
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
ATEMS senior Javier Butz was sure his VEX Robotics team made the World Championship competition before the Region V competition at The LIFT ended on Saturday, Feb. 24. His teammat...

March 8, 2024
Watch the ATEMS UIL film project Nightwalker here ! Zackrey Kight and Nehemiah Daughtery are happy that their first foray into the UIL Film competition earned them a runn...

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
ATEMS seniors Gavin Hail and Tristan Reyna have been such good friends over the last three or four years that they can, almost literally, complete each other’s sentences. They see...

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 23, 2024
Click here to watch a video recap of Hello High School 2024! It wasn’t that long ago that Benjamin Weems was an eighth-grader wandering through the Abilene Convention Center wi...

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
When the Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO) announced its prestigious Award of Merit for Purchasing Operations, Abilene ISD Director of Purchasing Lisa Metcalf...

February 8, 2024
One of the latest strategies by the Texas High School Coaches Association is a push to be more inclusive to its female members, to give them a voice, and to make sure female coach...

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...