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Bowie High School Commencement Ceremony
When: 7:00 p.m. Thursday, June 1, 2017Where: Frank Erwin Center, 1701 Red River St., Austin 78701What: Commencement Ceremony for Bowie High School's Class of 20157For complete details on free shuttles, what to bring and more, please visit www.austinisd.org/graduation.
Crockett High School Commencement Ceremony
When: 4 p.m. Thursday, June 1, 2017Where: Frank Erwin Center, 1701 Red River St., Austin 78701What: Commencement Ceremony for Crockett High School's Class of 2017For complete details on free shuttles, what to bring and more, please visit www.austinisd.org/graduation.
Media Advisory: News Media Access to Schools Limited During STAAR Examination Periods
Austin, Texas—Students in the Austin Independent School District are scheduled to take exams, including the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, during May.To reduce distractions and help students focus on their tests, the news media's access to AISD campuses will be limited during the weeks of:May 5 for STAAR andMay 12 for STAAR.In addition, the district will administer…
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.
Maroon and White Night Showcase
Join us for Maroon and White Night to explore Austin High’s extensive academic and extracurricular programs and learn all about the academy model on November 29 at Austin High, 1715 West Cesar Chavez. The evening will kick off at 6:30 p.m. in the Austin High Performing Arts Center with a special presentation highlighting the many opportunities future Maroons will have when they join our Austin…
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…
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.
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.
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…