Breadcrumb Navigation

Month: September 2023

STEMtacular pre-K and kinder event

Get ready for a STEMtacular night at Webb Elementary

September 21, 2023
Posted in ,

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…

Read More about Get ready for a STEMtacular night at Webb Elementary.
school attendance myths - Get the truth and don't miss this!

School attendance is key for graduation and a successful future

September 21, 2023
Posted in ,

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…

Read More about School attendance is key for graduation and a successful future.
Graduation - Operation Graduation 2023

Operation Graduation attempts to re-enroll students

September 20, 2023
Posted in

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…

Read More about Operation Graduation attempts to re-enroll students.
Marching extravaganza - Dean Corey 2023

41st ANNUAL DEAN COREY MARCHING EXTRAVAGANZA IS SEPT. 25

September 19, 2023
Posted in , ,

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…

Read More about 41st ANNUAL DEAN COREY MARCHING EXTRAVAGANZA IS SEPT. 25.
NASA HUNCH blog

Bowie High School P-TECH students land NASA on their resumes

September 19, 2023
Posted in

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…

Read More about Bowie High School P-TECH students land NASA on their resumes.
mariachi director Diana Navarro-Castaneda talks about Hispanic heritage.

Learn about Sam Houston High School mariachi director Diana Navarro-Castaneda

September 18, 2023
Posted in

“Mariachi to the Hispanic culture is life” We’re celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by spotlighting several Arlington ISD staff members about their Hispanic heritage. We’re starting with Sam Houston High School mariachi director Diana Navarro-Castaneda. We caught up with her and asked her some questions about her Hispanic heritage. What does Hispanic Heritage Month mean to…

Read More about Learn about Sam Houston High School mariachi director Diana Navarro-Castaneda.
school attendance myths - Get the truth and don't miss this!

Chronic absence wrecks learning

September 13, 2023
Posted in

Chronic absence equates to poor performance Why does school attendance matter so much? Because the opposite – being absent – wrecks learning. That’s why Arlington ISD is highlighting Attendance Awareness Month throughout September. There is no way for students to keep up with school if they’re not there. And it doesn’t take a lot of…

Read More about Chronic absence wrecks learning.