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Watch ‘BBQ High’ trailer A new series on Chip and Joanna Gaine’s Magnolia Network will feature some of Arlington ISD’s own. The students on the Arlington ISD Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center’s BBQ team, the Smokin’ Ferrets, have made a name for themselves in Texas and are about to be introduced to the rest of…
A great first day tomorrow starts today School starts tomorrow! Here are five tips to help you and your kids have a great first day back at school in the Arlington ISD. 1) The Night Before Back to school eve is just as important as the first day of school. Make sure you’re ready for…
We can’t wait to see you all Wednesday for the first day of school. And we can’t wait to see your pictures, too. Please make sure to use the hashtag #ArlingtonISDWelcomesMe on any of your social media posts so we can see them. We want everything Wednesday to go smoothly, but we know there are…
Many bond constrution projects will continue into the fall The marathon Bond 2019 construction projects at schools throughout Arlington ISD have turned into sprints. With only a few days left before school starts, construction crews and district facility services teams have been racing to get the buildings ready. “This is one of the busiest times…
Aug. 14 is the first day One week. That’s all that is left until the first day of school – Wednesday, Aug. 14. And there’s no bigger day than the first day of pre-K or kindergarten. So now is the time to make sure your little learner is ready. Here are five tips to help…
Back to School Kickoff 2024 No event kicks off a new school year like the Arlington ISD Back to School Kickoff. That’s why the district continues to bring it back year after year, this year marking its 10th anniversary. “I was here on year one ten years ago and it’s grown so much,” said former Dallas Cowboy…
Lamar P-TECH’s Breakfast with the Boss What do you get when you mix a room full of eager students, a delicious breakfast and top-notch industry leaders? P-TECH at Lamar High School’s Breakfast with the Boss, of course! Now in its third year, students had the opportunity to get a head start in networking with over…
Taste of Arlington ISD features student-created dishes If you cook it, they will come. And then they’ll come back for seconds. And thirds. The first-ever Taste of the Arlington ISD was proof that if students have outstanding dining options that come from the minds of their classmates, there’s a hunger for that fare. The event…
Board Brief – Aug. 1, 2024 Arlington ISD’s Board of Trustees held its first meeting of the upcoming 2024-2025 school year, and here are a few of the highlights. With the first day of school – Aug. 14 – just two weeks away, a lot of the board business had to do with approving new…
Library scheduled to open in October Most of the work originally planned for the 2019 Bond project at Sam Houston High School is complete. New ceilings, new flooring and more are all installed. But the project is still going because of some work that was not in the original plan. When construction crews did planned…