Hello Everybody -- I hope you are all doing well and enjoying summer.

As the new school year gets underway, here's an update on our Mary Norman Journalism Fund endowment. This school year's payout is almost $500 higher than last year and that extra amount will be divided more or less evenly between the high school and junior school journalism programs, with the high school receiving $4,276 and the junior school $250. These funds are in addition to the regular class budgets and may be used by the teachers in any way they choose to benefit all of their students.

Now that the junior school has its own program, beginning its third year, our goal is to increase the endowment to $200,000 so that as the years go by, the annual distribution will eventually be split equally between the two schools. To donate, make checks payable to "Alamo Heights School Foundation" and write "Mary Norman Fund" on the memo line. Mail to Alamo Heights School Foundation, 7101 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209. You can also donate through the Foundation website, www.ahschoolfoundation.org. The more money in the fund, the greater the benefit for AH journalism students.

Thank you for supporting journalism education.

Cheers, Marie

Marie Kisner

Hoof Print editor, 1969

PS -- Have you seen the new AHHS building? I took a tour last week and was so impressed! Here's a photo of journalism teacher Kristin Cade unpacking in her new classroom: