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Month: February 2024

Career Exploration Camp

Save the Date for CTE’s Career Exploration Camp July 22-25

February 29, 2024
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Career Exploration Camp registration opens March 18 Parents, if you are looking for a fun way for your incoming seventh, eighth or ninth grade student to spend their summer, the free Career Exploration Camp at the Dan Dipert Career Technical Center is the perfect opportunity. The Arlington ISD career and technical education department (CTE) has…

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Meritorious Budget Award won by Arlington ISD News

Arlington ISD earns Meritorious Budget Award

February 26, 2024
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Meritorious Budget Award for excellence in budget presentation The Arlington ISD has been honored with a Meritorious Budget Award (MBA) for its excellence in budget presentation for the 2023-24 school year. The award marks the 12th consecutive year the district has received the honor. “We are honored to receive this recognition,” Arlington ISD chief financial officer…

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Record number of students achieve National Merit or College Board recognition

February 23, 2024
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150 students celebrated for academic achievement February Arlington ISD Board of Trustees meetings seem to last longer and longer every year. That’s a good thing. For the third consecutive year, the district set a record for the number of high school students honored for achieving either National Merit Semifinalist or College Board recognition. This year,…

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New Arlington High School softball field opens

February 23, 2024
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Colts softball team takes new field Play ball! That’s what they’re doing at the new competition softball field at Arlington High School. The brand-new field is now open for practice, and the team is loving it. “Having a brand-new home field is amazing,” said senior Isbell Priddy, No. 9 on the softball team. And long…

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Art student’s painting featured on cover of art education newsletter

February 22, 2024
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Keira Cloud’s painting evokes nostalgia For Arlington High School junior Keira Cloud, her passion for art goes beyond the classroom.   “She puts in 100%, she’s all-in,” said Arlington High School art teacher Michelle Justice.   That’s why her artwork goes beyond the classroom, too.  As the artist featured on the cover of the 2024 Winter…

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Martin High School boys wrestling team wins state championship

February 21, 2024
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Martin wrestling ‘best team in Texas’ For the first time in almost a decade, the Arlington ISD is home to a UIL state championship athletics team. The Martin High School boys wrestling team has that honor after a dramatic win in the Class 6A state meet this weekend in Cypress. The team ended Allen’s 14-year…

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Opal Lee inspires at Sam Houston High School Black History Month Program

February 20, 2024
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Opal Lee spearheaded Juneteenth campaign Two hours into “Igniting the Change,” Sam Houston High School’s Black History Month program, keynote speaker Opal Lee took the stage. Judging by the rousing standing ovation, it was worth the wait. Lee, 97, walked gingerly to a waiting chair, sat, leaned into the microphone and began to talk about…

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video about 2019 Bond construction - Feb. 2024

Watch new 2019 Bond construction update video

February 16, 2024
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Construction Update Video – February 2024 Check out the latest 2019 Bond construction update video below. Kelly Horn, Arlington ISD assistant superintendent of facility services, reviews the 2019 Bond construction progress made during the fall and highlights the projects in 2024. See video and photos from three new elementary schools, new playgrounds, groundbreaking ceremonies, renovations…

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