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ACHS 2025 valedictorian shares memories and advice

ACHS 2025 valedictorian shares memories and advice

May 20, 2025
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ACHS valedictorian Evelyn Rosales It’s graduation season and we are celebrating the Class of 2025 valedictorian and salutatorian for all eight Arlington ISD high schools. Meet Arlington Collegiate High School’s valedictorian Evelyn Rosales. NAME: Evelyn Rosales SCHOOL: Arlington Collegiate High School COLLEGE: University of Texas at Arlington INTENDED MAJOR: Mechanical Engineering 〉What is one piece of advice you would give…

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ACHS 2025 salutatorian shares memories and advice

ACHS 2025 salutatorian shares memories and advice

May 20, 2025
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ACHS salutatorian Paola Meraz It’s graduation season and we are celebrating the Class of 2025 valedictorian and salutatorian for all eight Arlington ISD high schools. Meet Arlington Collegiate High School’s salutatorian Paola Meraz. NAME: Paola Meraz SCHOOL: Arlington Collegiate High School COLLEGE: University of Texas at Arlington INTENDED MAJOR: Nursing   〉What is one piece of advice you would give an incoming…

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Arlington ISD welcomes Chief Schools Officer Dr. Bret Champion

Arlington ISD Welcomes Dr. Bret Champion as New Chief Schools Officer

May 19, 2025
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Arlington, Texas — May 19, 2025 – Arlington Independent School District is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Bret Champion as its new Chief Schools Officer. A proud Texas native, Dr. Champion brings more than 34 years of experience in public education, including 23 years in district leadership roles. Dr. Champion most recently served…

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Arlington ISD's Back to School Kickoff is Saturday, Aug. 2

Arlington ISD’s Back to School Kickoff is Saturday, Aug. 2

May 18, 2025
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11th annual Back to School Kickoff is at AT&T Stadium The annual Arlington ISD Back to School Kickoff will be back at AT&T Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 2. Your student can get a new free backpack plus: Free age-appropriate school supplies Dental and health screenings Haircuts provided by students from the Career + Technical Center…

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Arlington ISD will serve free meals for children all summer

May 18, 2025
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Free meals all summer This summer, Arlington ISD will connect children 18 and younger and enrolled students with disabilities up to 21 years old with healthy, no-cost summer meals. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition program administered in the Lone Star State by the Texas Department of Agriculture…

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Arlington ISD graduation dates are June 2-3

Arlington ISD graduation dates are June 2-3

May 15, 2025
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Graduation is almost here! Be sure to visit Arlington ISD’s graduation webpage, aisd.net/graduation, for schedules, FAQs and links to the live graduation broadcasts. All six traditional high schools will once again have their ceremonies at Globe Life Field on June 2-3, and Arlington Collegiate High School, Arlington College and Career High School and Venture High School…

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What does it cost to educate a student

What does it cost to educate a student?

May 14, 2025
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The article below is the seventh in a series designed to give readers insight into the school finance system in Texas. School finance is complicated. But it matters because it affects everything: student learning, teacher pay, school facilities, security, school buses, computers, career and technical opportunities, internet access, sports, fine arts and on and on…

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Arlington police chief gives students summer safety tips

Arlington police chief gives students summer safety tips

May 13, 2025
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Take 25 minutes to talk about summer safety Are students ready for summer vacation? Arlington ISD superintendent Dr. Matt Smith asked that question at Speer Elementary earlier this month. “Everybody loves summertime, right?” he asked Speer’s fourth, fifth and sixth graders in their cafetorium. The response was as expected: loudly in the affirmative. But Smith…

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