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Month: August 2021

First day of school 2021 - Dr. Cavazos visits pre-K

Superintendent welcomes students on first day

August 17, 2021
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Arlington ISD Superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos spent his first day of school like he always does, traveling across the district to visit students and staff members. On Monday, he also found out some important news from a second-grade student at Thornton Elementary. “I don’t want to go to high school,” she said. “It’s not like…

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Ignite 2021 Convocation

Arlington ISD ignites new school year with convocation

August 12, 2021
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When Ellis Elementary sixth-grade teacher Antonio Young kicked Arlington ISD’s convocation into high gear with a catchy and timely rap tune written specifically for the occasion, the roar from the assembled crowd should have been thunderous, even inside the massive AT&T Stadium. Instead, most of the reactive commotion will have to come from teachers and…

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Pre-K students run at Kooken Education Center

Kooken Educational Center is all about pre-K

August 12, 2021
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Welcome to Kooken!  Its name doesn’t tell you what Kooken Educational Center really is, but once you go in and start walking the hallways, you quickly find out. Each detail of the center is catered to pre-K students and their early childhood development. Built in 1938, the building opened again in 1988 as the only school…

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Pre-K prepares students for kindergarten

Pre-K lays the foundation for long-term success

August 11, 2021
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For many parents, deciding whether or not to send your child to pre-K is tough. It’s hard to send your baby off to school for the first time. But as hard as it might be, pre-K is the right choice, especially in Arlington ISD. “Research demonstrates that high-quality preschool education can substantially increase children’s chances…

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Pre-K drive through 2021

Pre-K Teachers Ready to Knock School Out of the Park

August 10, 2021
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If there is one group of people that is enthusiastic about the start of the school year, it’s Arlington ISD pre-K teachers. Hundreds of teachers carpooled to the Athletics Complex for a baseball-themed “Hello Pre-K” drive-thru event Friday to gear up for the first day of school. The early childhood learning department hosted the drive-thru…

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Idea

High school winners of entrepreneurship contest honored

August 5, 2021
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Who said you had to be an adult to become an entrepreneur? A group of Arlington ISD students is breaking barriers by planning unique businesses in their community while still attending high school. The students entered and won the What’s Your Big Idea Entrepreneurship Contest, which consisted of brainstorming and providing a new solution for…

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