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Month: May 2021

Esports GameUp 5-0 tournament

Esports tournament to pit Arlington ISD students against APD officers

May 14, 2021
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All Arlington ISD high schools will be represented Saturday isn’t Christmas on the calendar, but it’s certainly a big day for Bowie High School principal Reny Lizardo, esports fanatic. “I’m very excited,” Lizardo said. “I’m writing my dissertation on esports. This is where I want my career to go, connecting esports and education.” So, what’s…

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STEM Academy senior wins Amazon scholarship

Arlington ISD Senior Receives $40,000 Scholarship from Amazon

May 12, 2021
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STEM Student off to Stanford in the fall STEM Academy student Chijioke Mgbahurike applied for the Amazon Future Engineer scholarship on a whim after realizing he met eligibility requirements. The results helped turn an ordinary day at Martin High School into an extraordinary one when he opened an Amazon package April 28 and discovered he’d…

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Knox Elementary teacher Elizabeth Brock honored by Dallas Cowboys as a Class Act Teacher of the Month

Knox Elementary Teacher Recognized as Cowboys Class Act

May 11, 2021
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Teacher awarded $3,000 for classroom supplies The Dallas Cowboys bus and team mascot Rowdy don’t just show up to elementary schools every day. Every once in a while, they make an exception for extraordinary teachers like Elizabeth Brock from Knox Elementary. Brock was in for a sweet surprise Monday morning as she and her class…

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Matthew McConaughey's just keep livin Foundation Donates Laptops to Sam Houston High School students

Dell Donates Computers to the Sam Houston Just Keep Livin Program

May 6, 2021
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just keep livin foundation promotes fitness and wellness for high schoolers Approximately 30 Sam Houston High School students received new Dell Chromebooks from the just keep livin Foundation (j.k livin), an after-school program focused on empowering youth to live healthier lifestyles. In partnership with Dell and the Texas Rangers, the nonprofit organization gifted the laptops…

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Peach students present check to Debbie Peach for scholarship fund

Peach Elementary students raise money for Eddy Peach Scholarship

May 5, 2021
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‘Pennies for Peach’ raises more than $1,200 Peach Elementary School hosts a “Pennies for Peach” scholarship fundraiser each year in honor of legendary football coach and school namesake Eddy “The Mayor” Peach and his wife Debbie.  Eddy Peach worked for Arlington ISD for 40 years and his wife Debbie for 36 years. Describing the Peach legacy, Peach principal Dr. Stephanie Lee said it exemplifies, “Excellence, athletics, academics and progress.” Debbie Peach visited the school…

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Webb Elementary teacher Candice Keller named a North Texas Honda Teacher Appreciation honoree

Special-education teacher wins $5,000 worth of classroom supplies

May 4, 2021
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Candice Keller is also Webb’s wallaby mascot Webb Elementary special-education teacher Candice Keller is already a superstar at her campus. You can tell that by the way her students interact with her. And, of course, the fact that she’s the school’s mascot and wears a wallaby costume while doing cartwheels and splits doesn’t hurt her…

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Arlington police officers teach police academy students about hate crimes

Arlington Police Officers Train Student Police Academy to Identify Hate Crimes

May 3, 2021
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Career + Technical Center home to Arlington ISD Police Academy Arlington ISD Police Academy students are learning early about the difficult conversations that come along with working in law and public safety, and hate crimes are among the list of topics. Officers from Arlington Police Department were able to offer their expertise on the subject…

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