Clubs and organizations offer variety of opportunities for students

Latinos Unidos is an organization whose sole purpose is to bring all diverse Latin cultures together. It is an ethnic orientated club that brings students together with Hispanic backgrounds. That also host one of the biggest show on campus the Cinco de Mayo show. “What truly makes Latinos Unidos unique is the people in the club. They are all from Hispanic origin but all from different countries...

Creative students interested in an opportunity to develop their skills and portfolios should check out the Get Creative Club at Akins High School. The club is organized by E4 Youth, a non-profit Austin-based organization that works to help young people obtain employment in creative industries. Students learn “employability skills” and develop a portfolio of their work while earning rewards...

Code2College is an organization that aims to prepare students in the tech world, providing them with tools and knowledge to enter into technical careers. It is a multi-year, career prep and college access program that leverages local technical talent to teach coding and web development skills to traditionally underrepresented students in order to push them to and through college, and into STEM career. Many...

Just Keep Livin’ is a club that makes health and fitness a priority. They do weekly workouts, offers healthy snacks, have field trips and also offers community services. The club has already begun making great changes to Akins after just being here for 2 years. “We’ve got the hydration station which will be installed very soon, we will be helping park rangers install a school garden, a...