The Austin ISD school board is voting this week on what to include in an upcoming bond package that could go before voters in November. Voters overwhelmingly approved the district's last bond in 2017.
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KUT Maydelid Vasquez, Yazzen Turk and Daniela Velazquez are high school seniors at the Austin Independent School District.
The graduating class of 2021 might be the most unique in a generation.
Their entire last year of high school, and part of their junior year, was dominated by the pandemic. That meant learning from bedrooms, adjusted sports seasons and dramatic changes to the events that cap off the high school experience. These students had to figure out what their lives would be like after high school during a period of uncertainty and while dealing with the same motivation slumps many of us also had.
The graduating class of 2021 might be the most unique in a generation.
Their entire last year of high school, and part of their junior year, was dominated by the pandemic. That meant learning from bedrooms, adjusted sports seasons and dramatic changes to the events that cap off the high school experience. These students had to figure out what their lives would be like after high school during a period of uncertainty and while dealing with the same motivation slumps many of us also had.
Three seniors in the Austin Independent School District shared with KUT some of the experiences they faced during this uncommon year:
Austin ISD offering free curbside meals at 33 schools
By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team
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AUSTIN, Texas - Austin Independent School District is serving free curbside meals on Monday, February 22 for children and their caregivers at 33 schools from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Meal packs are free for any child younger than 19 as well as those older than 19 who utilize special education resources or who are enrolled in school to complete the requirements for a high school diploma.
Meals are served curbside, families are advised to stay in their cars and not enter buildings during meal pick up. Families who come by walking/biking/transit may still receive food outside the campuses. Curbside meals are chilled and served cold to be taken home and reheated.