Johnston High School Is Dead; Long Live ...?

Johnston High will get a new name and perhaps a new lease on life

"...The death of Johnston High School was a painful, five-year process. But the..."

July 4, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Johnston High School: TEA Allows 'Repurposing'

Generations of Johnston High alums ponder the fate of the 'Pride of the Eastside'

"...On Wednesday, June 18, state Education Commissioner Robert Scott informed Austin ISD that he is granting the district's..."

June 20, 2008 News Feature by Michael King

The Slow Dying of Johnston High

State accountability standards may close a school on the edge of survival

"...the Eastside might have been a turning point for Johnston High School...."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Johnston Seniors Bid Final Farewell

A bittersweet occasion for Johnston's last graduating class

"...the last valedictory address of Austin's 48-year-old Albert Sidney Johnston High School...."

June 13, 2008 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Johnston High School Gets Another Chance

Acting education commissioner says AISD can keep Johnston open another year

"...year, and it looks like Austin Independent School District's Johnston High School dodged a bullet. The school was rated..."

Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature by Michael May

Pearce, Scott and HB3

Did commissioner of education ignore legislative intent of last session's accountability reforms?

"...When Commissioner of Education Robert Scott ordered the closure of Johnston High School, he kept..."

July 8, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

October Sky

"...Directed by: Joe Johnston. Starring: Laura Dern, Natalie Canerday, Chad Lindberg, Chris Owen,..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Continued Story

Daniel Johnston's songs find new life in the rock opera Speeding Motorcycle

"...have to tell you who I am!) When Daniel Johnston came to Austin, he decided that Glass Eye was..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Arts Feature by Kathy McCarty

House of Gucci

Ridley Scott is a bad fit for the tale of the fashion house's fall

"...Directed by: Ridley Scott. Starring: Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Jared Leto, Al Pacino,..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Slash

A sweet coming-of-age film set in the world of fan fiction

"...Directed by: Clay Liford. Starring: Michael Johnston, Hannah Marks, Michael Ian Black, Jessie Ennis, Tishuan Scott,..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Welcome to the District, Meria Carstarphen

AISD Board President Mark Williams lays out the scale of the new superintendent's Pearce problems

"...honeymoon is over.'" At least Commissioner of Education Robert Scott have waited a whole 24 hours before wrecking new..."

July 14, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Pearce Repurposed: But For How Long?

Commissioner Scott decides not to remove the axe from East Austin school

"...Management System) number. That means that, after Commissioner Robert Scott ordered and approved a repurposing plan creating a completely..."

Aug. 25, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Pearce Middle School to Close

School commissioner announces closure with little warning to district

"...rocked Austin ISD staff and parents, School Commissioner Robert Scott has announced that Pearce Middle School will close before..."

July 8, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

NFL Preview

"...time to predict the future, I put on Daniel Johnston’s Hi, How Are You, grabbed a bottle of white..."

Sept. 3, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

OC87: The Obsessive Compulsive, Major Depression, Bipolar, Asperger's Movie

This documentary, co-directed by the film's subject, is both the realization of a lifelong dream and an intriguing, if incomplete, portal into the way the subject's brain works.

"...Directed by: Bud Clayman, Glenn Holsten and Scott Johnston...."

Sept. 14, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Viva Las Vegas

Behind the scenes of Cirque du Soleil's Viva Elvis and Love

"...by the likes of Gene Simmons, Laurence Fishburne, and Scott Weiland, the world premiere of Cirque du Soleil's Viva..."

Feb. 24, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

S.H.I.T. – So Happy It's Thursday blurbs

"...haunting alto comes in both English and Spanish. Abby Johnston Perfume Genius..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Just Add Students

The new Eastside high school takes issue

"...on the site of the recently closed Albert S. Johnston High School, Austin Independent School District plans to make..."

Aug. 8, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

TEA to Pearce: Drop Dead

School officials and community are blindsided by agency's decision to close Pearce Middle School

"...to the Texas Education Agency, Commissioner of Education Robert Scott's decision to close Pearce Middle School, announced last week,..."

July 17, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Wednesday Picks and Sleepers

"...stickier than Texas in July. – Thomas Fawcett MIKE SCOTT..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Saturday Picks & Sleepers

Last night blurbs – hip-hop Picks and slept-on Sleepers

"...are in a fascinating study of vocal ambience. – Abby Johnston..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...• The grand opening of Southwest Key's new Govalle/Johnston Terrace headquarters is scheduled for Satur­day. The $8 million..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...last fall in the Chronicle on efforts to save Johnston High, the East Austin school that faces closure after..."

April 25, 2008 News Feature

Ten Down ... 90% to Go

AISD votes to move the Liberal Arts Academy from Johnston to LBJ, a move that magnet parents support but many others question.

"...district's Liberal Arts Academy from its current home at Johnston High School and to merge it with the larger..."

Dec. 7, 2001 News Feature by Michael May

Timeline of Key Changes

A decade of changes in Eastside schools

"...1960 Albert S. Johnston High School opens to serve East Austin's primarily African-American..."

Feb. 7, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Which (East) Side Are You On?

Community plays tug-of-war over Eastside Memorial High School

"...plan to reconstitute the campus. In 2009, Eastside (formerly Johnston High) was split into two schools: Global Tech and..."

June 24, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Speeding Motorcycle

In that tenuous space where heartbreaking loneliness meets relentless hope lives this beautiful, strange Daniel Johnston rock opera

"...Zachary Scott Theatre Center Kleberg Stage, through March 23..."

March 7, 2008 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

Strategy for Saving Low-Performing High Schools

AISD drafting strategic response to performance issues at its high school campuses

"...may or may not be too late to save Johnston High School...."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Naked City

"...• The UT Board of Regents has named H. Scott Caven Jr., a money manager from Houston, as its..."

Nov. 16, 2007 News Feature

The Future of Health Care?

Dell and Central Health "re-think" the way we provide – and pay for – health care

"...Koenig, his team, Dell Medical School Dean Clay Johnston, and the entire Medical School faculty and staff insist..."

March 24, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

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