Austin High School Alumni – Austin, Texas

We wish to thank everyone for their donations to the Loyal Forever Alumni Association. Your gifts support a number of causes at Austin High and continued excellence at AHS. We thank the class of 1962 for their lifetime donation to the Alumni Association and also thank Lynn Segall (AHS ’70) for his contribution of $500 to help us upgrade the Loyal Forever website (in process).

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Lifetime Members:

Charles Frazier, Class of 1943
Winifred Tichenor Hall, Class of 1944
Jeanne Smith Umstattd, Class of 1945
Jacquelyn McGee, Class of 1946

B. Goldsmith, Class of 1951
Ruth Prouse Morgan, Class of 1952
J. Carroll, Class of 1953
Robert Harris, Class of 1955
Ann Cox Bomer, Class of 1956
Kay Pinckney Braziel, Class of 1956
Brian Schenk, Class of 1956, Official AHS Archivist
Richard Chote, Class of 1958
Eleanor Tyler Chote, Class of 1958

Austin High School Archivist Brian Schenk has recently completed an exhaustive search and documentation of AHS graduates from the years 1901 -2008. His notes are printed below and I know you will find his research interesting and his dedication to our school inspiring. Total Graduates listed = 40,900 Estimated missing, 1901-1910 = 200 Graduates 1955-2008, […]

An Austin High alumnus, unnamed at this time, has made available to us a $2,500 matching grant. If we can raise $2,500 through a membership drive, they will match the funds. The Alumni Association Board has voted to help new principal, Calzada with two projects that he is undertaking this year (see previous article) as […]

Steve Saunders, Principal and Mrs. Lucio Calzada, Julie Crenshaw

Be the first to read the latest edition of the Stephen F. Austin High Maroon the official student newspaper of Austin High School. Learn about our  principal, Dr. Lucio Calzada , and the first day of class: The first day of high school is one of trepidation and excitement for many. This year Calzada initiated […]

If you are interested in knowing about current news at Austin High School, I encourage you to sign up for the PTSA newsletter. It is delivered each week by email and is an excellent way to stay in touch with AHS.

This year, the recipient of the Lady Bird Johnson Humanitarian of the Year Award is Dr. Charles F. Pelphrey, an alumnus of Austin High School, the University of Texas, and Southwestern Medical School. This award is presented annually by the Central Texas Chapter of the American Red Cross to a Central Texan who has gone […]

WE’VE DONE IT—Thanks to several new Lifetime Memberships our goal of $5000 to match the Saunders Foundation challenge has been met. If you haven’t renewed your membership in the Alumni Association or would like to upgrade to a Lifetime Membership, please do so. Purchase online, or you can mail a check to: AHS Alumni Assn.; […]

CHALLENGE DONATION OFFERED TO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION—The Saunders Foundation has offered to donate $5,000 to the Austin High Archives if we can raise a matching $5,000 to benefit the Austin High Alumni Association. Membership renewals will count towards our goal and we are hoping to complete our efforts by March 1st. Thanks to Steve Saunders for […]

Melissa Jackson (AHS ’71) and Steve Saunders, co-Chairs of the Austin High 125th Anniversary Celebration, present a check for $50,000.00 to Elise Schram, PTSA President. The check is the contribution of the remaining net proceeds from the Celebration to the Austin High Endowment. Previously, $20,000 of the proceeds from the Celebration were distributed to the […]