Posts by Ryan PIERCE

The first batch of music capital requests from AISD teachers – to be paid for by the 2014 Bond package – has been submitted to the AISD purchasing department. The 2014 Bond package includes $9.8 million over the course of five years for district music capital, or $1.96 million each year. “That amount is remarkable…

Eleven new school buses have arrived in the AISD in the last few weeks, paid for by the 2014 Bond package. Nine are full size, with a capacity for 71 students, and two are small, for special education, and include lifts. All are manufactured by Blue Bird. The new buses – part of 36 currently…

June 8, 2015 – After school let out on Friday for the last time at Ferguson Junior High, the faculty gathered for their final lunch. They were joined by three of Ferguson’s four former principals, David Tapia, who opened the school in 2001, Dr. Melissa Haubrich and Dr. Ben Bholan. Current Principal Lora Thurston thanked…

A limited supply of landscape items from Hutcheson Junior High are available for schools and campus support organizations (PTAs, Dads Clubs, etc.) to remove and replant at their campus. Items may not be removed for personal use, as state law prohibits gifts of public funds. Removal and replanting is the responsibility of the campus organizations…

New security cameras funded by the 2014 Bond package are up and running at Sam Houston High School, the first Arlington high school to receive the cameras. “The clarity of these cameras are much better than our previous systems,” explained James Smith, AISD security manager. (The photo displays the views of 80 of the 128…

As two AISD junior high schools consolidate with others, and two alternative high schools relocate, it’s not just the teachers and students who have to move. The libraries need to move too. That’s not an easy task, especially for a library like Hutcheson Junior High’s, which has 14,000 volumes. It’s not as simple as just…