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Framed for Success: Ann Richards Wins its First UIL State Championship
Ann Richards School for Young Women won its first state championship in a UIL competition.Ann Richards student Brooke Brogan won the UIL State Champion in division 2 for her short film, “The Garden,” in the traditional animation category. Brogan hand-drew the characters in the film, scanned each frame and then cleaned and painted the art work in Photoshop. Backgrounds and animation were…
Media Advisory: Anderson High School Hosts Austin Robot Roundup, First Robotics Competition
AUSTIN, Texas—This weekend, Austin ISD’s Anderson High School is hosting Austin Robot Roundup, First Robotics Competition to showcase local robotic designs.What: Robotics teams from Anderson, Eastside Memorial, LASA, Akins, Westlake, Westwood, Round Rock and Manor Tech will compete and collaborate locally before competing at the state level.When: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15
Dual Language Program Expansion (AAFR) Community Meeting
What: Dual Language Program Expansion and Extension (AAFR) Community MeetingAustin ISD would like to invite you to learn more about the possible expansion of the dual language program at a community meeting on Thursday, October 18, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the auditorium of Ridgetop Elementary, at 5005 Caswell Avenue. This meeting will be conducted in English. Spanish…
Media Advisory: AISD Names Leal Anderson New Athletics Director
AUSTIN, Texas—This week, Austin ISD’s Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Leal Anderson as the district’s new athletics director. Anderson is the men’s basketball coach at Anderson High School and was the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches’ outstanding coach of the year for 2012-13.
School for Young Men (AAFR) Community Meeting
What: School for Young Men (AAFR) Community Meeting. Austin ISD is considering a proposal to open a district-wide School for Young Men during the 2013-14 school year. As a parent or caregiver of a young male student in first through fifth grades, we would like to invite you to a parent meeting, Saturday, October 27, from 10 a.m. to noon in cafeteria at Crockett High School,…
MEDIA ADVISORY: Summitt Elementary School to Celebrate the Year of the Goat
Summitt Elementary School is gearing up to celebrate Tet, the most important and popular holiday in Vietnam.What: A fundraising dinner, followed by a performance followed by a dragon dance. The performance includes a martial arts demonstration, singing, dancing and taiko drums. Tickets are $3 for general seating, $5-10 for seating in the first 10 rows and $5 for dinner.
2017 Bond Open House–Crockett ECHS
Austin ISD is hosting a series of informational open houses to learn more about the 2017 Bond and how it could affect each campus. Meetings are 5:30–7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, and are designed in a come-and-go format, with presentations at 5:45 p.m. and at 6:45 p.m. A districtwide open house will be 11 a.m.–1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21, with presentations at 11:15 a.m. and 12:15 p…
2017 Bond Open House–Austin HS
Austin ISD is hosting a series of informational open houses to learn more about the 2017 Bond and how it could affect each campus. Meetings are 5:30–7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, and are designed in a come-and-go format, with presentations at 5:45 p.m. and at 6:45 p.m. A districtwide open house will be 11 a.m.–1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21, with presentations at 11:15 a.m. and 12:15 p…
AISD Board of Trustees Approves New Principal Appointments
On Monday, Austin ISD's Board of Trustees approved new principal appointments for Casey, Patton and Walnut Creek elementary schools and Burnet and Martin middle schools. Burnet Middle SchoolThe Board of Trustees approved the appointment of David Dean to lead Burnet Middle School. Dean most recently served as Burnet Middle School's interim principal.
Austin ISD Recaps the 87th Legislative Session
The 87th Legislative Session has come to a close. The session had a real effect on how schools will operate in the coming year, between the passing of a bill that will revamp the social studies curriculum to inaction on a bill that would have allowed schools to continue virtual learning in the fall.