Articles for Yellowstone Academy

A passion for fashion and art That would be the folks who turned out for the Canvases & Cocktails event at the new Calypso St. Barth boutique in Highland Village where Eloise Frischkorn organized the evening featuring an exhibition of paintings by Michael Macedo Meazell. The added beauty of the party was that the clothing, accessories and home decor items were 20 percent off and a percentage of sales went to Yellowstone Academy. Sipping prosecco (as well as ...

Yellowstone Academy will host a Jump Rope For Heart event on Friday, Oct. 7. The event will teach the more than 300 elementary students how physical fitness benefits the heart and show them that volunteering can be a fun and positive experience for the whole community. The event will also raise money for the American Heart Association, which funds lifesaving heart and stroke research and community and educational programs for our youth. Second and third graders will ...

Kim Hansen, executive director of Yellowstone Academy, was recently named the AdvancED Texas Excellence in Education Award honoree. The Excellence in Education Award was introduced in 2009 to recognize one individual in each of the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI) and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI) states for his or her achievements in education.  ...

On most Thursdays, a dedicated group arrives at Yellowstone Academy to encourage Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts to develop into well educated and mature young people. Among the group of volunteers is James Flodine, Scoutmaster and lawyer. (More on page 8)

Clark Thompson, a transactional attorney and partner at Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, freely gives his time, effort and talent to the operation, management, and growth of Yellowstone Academy.

HOUSTON - If you're looking for a bright spot in the education world, look no further than the Third Ward. Yellowstone Academy has been flourishing there for 10 years. Its run entirely on private donations and has one goal: to serve kids who, according to the Census Bureau, are living in extreme poverty. Photojournalist Darlene Janik Faires shows us how they're building better minds. Watch the video to learn more.  ...

2011 Spring Newsletter Attached

PaperCity recently highlighted photos from the Yellowstone Academy Guild Luncheon. Click here to view the photos.

A personal touch invokes praise Jill Brown's fundraising efforts lead to Next Big Give

Dave Rossman Nancy Ruez, Jenna Bush Hager, Glori O'Donnel and Jane Lundell With over 600 eager listeners, former first daughter Jenna Bush Hager addressed a packed room at the Annual Yellowstone Academy Guild Luncheon at the Intercontinental Hotel. Speaking about her experiences as an inner-city teacher in Washington D.C., this enthusiastic Texas gal ...

SHELBY'S SOCIAL DIARY By Shelby Hodge Last year, the Yellowstone Academy Guild luncheon drew a healthy crowd of 300 but Thursday's event was beyond a sellout with more than 600 men and women packing the ballroom of the InterContinental Houston - thanks in no small part to the headliners Jenna Bush Hager and former first lady Barbara Bush. University of Texas friends, adoring fans and Bush family groupies filled the luncheon scene to beyond capacity ...

With army of volunteers, parochial academy thrives at taking on the toughest challenges A private parochial school that targets the poorest of the poor and charges as little as $3 a month for tuition, the Yellowstone Academy in Houston's Third Ward doesn't exactly follow the standard recipe for success in the competitive education market. But eight years into its mission, Yellowstone has found a way to not only remain afloat but also to thrive and ...

Under the strong leadership of Board members Brad Freels and Dale Hortenstine and with the generous support of our donors, Yellowstone Academy recently completed its $11.5 million capital campaign, by raising over $12 million! Funds from this campaign were targeted for the puchase and renovation of the Douglass Elementary building, for additional land acquisition, and for school maintenance and operation through 8th grade expansion. The Reaching Up, Reaching Out ...

Dear Friends of Yellowstone David Guggenheim's current film, Waiting for Superman, pulls back the curtain on the failures of our country's public school system, and the picture is a grim one. One high school student drops out of school in our country every 26 seconds. By the time you've had your morning coffee or breakfast another 100 young people have left school, and lost hope. And the story doesn't stop there. These dropouts are eight times more likely to go to ...