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News image How A Storyteller Found His Stride - How A Storyteller Found His Stride News | Middle School | Village In The Press
How A Storyteller Found His Stride
Vrisan Shah didn’t always enjoy writing, but his parents saw his talents and encouraged him to enter a writing contest when he was in third grade at The Village School. Three years later, he’s the author of three books.

"Initially, I didn't enjoy writing, but I always had stories swirling in my head," explained Vrisan Shah, now a sixth grader at The Village School. "When my parents suggested I enter a writing contest, I thought, 'Why not give it a try?'"
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News image STEAM Day Open Day - steam-and-innovation-open-house Blog | schoolwide | Elementary | Fine Arts | Early Childhood | High School | Middle School | School Wide
STEAM Day Open house
Discover how The Village School fosters a culture of academic excellence, cultivates advanced learning environments, and celebrates diversity by attending our open house events. Join us and learn how to grow your child's future at Village.
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News image Time well spent: Village graduate develops two businesses to benefit younger classmates - time-well-spent-village-graduate-develops-two-businesses-to-benefit-younger-classmates News | featured | Elementary | High School | Homepage Featured Article | Middle School | School Wide
Time well spent: Village graduate develops two businesses to benefit younger classmates
Juan Pablo Nunez Rodriguez developed two businesses while at The Village School. His most recent business, Kidszonee, is an organization which matches high school students as instructors with young students in activities such as music, art, physical education, and cooking.
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News image Student Spotlight: Baking cakes (almost) too pretty to eat - student-spotlight-baking-cakes-almost-too-pretty-to-eat News | featured | Fine Arts | Homepage Featured Article | Middle School
Student Spotlight: Baking cakes (almost) too pretty to eat
At Village, students pursue excellence in all they do, even extending into their extracurriculars and hobbies. For 8th grader Charlie, his combined artistry and love for baking has him creating masterpieces almost too exquisite to eat! Many different Village Vikings have gotten to enjoy his delicious creations and he’s always glad for the chance to share. We got to connect with this ambitious and eloquent baker, and hear all about his unique gift turned small business.
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News image VMS Speech and Debate Wins Tournament - vms-speech-and-debate-wins-tournament Blog | middleschool | Middle School
VMS Speech and Debate Wins Tournament
On Saturday, October 13th, the VMS Speech and Debate Team competed at the Katy Taylor Speech and Debate Tournament. The Village School took 1st place overall at the competition.
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News image VMS Speech and Debate Team Places Second - vms-speech-and-debate-team-places-second Blog | middleschool | Middle School
VMS Speech and Debate Team Places Second
Saturday, September 22nd, the VMS Speech and Debate Team competed at the Klein High School Jr High Tournament. They placed second overall in the small school sweepstakes competition with many finalists and winners in multiple events
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News image Middle School Students Place in National Speech and Debate Finals - middle-school-students-place-in-national-speech-and-debate-finals Blog | middleschool | Middle School
Middle School Students Place in National Speech and Debate Finals
Two middle school students placed in the National Speech and Debate Association tournament June 23, 2018. Aditi R. took second place for informative speaking and Kahani M. took fourth place for declamation and sixth place in Oratory speaking.
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News image Students Recognized in Carnegie Hall for Scholastic Art & Writing Awards - students-recognized-in-carnegie-hall-for-scholastic-art-and-writing-awards Blog | middleschool | Middle School | School Wide
Students Recognized in Carnegie Hall for Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Two Village School students were honored at Carnegie Hall in New York for their Gold Scholastic Medal Recognition. Congratulations to Esha G. and Shashi P. for their incredible performances academically and great achievement.
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News image Students Place in State TPSMEA Solo and Ensemble Competition - students-place-in-state-tpsmea-solo-and-ensemble-competition Blog | finearts | featured | Fine Arts | High School | Middle School
Students Place in State TPSMEA Solo and Ensemble Competition
Six Village School middle and high school students placed in the Texas Private School Music Educators Association​ ​Instrumental State Solo & Ensemble Competition at the ​Bishop Dunne Catholic School in Dallas May 26.
