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Registration opens at 9 a.m. Monday It’s already time to start looking ahead to the 2024-25 school year, and you can take a big first step starting Monday. Registration for all grades for the fall opens at 9 a.m. on Monday. You can register here. Registering now allows you to check a big box for…
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All Aboard for Kindergarten! Fun is the name of the game in Arlington ISD’s kindergarten. But it’s a very specific, strategic kind of fun that inspires learning. Kindergarten students get a full day of excitement with lots of fun activities all aligned to a very strong curriculum. Get a glimpse of the fun and learning…
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By Students 4 Students Showcase The By Students 4 Students (BS4S) program in Arlington ISD is exactly how it sounds. “Our students are the customers,” said Arlington ISD executive director of food services David Lewis. And in this case, they’re the masterminds behind the menu, too! That’s why culinary classes from four…
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Universal pre-K with a STEM curriculum There’s only one thing you have to do to qualify for free pre-K in the Arlington ISD. Turn 4 years old by Sept. 1. That’s it. That’s because pre-K in the Arlington ISD is free for every child. Arlington ISD launched free universal pre-K 4 two years ago because…
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Preparing Future Firefighters Arlington ISD Fire Academy instructor Brandon Russ has always been passionate about empowering his students to pursue their dreams in firefighting and emergency response. That’s why when he had an idea to improve the program’s experience, he reached out to Arlington ISD Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center (CTC) principal Ginger Polster…
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CAREER EXPLORATION CAMP at CTC is July 22-25 Parents and students, registration is now open for the Career Exploration Camp! Students in grades seven through nine can dive into a world of future opportunities at the Arlington ISD Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center this summer, July 22-25. Students will rotate through 12 different career…
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Signing Day 2024 a big hit If there were any doubts about how parents of the littlest learners in the Arlington ISD feel about the district’s Signing Day festivities, all you had to do was go to Thornton Elementary last Thursday to erase those worries. Parents were lined up outside the cafeteria when Signing Day…
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Schools celebrate eclipse day Monday was a big day for everyone as the Arlington ISD was in the middle of the path of totality for the solar eclipse, and the district made sure that no one missed out. Whether it was launching a weather balloon for NASA like a student at the STEM Academy at…
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Wilbanks using the eclipse to study sun’s corona University of Michigan doctoral student Kathryn Wilbanks is back home in Arlington this week. But it’s not for a vacation or to get away from the snow. She’s here for the eclipse. The student in Michigan’s climate and space sciences and engineering department is here with a…
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Board honors student of the month Ahfiah Alkinani It’s already April, and that means the sprint to the end of the school year has started. Teachers and staff are incredibly busy with all the work and events that come at the end of the year, and the same goes for the Arlington ISD Board of…
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