Announcements
Class of 2025 graduation dates, locations (en español)
Austin ISD is excited to announce the graduation schedule for the Class of 2025! Commencement ceremonies will be held at Burger Arena, Burger Stadium, and the Performing Arts Center from May 28 to June 4. Here’s when and where to celebrate our graduates:…
Maestro en Casa Celebrates 10 Years with Enhanced Curriculum and Laptop Giveaway (En español)
Thanks to partnership with Human I-T, this year’s Maestro en Casa cohort will add computer skills to the classes, to help teach parents basic English to navigate American situations and systems.
Senior discovers passion for firefighting (En español)
Ava Martinez is graduating this month with her sights set on becoming a firefighter. A senior at Austin High School, Martinez enrolled in the Fire Academy Program at LBJ Early College High School during her sophomore year, which stoked her curiosity…
‘Maestro en Casa’ celebrates its 1000th graduate (En Español)
During an evening full of excitement and pride, Austin ISD proudly celebrated its 1,000th Maestro en Casa graduate since the program’s inception in 2015. Participants attend classes at their students' schools to learn English, manage common scenarios…
Travis ECHS senior finds his passion through computer science (En Español)
Austin ISD continues a month of celebrating the graduating Class of 2023 with a profile of Travis Early College High School senior Samyog Budha Magar, who is proud of his Nepalese roots. Curiosity about the world of video games and computer programming…
Take a peek at the (school) year in numbers (en español)
Sadly, this is the end of another school year! No, it’s not sarcasm. Lots of amazing things happened in 2022-23. And I want to share some of them with you. If you’re like me and you love numbers – buckle up for this journey! Children spent 75,600…
Highly recruited wheelchair athlete knows the value of being different (En Español)
Austin ISD continues a month of celebrating the graduating Class of 2023 with a profile of Akins High School senior Elias Brown, who will be attending the University of Arizona on a full scholarship for wheelchair basketball. After the COVID pandemic…
Message From the Superintendent: Graduation Safety (en español)
Dear Austin ISD community, As we prepare for graduation ceremonies and end of year celebrations and events, I want to take a moment to remind everyone of the role each of us plays in keeping our schools and community safe. Graduation reminders Visitors are…
Anderson senior wrestles the most out of school, life (en Español)
Austin ISD continues a month of celebrating the graduating Class of 2023 with a profile of Anderson senior Pete Regalado, stand-out wrestler and future Marine Corps reservist. To prepare for competition, this Austin ISD senior visualizes himself facing his…
Class of 2023: award-winning student journalists
Austin ISD kicks off a month of celebrating the graduating Class of 2023 with a profile of three award-winning student journalists who will take their hard work and dedication into different rewarding career paths. Breaking news: Three Bowie High…
Graduate Highlight: Gesenia Alvarez brings strong student voice to Travis Early College High School
When Gesenia Alvarez began her senior year at Travis Early College High School, she had many questions about the college application process and her post-graduation plans. However, like many Travis students, Alvarez struggled to find support as the school’s…
Graduation feature: Noah Hutchinson is opening doors at McCallum
By Gabriella Beker with additional reporting Kathy Swartz and Sydney Kim Noah Hutchinson has been drawing comics and cartoons since the third grade. When he and his family moved to Austin his freshman year, he entered McCallum Fine Arts Academy to pursue his…