Keystone named Best Private College Prep High School in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO – Keystone School was named the #1 private high school for college prep in both the San Antonio area and Bexar County by the online ranking site Niche. Keystone also ranks #5 in Texas and #52 of 3,986 schools nationally for college prep. Keystone also ranks #1 locally in: Niche’s college prep ranking […]
Keystone team wins National Academic WorldQuest title
Keystone has placed first in the nation in the Carlos and Malú Alvarez Academic WorldQuest National Competition, a grueling test of students’ knowledge of international relations, current events and foreign policy issues. Keystone’s team – 12th grader Jack, 11th graders Andy and Lorenzo, and 9th grader Julia – scored a combined 87 out of a […]
Mr. Gonzales serves as music director in North Carolina
For most of us, free time is a chance to rest, relax and maybe pursue a hobby. But for music teacher Mr. Gonzales, it was an opportunity to serve as a music director on a production for the Children’s Theatre of Charlottte, in North Carolina. The show, “Tomás and the Library Lady,” just finished its monthlong […]
Keystone senior named a Presidential Scholar
Congratulations to Derek, named as a Presidential Scholar. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced the Presidential Scholars on Thursday. “The 2021 Presidential Scholars represent extraordinary achievements for our extraordinary times,” Cardona said in a statement. “I am delighted to join President Biden in saluting these outstanding young people for their achievements, service, character and […]
Local newspaper publishes eighth-grader’s poem
Congratulations to eighth-grader Aarav, whose poem “Trapped” was published last weekend in the San Antonio Express-News. Each Sunday, the newspaper publishes a work from a local poet. Usually, the featured poets are adults. Here’s the poem: Trapped I used to sit there on the bench, Chasing orange butterflies, gold, brown, blue. I spent time inside […]
New York Times to post 8th grader’s vocabulary video
Update: Here’s Charlie’s video: https://youtu.be/eqjJ5YFDLhs Congratulations to 8th grader Charlie, who was selected as a finalist in a competition from the New York Times. It’s called the 15-Second Vocabulary Video Challenge, a contest that invites middle and high school students to create a short video of 15 seconds or less that defines or teaches a […]
Keystone parent, student and former board president featured in new art exhibit, documentary
Congratulations and thank you to three members of the Keystone community who are sharing their stories as part of a new art exhibit and documentary. The project, “Living in My Skin,” features more than 30 Black men, from ages 10 to 90. They are the subjects of oil-on-linen portraits by advertising legend and noted painter […]
Eighth grader named finalist in Pulitzer Center writing contest
Congratulations to eighth-grader Cody, who was named a finalist in the Pulitzer Center’s 2020 Local Letters for Global Change contest. His letter was selected from more than 800 entries from around the world, and it was just published on the the Pulitzer Center website. Here’s the page of winners that includes Cody’s letter: https://pulitzercenter.org/blog/winners-and-finalists-local-letters-global-change-2020 The […]
Former Keystone student releases new album
Congratulations to former Keystone student Franco, on the release of his latest music collection. Better known by his performing name, Z-Ray, Franco just released his latest music collection, “For the Metro, Vol. 1.” It’s available on Spotify and the Apple Music store. One of his songs “Metro Love” was chosen as part of the New Music Friday […]
Rising 5th grader featured on KENS-TV
Rising 5th grader Caroline and her Cartons of Color project were featured on KENS-TV. Her project provides flower seeds in recycled egg cartons to be given to people who request them. Her mission is to make San Antonio more beautiful by spreading flowers all around the city. “I don’t think we’re going to survive if we […]
