
March 22, 2024
Austin Elementary School celebrated Leadership Day on its campus on Friday, March 8, with guest speakers talking to students in each grade level about leadership, social and emo...

March 22, 2024
Hundreds of Abilene ISD students across the district celebrated Big Art Day on Thursday, March 7, with plenty of paint, markers, and creative ideas as they participated in the Tex...

March 22, 2024
Cooper High School gymnastics standout Tristan Reyna captured his second straight District 2-6A all-around championship two weeks ago at the district championship meet in San Ange...

March 22, 2024
Eight students are advancing to the Texas Art Education Association’s state Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE) following a successful showing at the regional competition on March...

March 8, 2024
The LIFT Center will once again offer summer camps for elementary and middle school students beginning in June. The camps are open to any child in those age groups, whether they...

March 8, 2024
Cooper girls’ basketball head coach Brandon Hudson remembers being a young coach when he started in the profession 12 years ago. Late nights breaking down film or washing unifor...

March 8, 2024
Abilene ISD middle and high school choirs excelled at the UIL Music Region VI East Zone High School Concert and Sightreading Evaluations, which were held March 6-7 at Abilene High...

March 8, 2024
Abilene ISD is proud to recognize and celebrate employees who make a positive difference at work and in the Abilene community with the districtwide Impact Award! Given once per qu...

March 1, 2024
More than 35 teams from across the state competed last Saturday (Feb. 24) at the Texas Region 5 VRC High School Championship at The LIFT, the largest robotics competition ever hos...

February 23, 2024
A promising track and field season in Abilene ISD has already started but will get into full swing over the next two weekends as all four teams in the city prepare to host the Dis...

February 23, 2024
UIL Region Band Results Abilene High School and Cooper High School band students competed in the University Interscholastic League Region Solo and Ensemble competition on Satur...

February 23, 2024
The high school baseball season officially starts this weekend, and hopes are high on both sides of town that Abilene ISD will send Abilene High and Cooper to the Class 5A playoff...

February 23, 2024
Some of the brightest minds in Texas will descend on Abilene this weekend as The LIFT hosts the Texas Region 5 VRC High School Robotics Championships . The meet is set to start S...

February 16, 2024
Monday, Feb. 19, is President’s Day, a student holiday in AISD, and a Professional Development Day for all staff. Two weeks ago, the Cooper boys’ basketball team was 2...

February 9, 2024
It’s time again to nominate AISD teachers for their extraordinary work during the 2023-24 school year. Educators from the district will be honored later this spring at the Teache...

February 8, 2024
Growing up in a house with a father who starred as a wide receiver at Abilene Christian University and later earned induction into the ACU Sports Hall of Fame, there wasn’t much d...

February 8, 2024
The Abilene ISD family celebrates the continued success of our teachers in the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) system. Since 2020-2021, Abilene ISD has designated a total of 6...

February 8, 2024
The 2024 softball season starts next week, with one team looking to run its streak of playoff seasons to eight straight and the other looking for a return to the post-season party...

February 8, 2024
The Cooper High School Cougarettes have a busy couple of weeks coming up as they prepare to perform at Disneyland on Feb. 15. So, just for fun, they competed in the Showtime Compe...

February 8, 2024
Cooper High School Junior ROTC director, retired Air Force Master Sgt. Ron Deos, and his cadets are no strangers to excellence. That certainly was validated again last month when ...