Speaking up for those who can't speak for themselves.
Highlands High School
Voices for Animals Club
3118 Elgin Ave.
San Antonio, Texas 78210
Highlands High School Voices for Animals Club started in 2007 when Ms. Mary Shearer, Highlands' guardian angel of animals, was approached by a group of students who wanted to take action against the terrible animal abuse and neglect they witness daily in the community around Highlands.
Since then, the club has grown significantly and two additional teachers, Brooke Orr and Tammie Bennett, have joined Mary Shearer to help lead the club. Their goals are to teach students to have compassion for others, to be responsible pet owners and to rescue stray and abandoned animals around the school. By having fundraisers, the club works diligently to pay for thousands of dollars in veterinary care for rescued animals. Dr. Mark Homer and the wonderful staff at Southeast Animal Hospital provide the very best in veterinary care and moral support.
In 2010, Voices for Animals partnered with San Antonio Animal Care Services for Paw Project Block Walks. Participants helped raise awareness about responsible pet ownership for residents of our community, provided information about vaccinations, sterilization and pet food and collars. With the support of our principal, Lorna Klokkenga, Highlands High School hosted several Mobile Animal Surgical Hospital (M.A.S.H.) units in May, June, and July 2010 in which SpaySA provided free spay/neuter services to dog owners in the neighborhood. Additional M.A.S.H. units were held in 2011.
In the 2010-2011 school year, Voices for Animals was honored to be chosen for two outstanding programs in the communtiy. The first was to be chosen as a Team Up Challenge champion in which we were awarded a $20,000 grant by the Silver and Black Give Back. We also partnered with UTSA's Learn and Serve project to develop a program to benefit San Antonio's No Kill Initiative.
For more information please email Mary Shearer at mshearer@saisd.net, Brooke Orr at borr1@saisd.net, or Tammie Bennett at tbennett@saisd.net.
Since then, the club has grown significantly and two additional teachers, Brooke Orr and Tammie Bennett, have joined Mary Shearer to help lead the club. Their goals are to teach students to have compassion for others, to be responsible pet owners and to rescue stray and abandoned animals around the school. By having fundraisers, the club works diligently to pay for thousands of dollars in veterinary care for rescued animals. Dr. Mark Homer and the wonderful staff at Southeast Animal Hospital provide the very best in veterinary care and moral support.
In 2010, Voices for Animals partnered with San Antonio Animal Care Services for Paw Project Block Walks. Participants helped raise awareness about responsible pet ownership for residents of our community, provided information about vaccinations, sterilization and pet food and collars. With the support of our principal, Lorna Klokkenga, Highlands High School hosted several Mobile Animal Surgical Hospital (M.A.S.H.) units in May, June, and July 2010 in which SpaySA provided free spay/neuter services to dog owners in the neighborhood. Additional M.A.S.H. units were held in 2011.
In the 2010-2011 school year, Voices for Animals was honored to be chosen for two outstanding programs in the communtiy. The first was to be chosen as a Team Up Challenge champion in which we were awarded a $20,000 grant by the Silver and Black Give Back. We also partnered with UTSA's Learn and Serve project to develop a program to benefit San Antonio's No Kill Initiative.
For more information please email Mary Shearer at mshearer@saisd.net, Brooke Orr at borr1@saisd.net, or Tammie Bennett at tbennett@saisd.net.
