Putting Himself 'Out Here'
Theatre Arts and English teacher Rick Garcia has put himself "out here," on Austin's fringes, n the off-the-map, lost-worldness of Johnston High School, to reach out to some of the poorest kids in one of Austin's most neglected neighborhoods and make a difference through that rare and vital cocktail: art and education.
"...will kill her. But if AISD [Austin Independent School District] would look at what is happening here -- there..."
March 9, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar