February 2016
Texas Science & Engineering Fair
Date
Saturday, April 2, 2016 - 9:00 am to 10:30 pm
Where
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX
First- , second- and third-place finalists from the Austin Energy Regional Science Festival are eligible to compete in the Texas Science & Engineering Fair.
This year, AISD has 16 finalists—11 high school students and five middle school students—who are eligible to compete in San Antonio.
The Austin ISD Science Team arranges and pays for all travel for students who elect to participate.
Join us at 9 a.m. April 2 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio to see some of AISD's top science scholars compete in this statewide contest!
For more information, please contact Secondary Science Specialist Adrienne Arroyo at 512-414-4662.
2016 Travis ECHS Fine Art Fest
Please join students from Travis Early College High School and the Travis family of schools for the inagural Fine Art and Craft Festival!
The event will feature live perfomances and art from students at Travis ECHS, Fulmore and Mendez middle schools, and Dawson, Galindo, Linder, Rodriguez and Widén elementary schools.
Visitors can sample creations form the Travis culinary students, take tours of the campus and enjoy art displays showcasing works by students throughout the Travis vertical team.
Akins Students Learn to Navigate Safely in a Digital World
Internet access lets students travel the world without leaving their homes, do research for school and play live video games with friends. But they also have to handle situations their parents never dealt with at their age, such as making safe, secure decisions online.
This event culminates a week of teaching at Akins High School, which introduced new curriculum elements aimed at keeping students safe online and teaching them how to use technology wisely.
Supply the Teachers Launches with $1.3 Million Donation of School Supplies
Supply the Teachers launched today with more than $1.3 million in 3M supplies for AISD teachers, which will be distributed as 6,300 gift boxes.
The new nonprofit organization brings business partners and community members together to raise funds for the purchase of classroom supplies.
The organization’s volunteers created the boxes of donated supplies to distribute to AISD teachers.
Erin Nolan, a student at the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, created the official logo for Supply the Teachers.
Mindful and positive technology use
Date
Friday, February 19, 2016 - 2:45 pm to 3:45 pm
Where
Akins HS theater 10701 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78748
Internet access lets today’s youth travel the world without leaving their homes, do research for school, and play live video games with friends.
But they also have to handle situations their parents never dealt with, like making safe, secure decisions in the digital world.
That’s why on Friday, Feb. 19, AT&T, State Rep. Donna Howard, Austin ISD Superintendent Paul Cruz and others will join together at Akins High School for a “Digital You” event geared toward ninth-grade students to talk about making positive decisions while navigating the Internet.
The Friday event culminates a week of teaching at Akins High School which introduced new curriculum elements aimed at keeping students safe online and teaching them how to use technology wisely. As part of the unit of study, students created brief public service announcement videos. These videos were subsequently entered into a contest. During the Friday assembly the winning videos will be showcased.
AISD used elements of AT&T’s new Digital You website to deepen existing content for teachers and incorporated elements from the district’s recognized Social Emotional Learning (SEL) program to the lesson plans.
Classes to resume at Bowie High School Feb.17
Update 9:26 p.m. Feb.16: Classes at Bowie High School will continue as scheduled tomorrow, February 17. AISD plumbing staff were able to locate the water line break and make all necessary repairs.
Bowie High School students were released at about 1 p.m. today after a broken water line caused the water to be shut off to the campus.
Staff became aware of the broken water line before classes began Tuesday morning and immediately contacted district plumbers.
Supply the Teachers Launches With $1.4 Million Donation from 3M
Austin ISD is joining business leaders and community volunteers to launch Supply the Teachers, a nonprofit organization that brings business partners and community members together to raise funds for classroom supplies.
3M has donated more than $1.4 million in supplies for AISD teachers, which will be distributed as part of the launch.
Public Presentation: Refugee Resettlement by Caritas of Austin
Caritas of Austin will host a 1 hour presentation on refugee resettlement presented by Mamadou Balde, Resettlement Program Manager for the Austin Caritas office.
Date:Monday, February 15
Time: 10-11 a.m.
Location: Burnet Middle School in the Library, 8401 Hathaway Drive, Austin TX 78757
Film Screening: 'Most Likely to Succeed'
Crockett High School is hosting a public screening of the movie "Most Likely to Succeed," beginning at 6 p.m. Feb. 17 in the theater.
This full-length documentary—an official selection of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival—highlights the gap between the original design of our public school system and the skills required for the American worker in the 21st century.