🌱 Paid Summer Internships With The City + Schools' Vape Pen Approach

Good morning, friends! Elaine Thompson here, your host of the Round Rock Patch newsletter — Let's dive into all you need to know within our community these days, including:

• Paid summer internships for students!
• New fire station details.
• Round Rock ISD's handling of THC vape pen offenses.

But first, today's weather:

Morning mist; mostly cloudy. High: 69 Low: 62.

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Here are the top stories in Round Rock today:

1. The City of Round Rock has open summer internships, starting off at $16 per hour. The city is known for its strong management and quality of service delivered to residents. Applications are open to high school, undergrad and graduate students. Here are some of the open internships: Library Summer Reading Program, Sports Management and Tourism, Communications and Marketing, Human Resources, Police Department, and more that you can check out at City of Round Rock.
2. City Council approved a contract to build the new fire station, at Thursday's meeting. Fire Station 1 will be located on Old Settlers Boulevard to house one battalion chief and a 3-4 man fire crew. The personnel from Central Fire Station on Commerce Boulevard will occupy the new station while the old station will still be used for administration functions. McKinney York Architects and 2P Consultants were contracted in May 2022 to take on this project, to be completed by early 2024. Check out more details at Round Texas Government.
3. Compared to Comal ISD, where a senior student was arrested on felony charges, Round Rock ISD’s approach to THC vape pen offenses is more lenient. In Round Rock, unless students are suspected of selling or distributing the substance, the district is trying to handle offenses without seeking criminal charges. A felony charge would come from possessing or distributing delta-9. Some students are using delta-8, a substance that isn’t considered illegal — until a final ruling comes from a lawsuit between cannabis companies and the Texas state health department. For more information on this story, stop by 25 News KXXV and KRHD.

Today in Round Rock:

• Round Rock Interviews at Dutch Bros (All-day)
• Rides & Coffee February at Detail Garage (9 AM)
• Round Rock Black History Organization's Bus Tour at Round Rock Public Library (8:30 AM)
• Open House at Downtowner Gallery (10 AM)
• Skin & Beauty Event at Betty Skin Studio (11 AM)
• Round Rock Classic: Iowa Vs. LSU at Dell Diamond (1 PM)
• Lady Owned Toyotas in Central Texas Meet-Up! at Pinthouse Pizza (2 PM)

From my notebook:

• Kids swimming lesson business: "The Round Rock location of Aqua-Tots Swim Schools celebrated its soft opening Feb. 20 and will hold a grand opening noon-3 p.m. Feb. 25 after being closed for more than a year due to a fire from a neighboring restaurant in September 2021." (Community Impact Newsletter)
• Sending good vibes to Concordia students! "Good luck to Dr. Rader and our CHS students traveling to the Science Olympiad Competition at Tarleton State University this weekend! #gocards❤️🖤" (Concordia High School (Pflugerville/Round Rock) Facebook)
• Gattis Elementary celebrates Black History Month: "Our Black History Month celebration was amazing yall. The students were impressive and the singer, Natori Blue, and her back up group had truly the most beautiful voices." (Gattis Elementary PTA Facebook)
• Adopt a new fur-friend: "If you’re wanting to add a fluffy ball of four-legged love and affection to your household, look no further than these Round Rock area animal shelters for a pet up for adoption." (Round Rock Patch)

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You're officially in the loop for today! See you tomorrow for another update.

— Elaine Thompson

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