DEDICATION DAY GRAND ASSEMBLY 2019
DEDICATION DAY VIDEO INDUCTEES FOR 2020-2021
Typically held each spring, Dedication Day is observed as an anniversary celebration of the 1976 dedication of the Lakeside Campus.
We consider Dedication Day to be the “official birthday” of the school. Distinguished Alumni and Honored Faculty are inducted into the Hall of Honor, AHS alumni Veterans are honored, and select Seniors are inducted into the Maroon Society.
The purpose of Dedication Day is to “tie the new school to the old and the past to the present.”
When the school was moved to its present lakeside location – in 1975 – students felt a loss and disconnect from their beloved campus and its history. They soon created a movement known as the Hall of Honor Student Steering Committee. The work of the student committee resulted in an annual observance – Dedication Day, and a reason for an annual observance – The Austin High School Hall of Honor, a roll call of distinguished and meritorious Maroons. This celebration allows new Maroons to connect with older generations and maintain ties from the past to the present - and into the future - of Austin High.
Events
Dedication Day events include an Archival Display, an honoree Induction Ceremony, and the main event: the Grand Assembly. In the Grand Assembly, more than 200 former students, teachers and community guests join over 2000 students and 200 staff members for the coming together of Austin High past, present and future.
Interested in receiving an invitation for Dedication Day? ADD YOUR NAME TO THE INVITATION LIST HERE
Note: Due to COVID-19, there was no Induction Ceremony or Grand Assembly in Spring of 2020. There was a virtual ceremony for the Maroon Society Induction, which is an element of the Grand Assembly honoring exemplary graduating seniors. A virtual Induction Ceremony was produced for Spring of 2021 (linked on home page of this site).
We consider Dedication Day to be the “official birthday” of the school. Distinguished Alumni and Honored Faculty are inducted into the Hall of Honor, AHS alumni Veterans are honored, and select Seniors are inducted into the Maroon Society.
The purpose of Dedication Day is to “tie the new school to the old and the past to the present.”
When the school was moved to its present lakeside location – in 1975 – students felt a loss and disconnect from their beloved campus and its history. They soon created a movement known as the Hall of Honor Student Steering Committee. The work of the student committee resulted in an annual observance – Dedication Day, and a reason for an annual observance – The Austin High School Hall of Honor, a roll call of distinguished and meritorious Maroons. This celebration allows new Maroons to connect with older generations and maintain ties from the past to the present - and into the future - of Austin High.
Events
Dedication Day events include an Archival Display, an honoree Induction Ceremony, and the main event: the Grand Assembly. In the Grand Assembly, more than 200 former students, teachers and community guests join over 2000 students and 200 staff members for the coming together of Austin High past, present and future.
Interested in receiving an invitation for Dedication Day? ADD YOUR NAME TO THE INVITATION LIST HERE
Note: Due to COVID-19, there was no Induction Ceremony or Grand Assembly in Spring of 2020. There was a virtual ceremony for the Maroon Society Induction, which is an element of the Grand Assembly honoring exemplary graduating seniors. A virtual Induction Ceremony was produced for Spring of 2021 (linked on home page of this site).
