Dance with Corey teacher Adriana Yarbrough and students Our schools may be closed over the holiday break, but we’re ready to dance into the new year! We visited schools across the district to learn some fresh dance moves to take into 2023. The first stop was Corey Academy of Fine Arts and Dual Language. We…
Program inspires students to pursue art Art IV students in the Arlington ISD got to take the field at AT&T Stadium thanks to the district’s partnership with the Gene and Jerry Jones Family Arlington Youth Foundation. The 20 students were on the field Sunday before the Dallas Cowboys game to mark the milestone. They were…
Construction passes halfway mark It’s been one year since the Arlington ISD broke ground on two replacement elementary schools – new buildings for Berry and Thornton elementary schools. On those two December 2021 mornings, there was nothing but chairs and a podium for the groundbreaking ceremonies. The sites where Berry and Thornton had once stood…
Soccer brothers played for the Colts from 2006-2008 If you’ve been keeping up with the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, then you might have seen a familiar face from Arlington ISD. Rogelio Funes, a former Arlington High School standout, represented Mexico in the international soccer tournament. Funes and his twin brother, Ramiro Funes, are originally…
Ella B’s Generous Hands: Holiday Give Back Dinner Not everyone can carry three oversized plates chock-full of food for a distance of about 25 feet with ease. But Arlington ISD board member Kecia Mays proved that she could last Wednesday, not dropping any chicken, mashed potatoes or dinner rolls onto the Arlington ISD Athletics Center’s…
Apply for Corey or Jones by Jan. 18 It’s not just the fine arts. Or the dual language. There’s something else that makes Corey and Jones fine arts and dual language academies one of the best opportunities for elementary students anywhere. The special sauce is integration. When Arlington ISD created Corey and Jones, they didn’t…
