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Texans Can Academies students complete certified CNA program.

Texans Can Academies joined with Eastfield College to offer students an expense-free opportunity to go through a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program. Twelve students from Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove and three students from Texans Can Academy - Garland have registered and completed the program. It is a seven-week long program that includes lecture, skills lab and clinical experience.

Through this certification program, students will participate in hands-on activities and training, such as learning how to inject patients properly, how to discard hazardous materials as well as many other educational activities. At the conclusion of the seven weeks of classes, the students who have completed the program will take the state test and be able to use their certification in their interview process following completion of the program.  An increase of 18% in job growth for nursing assistants from 2014 to 2024 was reported by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, which is more rapid than the average predicted job growth rate in that amount of time. 

Texans Can Academies believe in providing the highest quality education for all students, especially those who have struggled in a traditional high school setting. Their mission is to help students earn their high school diplomas and assist with all of their needs to further college or career paths after graduation. For more information about Texans Can Academies, please visit www.texanscan.org.

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Students from Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove and Texans Can Academy - Garland Can recently completed a joint CNA program with Eastfield College.

Texans Can Academies has partnered with Eastfield College to offer students an opportunity to go through a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program. Twelve students from Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove and three students from Texans Can Academy - Garland Can have registered and completed the program. It is a seven-week long program that includes lecture, skills lab and clinical experience and is offered at no cost to the students.

Through this certification program, students go through hands-on activities and training, such as learning how to inject patients properly, how to discard hazardous materials as well as many other educational activities. At the conclusion of the seven weeks of classes, the students who have registered and completed the program will take the state test. An increase of 18% in job growth for nursing assistants from 2014 to 2024 was reported by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, which is more rapid than the average predicted job growth rate in that amount of time. 

Texans Can Academies believe in providing the highest quality education for all students, especially those who have struggled in a traditional high school setting. Their mission is to help students earn their high school diplomas and assist with all of their needs to further college or career paths after graduation. For more information about Texans Can Academies, please visit www.texanscan.org.

 

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Six students from Texans Can Academy - Carrollton/Farmers Branch participated in the 2017-2018 Farmers Branch Chamber of Commerce essay contest. From left: Calixto Servin, David Campozano, Audrey Nida-Best, Sheridan Davies, Tu Nguyen, Alexis Ambrosio, Dr. Lucy Hakemack and Xavier Delgado.

 

Approximately 130 students from and Texans Can Academy – Carrollton/Farmers Branch, R.L. Turner High School, Early College High School, Mary Grimes Education Center participated in the 2017- 2018 Farmers Branch Chamber of Commerce Essay Contest, held January 31st – February 16th, 2018.

The students were prompted to share a written quote of what their illustration of the American Dream would be if they were to share it with the world. They were given famous quotes by American icons, Thomas Jefferson and Bob Dylan as examples. Within a ten-day period, the students were asked to finalize and submit their essays, that were then graded by five Chamber of Commerce committee members on the development of the topic, grammar, spelling, punctuation and elaboration.

Six students from Texans Can Academy – Carrollton/Farmers Branch participated in the competition and two students from the high school, Audrey Nida-Best and Tu Nguyen, advanced to the final five out of 130 entries chosen on February 9th, 2018.

Audrey and Tu, along with the three other finalists, advanced to the final round of the contest and participated in a face-to-face interview with the host committee.  The students were asked to elaborate on their essays and explain their written illustration.

Audrey Nida-Best, senior at Texans Can Academy – Carrollton/Farmers Branch, was announced as the Farmers Branch Chamber of Commerce Essay Contest winner at the Student Recognition Lunch on Friday, February 16th at Brookhaven Country Club. Her story was about the founding pillars of America. She described her illustration of success as being able to find happiness in doing what you are passionate about on a daily basis. A grand prize and a gift card was awarded to the top essay winner and gift cards were awarded to the four runners up.

Texans Can Academies believe in providing the highest quality education for all students, especially those who have struggled in a traditional high school setting. They believe in helping students earn their high school diplomas and assisting with their needs to further their career paths after graduation.

For more information on Texans Can Academies, please visit www.texanscan.org.

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The boys’ varsity basketball team at Texans Can Academy – Houston Southwest earned the East Texas Regional Title this month for the Texas Charter School Academic & Athletic League.

The defensive and offensive work of Houston Southwest as well as the coaching of Curtis D’Costa brought the team to a 74 to 68 victory over YES Preparatory: Southeast.

“Three-point shooting played a critical role in the victory,” said Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest Coach Curtis D’Costa. “The team shot 11-18 form three-point range.”

Top scorers included Point Guard Bryan Morris, Jr. who shot 31 points, and Center Denzel Hughes with 16 points. Both players went on to make the All-State Tournament Team.

