March 31, 2025

MEDIA ADVISORY

WHAT: Students from across the CAST Network of schools will join the 5th annual CAST Schools Youth Rally on Friday, April 4 at the DoSeum. This event is entirely produced by the CAST Schools Student Advisory, a group of 30 students who’ve worked for months to design and create a day-long rally filled with workshops and experiences to help students find and elevate their voice plus plan for the future. This event is created by students for students.

This year’s theme, Diving Deep into You-Th, includes workshops such as Express Success, Poetry, Pathways to Possibilities, Wear Your Story, Smoothies: For Your Mind and Body, E-Sports, and more. Student Advisory members get hands-on experience organizing a large event, including all the logistics and details, and develop leadership skills that prepare them for college, career, and life. The event is made possible by the support of the following sponsors: Broadway Bank; City Education Partners; City of San Antonio Department of Human Services; CPS Energy; Frost Bank; H-E-B; H. E. Butt Foundation; Holt Group; Port San Antonio; San Antonio River Authority; SAVE Clinic; and The Carol Mendenhall Family Charity Fund.

WHEN: 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM on Friday, April 4, 2025

WHERE: DoSeum, 2800 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209

WHO: Students from five CAST high schools: CAST Tech, CAST Med, CAST Teach, Advanced Learning Academy and CAST Lead

Interviews available in English and Spanish, please contact Stephanie L. Gaitan at (210) 240-6107 prior to the event.

ABOUT THE CAST Schools Network
CAST Schools | The Centers for Applied Science & Technology (CAST) is a San Antonio-based network of tuition-free public schools with a mission to reinvent schooling in order to maximize opportunities for students while preparing them for college AND careers. Open to all Bexar County students. The network includes high schools CAST Tech, CAST Teach, CAST STEM, CAST Med, CAST Lead, CAST Imagine Middle School, and the Advanced Learning Academy. Schools are co-created with industry and partner with area public school districts, including Northside, San Antonio, Southwest, and East Central ISDs. For more information, visit castschools.com. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.