canyon creek: WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL AWARD - RRISD - NW AUSTIN
- 11/24/08 06:24 AM
Texas ACT Council awarded only 4% of all Texas high schools including Westwood High School with the 2008 College Readiness Award for increasing the number of students taking the ACT Assessment over the past 5 years. They also significantly increased their level of achievement and college readiness.
CONGRATULATIONS WARRIORS FOR A SUPER HONOR! ACT is a curriculum based achievement test that is aligned to the Texas curriculum. 2008 proved an all time high with more than 14,000 Texas students taking the ACT. Texas scores have increased substantially during the past 5 years. If you are a resident of the Canyon … (0 comments)
canyon creek: CANYON CREEK ELEMENTARY BIRTHDAY BOOK PROGRAM - RRISD - NW AUSTIN
- 11/24/08 06:09 AM
Canyon Creek Elementary offers a great opportunity to celebrate a child's birthday, and, help the school library by placing a book of quality library binding in a collection that has high utilization and a large rate of circulation. A book can be purchased with a selection being made by the parent or child. A dedication will be placed in the front of the book and presented in the classroom to the child. What a great way to make a child feel special and every child who checks the book out will see the dedication in honor of the child's birthday! It is important to … (0 comments)
canyon creek: THE CHURCH AT CANYON CREEK - NW AUSTIN 78726
- 11/24/08 05:28 AM
In 2003, Cypress Creek Baptist Church moved to 21 acres on RR620 at the end of Boulder Lane near the Canyon Creek community. The name was changed to "The Church at Canyon Creek" and they became a good neighbor to the Canyon Creek community and other 620 communities. Monty Watson is the new senior pastor. After 21 years as senior paster, Donnie Dixon has felt led to a different role; that of Discipleship and Missions pastor.
The Church at Canyon Creek offers several different programs on Sunday. Please visit http://www.churchatcanyoncreek.com for further information.
The Church at Canyon Creek offers … (0 comments)
canyon creek: CANYON CREEK GOES SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING - OCTOBER 6,2008 - NW AUSTIN, 78726
- 11/21/08 09:15 AM
A great new method of recycling for residents of Canyon Creek started Oct.6, 2008. New large 90-gallon recycling carts were delivered to all residents. Guidelines for what items go into the new cart were printed and put on the cart lids. A collection day calendar along with other information was also attached to each cart. This process is more consumer friendly as it does not require sorting. Paper (newspaper, office paper, junk mail, cereal & soft drink boxes, corrugated cardboard), aluminum & metal cans, soda cans, jars & bottle glass and rigid plastics #1 - #7, including yogurt and margarine tubs … (0 comments)
Canyon Creek, a master planned community located in NW Austin, offers an entry sign for residents, the Canyon Creek Home Owners Association and the MUD to make announcements. Community events and personal announcements are posted. The sign is normally booked 3-4 weeks in advance. The sign is changed on Thursday and Sunday mornings (or in the evenings before). Each line holds about 15 characters/spaces and each side has 4 lines. There is a fee of $5 per line and the average message is usually 2 lines for $10. The sign is so popular most residents try to fit their … (0 comments)
canyon creek: VICTORY FOR TAXPAYERS OF CANYON CREEK - NW AUSTIN - 78726
- 11/20/08 08:36 AM
Friday, November 14, 2008 a decision was issued by the Third Court of Appeals in a suit filed by the Canyon Creek MUD against the City of Austin. The court sided with the arguments of the Canyon Creek MUD and found that the Agreement entered into between the City of Austin and the Canyon Creek MUD was subjected to the provisions of the Texas State Water code. A key provision in the statute is to ensure taxpayers who receive water-related services from more than one taxing authority, do not pay more in tax to the combined entities than they would pay … (0 comments)
canyon creek: NW AUSTIN - CANYON CREEK - 78726 - GOOD PRESERVE-SIDE NEIGHBORS
- 11/18/08 04:10 AM
Canyon Creek tries to be a good preserve-side neighborhood. This community is located off Hwy 620 between Hwy 2222 and Anderson Mill Road. The residents enjoy a 57 acre City of Austin Park - Trail Head Park and their own Canyon Creek Park. Many sought after streets in the community are surrounded by preserve areas. The community understands living next to, or near a preserve provides many benefits: natural beauty, interesting wildlife & quiet neighbors! Several guidelines residents try to follow to keep from destroying the preserves natural eco-system are: 1. They try not to plant "exotic invasive plants". These kinds … (0 comments)
canyon creek: NW AUSTIN - CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY TEXAS - NEW NEIGHBOR TO CANYON CREEK - 78726
- 11/17/08 08:01 AM
Concordia University has a new campus nestled on a 389 acre site at 11400 Concordia Drive in NW Austin, off Hwy 620 between Four Points ( Hwy 2222 ) and Anderson Mill Road, opened late summer of 2008. It is a private, co-educational institution of liberal arts and sciences offering undergraduate and graduate degrees. Concordia offers an Accelerate Degree Program for part time students and adult returning students. The campus is such a close neighbor to Canyon Creek many residents feel it provides a wonderful opportunity to attend classes to add to or finish out programs of study.
Tamara Burke is overseeing a dream come true! She has designed her own building and is opening a "Tutor Time Lifesmart" facility that will service many children in the Canyon Creek community and the NW sector. If you are not familiar with what they offer please email Tamara at tamara@tutortimecanyoncreek.com. The program she is offering was designed by early childhood specialists and national experts to prepare children for kindergarten, elementary school and beyond. She is very excited about the program and has been working closely with another franchise for the past 2 years located in Austin.
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canyon creek: CANYON CREEK ELEMENTARY OFFERS PARENT CLASSES
- 11/04/08 08:07 AM
Canyon Creek Elementary, an exemplary school, is located in the prestigious NW Austin Canyon Creek community. They are always going the extra mile for its students. There are some wonderful Parent Workshops offered the month of November for the student's parents to learn how to help your child have stress free homework (is there such a thing?) !
There will be a meeting at the school on November 6th, 2008, to learn great homework strategies (I'll bet they could be applied to every day living). On November 18th, they will be discussing parent involvement and how it should change during your … (0 comments)
We are and always have been constantly improving, refurbishing, planting and enhancing our community! As a premier NW Austin master planned neighborhood residents take pride in the multiple amenities offered in our community and maintained by our Canyon Creek HOA. Our 57 acre park features soccer, lacrosse, baseball and sand volleyball fields and the best kite flying field outside of Zilker Park! There is a large covered swing set & playscape, areas for picnics & barbecues and our own covered pavilion. The recent addition of trees & bushes in the center islands are looking good! The second set of tennis courts are under … (0 comments)
canyon creek: KUDOS FOR CANYON CREEK HOA HALLOWEEN PARTY
- 10/31/08 10:07 AM
Canyon Creek is a master planned community in North West Austin and is lucky to have a 57 acre city park located in the center of the community - Trail Head Park. The Home Owner's Association sponsors an annual Halloween event every year the week-end before Halloween. It's a great chance for kids to wear their costumes, have fun and their parents to get together with other neighborhood families. WOW! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY!
And what a turn out (had to be a record number)!! Oct 25th was quite an event. Francine Galko, the Canyon Creek Party Coordinator, outdid herself with … (3 comments)
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Texas ACT Council awarded only 4% of all Texas high schools including Westwood High School with the 2008 College Readiness Award for increasing the number of students taking the ACT Assessment over the past 5 years. They also significantly increased their level of achievement and college readiness.
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