Dedication Day – May 1, 2026
What is Dedication Day?
Held each spring, Dedication Day is observed as an anniversary celebration of the 1976 dedication of the Lakeside Campus. We consider Dedication Day to be the “official birthday” of the school. Distinguished Alumni and Honored Faculty are inducted into the Hall of Honor, AHS alumni Veterans are honored, and select Seniors are inducted into the Maroon Society.
The purpose of Dedication Day is to “tie the new school to the old and the past to the present.” After the school was moved to its present lakeside location – in fall of 1975 – students created a movement known as the Hall of Honor Student Steering Committee. The work of the student committee resulted in an annual observance – Dedication Day, and a reason for an annual observance – The Austin High School Hall of Honor, a roll call of distinguished and meritorious Maroons.
Dedication Day events typically include an archival display, an honoree induction ceremony, and the Grand Assembly. In the Grand Assembly, former students, teachers and community guests join over 2000 students and 200 staff members for the coming together of Austin High past, present and future. With time comes change, and we must modify what we can do, but we strive to continue celebrating as a campus community.
Dedication day May 1, 2026