David Krenz

Austin Superintendent

Austin Public Schools has outstanding music and fine arts programs and incredibly talented young people who participate in them.  At every level, students have been preparing to showcase their hard work and gifts with the Austin community. These performances will certainly put you in the holiday mood.

Grade 6 Band and Orchestra — 7 p.m. Dec. 5, in the I.J. Holton Intermediate School Gymnasium.

Woodson Holiday Sing — 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Dec. 6, in Knowlton Auditorium at Austin High School (doors open 30 minutes before each concert).

Ellis Winter Music Concert featuring Band, Choir and Orchestra — 7 p.m. Dec. 9, in Knowlton Auditorium.

Southgate Holiday Concert — 8:30 and 10 a.m., and 1 p.m. Dec. 12, in the Southgate Elementary School Gator Gymnasium.

Grades 5 and 6 General Music — 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Dec. 13, in I.J. Holton Gymnasium.

Austin High School Holiday Concert — 7 p.m. Dec. 16, in AHS Knowlton Auditorium (admission fee).

Sumner Holiday Concert — 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Dec. 17, at Sumner Elementary School.

Grade 6 Choir and Grades 5 and 6 Early Bird Choir — December 17 at 7:00 pm in AHS Knowlton Auditorium.

Banfield Winter Concert — Dec. 19, rolling grade level concerts starting at 9 a.m. with a matinee performance at 1 p.m. – Banfield Elementary School.

Neveln Holiday Concert — 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Dec. 19, in the Ellis Auditorium.

In the spirit of this Thanksgiving season, I want to thank the Austin community for showing their outpouring of support for our recent levy referendum renewal.

We sincerely appreciate the willingness of those who posted yard signs, delivered door hangers and especially the voters who made it to the polls. We do not take for granted the support we receive from this community and will, of course, continue to work hard to provide a high-quality education for all students.

We at Austin Public Schools also want to take this opportunity to express our appreciation to all veterans for their service to our country. A special thank you goes out to the many veterans who made the trip to our schools on snowy Veteran’s Day to join our students for breakfast. Sharing your time and experiences is a valuable gift to these young people.

Finally, the week of Nov. 18-22 is the 92nd annual observance of American Education Week, so please join me in celebrating the teachers and staff who make a difference for our youth each and every day.