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BBQ team taking on rivals at state Ribs, brisket and chicken are just a few of the categories Arlington ISD’s Smokin’ Ferrets will be competing in when they go to the HSBBQ state competition on Saturday. With over $30,000 worth of scholarships on the line, it’s no wonder the Ferrets – Arlington ISD’s Career and…
Read More about CTC’s BBQ and ProStart teams set to compete Saturday.Kids dress in fairytale costumes “It was beautiful,” Princess Aurora said. That’s not usually how the Arlington ISD’s Professional Development Center is described. But Sleeping Beauty – also known as Dr. Jackeline Orsini, Arlington ISD director of early childhood learning – was right. It was magical for dozens of pre-K and kindergarten-age children. Arlington ISD’s…
Read More about Fairytale event encourages little learners to read.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…
Read More about What’s Your Big Idea? contest inspires student entrepreneurship.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…
Read More about Boles Junior High teacher earns national honor for math instruction.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,…
Read More about Watch Board Brief from trustees meeting on April 18, 2024.This fairytale is real Once upon a time in a land far away … Actually, the time is next Monday, April 22, from 5-7 p.m. And it’s not so far away – it’ll be at the Arlington ISD Professional Development Center. But it will be magical and a very special time with your little ones.…
Read More about Fairytale event for pre-K and kindergarten kids is Monday, April 22.Family Expo keeps growing If at first you don’t succeed, try building again. And again. And again. David Wong and his elementary-age son, Michael, did as much on Saturday during the 5th Annual Arlington ISD Family Expo and Resource Fair at the Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center. The pair was inside one of two…
Read More about Family Expo and Resource Fair combines fun with learning.Last Trustee Talks of the school year Join members of the Arlington ISD Board of Trustees at the upcoming Trustee Talks on April 23. This meeting is geared toward high school students and will include dialogue between the students and trustees. Everyone in the community is welcome though – not just students. Trustee Talks is a…
Read More about Arlington ISD Trustee Talks Student Edition is April 23.WFAA reporter Matt Houston coming to Earth Day On Saturday, April 20, the Arlington ISD Dan Dipert Career + Technical Education Center is the place to be to celebrate Earth Day! Arlington ISD’s energy and facility rentals department will host the second annual Earth Day event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and transform…
Read More about Celebrate Earth Day with Arlington ISD this Saturday.Register now for teacher job fair on April 20 If you’re looking to make the Clear Choice for your teaching future, then you need to sign up to attend the Arlington ISD annual Teacher Job Fair this Saturday, April 20, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Sam Houston High School. We’re looking for the…
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