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Austin ISD Congratulates 2015 Class of Eastside Memorial High School
“It’s not what happens, but what you do afterward that matters,” Principal Bryan Miller told nearly 100 seniors who crossed the stage at the Frank Erwin Center this afternoon to graduate from Eastside Memorial High School.Graduates raised their Panther claws as they sang the Eastside Memorial school song and celebrated their success. The Eastside Pantherettes won two First Place Team Awards…
Eastside Memorial High School Toasts Class of 2017
Eastside Memorial High School celebrated more than 130 seniors who received their high school diplomas today.Salutatorian Lebon Hora, an immigrant from the Phillipines and the first in her family to attend an American university, thanked teachers, family and friends."When I left my home four years ago, I felt like I left half of myself, but your made me whole," she said to her classmates. "The…
Hispanic Heritage Celebration
You're cordially invited to the third annual Austin ISD Hispanic Heritage Celebration. The event is 11:30 a.m.–1p.m. Monday, Sept. 14 at Sanchez Elementary, 73 San Marcos St.
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.
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 shut down his freshman year at Akins High School, Elias Brown focused his free time on what had previously been just a fun hobby –…
Media Advisory: AISD's New Athletics Director Meets with Media Today
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.
Active Transportation & Air Quality
Earth Week 2024 We’ll be promoting activities all week, feel free to use these themes or make up your own.
Su orgullo hispano le motiva a servir en la escuela (In English)
Benito Faz-Banda, director de la primaria Widén, impulsa el bilingüismo Por Guillermo Zenizo (English version below)
Every Day Counts: Improving Daily Attendance Improves Student Learning
Dear Team AISD, September is National Attendance Awareness Month, and it’s a good time to remind students, families and staff members about the importance of being in class every day. When students aren’t in class, they have to work twice as hard to catch up with the material that they missed. Teachers lose class time helping those students catch up. And, the district loses state funding—about…
Repurposing Anita Ferrales Coy Facility
Overview The Anita Ferrales Coy Facility, formerly known as the John T. Allan Facility, is situated on an almost 18-acre site in East Austin. It is primarily home to the district’s Alternative Learning Center (ALC), which provides additional support to students who need to attend for a variety of reasons, including social and discipline challenges.