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The events held at Metz Elementary exemplified the efforts of the community to provide the best experiences for their students. This festival held at Metz provided a space for students from across the county to display their musical talents. Here is…

2020 interview with Raul Valdez. - Conducted by University of Texas students Mary Margaret Burniston and Rishika Prakash for the Metz Elementary School Archive. Raul Valdez is the artist who painted the famous mural on the ceiling of the Metz…

Interview with one of the architects involved in the planning for the New Metz Elementary building.

Interview with Metz Elementary 2nd grade teacher and East Austin resident Carolyn Robledo-Estrada.

Metz Mini Doc 09 - This video shows children being shown safety precautions about their school and teachers sharing stories about the historical suppression of Spanish in public education. Children speak to architect Ben Heimsath.

Metz Mini Doc 08 - Interview with Metz Elementary School teacher, a brief tour, and an interview with a bilingual teacher at Metz.

Metz Mini Doc 07 - An interview with Metz Elementary School staff and faculty, displaying and describing pictures from photo albums of the school's history.

Metz Mini Doc 06 - A brief interview with a teacher at Metz Elementary School. The video also shows the exterior of the old Metz Elementary School building as well as students getting on school busses. The video ends with a group of students waving…

A speech about the history of Metz Elementary school held in the old library. Brief tour of the school building with interviews of some staff and faculty at Metz.

Metz Mini Doc 03 - Interviews of Metz teachers conducted by Metz students. Bilingual teachers and reading specialists interviewed. The Camacho family, an important family in the history of Austin, Texas, is mentioned.