Senior point guard Denae Lofton is atop the Akins High School record books for points scored in a basketball career.
With 2,091 points, Lofton surpassed all Akins High School basketball players—girls or boys—in the school’s history.
“It’s pretty surreal,” Lofton said after reaching the 2,000-point milestone. "I never knew that I would be the first one in school history. It shows that hard work pays off whenever you put the time in.”
Austin ISD's Board of Trustees last night appointed Bob Cervi to lead construction management and facilities for the district. |
Austin ISD is kicking off Youth Art Month with Travis Early College High School student artist John Ramirez signing a billboard he designed.
What: The Austin Fire Department will lift Superintendent Paul Cruz, the student and his art teacher, Rachael Wellborn, in a fire truck bucket to sign the billboard. The billboards are sponsored by Reagan National Advertising and A+ Federal Credit Union.
When: 10:15 a.m. Thursday, March 1
Where: 1614 Montopolis Road
Dear Austin ISD Families,
Our thoughts are with those affected by last week’s incident in Florida. We know these issues are affecting our community. Please know that the safety and security of our students and staff remain our highest priority in AISD.
Members of the AISD Police Department and Emergency Management team have met with principals from all of our campuses to reinforce safety and security procedures at district campuses and facilities. Campus principals will continue to reinforce those safety and security procedures with their teachers, staff and students.
Regional Special Education Transition Fair For students with disabilities and their families to prepare for life beyond high school: job training, continuing education, living options and more!
There will be
Lunch is provided.
9 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Saturday, March 3 at Round Rock High School, 201 Deep woods Dr., Bldg. #1200
For more information contact, Kathy Palomo at 512-414-5833 or email kathy.palomo@austinisd.org; or Renee Borders at 512-414-6379 or email renee.borders@austinisd.org
Link to Flyer: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1nThB2EVQfWJQuBR__6Ca7lKldnnZ50G-
Dear Austin ISD Families,
Our thoughts are with those affected by last week’s incident in Florida. Please know that the safety and security of our students and staff remain our highest priority in AISD.
Members of the AISD Police Department and Emergency Management team have met with principals from all of our campuses to reinforce safety and security procedures at district campuses and facilities. Campus principals will continue to reinforce those safety and security procedures with their teachers, staff and students.
Austin ISD is honoring the heritage and legacies of of African-Americans throughout the school district at the 35th Annual African-American Heritage Celebration.
When: 3–4:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18
Where: Austin ISD Performing Arts Center, 1500 Barbara Jordan Blvd.
Wildcat Health and Wellness Night is a free family engagement event focused on living a healthy lifestyle though physical fitness, nutrition, mental and emotional well-being, connections to resources within the city of Austin and health assessments performed by students from the Akins High School Health Science department.
The event will start at 6 p.m. and include physical fitness circuit activities for families to participate in together, representatives from Common Threads and El Buen Samaritano to present activities about Nutrition, representative with Austin Public Health to provide resources about immunizations, tips to avoid certain illnesses and general public resources to wellness programs.
There will also be hands-on activities for families geared towards our focus on Social and Emotional Learning.
For more information, contact Jennifer Darling at 512-841-5030.
