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New playgrounds open at all Arlington ISD elementary schools

March 8, 2024
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Playgrounds funded by the 2019 Bond All 105 new playgrounds in the Arlington ISD are now open. The years-long project – funded by the 2019 Bond – to make sure every single Arlington ISD elementary student has access to a fun playground wrapped up last month when McNutt Elementary’s new playgrounds – the last two…

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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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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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Bond oversight committee tours Arlington High School project

January 26, 2024
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Progress always comes with growing pains. That was an underlying theme as the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee toured Arlington High School this week. The committee was scheduled to tour the major addition under construction at Arlington High on Wednesday evening before its quarterly meeting. But the rain made the construction site unsafe for visitors. So,…

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Short Elementary renovations are nearly complete

January 12, 2024
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Short looks completely different inside From the sidewalk, Short Elementary looks pretty much like it has for decades – apart from new sidewalks and landscaping. And there are new playgrounds in the back. But inside, Short looks completely different. The renovation project funded by the 2019 Bond started last summer and is just about done.…

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District uses holidays for construction and maintenance

December 22, 2023
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Update on bond construction projects Not everyone in the Arlington ISD is getting a long winter break. While most of us circle the holidays on the calendar because we get to take those days off, the district’s facility services team circles those days for a different reason. Those are prime work days. They take advantage…

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