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Sánchez holds grand opening
Friday, April 22, 2022 by Tai Moses
Eight months after the school opened to students in August 2021, East Austin’s Sánchez Elementary School is celebrating its grand opening today with a parade and a tree planting in honor of Earth Day. The new, modernized $25 million campus was funded by the 2017 bond program. According to AISD, “The school was one of the district’s first to introduce two-way dual language education – fitting because the school’s namesake, George Sánchez, was a pioneer in bilingual education.” Friday, April 22, 8:30 a.m. parade, 9:30 a.m. grand opening ceremony, Sánchez Elementary, 73 San Marcos St.
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