STS Turns Five! Celebrating Our Student Technology Services Team
It’s been a busy and exciting summer here at Visions! We recently wrapped up our 25th anniversary, completed our move to the new building, and are now celebrating another major milestone – Student Technology Services’ 5th birthday!
To commemorate the occasion, our STS team began shipping out technology orders for the 2025-26 school year. On July 1st, they set a single-day record of 388 packages shipped – but didn’t stop there. Described as “ecstatic, but unfulfilled” (the words of Director of Technology Uriel Gonzalez), the team said “Hold my energy drink” and beat their own record the very next day by shipping out 450 packages (because what’s a party without some games?)!
“Nick Veret, our Student Technology Support Supervisor, crammed as many packages as our poor little vans could hold. Surprisingly, the van’s shocks were able to hold the massive weight of well over 300+ packages,” says Uriel. “The post office isn’t too happy with us, but we are certainly giving them a lot of business.”
Icing on the Cake
Student Technology Services was established in July 2021, building on years of collaboration with our former technology partner, SkyQ. Driven by a commitment to better support our staff, students, and families, Visions made the strategic decision to form its own in-house student technology team. Since its inception, the team has distributed over 28,791 tech devices to staff and families, serving our community better, faster, and more record-breaking every year.
“We had a great partnership with SkyQ between 2007 and 2021, but it was time to improve our services to our families by taking this body of work head on,” says Uriel. “We have been fortunate to have such an amazing team over the years, that we continue to set records and provide better service year after year.”
To celebrate five years of successful service, the team gathered with each other, STS’ inaugural banner, and of course – a birthday cake.
“Super proud of our team,” begins Nick. “July is our most physically demanding month, and despite the intense heat and the heavy post office runs, everyone stepped up, rolled up their sleeves, and crushed it!”
Happy 5th birthday, STS! Thank you for all you do for our staff, students, and families.