On Wednesday, Nov. 28, 87 college-bound sophomores at the Ann Richards School for Young Women leaders will begin a three-day tour of out-of-state college campuses that aims to introduce the students to some of the post-secondary education opportunities outside of the Austin area.
This Friday, Astronaut Ellen Ochoa, Deputy Director of the Johnson Space Center, will speak to students at the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders as part of the school's Career Day festivitites. Career Day helps empower young women by providing guidance from strong female professionals in the community and has become a popular tradition for the middle school students at the school.
More than 30 female leaders in the Austin community, all of whom received their college degrees, will volunteer as guest speakers for the school's Career Day. They will speak about a range of careers that includes research scientists, engineers, photographers and TV talent scouts among others. Ochoa will serve as the keynote speaker, touching on points that include achieving goals, demonstrating resiliency and shooting for the stars—the theme for the 2012 Career Day.
The Career Day event takes place this Friday, Nov. 30 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Ann Richards School, 2206 Prather Lane.
What: Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, along with Kealing and Fulmore Magnet Schools, will host the Middle School of Choice Fair on Saturday in the Gymnasium at Ann Richards from 9:00AM to Noon. This fair will give students and parents the opportunity to review programs offered by each of the three schools. Parents and students will be able to meet teachers and staff representatives from the schools and view exhibits, presentations, and student artifacts.
Next week, Austin ISD invites families and community members to a public hearing and to two community meetings regarding the potential 2013-14 Annual Academic and Facilities Recommendations (AAFRs).
The meetings are part of AISD’s ongoing effort to gather input and feedback from families and community members about the potential AAFRs, which the district’s Board of Trustees will consider during their Dec. 17 meeting.
Child care and interpretation services will be provided at the meetings.
Monday: AAFR Public Hearing
Austin, TX—Tonight, Austin ISD’s Board of Trustees elected Vincent Torres as board president. Torres, who represents Northwest Austin in District 4, served as vice president since 2007. He replaces outgoing President Mark Williams.
Trustees also elected Gina Hinojosa, a newly elected at-large trustee, as vice-president and Jayme Mathias, a newly elected trustee who represents East Austin in District 2, as secretary of AISD’s nine-member governing board.
Austin, Texas—The Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam recently awarded a $9,500 grant to the Ann Richards School for Young Women leaders to create a pressurized produce preserver that runs on sustainable renewable energy. The school is one of just 16 high schools nationwide selected as an InvenTeam this year.
Austin, TX—The Austin Independent School District will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, Wednesday, Nov. 21, through Friday, Nov. 23.
All AISD offices and schools will be closed during this period. The district will resume regular business hours Monday, Nov. 26.
For information about upcoming AISD holidays and events, please visit the district's calendar at www.austinisd.org/calendar.
For more information, please contact the Department of Public Relations and Multicultural Outreach at 414-2414.
Baldwin Elementary School students and staff members hosted their first annual Vocabulary Parade as part of the school's ongoing effort to increase word recognition among its students.
The concept for the parade, held Oct. 31, was based on Debra Frasier’s book, “Miss Alaineus, A Vocabulary Disaster,” in which a student confuses the word "miscellaneous" for the person, Miss Alaineus. In the story, embarrassment is assuaged by turning the mistake into a winning costume at the Vocabulary Parade.
Two high school editorial teams in the Austin Independent School District received national recognition this weekend at the National Scholastic Press Association’s fall journalism convention.
The Akins High School newspaper staff placed seventh in the nation (for newspapers pages 9-12) and a student with the Bowie High School yearbook, led by journalism adviser Deanna Dellana, won second place at the convention for a sports action photo featured in the school’s 2011-12 yearbook.
Austin, Texas—Austin ISD invites families and community members to learn about potential academic scenarios, including a focus on college and career preparedness in a culture that develops leadership and civic engagement in a single-sex educational setting, for Garcia and Pearce middle schools Saturday, Nov. 17.
What: A brief presentation and community-focused activity to address future academic programming options for Garcia and Pearce middle schools.
When: 10-11:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 17
