Delegates from Koblenz, Germany—Austin’s sister city—recently paid a visit to Anderson High School as part of a celebration commemorating the 20-year relationship between the two cities. For the visit, each delegate donated a German book to the Anderson Library, while Austinites in turn donated their favorite English books to the Koblenz library.
Where: Austin High School Library
What: Community Bond Oversight Committee meeting
For more information, please visit the CBOC website.
Members of the Bowie High School marching band placed sixth in a national competition of marching bands in November.
The band also received the coveted first place prize at the UIL Area D Marching contest--a momentous competition for high school marching bands in Central Texas. While at nationals, the band placed third in 5A bands around the nation.
Where: Travis High School, 1211 East Oltorf Street, Austin , TX 78704
What: The Citizens' Bond Advisory Committee (CBAC) is charged with developing recommendations on the scope of work for a proposed new district bond program. All meetings are open to the public. If you would like to speak in front of the CBAC during a regular meeting, please refer to the Citizens Communication Guideline.
AUSTIN, TX—The Austin Independent School District invites families and community members to its State of the District Showcase, which will feature Superintendent Meria Carstarphen's annual address and more than 4,300 students from the district's diverse programs in academics, athletics and the arts.
Who: The superintendent and all AISD high school and middle school bands, color guards, dance teams and cheerleaders, as well as the All-city Choir, the district's percussion group, ROTC cadets, representatives from student organizations
The AISD Career and Technical Education department is conducting a district-wide parent survey to gain public feedback on CTE programming and program accessibility. The online survey will be available until December 13.
AUSTIN, TX—The Austin Independent School District invites families and community members to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Roy Bedichek Middle School.
When: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10
Where: Bedichek Middle School, 6800 Bill Hughes Road
The school, established in 1972, will be open for alumni to tour and reminiscence. There also will be outdoor games, music and food.
What: Boundary Advisory Committe (BAC) Meetings
The purpose of the Boundary Advisory Committee (BAC) is to assist in developing recommendations for the creation of, and adjustment to, school attendance zone boundaries. TONIGHT'S MEETING IS CANCELLED.
For more information, please visit the BAC web page.
What: Secondary administrators are encouraged to attend this event which will detail compliance requirements for the 2012-2013 Title III FTE 263 Fund allocations currently available at the preceeding designated campuses. The following participating FTE Title III campuses are currently drawing from Title III allocations and are encouraged to attend: Burnet MS Dobie MS Fulmore MS Garcia MS Martin MS Mendez MS Webb MS Akins HS Austin HS Eastside HS IHS Lanier HS Reagan HS Travis HS
What: Fanny Andrews Early College Prep Elementary will celebrate its 50th Anniversary on Saturday, November 17 from 4:00- 8:00 p.m. We will have a meet and greet from 4:00-4:30, presentation of honored guests and alumni at 4:30 with tours and slide show of our history, and a Barbeque Dinner at 5:00. Tickets for the dinner are $6.00. We will also have games and a 50's Sock Hop! All current and former Andrews staff, parents, alumni, students, and community members are invited to attend.
