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 […]
Thank you to the most recent donors to the AHS Alumni Association. These funds are used to promote excellence at AHS and provide assistance to the Hall of Honor in their endeavor to preserve artifacts in the archives. We wish to thank our newest members for their support of the Association. Memberships are $25.00 for 1 […]
A special thank you to Kaye LaGrone, class of 1964, for your excellence in providing this list of AHS Alumni. Alumni Passings 2017 Class of 1953: Billy James “Bill” Cannaday died 20171231. Class of 1957: Sergei Kabantschuk died 20171228. Class of 1942: David Glenn Cooke, Jr. died 20171227. Class of 1970: Gloria Ann (Candelas) Guzman […]
AHS Alumni Anna Fay Teer Peterson, age 105, passed away recently. She was a member of the class of 1929 and Anne, her daughter, is a member of the class of 1958. Upon reading her obituary I discovered an incredible fact: Mrs. Peterson was a sponsor AHS Red Jackets of AND designed the original Red […]
Austin High School, AISD, and the Austin running community have partnered to raise funds to resurface and renovate the Austin High track and field. This initiative is a public/private partnership called “Back the Track,” and we are looking for businesses, runners, parents, and other community members to contribute to this great cause. With over 15,000 […]
Several members of the class of 2007 just updated their contact information on the Loyalforever.com database. This database is the best way to keep up with classmates throughout the years. If you have not registered on the site, today is the day. It doesn’t cost a penny and you will have access to the complete […]
Don Baylor, the former Major League Baseball power hitter who won a World Series championship in 1987 with the Minnesota Twins and went on to manage the Colorado Rockies and Chicago Cubs, died Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, of cancer in his native Austin, Texas. He was 68. Baylor had multiple myeloma, or blood cancer, according […]
Thank you AHS Alumni for the outstanding response to our recent email. Hundreds of updates were made to contact information and many of you responded by joining the Alumni Association. These funds are used to promote excellence at AHS and provide assistance to the Hall of Honor in their endeavor to preserve artifacts in the […]
Stephen F. Austin High School celebrated its 42nd Anniversary of moving to the current campus this year. A few years ago, a very dedicated group of parents, future AHS parents and alumni created the Austin High School Facilities Fund (AHSFF.) This capital fundraising campaign raised almost $60,000 in the past couple of years to fund […]
Congratulations to the Excellence Committee on their inaugural Evening of Excellence benefitting Stephen F. Austin High School. The honoree on Friday night was Steve Saunders a local attorney who did not attend AHS, but supported the school through his efforts and gifts. He has two children who did graduate from AHS, Kate and Ian. This […]
