Announcements
District Honors Best of ASA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ at Annual Salute Celebration
Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ and Austin Partners in Education co-hosted Salute on May 16 at the ASA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Performing Arts Center.More than 1,000 people attended the annual event that celebrates excellence at ASA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ and recognizes outstanding team members.Austin Council of PTAs and…
ASA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Breaks Ground on Career Launch Programs
Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ broke ground on Career Launch programs at two early college high schools this month. LBJ Early College High School celebrated the groundbreaking of an approximately 5,000-square-foot building May 13 to accommodate a new health science…
ASA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Athletes Garner Sportsmanship Honors
Two ASA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ teams and their coaches were honored May 11 by the Austin Founder Lions Club, the oldest continuously operating Lions Club in the world.
Dig it: City Honors Bowie Science Teacher for Protecting School's Cave
The Austin City Council honored Bowie science teacher Jill Harding on May 18 for her work in making the "Bowie Cave" an educational resource for Bowie High School students.As the school was being built in 1989, a cave was discovered underneath the…
Burnet Middle School Eighth-graders Named Writing Program Ambassadors
Two Burnet Middle School eighth-graders have been named national ambassadors for the Do the Write Thing Challenge.This year marks the first time that the two national ambassadors from the Austin-Travis County are from the same school.Rudolph (R.C.) Hardin and…
Community to Hear from District 6 Candidates at Two Forums
The Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Board of Trustees voted to appoint a trustee to fill the District 6 vacancy created by the recent resignation of Trustee Paul Saldaňa. The board accepted applications from people interested in being appointed to represent District 6, and is…
Students, Volunteers Shine at Latino Academic Achievement Awards
Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ saluted high achievers and dedicated volunteers at the Latino Academic Achievement Awards on May 6 at the ASA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Performing Arts Center.In addition to showcasing the academic excellence of Latino students from throughout the district, the ceremony…
District Hosts Online Student Registration Event at LBJ ECHS
Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ invites students and their families to an online registration event May 9.Join district staff 5–7 p.m. at LBJ Early College High School for a Student Registration Extravaganza.Register students for the 2017–18 school year, get help…
ASA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Tracksters Eye State Meet
Led by the sprint relay teams at LBJ ECHS, Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ tracksters will go for gold at the state track meet May 11–13 in Austin. "When you make it this far, you're top eight in the state, so our goal is to go in there and run our best races of the season…
Decisions, decisions: Celebrate GenTX Decision Day by Wearing a College T-shirt Friday
High schools across Texas will be celebrating seniors on GenTX Decision Day, May 5. To show a united support for the seniors and their commitment to higher education, please wear a college T-shirt on Friday, May 5. Campuses will also be…
What the Doctor Ordered: Five Eastside Memorial High School Students Join ACC’s Pre-Med Summer Youth Academy
Five students from Eastside Memorial High School are preparing themselves for possible careers as doctors by taking classes in the ACC Pre-Med Summer Youth Academy.Students selected for the academy are 11th-grade students Paulina Duelos Coronado, Joseph…
ASA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Librarian Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Elizabeth Polk, assistant director of library media services for Austin SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, received the state’s top honor for library service April 20 during the Texas Library Association Annual Conference in San Antonio.Polk was awarded the prestigious Lifetime…