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Diving in pool at new natatorium, which will host new Arlington ISD Aquatics Club - first district swim meet at natatorium will be livestreamed

Watch district swim meet via livestream Arlington ISD natatorium to host first district meet

Action starts Saturday at 9:45 a.m. If you missed watching Olympic swimming last summer due to COVID, here’s your chance to get your swimming fix. Watch our own top swimmers compete in a world-class Olympic-level pool for the first time. The Arlington ISD’s new natatorium is set to host its first district swim meet tomorrow…

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Future Webb Elementary rendering: Proposals

Bid information: Proposals for Bond 2019 projects Three construction projects bidding now

Arlington Independent School District will receive proposals for the following projects: BERRY ELEMENTARY School Site Demolition Project DUE DATE: Feb. 2, 2021, 2:00 PM/CST PRE-PROPOSALS MEETING: Jan. 20, 2021, 1:00 PM/CST WEBB ELEMENTARY School Replacement Project DUE DATE: February 16, 2021, 2:00 PM/CST PRE-PROPOSALS MEETING: Jan. 20, 2021, 10:00 AM/CST JONES ACADEMY & SHACKELFORD JUNIOR…

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Jones Academy of Fine Arts and Dual Language

Corey and Jones academies immerse students in arts and language Applications for new students due Feb. 5

Students learn Spanish, Mandarin, piano, dance and more Avery B. isn’t your typical fifth grader. Well, she isn’t typical unless your child is a student at Corey Academy of Fine Arts and Dual Language or Jones Academy of Fine Arts and Dual Language. If that’s the case, then the Corey fifth grader is a lot…

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buses

Bond 2019 buys new district buses and vehicles Phase one includes 18 new buses

Bond 2019 Transportation Update The 2019 Bond isn’t just about construction. The bond is also buying new school buses and vehicles for the Arlington ISD, including 87 new school buses and 22 new shuttle buses. The new vehicle purchases continue what was started with the 2009 and 2014 Bond programs – replacing old buses and…

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Arlington ISD Center for Visual and Performing Arts

New Center for Visual and Performing Arts opens for students Classes at CVPA started last week

CVPA is final 2014 Bond project The Arlington ISD’s new Center for Visual and Performing Arts welcomed students for the first time last week. “It has been a long time coming, but the day is finally here,” said Dr. Christopher Anderson, Arlington ISD director of fine arts. “Students entered the facility, wide-eyed and speechless, for…

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Diving in pool at new natatorium, which will host new Arlington ISD Aquatics Club - first district swim meet at natatorium will be livestreamed

Arlington ISD Aquatics Club launches in February Club will swim in district's new natatorium

District hiring life guards and swim instructors While it may be a little chilly outside, things are certainly heating up inside the new Arlington ISD Natatorium.  Arlington ISD swimmers are already taking advantage of the facility, which was funded by the 2014 Bond. There are practices and meets at the natatorium, including a district swimming…

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Playground schematic for future Arlington ISD elementary playgrounds, part of the 2019 Bond.

New playground construction beginning First of three phases underway

All elementary schools getting new playgrounds COVID-19 hasn’t slowed progress on the Arlington ISD’s elementary playground project. In fact, construction is starting this month at the first three elementary schools – Ashworth, Bebensee and Pearcy. The future new playgrounds are part of the 2019 Bond program, approved by voters in November 2019. The plan calls for…

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Concert hall in the Arlington ISD Center for Visual and Performing Arts

Construction almost complete for new Center for Visual and Performing Arts Classes start in CVPA after winter break

Final 2014 Bond project opening soon It’s almost ready. After years of dreaming, planning and construction, the Arlington ISD’s Center for Visual and Performing Arts, the final project of the 2014 Bond, is nearly ready to open. Yesterday, training began for teachers in the new facility’s art, dance and piano keyboarding rooms. Then, after winter break,…

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Gunn Junior High construction 12.3.20

Construction update for Gunn Junior High Bond 2019 project changing the school

Gunn Junior High looks a lot different Gunn Junior High is changing. Construction to convert Gunn into the Arlington ISD’s fine arts/dual language junior high academy – one of the first projects in the 2019 Bond – has the school looking a lot different. See this week’s construction photos. For starters, the entrance now faces…

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Schematic design of Glaspie Field, the future athletic field at Martin High School, a Bond 2019 project

Arlington ISD Board approves schematic design for future Michael Glaspie Field Athletic Complex Bond 2019 project will give district third varsity competition field

Martin and Seguin high schools will play home games at Glaspie Field The Arlington ISD Board of Trustees approved the schematic design for the future Michael Glaspie Field Athletic Complex at last week’s board meeting. This Bond 2019 project will renovate the existing practice field at Martin High School and convert it into the Arlington…

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Arlington High School girls basketball team plays in first game at the new Arlington ISD arena

Arlington ISD’s new arena opens with a Win Arena will host basketball, volleyball, wrestling and gymnastics

Arena part of Arlington ISD’s new Athletics Complex Arlington ISD’s competition arena in the new Athletics Complex got the opening it deserved Tuesday evening as Arlington High School’s girls’ basketball team christened the court with a convincing win over Fort Worth’s Young Women’s Leadership Academy. “It’s exciting to be able compete in an arena that…

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Food and Nutrition Services building getting an addition with a new freezer

Food and Nutrition headquarters getting much-needed upgrades New freezer addition now under construction

Feeding tens of thousands every day, Arlington ISD’s food and nutrition services department has a momentous task that requires a team of dedicated employees and a host of complicated logistics. It also requires the right facilities, from warehouses and freezer space to offices and kitchens. Thanks to the 2019 Bond, the Arlington ISD’s food and…

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