Austin High School

Austin High School Official page for Austin High School: Established: 1881
"Everybody is Somebody at Austin High" The first high school in Austin until 1889. MASCOT: MR.

Austin High (Established in 1881) is the oldest, continuously-operating, tax-supported secondary school in Texas, and one of the oldest west of the Mississippi. MAROO

CURRENT PRINCIPAL: DR. MELVIN BEDFORD

MISSION:
The Austin High School faculty, staff, parents and community must work together to ensure each student the opportunity to develop academic, social, and workplace skills for a producti

ve and positive contribution in a diverse and changing world. VISION:
Austin High’s long tradition of excellence aims to recreate the urban school experience and assure that all students gain the skills and experience to be successful after high school. By embracing our small learning community academy programming, diversity of our students and faculty, and Social Emotional Learning. We will educate the whole child and espouse that "EVERYBODY IS SOMEBODY AT AUSTIN HIGH"

Finals week is here! May your hard work and preparation pay off big time!
05/25/2026

Finals week is here! May your hard work and preparation pay off big time!

Congratulations to all of our AHS Practicum Students who presented about their internships over the past two days. These...
05/22/2026

Congratulations to all of our AHS Practicum Students who presented about their internships over the past two days. These students earned both their CTE Endorsement as well as their Academy Distinction. Thank you to all of our industry partners that hosted an intern. AISD has amazing Career & Technology opportunities for our students.

Industry Partners: Rambler, YoungLife, Advanced Pain Care, Breck Studio, Thiel Pediatric Dentistry, Holt Engineering, Omni Downtown, Oracle, Gottfried Alexander Law, Horizon Bank, Law Office of Oscar B. Jackson III, Compass Reality, Texas House of Representatives, Sinyale Woods Engineering, Texas Workforce Commission, LadyBird Widlflower Center, and many more!

05/18/2026
Thirty Austin High Juniors were selected to be part of the ACL x AHS Cohort and toured C3Presents Headquarters. They pla...
05/07/2026

Thirty Austin High Juniors were selected to be part of the ACL x AHS Cohort and toured C3Presents Headquarters. They planned a music festival lineup and pitched their ideas to a panel of judges. Next Fall this cohort will take a behind the scenes tour of ACL Music Festival. Thank you to Austin Ed Fund for starting this amazing partnership!

04/26/2026
Austin High Culinary competed against Bowie Culinary for the chance to put an item on the Kerby Lane summer menu. First ...
04/24/2026

Austin High Culinary competed against Bowie Culinary for the chance to put an item on the Kerby Lane summer menu.

First place winner was Zachary Borja and Josiah Peterson-Bull with a Soy Glazed Salmon Scampi.

Harper Carlson and Ellie Armstrong will also get there Blackened Shrimp Street Chalupas on the menu as well.
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Congratulations to Braydon Pratt for his 2nd Place finish at the UIL Region IV 6A Golf Tournament. Braydon shot an outst...
04/17/2026

Congratulations to Braydon Pratt for his 2nd Place finish at the UIL Region IV 6A Golf Tournament. Braydon shot an outstanding 145 (75, 70) and won a sudden death playoff hole to secure the title of Regional Runner-Up. Braydon is the 1st Austin High Maroon to qualify for the State Tournament since 2012 and will compete at White Bluff New Course on April 27th & 28th.

We’re very proud to announce that ALL THREE of our Concert Bands made Sweepstakes at UIL, earning Division I Ratings in ...
04/12/2026

We’re very proud to announce that ALL THREE of our Concert Bands made Sweepstakes at UIL, earning Division I Ratings in both Concert and Sight-Reading performances!

These accolades can be added to our Sweepstakes at UIL Marching Contest in the fall, our two Full Orchestras, and every single middle school band at O. Henry and Clint Small MS! Our entire vertical team swept this year at UIL, the only program in all of Austin ISD!

Thanks to Navan for hosting our Senior Practicum students on an industry site visit today. Our students were able to hea...
04/10/2026

Thanks to Navan for hosting our Senior Practicum students on an industry site visit today. Our students were able to hear from members of the Customer Management, Sales, and Data Analytics teams. Austin High provides our students with a great education and exposure to exciting career opportunities!

This is a reminder that Monday is a student holiday and staff professional development day.
04/04/2026

This is a reminder that Monday is a student holiday and staff professional development day.

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1715 West Cesar Chavez Street
Austin, TX
78703

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+15124142505

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