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This high school senior plans to be the first in her family to attend college. She has to finish virtual school first. Texas Tribune Tags: Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Isabel Suarez is working hard to get through senior year. For years, she has arrived at school before the first bell to get extra help or to work on projects with friends, and crammed her schedule with activities like yearbook photography and college preparation courses. The 18-year-old Pflugerville High School student plans to be the first person in her family to attend and graduate from college. She wants to study music theory and production, likely starting at Austin Community College before transferring to a four-year college. ....
Before the start of the school day, Isabel Suarez works on homework from her home in Pflugerville. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Isabel Suarez is working hard to get through senior year. For years, she has arrived at school before the first bell to get extra help or to work on projects with friends, and crammed her schedule with activities like yearbook photography and college preparation courses. The 18-year-old Pflugerville High School student plans to be the first person in her family to attend and graduate from college. She wants to study music theory and production, likely starting at Austin Community College before transferring to a four-year college. ....
15 staff members at Pflugerville school quarantined due to COVID-19 15 staff members at Pflugerville school quarantined due to COVID-19 Kelly Lane Middle School found out about the positive case Sunday. The district says the exposure happened both on and off-campus resulting in 15 staff members quarantining. PFLUGERVILLE, Texas - Pflugerville ISD says 15 staff members at Kelly Lane Middle School are in quarantine after being exposed to a positive COVID-19 case. This exposure rate has resulted in a staffing issue at the middle school and has prompted the school to have its 6th and 7th graders learn virtually for two weeks. “We ve obviously had cases before among staff and amongst students that requires quarantine for those who are close, but have not yet had to make us go into full virtual for grade level or on campus. This is the first time that s happened,” said Tamra Spence with Pflugerville ISD. ....