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ACCHS Salutatorian Okikiola Joseph Alokan It’s graduation season and we are celebrating the Class of 2023 valedictorian and salutatorian for all eight Arlington ISD high schools. First up is Arlington College and Career High School’s salutatorian Okikiola Joseph Alokan. NAME: Okikiola Joseph Alokan SCHOOL: Arlington College and Career High School COLLEGE: University of Texas at…
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Gates scholars started together at Berry Elementary Yessenia Martin and Kruz Hernandez have set the bar high for early college graduates in the Arlington ISD. Not because they’re graduating from high school with their associate degrees. That’s now the norm at both Arlington Collegiate High School and Arlington College and Career High School. No, both…
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Greater Arlington Chamber Scholarship Program Seniors from six Arlington ISD high schools were awarded scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $5,000 thanks to the Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce and the Pettinger Foundation. The Greater Arlington Chamber Scholarship Program (GACSP) awards graduating seniors a scholarship of up to $2,500 to be used at any college or…
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Students donate proceeds to charity Forget The Parks Mall. Ditto Elementary School was the place to shop last Saturday. Mini-entrepreneurs – aka Ditto third through sixth graders – filled the cafeteria with their budding businesses and offered all kinds of products and services for sale to the public. There were jewelry stores, homemade juice bars,…
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After-school meeting with the mayor Not many fifth graders have a meeting with the mayor after school. But four Webb Elementary School students made the short trip to city hall last week for an appointment with Arlington Mayor Jim Ross. “I can’t get over these awesome fifth graders from Webb Elementary School who want a…
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SPRING 2023 STAAR REPORTING TIMELINE Due to the STAAR Redesign, student results for Spring 2023 will be released by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) later than in past years. Click on the links below to see the timelines of when parents and families can expect to see STAAR/STAAR EOC results for the Spring 2023 administration…
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Program inspires young artists Keith and Kimberly Johnson could hardly contain themselves last week while at AT&T Stadium. They lifted their hands. They leapt. They hugged one another. “Hallelujah! Thank you, Jesus!” the couple shouted over and over. With it being the NFL offseason, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was not in the building throwing…
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OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation Provides Glasses On-Site Students at Bebensee Elementary got to see WNBA superstar Diamond DeShields up close and personal last week when the Dallas Wings made a visit to the campus. And because of the support OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation, many of those students had crystal-clear vision for the visit. OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation had…
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Contests meet with area entrepreneur Imagine being a teenager who just took an elevator up to a private lounge inside the former stadium of your hometown professional baseball team. Overlooking the playing field, the space is decked out with fancy wall décor and sleek sofas. The kitchen counter is filled with finger sandwiches and chicken…
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Martin senior started high school at age 10 Oforitsenere Bodunrin was only 10 when she started her freshman year at Martin High School, but that didn’t stop her from making the most of her time and excelling as a high schooler. Now, at only 14, she’s about to graduate. “It feels good to be graduating…
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