Advanced Academic Services is part of the Austin Independent School District. This blog provides information, activities, and events regarding advanced academics and high ability children and teens. Smart without compromise. Potential without limits.

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Juneteenth Celebration - 6/16/2018

Join the Carver Museum in celebrating JUNETEENTH on Saturday, June 16th from 12-4 p.m. Live music, crafts and activities for kids, food, a marketplace with vendors, character interpretations, and more!

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, is a holiday that commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas on June 19th, 1865, and more generally the emancipation of African-American slaves throughout the Confederate South.