The Alliance for College & Career Student Success (ACCSS) held their first annual 5K race in conjunction with the Schulenburg Sausage Festival on April 6, 2024. It was a perfect day for a small-town run, with athletes traveling from as far as Austin or Round Rock...

Rural youth deserve the opportunity to dream big and pursue their goals! That is one of the impacts of the Alliance for College & Career Student Success (ACCSS) a collaborative program involving Blinn College District and Flatonia, Schulenburg, Weimar, Columbus...

The Schulenburg Sausage Festival (https://www.schulenburgsausagefest.com/) is a day of fun and festivities to be held this year on April 6, 2024, in downtown Schulenburg. For those eager to put in a few extra steps that morning and possibly earn a few extra samples of...

Weimar Independent School District (WISD) was recently awarded $6,000 from the Weimar Methodist Foundation. The funds will be used to support scholarships for WISD high school students taking dual credit classes from Blinn College as part of the Alliance for College...

LA GRANGE, TEXAS – On Wednesday, November 15th, the Fayette Community Foundation (FCF) held a ceremony for 11 recipients of the 2023 Community Impact Grant at Frisch Auf! Valley Country Club in La Grange. Starting this year, the Community Impact Grant was funded by...

The Alliance for College & Career Student Success (ACCSS) program was started with an $842,120 grant from Greater Texas Foundation a little over 2 years ago. The program is now working towards building sustainability beyond the 3-year gift that initiated the...

The Blinn College District and the Columbus, Fayetteville, Flatonia, Schulenburg, and Weimar ISD’s are in a partnership designed to increase high school dual credit completion and establish seamless pathways toward postsecondary awards and industry credentials. The...

Transitioning to college can be an exciting yet intimidating experience for many high school students. With new and unknown academic and social challenges on the horizon, it's normal for students to feel overwhelmed. The good news is that a summer bridge program can...

The Texas Success Initiative was enacted by Texas legislators for all public state institutions of higher education. The TSI Assessment (TSIA) evaluates students’ readiness for college-level coursework in reading, writing, and mathematics. Students participating in...

It’s never too early to start talking to your children about what they want to be when they grow up. Eventually the “princess” and the “MLB player” will need to start planning about what their path to post-secondary success will involve. Will this be college stepping...

A 2019 report from The Georgetown University Center on Education indicated that 70% of jobs will require some form of postsecondary education or training by 2027. Postsecondary refers to completion of industry-based certificates, associate degrees, and/or bachelor's...

The Fayette Community Foundation is a tax-exempt public charity formed in 2001 to help Fayette County and surrounding community members easily use their resources for lasting legacies or one-time gifts given to area nonprofits. For 21 years, the Foundation has proudly...