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2020-2021

Business Students Take Home Awards

Congratulations to all of our Austin High business students who participated in the Regional Business Professionals of America competition this weekend. All of our students did an amazing job and we are proud of their efforts. The following students earned high marks and qualified for the BPA State competition in March:
  • 1st Place - Economic Research Team: Jack Nelson, Malcolm Embry, MIller Marks, and Luke Pharis
  • 1st Place - Integrated Office Applications: Nell Yonge
  • 2nd Place - Financial Analyst Team: Hayden Fisher, Ethan Gostisha, Barrett Reaves, and Josue Vela
  • 2nd Place - Small Business Management Team: Cassidy Sneed, Nell Yonge, & Havana Ray
  • 3rd Place - Advanced Spreadsheet Applications: Havana Ray

2019-2020

Congratulations to the following Continuing Ed Scholarship recipients. Well done!
  • Giselle Aviles - Austin High Continuing Education Class of 1960 Scholarship
  • Carlos Gomez - Austin High Continuing Education Class of 1960 Scholarship
  • Ruandy Flores-Morales - Austin High Continuing Education Class of 1970 Scholarship in honor of Kevin Maguire
  • Wini Dorlean - Austin High Continuing Education honoring Alice Davis
  • Natalie Davis - Austin High Continuing Education Horton Trust Scholarship
  • Alex Loredo - Austin High Continuing Education Scholarship in honor of Beau Franks
  • Isabel Encisco - Austin High Continuing Education Scholarship in honor of Gay Adams
  • Jozlyn Davenport - Austin High Continuing Education Scholarship in honor of J.B. Pace
  • Ronaldo Garcia - Austin High Continuing Education Scholarship in honor of Truman Hornsby
  • Miguel Rodriguez - Austin High Continuing Education STEM Scholarship in honor of Alma Maldonado
  • Briana Sanders - Austin High Continuing Education Scholarship
Ballet Folklorico competed in the Bailees de Mi Tierra Competition and earned four trophies. Way to go!
  • 2nd place beginner solo: Gabriel Herrera (dancing Jalisco)
  • 1st place advanced trio: Anabella Maldonado, Ashley Villarreal and Sophia Gonzalez (dancing Tamaulipas) 
  • 2nd place intermediate ensemble: Anabella Maldonado, Ashley Villarreal, Sophia Gonzalez, Rosalia Riojas, Martha Torres, Neyna Singh (dancing Nuevo Leon)
  • 3rd place intermediate small group--dancing Veracruz Antiguo Africano
The Austin HS Media Arts Program is pleased to announce that the short narrative movie "Opal" was included in the UIL Film State Final Program on February 25, 2020 at 7 pm at the Paramount Theater. Over 220 narrative short movies were submitted in our division from across the state of Texas and the state final program will show the top six movies. We are very proud of our accomplishment so far. Last year, in UIL Film, Austin HS won the State Championship for documentary and Third Place for narrative.
See the video here: https://vimeo.com/383608824



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Austin High Ultimate tied for 3rd place in the annual MLK Day High School tournament. After a tough loss to 2019 state finalist LASA, they rebounded with a strong 13-9 win over Westlake and finish the day with a 3-1record. Congratulations to Coach Trenfield and the entire ultimate frisbee team.


A few of our band students did well at the Texas All State Band tryouts. ​Sophomore Dashiell Kostka (trumpet) and Junior Mauricio Castillo (clarinet) earned spots, which represents the top 2% of students across the state!  They will participate in the Texas Music Educators Convention in San Antonio from February 12-15th




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Three members of the AHS choir program advanced to the TMEA Area contest Tuesday night. 
  • Sophomore Faith Schwartz ranked 3rd in the region
  • Junior Tyler Rose ranked 6th chair in the region
  • Freshman Jaret Cole ranked 1st chair in the region
These singers will be competing January 11th in San Antonio for the  TMEA All State Choir. Wish them well!




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Congrats to Ms Mardi, AHS math teacher, for being recognized by the University of Chicago for an Outstanding Educator Award! #AISDProud


2018-2019


Congrats to the Girls Varsity Lacrosse who won District. They now move on to the state championship tournament May 10-12. At the state championship tournament, the team will play its matches in memory of David Phillips, father of JV teammates Lucy and Sally Phillips.
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Riley Cruzcosa was awarded a National Gold Medal  in Drawing and Illustration for her artwork of Retrospect,  a drawing of her father and Riley as a baby by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. She will be honored at The  National Ceremony at Carnegie Hall, June 6, 6:00 pm. Receiving a National Medal places Riley within the top  1% of all submissions!
Ethan Tocker was awarded a National Silver Medal in Photography for his photo Forgotten, from Marfa, Texas. 
Both students' work will be published in the Online Galleries at artandwriting.org in June their names will be listed in the 2019 Yearbook, a companion publication to The Best Teen Art and The Best Teen Writing anthologies.

