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Hardin-Simmons University announced Sept. 8 that Jay Lester, AISD Executive Director of Fine Arts, has been named the new Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Music at HSU...

Jimmy Pogue hasn’t been a student on a college campus in more than 35 years. But the lessons he learned while at Hardin-Simmons University go with him every day into his classroom...

Tips and information from the student nutrition department. September 2023 Nutrition News

When Melissa Scott sat down and looked over the criteria for the T.E.A.C.H. Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Classroom, one name immediately came to mind: Sydney Beverage....

Cooper High School inducted three more beloved Cougars into the school’s Hall of Fame during Homecoming, Sept. 15, pushing the number of inductees to 91 since the Hall of Fame beg...

ATEMS senior Dathan Dillinger has been named one of the nation’s semifinalists for the National Merit Scholarship. He is one of more than 16,000 high school seniors across the co...

Dear Abilene ISD Family, I hope this letter finds each of you enjoying a great start to the school year in AISD! I want you to hear from me directly regarding an upcoming leaders...

The Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) announced the three finalists for Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year, and one of the Abilene ISD’s best is vying to become ...

When Abilene High School and Cooper High School kick off the 63rd edition of the Crosstown Showdown Sept. 1 at Shotwell Stadium, there will be one person among the 15,000 in atten...

Abilene High and Cooper High schools will square off Sept. 1 in the 63rd edition of the Crosstown Showdown at venerable Shotwell Stadium, which has undergone a dramatic makeover i...

Presale tickets for this year’s Crosstown Showdown on September 1 are available NOW on the Ticket Prices & Information page or via the HomeTown Fan app on any mobile device! Pr...

If there’s one word that Abilene High School head football coach Mike Fullen can’t stand, it’s “potential.” So when he’s asked about the prospects for the 2023 Eagles, he almost r...

Cooper High School has been such a staple in the Texas state football playoffs that hardly anyone can remember the last time the Cougars didn’t qualify for the tournament. Most of...

New Clack Middle School principal Jonathan Patrick sees several similarities between his old role as a pastor of a small community church in Brownfield and as the leader of a midd...

One of the great ways the citizens of Abilene give back to their community each year is through the annual United Way contribution campaign, which kicked off earlier this month. P...

Abilene ISD Executive Director of Athletics Jim Garfield announced July 6 that the district hired Alejandro Chavez as the next head coach of the Cooper High School girls’ soccer p...

Dustin Williams is about the most self-deprecating, unassuming man anyone might ever meet. But the 1987 Abilene High School graduate is also one of the foremost authorities and...

In early July, when the start of the 2023-24 school year was still weeks away and teachers, administrators, students, and parents alike weren’t even thinking about being back in a...

Blake Fuller grew up attending Abilene ISD schools and has worked exclusively for the AISD since he began his career in 2012 as a biology teacher at Abilene High School. So, he kn...

One of the most consistent pieces in Abilene ISD athletics is the girls’ volleyball program at Cooper High School. The Lady Cougars have reached the playoffs in eight of the last ...