🌱 How could Leander ISD’s consolidation plan change your child’s school?

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In today's newsletter:

• How could Leander ISD’s consolidation plan change your child’s school?

Also on today's calendar: Cedar Park Market Days and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 73 and low of 41 degrees.
• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 66, low: 53.
• Saturday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 76 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Leander ISD considering consolidation of elementary schools (kvue.com) — Leander ISD is weighing whether to consolidate several elementary schools, a move that could change where many local students attend class. At a special meeting in Cedar Park, families raised concerns about longer commutes, crowded classrooms, and learning impacts as the board prepares to vote on options affecting Faubion, Westside, Steiner Ranch, Bush, and River Ridge elementaries.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Leander

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Cedar Park Market Days
  11066 Pecan Park Blvd, Cedar Park
  10:00 am
• The Truth about ‘The Christmas Story’: There are Two Stories, Neither One is True, and Scholars Know
  Howson Branch, Austin Public Library, 2500 Exposition Blvd, Austin
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Book Fair Closes at 8am
  Block House Creek Elementary Leander, TX 78641
  8:00 am
• đ Boys BB GHS vs Lehman (Home)
  Glenn High School , 1320 Collaborative Wy , Leander
  5:30 pm
• đ Girls BB GHS vs Lehman (Away)
  Lehman High School , 1700 Lehman Rd , Kyle
  5:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Kenyan Austinites Bash
  Cedar Park Recreation Center , 1435 Main St , Cedar Park
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland
  H-E-B Center at Cedar Park , 2100 Ave of the Stars , Cedar Park
  2:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• PAC, Leander, TX
  Premier Athletic Complex , 8220 183A Toll Rd , Leander
  9:00 am
• Stoney LaRue
  Haute Spot , 1501 E New Hope Dr , Cedar Park
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Talk and Coffee
  Remedy Roofing , 3600 W Whitestone Blvd , Cedar Park
  7:00 am
• 𼽠Varsity Swim: LISD Invitational
  RRISD Aquatic Center , 2801 Gattis School Rd , Round Rock
  7:30 am
• Band Winter Concert (7th/8th)
  Cedar Park High School Performing Arts Center , 2150 Cypress Creek Road , Cedar Park
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Book Fair Closes at 8am
  Block House Creek Elementary Leander, TX 78641
  8:00 am
• HS Boys Basketball vs Florence @ home
  Lago Vista High School , 5185 Lohman Ford Rd , Lago Vista
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• FOUND DOG - I found this handsome fellow in Walmart's parking lot (Walton Way, Cedar Park), around a couple of hours ago.
  He/she looked cold and hungry! He/she still had his collar and tag on, but he/she didn't let me approach him/her. The only reason I could take those… (Nextdoor Lakeline Ranch)
• Austin Fire Department responds to an abandoned house fire on W Parmer Ln, with crews operating in defensive mode due to roof collapse, and reports no injuries.
  2:28AM on Dec 16: Austin Fire Department is on the scene of an abandoned house fire at 1623 W Parmer Ln, operating in defensive mode due to roof… (Nextdoor )

• Leander Independent School District posted a job opening for 2025/26 Elementary Teacher, PE in Leander. Apply here.
• Burlington posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Cedar Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Leander here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cedar Park

• Grand jury declines to indict Cedar Park Police officers who fatally shot stabbing suspect (kxan.com)
• St. James plant to turn 'red mud' waste, source of dust, leaks, into rare minerals source (nola.com)
• Texas high school basketball: Vandegrift girls beat Vista Ridge (statesman.com)

Liberty Hill

• LHISD receives superior achievement FIRST rating for 2024-2025 school year (lhindependent.com)

Austin

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