SAISD Spotlight: Burbank High School Farm’s preparation for the school year included planning a bountiful baby summer

Who doesn’t love baby pigs? The agricultural science staff and FFA students at Burbank High School have been working through the summer on its breeding program to ensure the school year begins with baby farm animals. New piglets due to be born on the farm on Aug. 3 (from a sow named Judy) will join a family of 2-week old piglets. Two more sows (named Peanut Brittle and Rosita) are expecting piglets Aug 7.
 
Visit with the agricultural education team and FFA officers to learn more about how the agriculture program at Burbank is growing, including a reestablished Ag mechanics program. The 5-acre farm is currently inhabited by pigs, goats, rabbits, and multiple variety of fowl — Silkies, Cornix quail, Bobwhite quail, Easter Eggers and Olive Eggers. Baby ducks and chickens join the baby piglets in the Burbank Farm daycare center.
 
Burbank High School Agricultural Director Shelby Parker and the Burbank FFA officers will be at the Burbank Farm on Monday, Aug. 5 from 10 a.m. to noon. The farm is located at the back of campus at 1002 Edwards St., 78204.
 
Calendar items? 
 
Aug. 5 (Mon) – SAISD District 2 Community Meeting
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Douglass Elementary, 318 Martin L. King Drive, 78203
Join SAISD Board Vice President Alicia Sebastian for an informational meeting addressing the impact of rightsized facilities in the neighborhood. The community engagement process that will be part of re-purposing buildings will be discussed. For up-to-date information on the facilities repurposing process, please visit: www.saisd.net/repurpose. Additionally, during the meeting, an exciting opportunity will be announced that will benefit students on the Eastside.
 
Aug. 8 (Thurs) – “Beat the Heat” at St. Philip’s College
1 p.m. to 6 p.m., MLK Learning Resources Center, 1801 Martin L. King Drive, 78203
Beat the Heat is an SAISD college enrollment strategy. Recent high school graduates are transported to the Alamo Colleges and local universities to receive college enrollment assistance, connect with financial aid representatives, and register for college courses.
 
Aug. 9 (Tues) – Sam Houston High School Back-to-School Resource Fair
5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Sam Houston High School, 4635 E. Houston St., 78220
The SAISD Office of Family and Community Engagement is hosting a Back-to-School Resource Fair to help students and families get ready for the first day of school. Activities and offerings include assistance with registration, information on community programs and services, groceries from the San Antonio Food Bank, and appointments for vaccines.
 
Aug. 9 (Fri) – Tafolla Middle School Back-to-School Resource Fair
5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tafolla Middle School, 1303 W. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd., 78207
The SAISD Office of Family and Community Engagement is hosting a Back-to-School Resource Fair to help students and families get ready for the first day of school. Activities and offerings include assistance with registration, information on community programs and services, groceries from the San Antonio Food Bank, and appointments for vaccines.
 
Aug. 10 (Sat) – SAISD 10th annual Athletic Hall of Fame  
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Alamo Convocation Center, 110 Tuleta Drive, 78212
San Antonio ISD will celebrate its 10th annual Athletic Hall of Fame by inducting five new honorees. The inductees include retired professional basketball player Orlando Mendez-Valdez, NFL alum Wade Key, legendary baseball pioneer John Miles, WNBA difference maker Theresa Diane Acosta, and the historic 1979 Brackenridge High School city championship football team.