30th Annual Austin ISD African American Heritage Celebration

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Friend of Education Award The City of Austin Mentor and Tutor Program The City of Austin Mentor and Tutor Program allows City employees to volunteer in mentoring and tutoring roles with any of six programs approved by the Austin Independent School District (AISD). The program aims to help improve the quality of life for Austin’s students while offering employees an opportunity to give back to the local community. Created in April 2002, the program was designed to encourage City employees to actively participate in AISD with a focus on low-performing schools. We currently have nearly 400 volunteers participating in the 2011-2012 academic year. Volunteers experience the joy of entering the classroom and interacting with students of all ages around Austin. To accommodate participation, the City provides its employees up to two hours of administrative leave during the workday. The City has seen increased participation in these programs in previous years and looks forward to recruiting even more dedicated volunteers. Community members are also welcome to spend time participating in one of AISD’s approved programs and make a difference in a young child’s life and the Austin community. 10 / AISD 30 th Annual African American Heritage Celebration
Student Essay Winners The African American Heritage Compostion contest is open to all fourth grade students in AISD schools. Submissions are reviewed by a panel of judges from the AISD Department of Curriculum staff and the Austin Public Library. While all submissions are winners, the following are the top five. First Place Zoe Vardys Davis Elementary School A Bright Future for All (Winning Essay) Educated leaders are important to our future. All leaders have influence and are in charge, and that is why they need to be well-educated. Leaders are very important because they keep us safe. Firefighters and police officers help with this job. The president and government make rules and laws that help keep their countries safe. People would go crazy without rules. Leaders also help keep the environment clean and healthy. If leaders did not keep the environment healthy then there would be no future because there would be trash and pollution everywhere. Our future depends on the leaders we have and the education they receive. A good education is important because it helps them understand other cultures, be able to deal with conflict, be prepared for emergencies, and have an understanding of laws of the countries they lead. One way t produce great leaders is to keep kids in school. Principals should reward good students with a special field trip, especially if they have good attendance. A way to keep continuing their education by attending college is to make college more affordable. Many kids don’t go because it is very expensive. Also, there should be college prep in the last year of high school. This should be required and it would be very hard, like college. Now you can see why our future and the educated leaders that make the world run smoothly are so important. Great leaders equal a great future for everyone. Zoe Vardys Student: Zoe Vardys Teacher: Molly Hornbuckle Principal: Jennifer Daniel 11 / AISD 30 h Annual African American Heritage Celebration
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