high school students

School Closures, Delays

KEYE - CBS 42  Wed, 01/25/2012 - 7:04am

Closed: Lockhart ISD, Bastrop ISD

Pflugerville ISD will have NO bus service for middle school and high school.

The bus barn was damaged. Parents encouraged to drop off middle school and high school students if you can.

They will TRY to get buses for elementary school, but they do NOT know at this time. ...



 

Launching with uncertainty

Daily Texan  Sun, 08/28/2011 - 11:07pm

The Longhorn Network launched Friday afternoon to cheering crowds on the South Mall and Gregory Gym, but their echoes were barely audible beyond the 40 Acres.



 

Leadership Academy to Prepare Texas High School Students for Fut...

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Fri, 06/10/2011 - 10:03am

One hundred students from Texas high schools will arrive at The University of Texas at Austin June 12 to begin an intensive five-day leadership academy.

Subiendo: The Academy for Rising Leaders, in its second year, is designed to give the students the skills to address the needs of the next generation, including a growing Hispanic…   » Continue Reading



 

Five Kennedale High School Students Get Hot for Teacher

Austinist  Wed, 05/18/2011 - 3:30pm

Five Kennedale High School Students Get Hot for Teacher An Arlington teacher was arrested last week on five second-degree felony offenses for having sexual relationships with students.



 

Barbara Jordan Essay Competition Winners Announced

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Wed, 05/18/2011 - 11:51am

Three Texas high school students have earned top honors in the 16th annual Barbara Jordan Historical Essay Competition at The University of Texas at Austin for their essays on "The African American in Texas: Past and Present." DeAsia Cormier, an Austin senior who attends A.N.

McCallum High School, took first place and received a $2,500…   » Continue Reading



 

High School Students Accused Of Counterfeit Ring

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Thu, 05/05/2011 - 4:58am

Police in Florida uncovered a counterfeit ring at Jensen Beach High School. Students were passing fake bills at the school's cafeteria.

A freshman confessed to printing lunch money on his home computer. According to the Treasure Coast Palm newspaper, the boy's parents bought the paper for him for a class project.



 

Friends of Subiendo Academy Help Double Student Enrollment for L...

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Mon, 04/04/2011 - 10:35am

An expanded group of donors, impressed by the success of the Subiendo Academy for Rising Leaders program at The University of Texas at Austin last summer, has provided $250,000 in funding to double the number of high school students who can participate during the summer of 2011.

Enrollment for the June 12-16 session has been…   » Continue Reading



 

Academy for Rising Leaders pilot program created

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Wed, 05/05/2010 - 8:00am

Event: Announcement of a new academy for outstanding high school students who will receive intensive leadership training and insight on policy issues affecting the Hispanic community and the state of Texas.

When: 10 a.m., Friday, May 7 Where: The Lee Jamail Academic Room, second floor of the Main Building, The University of Texas [...]



 

UT System center moving to College of Education

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Tue, 04/20/2010 - 11:02am

The Institute for Public School Initiatives (IPSI), an innovative University of Texas System center aimed at improving academic outcomes for Texas pre-K through high school students, is getting a new home at The University of Texas at Austin's College of Education.

The Institute has been operating under the UT System administration since its inception in 2002 [...]



 

FCC commissioner to cover broadband use in education

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Fri, 09/18/2009 - 2:41pm

Commissioner Meredith Atwell Baker of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will speak during a forum and press conference at The University of Texas at Austin Monday, Sept. 21, on the importance of broadband Internet technology for distance learning to prepare high school students for higher education.

The event, held in conjunction with an FCC Broadband Field [...]