Thanks to the efforts of dedicated Anderson High parents, a new subscriber benefit program has begun to pay off for the school and its teachers. When subscribing online using www.westaustinnews.com, Anderson subscribers can mark a box indicating they are Anderson parents or students.

Anderson parents who subscribe to the West Austin News for the regular annual rate of $45 will see $20 of that total donated by the West Austin News to the Anderson UIL Teacher Support Fund.

Anderson Principal Donna Houser writes, "UIL academic competitions test the content knowledge and critical thinking skills of our top high school scholars. Many school districts are able to fund teachers who teach a full year class to prepare students for these competitions. AISD has never funded this type of preparation, so teachers typically come in after hours to prepare students for the competitions without receiving compensation. The teachers attend the academic competitions with our students, again without pay, and without support for hotels, travel, or meals. Local campus budgets are stretched to help teachers attend so that students can have support at the competitions.