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Service to All: Focus on Juniors

March 4, 2021 by Project GRAD and Antonio Mays

As this semester began, I found myself standing in the hallway just happy to see my Roadrunners back in the nest. Although we are still experiencing the pandemic of Covid-19, political unrest and social injustice, nothing inspires like the smiling eyes of our students. My small Roadrunners have grown to become medium Roadrunners, and my […]

Greetings from Roadrunner Nation

January 21, 2021 by Project GRAD and Antonio Mays

This has been a unique year with the challenges of Covid-19. Many students have opted out of on campus learning to further their academics virtually. The cafeteria is quiet and clean, and the classrooms are the new dining rooms. Because of the regulations of the CDC, our students are escorted to the cafeteria to retrieve […]

Stimulus Package Nuggets

May 28, 2020 by Project GRAD and Antonio Mays

Greetings from the Project GRAD family! This week Antonio Mays, College/Career Access Coach at Austin-East High School, unpacks the details on the stimulus package approved and distributed by our national government. Enjoy watching his video linked here and listen closely for his three “nuggets” of wisdom. Stay safe. You matter!

We are So Proud of the Austin-East Interact Club!

March 19, 2020 by Project GRAD and Antonio Mays

One Homecoming Queen, one Valedictorian, four Football Players, Miss Austin East, a chicken nugget expert, three Quiet Assassins, a Righteous Radical, three Spring Chickens……and two sponsors ready to return kids back to their parents -We are the Austin-East Interact Club……Beep! Beep! We greet you with our roll call from the Interact Conference. We arrived to […]

New Semester, New Initiatives: Highlights from Austin-East

February 6, 2020 by Project GRAD and Antonio Mays

Anti-flu Tea 4 lemons, fresh ginger root about the size of your palm, Elephant Garlic and local honey. Elephant garlic is much easier to peel and easier to dice. Put the garlic in a pot with about half a gallon of water. After you have peeled and cut up the lemons, add them as well. […]

Austin-East Interact Club at Pigeon Forge Interact Conference

March 21, 2019 by Project GRAD and Antonio Mays

An Overview of the Day by Day Experience Day 1: March 1 Eager students were excited about their first Interact Conference. After loading the vehicles and packing down my suburban with enough clothes to last a week, we were off to Pigeon Forge. The first order of business was lunch. We stopped at “Steak and […]

Beep! Beep! Happy Holidays!

December 20, 2018 by Project GRAD and Antonio Mays

Greetings from the mighty Roadrunners of Austin-East Magnet High School. The halls are decked with boughs of holly because tis the season to be jolly! We have doors decorated and Christmas trees that would make Mrs. Claus jealous. Our school wide testing this month put us on Santa’s “Nice” list. Austin-East is ready for a […]

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