Tournament Champs!
Congratulations to our varsity volleyball team on taking the trophy in the Hill Country Christian Tournament.

Out of 20 teams, Keystone came out on top!

In this week's blog, Mr. Handmaker wrote about the team and how they exemplify Keystone's commitment to academic excellence and more.
Library Update
Work on the library continues and right now, it’s a construction project filled with boxes, saws, drills and air compressors.

“It’s noisy but exciting!” Librarian Mrs. Vilagi says.
Varsity soccer scores for service
A note of congratulations to the varsity soccer team.

Last weekend, they spent a day volunteering at the San Antonio Food Bank.

As the Spanish-language announcers say: ¡Gol!
NHS walking in Light the Night event
From National Honor Society sponsor Mr. Lindsay:

Keystone’s National Honor Society is walking and fundraising to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light The Night event! The funds we raise are needed to help find better treatments and cures for blood cancers so patients can live better, longer lives. When you support LLS, you not only advance the most pioneering cancer research of our time, you accelerate promising treatments that save lives. 
  
Please consider a donation today. You can visit our personal fundraising page to make a secure, tax-deductible online donation. Please click "Donate Now," when you visit our page: https://pages.lls.org/ltn/stx/SAntonio21/keystone

Cancer impacts all of us, but because of events like Light The Night we can make a difference.  
 
Thank you, in advance, for your donation and support!
Billy's Blog - From our Head of School
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.”
Aristotle

Sometimes, a photograph tells a story far beyond the initial impression. That’s why the picture of the Keystone Cobra Volleyball team posing with their San Marcos Tournament championship trophy last Saturday speaks volumes.

Yes, the trophy is really big; and it’s great to see the smiles in the eyes of the players and coaches, since they’re all masked. However, the background tale makes the picture all the sweeter.
College Visits
Visits from college representatives are beginning for the school year. Here are the visits for this week:

Monday, August 30
5th Period: Texas A&M, San Antonio - Virtual

Tuesday, August 31
7th Period: Texas A&M (College Station) - Virtual

Thursday, September 2
6th Period: Amherst College - Virtual

Friday, September 3
8th Period: Univ of North Texas - In-person, College Corner

College visits to Keystone are intended for students only. Links for the virtual visits are accessible through Naviance 15 minutes prior to the visit. Please see Ms. Christiansen for assistance.
Important events and notes
12th Grade Parent Meeting - Sept. 1

From Ms. Christiansen:

Parents are invited to a 12th Grade Parent College Counseling Meeting on Sept 1 from 12:00-1:00pm. We’ll talk about recent changes to the admissions process, how to submit applications, review important dates/deadlines, and share ideas on how you can support your senior this year.

Zoom details will be shared by email
Back to School Nights - Sept. 2, Sept. 9

Back to School Nights are taking place virtually this year:

  • Middle and Upper School - Sept. 2 at 5 p.m.
  • Lower School - Sept. 9 at 5:30 p.m.

Little School does not have Back to School Night.

You will receive a Zoom link by email closer to the date.
Keystone online store now open
Snag your Keystone swag at our new online store: KeystoneSchoolStore.com.

We are working with Follett, which provides fanwear and other merchandise to colleges, universities and K-12 schools. Place your orders with Follett, and your merchandise will ship directly to your house.

To celebrate the grand opening, Follett is offering 25% off T-shirts until Sept. 30.
Alumni News
Doris Helene White ’74 to be honored for legal career
Congratulations to Doris Helene White '74 for her well-deserved honors on a distinguished legal career. The San Antonio Black Lawyers Association will honor her at its annual Scholarship Gala on September 25.
 
Doris will receive the 2021 Legend Award. SABLA bestows this honor on an attorney who has been practicing law for over 25 years and who has demonstrated outstanding work in the profession. 
Support Keystone while you shop
If you're getting school supplies or adding to your home office from either Office Max or Office Depot, please mention Keystone. As part of the Give Back to Schools program, the stores give 5% of the purchase price of qualifying school supplies in credits to Keystone for office supplies. Be sure to include the school's ID number when you make your purchase. Keystone's school number is: 70100727.
If you're purchasing items from Amazon, please consider supporting Keystone with your purchases and use AmazonSmile. Just designate Keystone as the beneficiary and a portion of your purchases will go to the school.

Make sure to install the Smilematic browser extension. It works with Firefox, Chrome and Safari and automatically redirects users to AmazonSmile when they visit Amazon. Here's the tool: https://couponfollow.com/smilematic.
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