Before internationally acclaimed violinist Nancy Zhou '11 performed with the San Antonio Philharmonic, she took time to visit her high school alma mater.

In front of a crowd of about 50 students and parents at the Theatre, she discussed her life, career and thoughts on music. 

Read more here.

Get your tickets for the Philharmonic's performance here.

Spread the word about Visit Keystone - Oct. 13

Dear Keystone Families,

We are hosting “Visit Keystone,” a special admissions event, on Thursday, Oct. 13 from 9am-10:30am for prospective Lower School families.

This is the first of multiple events throughout the year that highlights the admissions process.

To make this event a big success, we would like to ask for your help:

Tell friends who have children going into grades K-4 about Keystone and encourage them to sign up and come to the event. They can visit our website, or they can register here.

Share the event on your social media (https://www.facebook.com/keystoneschoolSA), (https://www.instagram.com/keystoneschool1948), or (https://www.linkedin.com/school/keystone-school).

Families who attend the Little School will have a separate event and current families should contact Director of Enrollment Management Andrea Banks.

As a Keystone family you know that your child has a challenging and nurturing environment here to grow into the best version of themselves. Please share your stories to help others start the process of joining the Keystone community.

Thanks for thinking of us and for all you do to make Keystone an even better place.

“Collecting facts is important. Knowledge is important. But if you don't have an imagination to use the knowledge, civilization is nowhere.”

--Ray Bradbury

Matching wits with Keystone Upper School students can be a humbling experience. Last week, Dr. Brian Lawrence, who teaches 9th grade English, 11th Grade AP English, and sponsors the Cobra Quiz Bowl team asked me if I would like to join the students for a practice session on Friday mornings.

Always up for a challenge and spending time with students, I eagerly accepted his offer and at 7:45 a.m. joined approximately fifteen students to answer questions ranging from literature to science to history to math. Armed with a handheld buzzer device, I jumped in when I knew an answer or consulted with my teammates when we could discuss our response. 

While I like to think I held my own on questions regarding historical events, authors, or books, I quickly became aware of these high schooler’s depth of knowledge in a variety of fields. Simply put, they destroyed me in a number of categories. 

Read more here

From Mrs. Villafranca:

Keystone’s 2022-2023 Annual Fund parent drive has officially kicked off! 

Last year, Keystone School achieved the highest percentage rate in its history at 98.23% -- far above the 61% average for independent schools. Go Cobras! Let’s hit 100% parent participation! 

We are currently at 25.35%. For families with children in different grades, one gift or pledge per family counts towards grade participation for each of their children.    

Your commitment to Keystone will help support items such as ongoing maintenance, facilities, new and upgraded technology, professional development for faculty and staff, class field trips, tuition assistance, to support our families throughout the year, and much more! 

Please help us by donating now or making a pledge today at https://www.keystoneschool.org/donate/

If you prefer, you can make your pledge today and you have until May 31, 2022 (the end of Keystone’s fiscal year) to complete your gift. Do it knowing every dollar counts to help support our children at Keystone and the faculty and staff. 

Please remember, if you would like to discuss additional opportunities to support Keystone and its mission, please contact me.

Adriana Villafranca

Director of Development and Alumni Relations 

NHS walking in Light the Night - Oct. 8

PTO General Meeting - Oct. 17

From Keystone's PTO:

Please join us for the first PTO General Meeting of the school year on Monday, October 17 at 7:00 pm via Zoom.

The meeting will include a welcome from Head of School, Billy Handmaker, PTO updates, and guest speaker Dr. Erica Shapiro, Keystone Counselor.

Mr. Handmaker will also give a brief overview on campus security and various measures the school is taking to help keep our community safe.

President-elect Sumiti Green will detail where our community can find more information about the PTO via our webpage and discuss the pilot programs of our Virtual Bulletin Board: Help Wanted/Jobs Wanted, Volunteer Opportunities and Shadowing Opportunities.

Keystone's new Athletic Director, D'Andre Montgomery, will talk about the athletic highlights so far and upcoming new developments.

Dr. Shapiro will present "Building Empathy in Children: How and Why It Matters". The presentation will be followed by Q&A.

 Parents will receive an email with a link to the meeting.

Save the date: This year's Keystone Night at a Spurs game is Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 at the AT&T Center.

Come out and watch the Spurs take on the Philadelphia 76ers.

We'll share ticketing information when it becomes available.

Tuesday, Oct. 11

2nd Period: University of Puget Sound (WA) - In-person

5th Period: Willamette University (OR) - In-person

8th Period: Brandeis University (MA) - In-person

Wednesday, Oct. 12

PSAT/PreACT Testing

Thursday, Oct. 13

6th Period: Rice University (TX) - In-person

7th Period: Schreiner University (TX) - In-person

Friday, Oct. 14

1st Period: Queen Mary University of London - Virtual

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.

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