Literacy Launch - 4/16/2016

For more information contact Linda Medina-Lopez, linda.medina@austinisd.org or call 512-414-9706.

Austin ISD GT Games Day

Elementary gifted students, bring your favorite board game or card game and join other GT students in having some fun!

Parents, spend time networking with other GT parents.

Saturday, April 9

9:00-11:00 a.m.

Baker Center Cafeteria

3908 Avenue B

Austin TX 78751

FREE EVENT.

Open to the first 75 students who are registered at: http://tinyurl.com/GamesDayApril

Print your EventBrite ticket and bring to the event to be eligible for door prizes.

Call 512-414-0155 for more information.

Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Contest - Due 4/4/2016

Do you have a child in the age range of 8-12? Help him or her submit a recipe that supports the MyPlate nutrition guidelines for a chance to attend a Kids' "State Dinner" with Michelle Obama in Washington, D.C. More information at PBS Parents. Recipes are encouraged to include foods grown, produced, or representative of your state, territory, or community. Click to see MyPlate, MyState for Texas.

Taking the AP Exam

Sure, succeeding on an AP Exam is mostly about working hard in your AP class, but it also involves knowing what to expect on exam day. Learn everything you need to know about taking the exams, from signing up to showing up.

https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/takingtheexam

Zilker Trek Multimedia Scavenger Hunt

Check out the Zilker Trek, a self-guided, multimedia tour of Zilker Park. Using free content from http://zilkertrek.org/, trek the park and create a nature journal and a natural sculpture.

Contest to Meet Michelle Obama - Due 3/14/2016

All Austin ISD seniors are eligible to win a chance to see Michelle Obama by completing FAFSA by 5 pm March 14.  To be eligible to win, students must:

1. File FAFSA no later than 5 PM Central Time on Monday, March 14^th.

2. Register for contest at: https://www.financialaidsaturdays.org/flotus.html

3. Paste the Tweet below to their personal Twitter account:

o   I filed my FAFSA, have you? File by 3/14 to meet @FLOTUS during #SXSW! @austinchamber @ReachHigherATX contest here: http://bit.ly/24Elcge

If selected, student winners must scan and submit their FAFSA confirmation page to Andrew Feller at afeller@austinchamber.com

Eligible school districts include: Austin ISD, Del Valle ISD, Elgin ISD, Hays CISD, Hutto ISD, Leander ISD, Lockhart ISD, Manor ISD, Pflugerville ISD, Round Rock ISD, KIPP Austin Public Schools, Harmony Public Schools, and NYOS

Rock + Read: A Book and Music Fest - 3/20/2016

Sunday, March 20 Rock + Read, a book and music fest happening at The Domain. Free with RSVP! More information at http://do512family.com/2016/02/rock-read-a-free-book-music-fest/