This is Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest’s first basketball team after the campus opened in 2016.  

Teams participating in the division included Aristoi Classical Academy, George I. Sanchez Charter School, Harmony School of Innovation: Sugar Land, Houston Can Academy - North, Houston Heights High School, YES Preparatory: Southwest.

For more information about Texans Can Academies, please visit www.texanscan.org.

 

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Merriman Anderson/Architects celebrates Random Acts of Kindness Day with downtown residents and commuters.

This past week Merriman Anderson/Architects celebrated Random Acts of Kindness Day downtown by passing out coffee and breakfast tacos to downtown residents, commuters and visitors outside of their office, which is steps away from the DART Akard Station and next door to DART’s main offices.

National Random Acts of Kindness Day is a non-profit organization intended to spread kindness through schools, communities and homes, and believes in the power of kindness to change the way people see and experience the world.

Merriman Anderson/Architect employees set up a table early Friday morning to begin their day greeting others who were on their way to work with warm breakfast tacos and coffee. They wanted to have a small part in helping to get everyone's day started on the right foot and remind everyone that kindness is all around them. Their small act of passing out warm coffee and breakfast tacos to morning commuters and passers-by in downtown Dallas helped brighten people’s day and reminded others to pass it forward by celebrating this fun and unexpected holiday.

Merriman Anderson/Architects is a Dallas-based architecture, design and planning firm offering programming, urban planning, architectural design, space planning, interior design, graphic design, construction observation and 3D visualization. They are responsible for many Dallas iconic projects and renovations. For more information, please visit https://merriman-maa.com.

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The Texans Can Academy - Dallas Ross Avenue Wildcats claimed the State Varsity Boys Basketball TCSAAL Championship title. over IDEA Weslaco.

The boys’ varsity basketball team at Texans Can Academy – Dallas Ross Avenue claimed the State Varsity Boys Basketball Championship this month for the Texas Charter School Academic & Athletic League.

The defensive and offensive work of the Ross Avenue Wildcats brought the team to a 68 to 58 victory over IDEA Weslaco on Saturday, February 10 at Hays High School in Buda, Texas.

This is the team’s first time winning the North Texas Regional Championship Title. Coach Terrance Wright led the team through their winning season. 

Teams participating in the tournament included Village Tech Schools, IL Texas Garland, Legacy Preparatory Mesquite, IL Texas Arlington, IL Texas Keller, Heights Preparatory, Texans Can Academy - Garland Can, and Texans Can Academy - Dallas Ross Avenue.

Texans Can Academy – Houston Southwest also participated in semi-finals of the East Texas Basketball Texas Charter School Academic & Athletic League.

For more information about Texans Can Academies, please visit www.texanscan.org.

 

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Enjoying the event after finishing the 5K

This past weekend approximately 100 students of Texans Can Academy – Houston Southwest, along with members of the community, gathered for the Be Incredibly Well & Houston Can 5K Run/Walk. The event took place at Oyster Creek Park in Sugar Land, TX at 8:00 a.m. Medals were awarded to finishers; vendors and sponsors set up along the finish line; and food trucks, a kid zone, and a DJ all contributed to the success of the event.

Texans Can Academy – Houston Southwest and their non-profit partner, Be Incredibly Well (BIW Foundation), hosted the 5K fun run/walk. The Houston high school provides a high quality education for all students, especially those who have struggled in a traditional high school setting, in order to ensure their economic independence. The BIW Foundation is an organization committed to strengthening the mental and emotional well-being of individuals.

The BIW Foundation has been hosting weekly Thursday mentorship meetings during the lunch hour for female students at the Houston campus to discuss well-being, health, self-esteem, leadership, and how to positively transform lives. The proceeds from the fun run/walk are going towards helping the BIW Foundation host a spring conference for the Texans Can Academy – Houston Southwest female students about the power of “I am”. The conference will include presentations about etiquette, business leadership, communication, inspirational speakers and art culture.

For more information about Texans Can Academy – Houston Southwest please visit https://www.texanscan.org/schools-and-programs/houston-southwest/, and for more information about BIW Foundation, please visit http://beincrediblywell.com/.

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Ross Avenue Pre-K.jpg Pre-K students gather together on first day of classes at Texans Can Academy-Dallas Ross Avenue.

Texans Can Academies, an open-enrollment, public high school of choice, recently opened their very first state-approved pre-K classroom at the Texans Can Academy – Dallas Ross Avenue campus on January 29, 2018.

In fall of 2017, a parent survey disclosed that several parents of Texans Can Academies students were interested in partnering with the school to offer full-time early childhood classes. The school held a registration round-up in early December 2017 and is now accepting full-time enrollment for the new pre-K program at the Dallas Ross Avenue campus throughout the semester. 

