International Day brings students together with alumni, other guests
Instead of International Day bringing different performances and lots of tasty treats from all over the world, this year’s edition brought a lot of different guests who offered incredible experiences and knowledge.


7th grader completes adult cyber challenge
Congratulations to 7th grader Zoe for completing the Department of Defense Cyber Awareness Challenge 2021.

She's the first student at the Coder Dojo Collaborative's to complete the project. This is the same content that adults who want to perform contract work with the Defense Department must complete.

Outstanding work!
9th grader places 8th at state golf tournament
Congratulations to 9th grader Alysa, who placed in the Top 10 in the state.

She finished 8th overall at the state golf tournament earlier this week at the Cottonwood Creek Golf Course in Waco. 

Coach Petiton reports she had an overall score of 102 on Monday and on Tuesday came back with an overall score of 94 -- an 8 stroke improvement.

Way to go, Alysa!
Four students winners in art contest
Keystone produced four winners in the Shelter in Poetry & Art 2021 contest sponsored by H-E-B and the literary magazine Voices de la Luna.

For this contest, contestants chose a piece of visual art as inspiration or as a loose point of departure for an original poem.

In the Grades 8-9 category:
Joanna - 2nd place for "In the Absence of Humans"

In the Grades 6-7 category:
Ariana - 1st place for "Nights of Quarantine"
Audri - 3rd place for "Before"
Zoe - 2nd place for "Fiery Rain"
Second grader wins coloring contest
Congratulations to second-grader Smaya for winning a local coloring contest.

As her prize, her picture and her work were published in Shavano Living, a magazine for the residents of Shavano Park.
Billy's Blog - From our Head of School
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
--Margaret Mead

In a world that feels more and more interdependent, how do we help students develop a global mindset that prepares them for college and beyond? Perhaps last Friday’s International Day provides one way for students to learn the myriad opportunities and challenges that are awaiting them.

The day began in the Lower School with 3rd and 4th grade students’ pre-recorded presentations on a variety of topics from cooking to music that reflected their cultural background and traditions.

Alumni News
Jack Covert '19 wins Italian award at SMU
Jack Covert '19 has won the 2021 Megan Laird and Raiberto Comini Italian Language Award for excellence in Italian at Southern Methodist University.

The Comini Award recognizes students who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their Italian courses at SMU. Another note from Jack -- he added “World Languages” as his second major.
Important events and notes
Book Fair ends Sunday, May 2
From Ms. Denny:

Dear Keystone Community,

Our online JLG@Home Book Fair ends this weekend on Sunday. If you have any last-minute shopping you want to get in, make sure you shop now!

Don’t forget – books are delivered directly to your home, with free shipping on orders $30 and over! And, prices start as low as $5 each for popular, award-winning first edition books hand selected by our book fair vendor, the Junior Library Guild. So, check out our book fair before it ends Sunday.


Thank you so much for your purchases! You are all helping the school library more than you know!
Summer Camp Update
Registration for Camp Cobra and the Little School camps are full and accepting names for a waitlist. A few spots are open for Camp Hollywood and for the online math enrichment for rising 5th and 6th graders.

Make sure to order your yearbook
Dear Parents,

If you haven't yet ordered your yearbook for the 2020-2021 school year, make sure to reserve your copy. We are printing a limited number, so guarantee yours by ordering before July 1. Yearbooks will be available for pick up in August when the 2021-2022 school year begins.

To verify whether you have already purchased a yearbook last semester, check your email for a confirmation from Walsworth. We won't receive the list of who purchased yearbooks until they're delivered to campus. 

Keystone gear available at Vivroux Sports
Get your Keystone gear with a quick visit to Vivroux Sports.

On their retail floor, they have:

  • White and Black Adidas hats
  • White Comfort Color t-shirts in all sizes adult and youth
  • Adidas grey and white t-shirts some youth and adult sizes
  • Cardinal and black full and 1/4 zip Adidas jackets in select adult sizes
  • And a few Adidas black polos

Vivroux Sports is open 10am-5pm Monday-Friday, at 2222 Breezewood, just off New Braunfels Ave. north of the McNay Museum.
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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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