Keystone celebrates Valentine's Day

Throughout Valentine's day Keystone students enjoyed taking a break from class to celebrate many Keystone holiday traditions.


Classroom and grade-level parties celebrated friendship, while groups of juniors distributed gifts such as candies, balloons, stuffed animals, and flowers.


The day also included performances such as a group of juniors who performed the Power Puff Girls theme song and Mrs. Christo's rock class performing classic rock songs.


The money raised from the long-running Keystone tradition goes to Prom and a nonprofit organization that juniors choose.


Click here for plenty of photos from the day.

Upper School students present projects at science symposium


Five Upper School students traveled to College Station to present papers at the Texas Junior Science and Humanities Symposium.


It's a statewide event where only 64 scientific abstracts are chosen out of hundreds submitted in the state of Texas. These students then present their projects at the symposium.


Congratulations to (from left):


Alan, 11th Grade

Joshlyn, 11th Grade

Rashmi, 10th Grade

Aleena, 12th Grade

Shaum, 9th Grade


Great job!

Tooth fairy visits Little School


To emphasize a unit on Dental Health and Healthy Hearts, the Little School featured a visit from the Tooth Fairy.


The little ones learned about brushing, flossing, visiting the dentist, healthy foods for our teeth and foods that are not healthy.


The Tooth Fairy even gave them fairy dust.

Parents present to 4th grade leadership class


This semester, students of the fourth grade Leadership class are learning about success and leadership from Keystone parents.


Mr. Brown, the parent of a fourth and second grader, spoke about his consulting business, leadership principles, and the lessons he learned throughout his career.


In a different presentation, Dr. Tom shared her story about going into medicine and her leadership values. She's the mom of a fourth and a second grader.


Many thanks to both!

Newest edition of The Keynote is out

The latest edition of The Keynote, the student publication, is now live. Check it out at KeystoneKeynote.com or click on the flyer above.

Register for Keystone summer camps now!


Registration links for Keystone's summer camps are now live!


Here's the lineup:


Little School Camps - May 30-June 9: Students 3-8 years old will delight in art and cooking projects. Cost: $585/student for the two-week camp, add $150/student for extended day program. Click here to register


Camp Cobra - May 30-June 2: Basketball and volleyball for rising 3rd-8th grade students. Cost: $150/student for each camp. Click here to register


Camp Hollywood - June 5-9, June 12-16: Students in rising 3rd-8th grade will write, direct, star and film their own productions. Cost: $300/student per week. Click here to register


Writers Workshop - June 19-30 (Monday-Friday): Students in rising 6th-9th grades will create their own original works in different literary styles. Cost: $300/student for the two-week camp. Click here to register


Math Camp - July 10-14: Rising 5th/6th graders will have so much fun, they'll forget they're learning too. Click here to register


Camps are limited to current and incoming Keystone students.


Click here for information about all the camps.

Billy's Blog: From our Head of School

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”

-Helen Keller


Late last Wednesday after school ended and most students had gone home, I heard some Upper School students outside my office. Seniors Andy and Lorenzo, junior Ishan, and sophomore Julia, the first team of Keystone’s Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) club had come to Founders’ Hall to psych themselves up for the next day’s competition by viewing the trophies collected by previous AWQ teams and last year’s national championship cup. Julia, Andy, and Lorenzo had competed on that national champion team, and wished to return to DC again this year as regional winners.


Keystone has dominated AWQ for over a decade now. Before last week, we had won 12 consecutive regional championships, and taken the national title twice. Julia’s admitted nervousness last Wednesday reflected the months of preparation the team has put in this year as well as the pressure to repeat as regional champs. When Director of Development and Alumni Relations Adriana Villafranca and I host Alumni Reunions on Zoom, one of the first questions they ask is “How did Academic WorldQuest do this year?” When they hear that the team came in first place again, they pump their fists and cheer.


This year’s top team did not disappoint. Not only did they come in first-another foursome came in second place, and yet another group earned third place. Keystone’s AWQ team swept this year’s competition, and for the thirteenth year in a row, we will send a team to the national competition in April in Washington, DC. Thanks to Head of Upper School Bill Spedding for coaching the team.


Beyond the glories of winning hardware, what do students learn by playing on teams like Academic WorldQuest?

Read more

Important Events and Notes

Keystone alumni mom to hold fashion show in San Antonio - Feb. 25

For 10 years, Keystone mom Roshnic Latif held a fashion show to highlight her designs, sometimes featuring Keystone students as models.


Now she's an alumni mom, and she's holding her final show in San Antonio later this month. Money raised from this show will benefit the Center for Refugee Services.


For more information or to purchase tickets, click here.

Keystone Food & Drink Festival - March 31


The print deadline for sponsorships to be printed on the invitation is TODAY, February 17. Note this is only for Gold and Platinum sponsorships.


Our annual spring fundraiser, the Keystone Food & Drink Festival, takes place on Friday, March 31 on campus.


This event brings together parents, grandparents, alumni, parents of alumni, and friends of Keystone onto campus for an evening of enjoying outstanding dishes, along with alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, while coming together and catching up in person.


Whether you would like to represent your business or your own family, please consider purchasing a sponsorship for the upcoming Keystone Food and Drink Festival. The Food and Drink Festival offers exciting opportunities to strengthen your brand while supporting Keystone in its efforts to help its students realize their potential.


To secure a sponsorship, or purchase individual tickets, go to: https://event.gives/foodanddrink


Please also consider donating an item for the silent auction. If you would like to contribute to the auction, please contact Bella Peters at bpeters@keystoneschool.org.  

Family Fun Day - April 22


Save the Date: Saturday, April 22 

Time: 4 pm – 7 pm

Location: Main Campus

 

Enjoy an outdoor event filled with food trucks, free games, inflatables, and crafts. Open to all Keystone families, grandparents and siblings.   

Cobra Radio podcast features Andrea Banks,

Director of Enrollment Management

The next episode of Cobra Radio features Keystone's Director of Enrollment Management, Andrea Banks.


Mrs. Banks talks about her role in attracting and retaining students, what makes Keystone special and the qualities of successful Keystone students.


Find this episode and subscribe on:


Spotify

Apple Podcasts

Google Podcasts


If you're searching for it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Google Podcasts, type in "Cobra Radio" and "Keystone".

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AmazonSmile ending Feb. 20

You have about a month to continue supporting Keystone through the AmazonSmile program. This allows customers to designate Keystone as their charity of choice and we receive 0.5% of the purchase price to the school.


Keystone has received nearly $3,500 since joining the program in late 2018.


Amazon announced this week that it's shutting down the program on Feb. 20. So for the next few days, go to smile.amazon.com.


We are looking at alternative services that allow you to support Keystone through purchases.

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.
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