San Antonio, TX
Six ACE teachers, two second-year teachers and four first-year teachers serve at three different schools – Holy Cross of San Antonio, St. John Berchmans School, and St. Paul Catholic School. The San Antonio community lives no more than 10 minutes from both Holy Cross and St. Paul, and just a quick drive from downtown San Antonio.
San Antonio Community – Laura, Michelle, Angelica, Lacy, Kyle, and Danny
Lacy Allen
University of Notre Dame, 2006, BA English and ESS
Holy Cross Catholic High School, English
Angelica Agosto
University of Notre Dame, 2006, History
Holy Cross Catholic High School, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 10th Grade Social Studies
Laura Hamman
University of Notre Dame, 2007, English and Spanish
St. John Berchmans, 2nd Grade
Danny Blaser
University of Louisville, 2007, Political Science
St. John Berchmans, 5th Grade
Kyle Baker
Carroll College, 2006, Health and Physical Education: Sport Management
St. Paul Catholic School, 5th Grade
Michelle Kemp
University of Notre Dame, 2007, Management Consulting
St. Paul Catholic School, 4th Grade
San Antonio House
What is unique about your community?
Our house has at least 15 different rooms, more mattresses than we know what to do with, and an amazing array of dated furniture in every nook and cranny. We have four king sized beds, one double bed, and one twin bed. We also enjoy supporting each other’s schools…Holy Cross football games and band concerts, and St. Paul’s musicals.
Schools served in San Antonio
St. John Berchmans
Holy Cross of San Antonio
St. Paul Catholic School
Holy Cross of San Antonio
St. John Berchmans
St. Paul Catholic School
Provide a brief description of San Antonio:
San Antonio is the perfect example of a big small town. The historic small-town-feel mixes wonderfully with the skyscrapers. It is a popular tourist spot as well as a very family oriented city. You can enjoy the River walk and Alamo downtown. There is a great mix of culture, music, and the arts. San Antonio likes to find any excuse to party…meaning that festivals full of food, music, and beverage are not difficult to find. The concept of Tex-Mex breathes life into the city, molding everything from food to language spoken to names of streets. The weather can be pretty steamy and hot…but if there’s a patch of ice on some road in San Antonio, school will probably be cancelled.
What do you like most about San Antonio?
Cheap Mexican food that is a million times better than Taco Bell, the other volunteer organizations that come over and play, the feral dogs that stalk our yard, the beautiful murals, St. Mary’s University’s Oyster Bake and our front row seat to the entrance, being located in south-central Texas means that everyone in Tex-ACE should at least visit once, and there are millions of new things to do and see all the time.
