A child at Akins High School has pertussis, otherwise known as "whooping cough." The Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Dept. has provided information on pertussis. Click on the link above for more information (in English or Spanish) on pertussis or whooping cough.

Seniors must sign up for an appointment to have their cap & gown, formal and casual senior portraits taken

On Mon., Oct. 29, the Austin ISD School Board named Tina Salazar as the permanent Principal of Akins High School. Congratulations!!!

Thank you to everyone who helped with the Grocery Giveaway! We had 62 students and 80 volunteers from Life Unlimited Church. More than 2500 families including the ones that we personally delivered to their home were able to benefit from this great event! Thank you!!!

On Friday, Oct. 19, Akins High School Austin Corps students hosted the City of Austin Mayoral Forum. It was a huge opportunity for our students to learn about local politics and civic engagement.

According to TEA, Akins High School earned 3 academic distinctions in Comparative Academic Growth, Postsecondary Readiness, and Comparative Closing the Gaps. Congratulations!

This new school year, Akins High School, is creating an additional way to communicate with parents, especially for important messages. Click above to register your parent name and phone number.

Akins High School is ranked 226th within Texas. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Akins High School is 39 percent. The student body makeup is 52 percent male and 48 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 89 percent. Akins High School is 1 of 19 high schools in the Austin Independent School District. (Click on the Link)

Thank you to everyone who came out to support Akins Journey Theatre and Hairspray at the Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards on the evening of April 18th at the Long Center.  Akins Journey Theater ended the night with the first ever GAHSMTA award for Akins HS in the Best Lighting Design category.

March 19, 2018

Dear Austin ISD families,
We hope that you and your family had a restful and relaxing Spring Break, but we understand that tension may be high as our children return to school in the midst of the situation in Austin involving explosives.
We want you to know we are coordinating with the Austin Police Department—along with state and federal partners—to take any and all necessary security precautions. (Click on the link above for more information.)

Dear Parent:

Akins High School is sharing this information about the district and your child’s campus with you as part of its obligations under the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB).

Shae Routt tried to warn her new teammates at Akins. She tried to tell them that the initial girls basketball practices would involve few basketballs and a whole lot of conditioning drills. She tried, too, to describe the coaching style of her mother, Erica, a former standout at the University of Texas who arrived at Akins before this season after spending two years at Reagan.

Christina Garcia-Mata has been voted by her colleagues as Teacher of the Year. First-year Jennifer Beam also became Teacher of Promise.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — It’s the opportunity of a lifetime for music students at an Austin high school, but they’ll need help with fundraising efforts to pay for their spring trip to southern California.

The trip, expected to cost around $200,000 in all, will take Akins High School guitar, orchestra and choir students to Los Angeles. Students are paying what they can, but each will be responsible for about $1,100, director of orchestras and classical guitar Paul Crockett said.