The new classes began on Monday, January 29th and will be held between 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. The pre-K classes are tuition-free to those who qualify and age requirements for enrollment are three and four years old.

The full-day pre-K program will share the same core philosophy of Texans Can Academies, which centers around education development and personal success in and out of the classroom. The academic-rich pre-K program will introduce reading skills, develop social and emotional intelligence, while offering a safe, nurturing and educational environment. Experiences are woven in to the state-approved curricula to stimulate the physical, emotional and cognitive growth of each child.

“We are so excited to open our doors to pre-kindergarten education,” says Joseph Mena, lead master of instructional specialist of Texans Can Academies. “Early childhood development is important to Texans Can Academies and we know that we will be making a big difference for children in our communities.”

Researchers from The Current State of Scientific Knowledge of pre-Kindergarten Effects found that children who have had early experiences of economic scarcity or insecurity often gain advantage from early educational programs. Children who are also dual-language learners show relatively large benefits from pre-K education.

Prior to efforts to open pre-K classes, Texans Can Academies created Wee Can Academies, an early childhood development program that was created as part of the school’s commitment to removing barriers to education for their high school students. Wee Can Academies provides a safe, nurturing and educational environment for young children. The program offers affordable, enriching and nurturing care for the children of their students, staff members and the communities in which they are located. There are currently six Wee Can Academies located within Texans Can Academy high schools in Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio.

For more information on the newly opened pre-K program and how to enroll, please visit the “Parents & Students”  section at www.texanscan.org.

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Preschoolerss from Lionheart Children's Academy paid a special surprise to the staff at Garland Can Academy.

The staff at Texans Can Academy - Garland Can were paid a special visit recently when the school’s neighbors, Lionheart Children’s Academy, brought the teachers, the vice principal and the principal a cup of hot chocolate. After the significant drop in temperature and it was so cold outside, the young students decided to surprise and delight the staff at Garland Can with something to warm them up. The young students greeted the staff in adorable chef outfits.

Texans Can Academies often displays extensive support in educational opportunities for their students. This includes addressing barriers in education for high school students who attend their schools in addition to regularly offering support and educational opportunities and partnerships to neighboring individuals or businesses. The staff of Texans Can Academy - Garland Can was delighted to be paid a visit from the Lionheart Children’s Academy’s generous preschoolers.

Lionheart Children’s Academy is a non-profit Christian organization committed to excellence in early childhood education.

Garland Can is located at 2256 Arapaho Rd., Dallas, Texas 75044. For more information on Garland Can or Texans Can Academies, please call 972.441.7202 or visit www.texanscan.org. 

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After Santa returns to the North Pole at the end of the year, it’s time to clean up before Uncle Sam makes his unwanted yearly appearance in our homes.  Are you ready to file taxes? Anything you can donate?  How about that old car sitting in the driveway leaking oil and providing fine lodgings for a family of squirrels? How about that perfectly fine working car that isn’t cool enough for your teenager? If you only knew how easy it is to donate to nonprofit organization, Texans Can Cars for Kids and Texans Can Academies.

Texans Can Cars for Kids is a 501 C(3) organization that has been in business for 27 years and is unique among non-profits.  Texans Can Cars for Kids offers a turnkey program for donating cars, trucks, motorcycles and heavy equipment – running or not.  Pick up the phone to speak with donation specialists that are available throughout the holidays, including New Year’s Eve.  It is as easy as one phone call. The nonprofit provides free towing, the car is gone, donors receive a tax write-off and have helped teenagers in our community. 

If the title is unavailable, Texans Can Cars for Kids’ title department has staff to help donors obtain duplicate titles.  Donors receive the highest possible value for their cars when the vehicle goes to auction.  That’s also part of the service. Texans Can Cars for Kids run their own auctions, and they’re open to the public. 

Donating an old vehicle is a win-win.  The donor gets rid of an eyesore taking up space in the garage while also receiving a tax write-off.  And students get a second chance at completing their education.

With the public’s donations, more than 4,000 young Texans per year who are at risk of not graduating are receiving a high-quality education in classrooms with very low teacher/student ratios.  All donations benefit Dallas/Fort Worth/Garland Can Academies’ 8 tuition-free, open enrollment and charter high schools of choice.

“We value all our donors, big and small. And the community will feel the effects of these donations years after our students graduate,” said Richard Marquez, CEO of Texans Can Academies.  “The proceeds from your donation directly benefit our students.  100 percent.  We have changed thousands of lives, thanks to the generosity of our donors.”

The organization runs its own call center, its own title department and its own “open to the public” auto auction each Saturday, located at 7100 Marvin D. Love Freeway, Dallas, TX 75237.  It is turnkey, and it is that easy.  Donors may call 972-274-5437 or visit www.carsforkids.org.