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Month: April 2021

Summer Learning 2021

Summer learning offers options for everyone, pre-K-12

April 30, 2021
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While the 2020-21 school year is wrapping up in May, the Arlington ISD still wants to take students new places this summer. That’s why the summer learning schedule for students in pre-K through 12th grade has been expanded to give every student a chance to explore what they want, whether they’re trying to get ahead…

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Father Fest 2021

Save the Date: Arlington ISD’s Father FEST is back May 15

April 29, 2021
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Father FEST is back in 2021! COVID canceled the annual festival last year, but Father FEST returns May 15 at the Gene and Jerry Jones Family Field at Workman Junior High School. The free outdoor event is a fun celebration of fatherhood and families! All are invited to enjoy live music, food, vendors and fun interactive…

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gymnasts qualify for state

Six Arlington ISD gymnasts head to state championship

April 27, 2021
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Most district athletes to qualify since 2011 Six Arlington ISD high school gymnasts are heading to the Texas High School Gymnastics Championship this week after qualifying at the Region IV Championship meet. The record-breaking team includes the most district athletes to qualify for state since 2011. The championship meet at Euless Trinity High School starts…

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What's Your Big Idea drive-through awards parade

Drive-through awards parade honors student finalist and winners

April 26, 2021
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Even in a Pandemic, students’ Big Ideas Keep Coming Normally when Arlington ISD and the Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce hold their annual What’s Your Big Idea? contest, hundreds of winners and their families pack UT Arlington’s College Park Center to celebrate the deserving students. This year, they still went to UTA, but they never…

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Student raising hand in virtual class

Making Virtual Learning Fun

April 25, 2021
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While transitioning to a virtual learning environment was unexpected and the timing of it a bit accelerated, the reality is that so many teachers and students around the world have long begun leveraging the benefits of technology to enhance the learning process. This modern integration of technological tools has created a whole new learning experience…

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Webb Elementary groundbreaking

Webb Elementary groundbreaking kicks off major Bond 2019 project

April 23, 2021
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Arlington ISD kicked off a major project this week to rebuild four aging schools and provide generations of students with the opportunities they need to succeed in the 21st century. Up first is Webb Elementary. Webb Elementary, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, April 21. Webb is the first of four school replacements funded by the…

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Pre-K getting boost from 2019 bond

Bond 2019 voters make new furniture possible for Arlington ISD Pre-K students

April 23, 2021
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New pre-K furniture for all classrooms This school year brought a monumental change to Arlington ISD’s pre-K program. For the first time, the district offered full-day pre-K for four-year-olds at nearly all elementary schools. Plus, many elementary schools also have half-day pre-K for three-year-olds. That means we need a lot of pre-K classrooms! This big…

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All-state musicians

Eight Arlington ISD students named All-State Musicians

April 22, 2021
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Students represent choir, band and orchestra When measuring the degree of difficulty in earning Texas Music Education Association (TMEA) All-State status as a musician, consider that those who reach such a lofty honor represent the best of the best – the top two percent of all high school musicians in Texas. Now consider the fact…

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Idea

What’s Your Big Idea? award ceremony today

April 21, 2021
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Drive-through awards parade on Saturday More than 700 Arlington ISD third-eighth graders, representing 48 schools, are set to be honored today as finalists and winners in the 15th annual What’s Your Big Idea? entrepreneurial contest. Sponsored by the Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce, this contest asked students to unleash their biggest ideas – to imagine,…

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