Makey transforms from disinterested defender to District 27-5A MVP and gets ready for life
Makey transforms from disinterested defender to District 27-5A MVP and gets ready for lifeThomas Makey graduated from Highlands High School, where he was a basketball standout. Thomas Makey graduated from Highlands High School, where he was a basketball standout. Photo: Courtesy Photo Photo: Courtesy Photo Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Makey transforms from disinterested defender to District 27-5A MVP and gets ready for life 1 / 1 Back to GalleryThomas Makey will be heading to the Army in October, ready to help his family. The 6-foot-1 basketball standout at Highlands High School could easily have played in NCAA Division III levels, but instead he decided to enlist. It’s especially noteworthy because at the beginning of his high school playing days, he seldom paid much attention to that aspect of the game.
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SAN ANTONIO University of Texas Longhorns football players and other student athletes shared a statement on Friday requesting several changes geared toward supporting black students and one of the requests has a direct San Antonio connection. He was a San Antonio native and graduated from Highlands High School in 1969. He is considered to be one of the greatest football players ever from the San Antonio area. For those who do not know, Julius Whittier, the first black UT football letterman, is from @HighlandsOwls in San Antonio. Other calls to action include increasing outreach efforts to inner-city schools in San Antonio, Austin, Dallas and Houston.
Education receives $5 million Walton grant
Photo by Mona MinpourIn 1987, Sam Walton, a co-founder of Walmart Inc., created the Walton Family Foundation with the intention to fund the growth of charter schools. The ultimate goal of the TSDN is to train principals interested in opening a new school, whether that school is a traditional or autonomous public school, a specialized public magnet school or a charter school. For decades, policymakers and educators have grappled with questions about the effects of charter schools on traditional public schools. Charters can draw money and students away from public schools while not being held to the same standard as public schools. Charter schools inclination to hire teachers who have not been certified by the state is common, according to Mora.
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