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Educator Helps Create Program that Applies Arts in Core Subjects
When Lucy Hamre was in a Creative Learning class in the second grade, she said she doesn’t remember being taught through traditional means, but remembers learning a lot. “It was more beneficial than worksheets or textbooks because we were the ones creating what we were learning about,” Hamre said.
Reminder—MEDIA ADVISORY: AISD Gives Salute to 'Best of'
Austin ISD, in collaboration with Austin Partners in Education, will celebrate its best-of-the-best at Salute this evening. The annual event recognizes some of the district's outstanding team members for their continued dedication to student excellence and achievement in schools.
Austin ISD Closes for Winter Break, Dec. 21–Jan. 2
Austin ISD will be closed for the winter break Wednesday, Dec. 21, through Monday, Jan. 2.All AISD offices and schools will be closed during this period.Regular business hours resume Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, for staff. Students return to classes on Wednesday, Jan. 4.For information about upcoming AISD holidays and events, please visit the district's calendar at austinisd.org/calendar.
LASA Student Awarded 2018 Texas Health Rising Star
Liberal Arts Science Academy student Sruthi Ilangovan, 16, will be awarded the 2018 Texas Health Rising Star award at the Texas Health Champion Award Ceremony tonight. Each year, the Rising Star Award is presented to young Texans who have demonstrated exceptional leadership in their community in an effort to raise awareness and reduce the burden of obesity. Sruthi is the president of the Health…
HopeFest 2018
HopeFest, Austin's largest campus-based family resource fair, is 9:30 a.m.–3 p.m. Oct. 27 at Reagan Early College High School. This free event is, now in its 13th year, brings together more than 3,000 attendees with 150 exhibitors to celebrate the northeast Austin community and provide health, dental, vision, housing, employment, legal, educational, Blue Santa and other resources.
Open for Learning Newsletter: Jan. 19-22 guidance, asynchronous days and more! / Boletín informativo Abierto para el aprendizaje: Recomendaciones para el 19 al 22 de enero, días asíncronos ¡y más!
On Thursday, the district asked families to keep their students learning from home, if possible, Jan. 19-22. / El jueves, el distrito les pidió a las familias que mantuvieran a los niños en casa y utilizaran el aprendizaje remoto en la medida de lo posible del 19 al 22 de enero.
MEDIA ADVISORY Rundberg-area Community Walks: What’s the Next Step?
Join AISD for a special announcement and a celebration of the Kellogg grant initiative to date. Find out from parents and schools what the process has meant to them, learn what’s next between AISD and the Kellogg Foundation and join a community walk to learn more about the process.Last year, The W. K. Kellogg Foundation awarded Austin ISD $330,000 for a nine-month planning initiative to build…
Red Ribbon Week—Focus on Vaping
Red Ribbon Week—Oct. 28 through Nov. 1—is a national campaign to bring awareness to the risks and dangers of substance abuse. Starting Oct. 28, AISD will educate students, staff and the community about the effects of tobacco, alcohol, vaping and other drugs on our bodies and brains.
Austin ISD Job Fair
Are you interested in a career in Transportation, Food Service, or Maintenance? Please join us at our upcoming job fair: Tuesday, Jan. 15 from 8:30 a.m.–noon at Toney Burger Center, 3200 Jones Road. We're looking for:
Bo Eason Performs "Runt of the Litter" at Austin High School
The Austin High School Theater Department will host former Houston Oilers safety Bo Eason as he performs his one-man play Runt of the Litter. Runt of the Litter is a semi-autobiographical one-man performance, written and starred in by Eason, about two brothers striving for success in the world of professional football. The performance has been heralded as having broad appeal for sports…