The Austin High School Theatre Department ranked 1st at the Bi-District UIL One-Act Play Contest, advancing to the Area Contest on April 6. 
  • Outstanding Crew Member - Stage Manager,  Bella Gray
  • Honorable Mention All Star Cast - Jacob Maupin
  • All Star Cast - Rand Whitfield
  • Best Actress - Tiffany Olzanowski
​In addition, Theatre placed 1st in the District UIL One-Act Play Contest. This is the 52nd District Championship for Austin High! 
Several students received individual recognition. 
  • Outstanding Technician: Aislinn Walker
  • All-Star Cast: Jacob Maupin-Garcia and Rand Whitfield 
  • Honorable Mention All-Star Cast; Tiffany Olzanowski
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Austin High took home two awards at the UIL State Film Competition at the Paramount Theater.
  • "Austin High, Divided" won the UIL Film State Championship in Div 2 Documentary (4A, 5A, 6A)
    • produced, edited, camera by  Ben Fremin and St. John Requejo
    • additional editing by Roberto Manco-Stenz
    • graphics by Bill Shoener
    • sound by Alex Clark
  • "2450" won UIL Film 3rd place in Div 2 Narrative (4A, 5A, 6A)
    • produced by Dante Caputo
    • directed by Bill Shoener
    • editing and music by Gregory Mills
    • photography by Calvin Jessen

Ballet Folklorico's Competition Team participated in the Viva Aztlan Festival and competition in Lubbock Texas, competing at the adult category, which means they competed not only against high schools, but also semi-pro adult touring companies from Texas and New Mexico. Despite the stiff competition, our dancers brought home several awards.
  • Ashley Villarreal and Angela Tudon won 3rd place in adult duets.
  • Our group entries placed in the 2nd adult division
    • 3rd place for technique with our Huasteco entry
    • 3rd place for choreography with Huasteco
    • 2nd place choreography for San Luis Potosi Rioverde
    • 1st place for costumes with Huasteco
    • 3rd place overall for the Huasteco entry
  • Carlos Revolorio and Anabella Maldonado were named "estrellas" in the Huasteco region
  • Sofia Valedez received the honor in our San Luis Potosi entry.

​The Austin High Theatre Department won 1st place in the District UIL One-Act Play Contest. This is the 52nd District Championship for Austin High! 
Several students received individual recognition. 
  • Outstanding Technician: Aislinn Walker
  • All-Star Cast: Jacob Maupin-Garcia and Rand Whitfield 
  • Honorable Mention All-Star Cast; Tiffany Olzanowski










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Austin High School Visual Arts students displayed their artwork at Collections on the Block for a Charity Show supporting Beyond Batton.  Artwork generated over $1,000 in sales. More photos here.

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Tennis coach Leslie Oduwole was named No Cut Coach of the Year for Texas by the USTA, recognizing her goal of letting everyone on the team participate. Check out AISD in 3 to see the award ceremony and an interview with Coach Oduwole.

Texas Senator Kirk Watson presented history teacher Cherry Whipple a 2018 Outstanding Teacher of the Humanities Award from Humanities Texas. In addition to Ms. Whipple's award, Austin High receives $500 to spend on Humanities-related resources.
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Ms. Whipple accepting a teaching award on Halloween...dressed as a witch!

Linda Garcia and Norma Ramos received AISD Rave Awards for outstanding customer service in November.

AHS Theatre students earned more national qualifiers than any other school in AISD at the Texas Thespian Festival this year. We also earned 2nd in State for the Tech Team Challenge.
National Qualifiers:
  • Ben Fremin - Lighting Design
  • Serena McPhail - Costume Design
  • Tori Salazar - Stage Management
  • Ben Fremin, Jade Shaver, Dito Mycue, Isaiah Pena, Tori Salazar -
  • Tech Team Challenge
One Point from Qualifying:
  • Aislinn Walker - Monologue
  • Sydney LePage, Sydney Kenner, Logan Miller - Group Musical
  • Jade Shaver - Costume Design
  • Liam Brinks, Lili Coovery, Emma Galbraith, Jillian Etherdge, Dylan Hoffman, Joel Klemn, Katherine Holmes, Alex Karnell, Ellis Mahoney, Tiffany Olszanowski, Adie Sutherland, Aidan Springer, Brecklyn Quinlivan - Group Musical 
Excellent Rating
  • Chloe Goodman, Divina Baca - Duet Musical
  • Sofia Martin - Solo Musical

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Magnolia
​This is a short movie about an 18-year-old graduating high school who is held back from life by her mother. This video was created in the Austin High Media Arts Program.  It is over 10 minutes long and was screened in October with the other narrative short films made in the program.  It won the Audience Award at the Narrative Showcase Screening.  
https://vimeo.com/303847398
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Student Bands and Musicians at Austin High
This is an introduction to some of the musicians and student bands at Austin High. This video was created as a news piece for KAHS.  It is over 10 minutes long and it contains links to listen to the music of the students.  
https://vimeo.com/303785097

Congratulations to our Orchestra students in All-Regional and All-State Orchestra. We have three students who will be performing in All-Regional Orchestra:
  • Nicole Kim 
  • David Shilliday
  • Alex McGahagin 
The performance is November 17, 4:00 pm, in the AISD PAC. All are invited. Nicole Kim also qualified for All-State Orchestra. She is among the top 100 high school violinists in the state. There were only a handful of students from Austin who qualified. 

