District News
For Martin High School visual art teacher Sharon Miller, it was just another day in the studio. That is, until Hugo, the Reliant Energy armadillo, strolled into her classroom, followed by cheers, cameras, and Dallas Cowboys legend Joe Looney. “I was just in complete shock,” Miller said. Miller was honored as the Cowboys Class Act Teacher of the Month for December, presented in partnership by Reliant…
No. 2 jersey now hangs in the rafters Former Arlington ISD student Cade Cunningham returned to Bowie High School last night, not as an NBA star, but as one of its own. The Detroit Pistons guard was back on campus to retire his high school No. 2 jersey, a number he has worn since he was a kid – and the same number he still wears in…
Arlington ISD’s Capital Needs Steering Committee (CNSC) held its fifth meeting this week, marking a key transition from research and assessment to the collaborative prioritization of potential projects for consideration in the district’s next bond initiative. Over the past several weeks, committee members have engaged in an in-depth review of districtwide data, including facility condition…
Sign up for Shatter the Silence now Human trafficking isn’t just a global problem. It’s an urgent issue even here in Arlington and Grand Prairie. That’s why Arlington ISD is inviting you to our Shatter the Silence event designed to educate and empower our community to stop human trafficking. Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026 Time:…
Crow students organize donation drive When Tillie Burgin, Mission Arlington’s founder and executive director, visited students recently at Crow Leadership Academy to talk about the importance of community support and volunteerism, she didn’t know they would soon return her visit. But just weeks later, Crow’s second graders showed up at Mission Arlington with food and…
Before she was a standout senior, before she was a multisport varsity athlete, and long before her name was called in a professional draft, Abigail Moore was a little girl in a t-ball uniform – the place where her lifelong passion for baseball first took root. That early spark has now propelled the Arlington High School senior onto a…
Sam Houston High School P-TECH students now have an opportunity to reduce the financial burden of higher education through a new program recently launched by Edward Jones and Everfi. The Financial Futures Education Savings Program will provide up to 30 juniors at Sam Houston P-TECH with the chance to earn as much as $15,000 in…
Arlington ISD’s Board of Trustees held it’s only meeting of the month on Dec. 11, and here are a few of the highlights. A sixth grader from Swift Elementary – Be’Oncka Wright – started the meeting by leading the pledges of allegiance. Thank you, Be’Onka. Then, students from Gunn Junior High and Fine Arts and…
Arlington ISD has received updated 2025 A–F accountability scores from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) following the state’s formal appeal process where they incorporated rescore results submitted earlier this year. The revised results reflect corrected scoring for STAAR assessments that were initially excluded from the state’s calculations and public news release in August. TEA’s letter to Arlington…
Fadel got his BBQ start in Arlington ISD Marc Fadel didn’t see anything to eat at home, and he was tired of pizza rolls. So, the young teenager decided he should try cooking for himself. Fast forward five years, and the now 19-year-old graduate of Martin High School is a rising barbecue star recognized by…