The academy’s first graduating class has been embedded in elementary school classrooms and taken college-level education courses, with several receiving associate degrees.
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Waco ISD students stage walkouts, joining nationwide protests against ICE
Hundreds of students at Waco and University high schools walked out of their last-period class to demonstrate against federal immigration actions.
Waco High School theater students rekindle magic, find home on new stage
Waco High students spent more than two years performing shows in a converted computer lab. With “Peter and the Starcatchers” at the new performing arts center, they have found their theatrical home.
Homecoming at rebuilt Waco High School bridges generations
Wednesday evening’s event, planned ahead of Friday’s homecoming game against San Angelo Central, was the public’s first opportunity to get an inside look at the new school. It featured a community pep rally, the traditional burning of a giant “W,” and a city of Waco ceremony designating North 42nd Street as Lion’s Way.

