Announcements
AISD Librarian Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Elizabeth Polk, assistant director of library media services for Austin ISD, 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…
Reach Higher: College-bound Seniors Celebrate at #CTXSigningDay
Austin ISD seniors basked in the glow of accomplishment at Central Texas College Signing Day, a community-wide celebration that brings together 1,000 college-bound seniors from school districts throughout the region.Inspired by the NCAA’s National…
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Five AISD High Schools Among Best in Nation
Five Austin ISD high schools are among the best in the nation, according to the 2017 U.S. News & World Report rankings.Four of the schools were among the top-ranked public high schools on the magazine's list in 2016. Akins made the top-ranked…
AISD Board to Appoint Trustee to Fill District 6 Vacancy / Mesa directiva va a nombrar un miembro para cubrir la vacante del Distrito 6
The Austin ISD Board of Trustees voted April 24 to appoint a trustee to fill the District 6 vacancy created by the recent resignation of Trustee Paul Saldaňa. The board will accept applications from people interested in the seat, and is expected to fill the…
Austin ISD Hosts Two More Online Student Registration Extravaganzas
Austin ISD invites students and their families to two online registration events, April 29 and May 6.Join Austin ISD staff 9 a.m.–noon at Eastside Memorial High School for these Student Registration Extravaganzas.Register students for the 2017–18 school…
Murchison Middle School Robotics Teams Excel in National Competition
Two Murchison VEX Robotics teams excelled at the CREATE U.S. Open Robotics Championships in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in early April. Both Matadors squads finished in the top 16 teams out of 93 middle school squads from around the world. The Murchison…
District Hosts Online Student Registration Event at Lanier High School
Austin ISD invites students and their families to an online registration event April 14.Join Austin ISD staff 9 a.m.–3 p.m. at Lanier High School for this all-day Registration Extravaganza.Register students for the 2017–18 school year, get help…
No Team, No Problem: AISD Golf Standout Drives Through Playoffs
Golf is a solitary game by design—one player against the golf course. Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders freshman standout Kerrisa Limon has been playing the game since she was 6 years old, and right now, she is on a team of one. But while…
Future in Sight: Eastside Memorial Standout Achieves AISD First
Lebon Hora, a graduating senior enrolled in the Health Science program at Eastside Memorial High School, recently became the first AISD student to pass the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant exam to become a medical assistant.The exam requires students to…
Auditions for Districtwide Summer Musical Now Open
Update: Extended Audition DatesAuditions are now underway for the 2017 Austin ISD Districtwide Summer Musical, Peter Pan.AISD students who are currently in grades 5–12 are encouraged to submit an audition video through Google Classroom. No initial in-person…
District Names Four Teachers of the Year for 2017
Superintendent Paul Cruz surprised four teachers in their classrooms today to announce their selection as Austin ISD's 2017 Teachers of the Year.Being selected as a Teacher of the Year is one of the highest honors the district can award its educators.
McCallum Winter Guard Caps Stellar Inaugural Season
The McCallum High School Winter Guard capped off an impressive inaugural season with a second-place finish at the state championships March 25.The team posted its highest score of the season by earning silver medals at the Texas Color Guard Circuit's State…