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194 Austin ISD Students Earn Recognition for Academic Performance
The National Merit Scholarship Program and the National Hispanic Recognition Program this year recognized 194 Austin ISD seniors for outstanding academic performance. Students are selected based on their scores on the preliminary SAT, which they take as juniors. Because of their high scores on this assessment, these students are now eligible for scholarship awards from institutions of higher…
Community Members to Discuss Careers, Education with Blackshear Elementary Students
Students at Blackshear Elementary School in the Austin Independent School District will learn the ins and outs of presiding over a courtroom, serving their city as an elected official and even upholding the law as a police officer, when more than 30 community leaders visit their campus this Friday to discuss their careers.
Eastside student selected as Texas Young Women in Bio Ambassador
By Benjamin Beane The first day of school can be a whirlwind for any high schooler, but this year was especially memorable for Eastside Early College High School junior Marith Diaz Cruz, who learned she was selected as a Young Women in Bio Ambassador. “They sent a letter to my mom’s email, but I didn’t know and she didn’t know, so when I came here the first school day that’s when I realized…
AISD Middle School Band Plays Inauguration Festival Saturday
Austin, Texas—Bailey Middle School’s wind ensemble will represent the Austin Independent School District at the 2013 Presidential Inauguration Festival competition Saturday, Jan. 19.Worldstrides Heritage Performance Programs invited the Bailey wind ensemble to participate in its Presidential Inauguration Festival activities in and around Washington, D.C., which coincide with the festivities…
OfficeMax Surprises 5 AISD Teachers with $1,000 in School Supplies; Educators Honored as part of A Day Made Better Program
Austin, TX—Today, five teachers in the Austin Independent School District received a surprise visit from their school principals and OfficeMax representatives who awarded them $1,000 in classroom supplies. The teachers are among 1,000 educators nationally who were nominated by their principals for OfficeMax's A Day Made Better program, which honors teachers for their extraordinary efforts in the…
CBOC Meeting
What: Community Bond Oversight Committee MeetingWhere: 1111 W. 6th St. Board Room AuditoriumFor more information, please visit the CBOC website.
Austin ISD to Hold Bowie High School Groundbreaking Ceremony
Modernization Construction to Start Summer 2019 James Bowie High School is one of the modernization projects included in the 2017 AISD Bond Program. Bowie will receive the first phase of a full modernization that includes improved parking facilities and additions and renovations to athletics and fine arts. Construction is scheduled to start Summer 2019. To kick off the process, the school…
Keeping Austin Bilingüe at Webb Middle School
Middle School Dual Language Expansion 6 p.m. February 11 at Webb Middle School Library. Learn about the expansion of dual-language programs into middle school, the benefits of raising bilingual children and much more! For more information, call Patti Estep at 512-689-7116.Visit www.duallanguage.org for more information.
AISD SAT, ACT Scores Exceed State, National Averages
Students in Austin ISD continue to outpace their counterparts across the state on the SAT and ACT exams, according to data released Oct. 25. by the College Board. Since 2016, The SAT test has been scored on a 1600-point scale. The district's average SAT composite score of 1105 exceeded the state and the national averages of 1032 and 1068, respectively. Greater percentages of AISD students also…
Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders Commencement Ceremony
When: 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 1, 2016Where: Frank Erwin Center, 1701 Red River St., Austin 78701What: Commencement Ceremony for Ann Richard School for Young Women Leaders Class of 2016For complete details on free shuttles, what to bring and more, please visit www.austinisd.org/graduation.