Stuttgart, Germany, Oct. 7, 1997: Teenage tennis star Venus Williams signs autographs for the students of Patch High School.

She was a first-grade teacher at Mark Twain Elementary School in Lynwood, California, when she had a probably-precocious student named Venus Ebony Starr Williams. Years—yea, decades—later ...

The couple also insisted that their daughters continued their studies at school, and Venus has degrees in fashion design and business administration. The Williams parents divorced in 2002 ...

Venus and Serena Williams get art-school cool with their newest racquets. Wilson is expanding its W racquet line for women with two new models designed exclusively for Venus and Serena Williams.

Venus Williams, on International Women's Day ... taking the competition to school at the 1999 US Open," the post was captioned. "Hailing from Compton, and triumphing in a predominantly white ...