A
ONE BULLETIN BOARD DISPLAY
TURNED INTO AN ENTIRE HALLWAY
FULL OF STUDENT ART," REGINA
BUTCHER, FUENTES ELEMENTARY
PRINCIPAL: "KIDS WERE JUST
PRODUCING INCREDIBLE ART
PIECES SO EVERY YEAR AS PART
OF OUR FUNDRAISER WE DESIGNATE
MORE MONEY TO BULLETIN
BOARDS," THAT'S WHEN THE
SCHOOL KNEW THERE WAS
POTENTIAL TO TURN INTO AN ARTS-
FOCUSED CAMPUS... AND PERHAPS
JUST IN TIME. TWO BLOCKS AWAY
A NEW CHARTER SCHOOL IS MOVING
IN WITH ALMOST 500 POSITIONS
OPEN FOR YOUNG STUDENTS JUST
LIKE THOSE AT FUENTES
ELEMENTARY. THE PRINCIPAL KNEW
SOMETHING HAD TO BE DONE.
REGINA BUTCHER, FUENTES
ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL: "WE WANT
TO OFFER SOMETHING THAT MAYBE
NOBODY ELSE OFFERS," NEXT YEAR
ALL STUDENTS WILL HAVE EXTRA
FINE ARTS CLASSES AND THE ARTS
WILL BE INCORPORATED IN EVERY
SUBJECT. REGINA BUTCHER,
FUENTES ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL:
"WE MAY USE MUSIC IN MATH,
THEY MAY DO SOME HISTORIC
REENACTMENTS IN THEIR HISTORY
CLASSES," MORE THAN A FUN
ENVIRONMENT - THESE CLASSES
WILL OPEN UP BRAND NEW
POSSIBILITIES FOR SOME. REGINA
BUTCHER, FUENTES ELEMENTARY
PRINCIPAL:"CHILDREN THAT ARE
AT RISK OR LOW SOCIOECONOMIC.
IT HAS A HUGE IMPACT ON THOSE
STUDENTS BECAUSE QUITE OFTEN
THOSE STUDENTS DON'T HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO THOSE SORT
OF THINGS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL,"
A CREATIVE SOLUTION, TO A
COMPETITIVE EDUCATION
ENVIRONMENT.LAUREN LANMON,
KXAN NEWS. SYDNEY:IF THE
SCHOOL ISN'T AT CAPACITY AT
THE START OF THE NEW YEAR
OTHER STUDENTS WITHIN THE
DISTRICT CAN REQUEST TO ATTEND
FUENTES AS A TRANSFER STUDENT.
THE DISTRICT SAYS IT WILL BE
SENDING AN EMAIL TO ALL
PARENTS SOON EXPLAINING THEIR
OPTIONS.ROBERT:WE DUG INTO
"THE COMPETITION". IDEA PUBLIC
SCHOOLS HAS 173 SCHOOLS ACROSS
TEXAS.THERE ARE 6 IN CENTRAL
TEXAS, WHICH INCLUDE THE
PFLUGERVILLE AND KYLE CAMPUSES
UNDER CONSTRUCTION.EACH CAMPUS
WILL SERVE JUST UNDER
5-HUNDRED STUDENTS STARTING
FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 6TH
GRADE.THAT WILL BRING THE
TOTAL TO JUST OVER 3-THOUSAND
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Fuentes Elementary in Kyle turning into fine arts-focused school

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