ACS Speaker Series
- All are welcome! The speaker series is open to the entire Austin High student body and will take place on FIT days at 10:30AM.
- Classical Academy students will receive 2 civic engagement points for each speaker event added to x2vol.
JEREMIAH KURIA - DECEMBER 7, 2022
Join us on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at 10:40 am (during FIT) for a conversation with Jeremiah Kuria, Co-founder and Executive Director of Ubuntu Life Foundation.
JUDGE JULIE KOCUREK - APRIL 4, 2022
A conversation with the honorable Judge Julie Kocurek, the presiding judge of the 390th District Court of Travis County since 1999.
Judge Julie Kocurek earned her J.D. from St. Mary’s School of Law and B.A. in Economics from the University of Texas. She has exclusively practiced criminal law for 31 years and has been Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization for 25 years. She served as the Presiding Judge of the Criminal Courts of Travis County for 4 years. Her most important work as a judge has been creating and presiding over the First Felony Mental Health Court, diverting the mentally ill from incarceration and her work in overhauling Travis County’s indigent defense system. She believes that quality legal representation of the poor is critical in the criminal justice system. After an assassination attempt on her life in November of 2015, 40 days in the hospital and 30 surgeries, she returned to the bench after only four months. She came back to the bench because of her passion and love for being a judge who can help people change the course of their lives. She continues to advocate for judicial security in Texas and across the country. |
ANNE KEENE - NOVEMBER 4, 2021
A conversation with Austin author Anne Keene about the "Last Days of MLB Fighter Pilots."
Ms. Keene is the author of multiple books and articles, including The Cloudbuster Nine: The Untold Story of Ted Williams and the Baseball Team That Helped Win World War II and The Comic Book Story of Baseball: The Hereos, Hustlers, and History-Making Swings (And Misses) of America's National Pastime. For more information, visit https://www.annerkeene.com.
Ms. Keene is the author of multiple books and articles, including The Cloudbuster Nine: The Untold Story of Ted Williams and the Baseball Team That Helped Win World War II and The Comic Book Story of Baseball: The Hereos, Hustlers, and History-Making Swings (And Misses) of America's National Pastime. For more information, visit https://www.annerkeene.com.
- Recorded from Thursday, November 4 @ 10:30AM
MARIT WEISENBERG - APRIL 29, 2021
Marit Weisenberg, YA author, film and television executive was interviewed by ACS’s very own Mr. Ryan Goodwyn.
Marit Weisenberg has a master's degree from UCLA in Cinema and Media Studies and worked as a film and television executive for a number of years. She currently lives in Austin with her husband and two daughters. Her previous titles include the young adult novels Select, Select Few and The Insomniacs. Her upcoming novel, This Golden State, will publish March 2022.
Ms. Weisenberg presented "Inspiration to Publication," describing what inspired her to write, how she got started, and the path to publication. For more information, visit http://maritweisenberg.com.
Recorded from Thursday, April 29 @ 10:30AM
Marit Weisenberg has a master's degree from UCLA in Cinema and Media Studies and worked as a film and television executive for a number of years. She currently lives in Austin with her husband and two daughters. Her previous titles include the young adult novels Select, Select Few and The Insomniacs. Her upcoming novel, This Golden State, will publish March 2022.
Ms. Weisenberg presented "Inspiration to Publication," describing what inspired her to write, how she got started, and the path to publication. For more information, visit http://maritweisenberg.com.
Recorded from Thursday, April 29 @ 10:30AM