
November 2, 2023
The University Interscholastic League’s annual Snapshot Day was last Friday (Oct. 27), which is the enrollment figure reported by each school in Texas that will be used in determi...

November 2, 2023
Holland Medical High School hosted its second annual Trunk or Treat on Saturday, October 21, for all Abilene ISD fifth grade students and their families. Holland HOSA officers, cl...

November 2, 2023
Growing the next generation of leaders from Abilene is a task that McMurry University has never taken lightly. For more than 25 years, the university’s staff and selected students...

November 2, 2023
The football playoffs at both Abilene High and Cooper might be just around the corner, but November also means the start of basketball season is upon us. All four local varsity te...

November 2, 2023
The football playoffs at both Abilene High and Cooper might be just around the corner, but November also means the start of basketball season is upon us. All four local varsity te...

October 27, 2023
In case you missed the news , Stafford Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Taniece Thompson-Smith was named last week as the Texas Teacher of the Year and will represent the ...

October 27, 2023
High school and middle school coaches all over Texas now have a day specifically designated to celebrate their positive impact on students and communities. Senate Concurrent Resol...

October 26, 2023
On Friday, October 20, Stafford Elementary fifth grade science teacher Taniece Thompson-Smith was named the 2024 Texas Teacher of the Year by the Texas Association of School Ad...

October 26, 2023
Cooper head football coach Aaron Roan was recently honored as one of the Be Well, Texas Unsung Heroes for making a difference in the community of Abilene. Be Well, Texas is pa...

October 26, 2023
Abilene High associate principal Dr. Kelli Powell is new to AHS and Abilene ISD, but she’s certainly not new to the world of public education. Now in her 33 rd year of education...

October 23, 2023
Abilene ISD parents and community members are invited to attend feedback sessions regarding the qualities desired in the district’s next Executive Director of Fine Arts. Please jo...

October 19, 2023
Completion of the 2018 bond program didn’t stop progress in Abilene ISD. A new state-of-the-art Daktronics video board was added to Shotwell Stadium prior to the beginning of the...

October 19, 2023
Congratulations to the Abilene High and Cooper High School bands , each receiving a Division One rating Monday night at the University Interscholastic League (UIL) East Zone Ma...

October 13, 2023
Congratulations to the Abilene High boys’ cross country team, which captured the District 4-5A championship Thursday morning at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock. The Abilene High girls...

October 10, 2023
Hannah McLean spent most of her youth denying the inevitability that she would end up as a teacher. She wanted to be different. She wanted to do something new. She tried to separa...

October 10, 2023
State Rep. Stan Lambert has never hidden the fact that he is for public schools and school teachers, and funding each of those entities to the proper levels. Much of what he spoke...

October 10, 2023
Bernard Kamungo’s long and winding road to becoming a professional soccer player for Major League Soccer’s FC Dallas franchise might seem unbelievable to some. Still, to him, it’s...

October 5, 2023
Last fall, when former Cooper High School defensive back Aaron Byrd brought his family back to Abilene to watch Abilene High and Cooper play in the Crosstown Showdown at Shotwell ...

October 5, 2023
Late last month, representatives from the Abilene Education Foundation, its board of directors, and other supporters descended upon 20 campuses across the Abilene ISD, carrying wi...

October 5, 2023
Tips and information from the student nutrition department. October 2023 Nutrition News