Austin families are reminded that Friday, May 22, is an inclement weather make-up day for Austin ISD, necessitated by the weather-related closure of schools on Thursday, March 5.
All schools in Austin ISD will be open on that day-Friday, May 22-and students and staff should report to schools and offices according to their regular schedule.
Doss Elementary School student volunteers will be teaching other students how to have a healthier lunch this Friday during Salad Bar Day. The school recently launched a made-to-order salad bar, which includes fresh, locally grown foods.
What: School volunteers will lead other students through the salad bar during lunch.
When: 10:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Friday, April 10
What: Austin ISD will host the 2015 Cen-Tex School Bus Roadeo.
This is an annual event that promotes bus driver safety. The roadeo consists of obstacle courses designed for conventional school buses, transit school buses and school buses for students with special needs.
“This is a great opportunity to promote bus safety with a bit of fun and competition,” said AISD Director of Transportation Kris Hafezizadeh.
Education Austin is hosting a citizenship workshop from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Saturday, April 11 at Travis High School, 1211 E. Oltorf.
The workshop will provide a variety of services including assistance completing N-400 citizenship applications, passport photograph sessions and individual consultations with immigration attorneys.
Representatives from the Equal Justice Center, University Leadership Initiative, NALEO, AFL-CIO and others will be in attendance.
Join students from the Murchison MS Fine Arts Institute as they showcase their artistic talents and raise money for Arc of the Arts, a nonprofit helping adults with disabilities through fine arts.
The festival will be 6–8:30 p.m. April 27 at the AISD Performing Arts Center, 1500 Barbara Jordan Blvd.
Where: Board Auditorium, 1111 W. 6th Street, Austin, TX 78703.
Austin ISD is celebrating Earth Month with environmental sustainability initiatives at schools and in the community. AISD Earth Month events include:
On Behalf of United Way:
WHAT: United Way for Greater Austin (UWATX) will announce a significant grant to Austin Independent School District (AISD) to allow for expanded early childhood education.
The grant will target low-income families from under-resourced neighborhoods in Austin.
Anderson and Eastside Memorial high schools host the Second Annual Robot Fashion Show from 10–11 a.m. April 4.
Join the most fashionable robots in Austin, the dedicated students who program them and special guest designer Daniel Esquivel of "Project Runway, Season 11."
Humanoid NAO robots will strut their stuff in fashions designed by University of Texas senior design students.
A percentage of Barnes & Noble's Saturday proceeds will be donated to the Anderson Robotics program.
