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					<title><![CDATA[UT Elementary School is looking for an AmeriCorps VISTA!]]></title>
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						<description><![CDATA[The University of Texas Elementary School is recruiting for a passionate, hard-working, service-oriented person to serve as an AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) for the 2012-13 academic year.  The VISTA will work within UT Elementary School to help build the capacity of the organization's efforts to alleviate poverty in their community through education.  This is a full-time position with weekly professional development opportunities that will serve to increase the level of academic preparation and other services for underserved populations in Texas via The University of Texas Elementary School.]]></description>
					
					<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:44:33 PDT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[April Partner Spotlight: Austin Bat Cave]]></title>
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						<description><![CDATA[Ms. Miles’ second-grade class created monsters. First they folded their papers hot-dog style, and then they created, drew, and colored their creatures on one side of the page. On the other side, they named their monsters and then wrote acrostic poems to describe them. Each line of the poem starts with one of the letters of the name of their monster. UT Elementary’s second graders engage in such imaginative activities thanks to the school’s partnership with Austin Bat Cave, a nonprofit writing and tutoring center for kids.]]></description>
					
					<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 14:59:36 PDT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[April Volunteer Spotlight: Andria Brannon]]></title>
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						<description><![CDATA[Since childhood, Andria Brannon has loved to read. Now, she is sharing her love of reading twice a month as she reads books to Ms. Kelly’s first grade class.]]></description>
					
					<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:02:50 PDT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[5th Grade Raises Money for H2O for Life]]></title>
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						<description><![CDATA[Our 5th grade class participated in Walk for Water in an annual fundraiser to support H20 for Life. Check out some stories!]]></description>
					
					<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:08:25 PDT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[April Donor Spotlights: Liesl Geiger and Atticus Adair]]></title>
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						<description><![CDATA[Every day, the Lil’ Longhorns and teachers at UT Elementary see and hear construction crews building their new, permanent facilities next door. As the school currently operates in portable buildings, two young Lil’ Longhorns have contributed to the school’s vision of its permanent home.]]></description>
					
					<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:50:26 PDT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Kiyap! ]]></title>
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						<description><![CDATA[UTES kids can kick! Come and watch.]]></description>
					
					<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:08:47 PDT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[NOW Accepting Applications for Tuition-Supported PreK]]></title>
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						<description><![CDATA[Please click the button below, to the left, &quot;Apply Here&quot; to download the application and view more about this program.]]></description>
					
					<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:23:00 PDT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Donor Spotlight: Visualize Graduation Society]]></title>
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						<description><![CDATA[As anyone familiar with UT Elementary School knows, the 34 Visualize Graduation Society (VGS) members are more than just donors to the school—they are partners in providing a quality education to East Austin students and in creating a caring community to support those students.]]></description>
					
					<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:56:58 PDT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Partner Spotlight: Austin Children’s Museum]]></title>
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						<description><![CDATA[Thursdays after school, students use remote controls to navigate their LEGO robots through a cardboard maze. Partnering with the Austin Children’s Museum (ACM) has allowed the Lil’ Longhorns to have one-of-a-kind learning experiences as they build robots and computer programs through Google apps.]]></description>
					
					<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:00:06 PDT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[March Volunteer Spotlight: Rebecca Henken]]></title>
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						<description><![CDATA[Rebecca Henken envisions herself earning a master’s degree in order to become a school counselor. In the meantime, she is mentoring a Lil’ Longhorn at UT Elementary.]]></description>
					
					<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:18:42 PDT</pubDate>
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