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HOCO season kicked off with Arlington High #HOCO season is almost here! Ready to radiate your school spirit? Everybody knows that homecoming festivities are a must. But have you ever wondered about the history or where all of these traditions come from? What does homecoming even mean? “When I think of homecoming I think of…
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Words of encouragement filled the parking lot of Remynse Elementary School on Friday morning to welcome the Lil’ Texans back for the new school year. Parents, staff and community organizations came together to celebrate with the kiddos for the 11th annual welcome back to school car parade. “We’re excited for the school year, and we…
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One-way dual language program launches this school year Arlington ISD’s new one-way dual language program has a name that might sound confusing to most parents. But here’s the most important thing to know about it. If you’re the parent of a Spanish-speaking or bilingual student going into pre-K, kindergarten or first grade, this is the…
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Breakfast with the Boss connects students with future opportunities More than 100 students from Lamar High School’s P-TECH incoming freshman class networked their way into the business world at the second annual P-TECH Breakfast with the Boss Wednesday morning. Lamar is entering its second year of the P-TECH program where students learn about business and…
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Back to School Kickoff is Aug. 5 at AT&T Stadium There’s now less than a month before the ninth annual Arlington ISD Back to School Kickoff event at AT&T Stadium, but there’s still plenty of time to help. The event, which is slated for 8-11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5, is a chance for 10,000…
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Nichols students win multiple awards When Nichols Junior High students traveled to California this spring, it wasn’t a vacation. But it was fun, especially with all the winning they did. The nine Nichols students joined 6,500 others at the 2023 Business Professionals of America (BPA) National Leadership Conference in Anaheim in April. While in Anaheim,…
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Registration is now open for the ninth annual Arlington ISD Back to School Kickoff event, returning Saturday, Aug. 5, to AT&T Stadium from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. This in-person event offers students the opportunity to receive a free backpack full of school supplies and services in preparation for the 2023-24 school year.
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Rebekah Lara is heading to Rice University Rebekah Lara never thought that going to college could be an option for her. Paying for tuition, books, lodging and supplies was just going to be too much. But now she is heading to Rice University in the fall, thanks to the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship. “The week…
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Students opt for military academies Last month, thousands of Arlington ISD students ecstatically walked across a stage to receive their high school diplomas. Their parents, too, were overwhelmed with joy as their “babies” will soon leave the nest and head off to various colleges and universities this fall. Some have enrolled at the University of…
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Watch the STAR ceremony Each student in Arlington ISD’s top 2% of the graduating class of 2023 deserves a lot of recognition. But so do their teachers. That’s why the district honored those students – and the one teacher who had the greatest impact on them – at a banquet before the school year ended.…
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