Year: 2023
Flores has pushed the design envelope We’re celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by spotlighting several Arlington ISD staff members about their Hispanic heritage. This week we caught up with Richard Flores, Arlington ISD architect. Flores has overseen many construction projects in the district and most recently served as the project manager for the new Thornton Elementary…
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Webb students meet twice with the mayor Students at Webb Elementary made sure their voices were heard when it came to their concerns about safety and getting across Cooper Street when coming to and from the school. The City of Arlington was listening. Next spring a pedestrian stoplight will be installed to allow people to…
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School lunches rise to a new level Pizza used to be the highlight in school cafeterias. But not in the Arlington ISD anymore. Options like chicken carnita burritos, a blackened chicken mozzarella sandwich and Prince Lebanese’s wings grace the menu this year. Those popular choices are just three menu options created by high school culinary…
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Trustees vote to join lawsuit at board meeting Arlington ISD’s Board of Trustees voted last night to join a lawsuit against the Commissioner of the Texas Education Agency. The district is joining many others from across Texas in challenging how the TEA is implementing changes to the state’s A-F accountability system for schools and school…
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Trustees adopt new lower tax rate Arlington ISD’s Board of Trustees meeting on September 21, 2023, is in the books, and here are a few of the highlights. The trustees were introduced to the new Student Leadership Advisory Board last night. This outstanding group of students includes the junior class presidents from each of the…
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STEMtacular fun for everyone The first-ever Pre-K and Kindergarten STEM Spectacular next week at Webb Elementary is so awesome it’s STEMtacular. While STEMtacular isn’t really a word, it speaks to how impressive the free event will be on Thursday night from 5:30 to 7 p.m. There’s something for everyone at the STEM Spectacular. You can…
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Good attendance at school is critical for success and will impact a child’s entire life. That’s why the Arlington ISD is highlighting Attendance Awareness Month throughout September. “Attendance is the key to high school graduation and college and career readiness,” said Ginger Polster, the principal at Arlington ISD’s Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center. Graduation…
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Operation Graduation volunteers meet students where they are Jessica Carpenter knows a thing or two about school dropouts. She almost was one. High school wasn’t the easiest for her. She went to school at a time when learning differences went largely undiagnosed. You had to either swim academically or sink. “I used to skip school…
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It’s that time of year again! Dean Corey Marching Extravaganza The Dean Corey Marching Extravaganza is back and better than ever for the 41st annual competition taking place on Monday, Sept. 25, from 7- 8:30 p.m. at Cravens Field at Lamar High School. As in previous years, all six of Arlington ISD’s phenomenal high school…
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Students develop solutions for NASA Bowie High School students may not be astronauts landing on the moon – at least not yet – but they are landing NASA on their resumes. Thanks to the NASA HUNCH program, students in the P-TECH at Bowie can launch their careers – right from the classroom – through participation in…
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