Congratulations to the following singers for placing in the TMEA Area contest.  They advance to AREA in San Antonio in January, 2018.
  • Tyler Rose: Tenor
  • Chris Hernandez: Bass

Austin High Girls Golf won 2nd at the Lake Travis Invitational. Contributing to the win were Hannah Choi, Katherine Dwyer, Elle McCartt, Amethyst Rodriguez & Fallon Russell.  Hannah also took 1st in the tournament with a low score of 77!

Austin High's Commercial Photography students won 2 of the 28 state-level awards at the Texas Photographic Society Competition. This was our first year participating.
  • Mary Abby Goss: 3rd place in Family Vacation category
  • Joshua Cash: Honorable Mention in Portrait category
In addition, several students won awards at the ATPI Fall Photo Contest, from more than 7,400 entries from 99 schools.
  • Mary Abby Goss: 1st place in Advanced Nature, Honorable Mention in Time Exposure, and Honorable Mention in Advanced Advertising
  • Xander Christou: Honorable Mention in Advanced Architecture
  • Izzy Krause: Honorable Mention in Nature
  • Clementine Webre: Honorable Mention in Advanced Thematic - Open Book

Two AGS students, Avni Singh and Rachel Williams, attended the Western History Association Conference in San Antonio October 19-20 to present at a poster session, along with their teacher Ms. Whipple. Rachel went on to win a prize for her poster in the high school division. In addition, Ms. Whipple received the Charles Redd Center Teaching Western History Award.
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  • Austin High's 2019 recognition from the National Merit Corporation:
    • National Merit Semifinalist: Alexander McGahagin
    • National Merit Commended Students: Castalia Vidaurri, Robert Peter Layne, and Mia Czarnecki
    • National Hispanic Recognized Students: Emily Guerra, Kenall Miller, St. John Requejo, and Castalia Vidaurri
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​Congrats to Vanessa Estrada who was recently recognized by Austin ISD for going above and beyond in her service to others. The Recognizing All Valuable Employees, or RAVE, Program was established to publicly honor those who exemplify the highest level of customer service. If you had an exceptional experience interacting with an Austin ISD employee on the phone or visiting an Austin ISD site, please nominate that staff member by completing this form.
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Inaugurated in 2004, the History Teacher of the Year Award highlights the crucial importance of history education by honoring exceptional American history teachers from elementary school through high school.  ​The award honors one K-12 teacher from each state, the District of Columbia, Department of Defense schools and US Territories. 
​In addition to a $1,000 honorarium for Ms. Whipple, AHS's library will receive a core archive of American history books and Gilder Lehrman educational materials. Ms. Whipple will also receive an invitation to a 2019 Gilder Lehrman Teacher Seminar, a weeklong program that offers teachers daily discussions with eminent historians, visits to historic sites, and hands-on work with primary sources. 

Congratulations to AGS Junior Lydia Heisel for being selected for the Youth Presidential Leadership Council (YPLC) at Lyndon B. Johnson National Historic Park. Students were evaluated on leadership potential, engagement with community, and interests in the National Park Service. Participation was highly selected, with only 8-12 students selected.
Lydia will participate in interactive workshops, receive leadership training, work on service projects, and engage in dialogue with influential guest speakers. In addition, her volunteer hours will count towards her AGS endorsement. Way to go, Lydia!
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​The Austin Ed Fund awarded $1900 to Austin High School for a 2018 Innovation Grant in support of Ms. Cooper's "Flexible Seating for Learning" proposal. This grant was used to deck out Ms. Cooper and Ms. Whipple's classrooms with flexible seating options and other items.
Austin Ed Fund’s Innovation Grants support creative approaches to teaching and learning in Austin ISD classrooms.  
​"Studies show that students are more successful when collaborative learning spaces and flexible seating are available in classrooms. This project provides student-centered options for the learning environment, which will engage students and build the 4C skills: collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and communication. Serving junior-level students in one of the four academies, it will impact 160+ students the first year  with a potential of benefiting additional students in future years. "
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1715 West Cesar Chavez
Austin, Texas 78703
(512) 414-2505 Office
(512) 414-7373 Fax


Amy Taylor, Principal
amy.taylor@austinisd.org
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