District News
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness, break down stigma, and remind one another that help is always available. In Arlington ISD, this is more than an observance. It’s a significant part of the work that our schools, families, and students do together, every day, to make sure every child feels…
Trumpet player is a Wimbish teacher Nobody kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month quite like Wimbish World Language Academy. Students arrived at school this morning to a mariachi band and dancing at the front entrance. Many students came prepared in colorful dresses ideal for twirling. The now-annual tradition is perfect for a school that celebrates cultures…
Admission is free It’s that time of year again! The Dean Corey Marching Band Extravaganza is back and better than ever with a brand-new location. Arlington ISD’s new Glaspie Field at Martin High School will host the 44th annual musical celebration on Monday, Sept. 28, at 7 p.m., and you are invited. Admission is FREE.…
Board honors first student of the month for 2026-2027 Arlington ISD’s Board of Trustees meeting on Sept. 10, 2026, is in the books, and here are a few of the highlights. One of the first things the board did was congratulate Arlington ISD’s first student of the month for this year, Arlington High School senior…
The Bowie High School baseball program received a significant boost for the future as it was awarded a $5,000 grant from the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation during a pregame ceremony Sept. 5. The grant will help fund the purchase of a new pitching machine, machine balls, and practice baseballs, providing student-athletes with updated equipment to…
Classes are free for the students Two Arlington High School Dual Language Immersion (DLI) students are making history as the first to enroll in the University of Texas at Arlington Bridge Program, earning college credit while still in high school. This achievement represents nearly five years of planning and collaboration with UTA to create advanced…
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC®) announced today that Martin High School STEM Academy senior Joel Lee is a Semifinalist in the 72nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Over 1.2 million juniors from about 20,000 high schools across the country entered the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2025 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship…
The Arlington ISD Communications team has been named a recipient of an Award of Merit in Communication Skills and Creative Design at the 2026 IABC Houston Chapter Bronze Quill Awards for its Battlecards project, a scalable, bilingual communication system designed to empower campus leaders and communicators across the district. Arlington ISD serves more than 50,000…
A surprise phone call from iHeartRadio’s Billy the Kidd left Atherton Elementary School teacher Kim Vasquez speechless. The host shared that Vasquez was selected for iHeartRadio’s “Thank a Teacher” campaign, powered by DonorsChoose, and would receive a $5,000 DonorsChoose gift card to fund supplies for her first-grade classroom. “I was absolutely shocked to learn that…
Get your college experience started on the right foot with Arlington ISD College Night! Arlington ISD College Night is Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, at 7 p.m. in the Maverick Activities Center on the campus of UT Arlington. Colleges and universities from across the country, along with colleges within UTA and military representatives, will be on…