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What's Your Big Idea contest award ceremony 2024 at UTA

What’s Your Big Idea? contest inspires student entrepreneurship

April 30, 2024
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What’s Your Big Idea? 2024 Bailey Junior High eighth grader Darius Turner wants to be an entrepreneur. Even before he and his mom received an email asking for entries for the 18th Annual What’s Your Big Idea?” contest – sponsored by Arlington ISD and the Greater Arlington Area Chamber of Commerce – he was already…

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Book-A-Palooza

Book-A-Palooza provides free books to students

April 30, 2024
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Book-A-Palooza books come from Scholastic Farrell Elementary teachers Amanda Davidson and Melissa Garcia’s classes were upset they left school early Monday afternoon.  But that was only until they found out where they were going.  “They got super excited,” Davidson said as she told them they were headed to pick out books at the seventh annual Book-A-Palooza.…

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Boles Junior High Math 180 teacher Sheniqua Browder

Boles Junior High teacher earns national honor for math instruction

April 29, 2024
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Boles teacher Sheniqua Browder one of seven honored nationally Boles Junior High Math 180 teacher Sheniqua Browder was in her classroom last Wednesday morning doing what she normally does – teaching a class to help students grow their math skills. Her regular day took a turn when Arlington ISD superintendent Dr. Matt Smith, Boles principal…

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Purposeful play fosters learning in Arlington ISD Pre-K

April 23, 2024
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Fun leads to learning in pre-k Lots of playtime probably isn’t what comes to mind when you think about going to school. But for Arlington ISD’s pre-K students, purposeful play is a big part of every day. The key word is purposeful. The play is incorporated into the curriculum and is designed to foster curiosity…

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Two seniors win $40,000 Amazon engineering scholarships

April 23, 2024
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Scholarship includes Amazon internship Most students don’t get Amazon deliveries at school. But two seniors from Arlington ISD’s STEM Academy at Martin High School just got packages that will change their lives.  “I had no idea what was coming,” said Karmen Chandler.  What began as a typical meeting for members of the school’s Roboboat team…

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Apply for an Arlington ISD elementary specialized program now

April 22, 2024
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Apply now for Corey, Crow, Jones, Pearcy or Wimbish academy If you thought you missed out on a chance to enroll your child in one of Arlington ISD’s five elementary specialized programs, you’re in luck. Now through Wednesday, May 15 at 5 p.m. we are accepting applications at all five of our specialized programs in…

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Watch the Board Brief from April 18, 2024

Watch Board Brief from trustees meeting on April 18, 2024

April 19, 2024
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Joey Rodriguez Junior High School Arlington ISD’s Board of Trustees meeting on April 18, 2024, is in the books, and here are a few of the highlights. “El Mariachi Tejano,” Sam Houston High School’s mariachi band, kicked off the meeting by performing “No Volvere,” by Jose Alfredo Jimenez, in honor of the school’s much-loved soccer coach,…

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