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News image Village Team Wins Thomas Edison Pitch Challenge - village-team-wins-thomas-edison-pitch-challenge Blog | middleschool | featured | Homepage Featured Article | Middle School | Village In The Press
Village Team Wins Thomas Edison Pitch Challenge
The Village School BioQuattuor team won first place in the national Thomas Edison Pitch Contest against more than 50 middle school teams. They presented their sweat-powered insulin nanobot prototype to the panel of judges May 17 via a video conference and have been awarded a 3D printer for the school as well as individual gift cards.
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News image Thirds Annual VESPYS Awards - thirds-annual-vespys-awards Blog | athletics | High School | Middle School
Thirds Annual VESPYS Awards
The VESPYS athletic banquet has become a unique tradition at The Village School. This event is hosted by our athletic department each May and it is a fun way to celebrate all of the team and individual accomplishments and recognitions that we achieved this year.
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News image Middle School Speech and Debate Places 4th Overall - middle-school-speech-and-debate-places-4th-overall Blog | middleschool | featured | Homepage Featured Article | Middle School
Middle School Speech and Debate Places 4th Overall
The middle school Speech and Debate Team competed at the St. Thomas HS Speech and Debate Tournament on Saturday, April 28th. The Village School had 20 finalists and 32 semi-finalists. Competing in the large school division, the Village School placed 4th overall.
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News image Village Places Second in State Academic Meet - village-places-second-in-state-academic-meet Blog | featured | Elementary | Homepage Featured Article | Middle School
Village Places Second in State Academic Meet
The Village School middle school team placed second overall 2018 PSIA state meet April 29. Village is now ranked in the top ten of “AA” Champion Schools this year. It is thanks to the individual placements of students that the team was able to rank highly.
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News image Village Students Compete at State Academic Meet - village-students-compete-at-state-academic-meet Blog | featured | Elementary | Middle School
Village Students Compete at State Academic Meet
The Middle School TMSCA State Team won 6th Place Sweepstakes in the 6A Division for Texas. As well as seventh place overall in Number sense, fifth place overall in Calculator team, eleventh place overall in General Math, and seventh place overall in General Science.
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News image Sweeping Success at TPSMEA Solo and Ensemble Contest - sweeping-success-at-tpsmea-solo-and-ensemble-contest Blog | finearts | Elementary | featured | Fine Arts | High School | Homepage Featured Article | Middle School
Sweeping Success at TPSMEA Solo and Ensemble Contest
Over 100 students from private schools from the South Texas Region met on April 14th at St. Thomas Catholic High School. Village had 36 students in 38 solo and 1 ensemble string and piano entries. 28 Village students received high honors. Seven solo student entries performed a level one piece (the highest classification of the UIL Prescribed Music List) and received a superior rating, making them eligible to advance to the State Round of the contest.
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News image Class creates memorial to Kristallnacht victims - class-creates-memorial-to-kristallnacht-victims Blog | middleschool | featured | Homepage Featured Article | Middle School
Class creates memorial to Kristallnacht victims
Eighth grade language arts students honored victims of the Holocaust in a STEAM project unlike any other. Students selected items that reflected the memories and lives of those lost and began a crystallization process to preserve and transform them using Borax and water. Students then worked to curate the exhibit and write memoirs from the point of the view of their selected items.
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News image PSIA District Awards - psia-district-awards Blog | featured | Elementary | Homepage Featured Article | Middle School
PSIA District Awards
The Village School was well represented at the District PSIA meet March 3, 2018 with a total of 58 individual awards. Our Village team of combined elementary and middle school students came in 2nd place with a total of 30 State Qualifiers. Our elementary students (which includes 5th grade) came in 1st for the team.
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