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Thanksgiving craft ideas The Thanksgiving holiday is a great time to get creative. And Webb Elementary art teacher Ana Perez has some craft ideas to help you turn your Thanksgiving break into an art fest. “We started with a nature walk,” Perez said about coming up with these craft ideas. “My daughter and I walked…
Holiday dining with your pets What if you’re sitting at the Thanksgiving table tomorrow and you have something on your plate that you just don’t want to eat – like maybe cranberry sauce? Or sweet potatoes? Can you pass it off to your dog? With the holidays here, it’s important to know what types of…
Toys for Tots event will be broadcast live on Fox 4 We are now just eight days away from Arlington ISD’s first-ever Toys for Tots event at the Dr. Marcelo Cavazos Center for Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA). Next Wednesday, Nov. 29, we hope to have lines of cars snaking through our facility from 5…
Apply for Wimbish now It looks like a normal school. But don’t just look. Listen. “Bonjour!” “Ola! “Nǐ hǎo!” Arlington ISD’s Wimbish World Language Academy truly lives up to its name. And it’s anything but normal. It feels – and sounds – like the whole world is inside. And more often than not, it also…
Cowboys and Pepsi donate $5,000 to art program Football and art go together. At least that’s what Dallas Cowboys legend DeMarcus Ware said. And he proved it Wednesday when he showed up to the Arlington ISD’s Dr. Marcelo Cavazos Center for Visual and Performing Arts. He walked into the Art IV class and surprised all…
Parent involvement is key In Arlington ISD, the community is a family. And family is what we’re all about. That’s why moms, dads, grandmas, grandpas, aunts and uncles gathered across the district for National Parent Involvement Week. There are many ways to bridge the gap between home and school. In fact, many campuses across the…
Annual turkey show gets lots of laughs The director of Arlington ISD’s early childhood learning department is a turkey. At least she was on Tuesday at Morton and Goodman elementary schools. Dr. Jackeline Orsini and her early childhood learning team visited the schools’ pre-K and kindergarten students and acted out a fun story about a…
Texas Rangers are pre-K champions! The Texas Rangers aren’t just World Champions. They’re pre-K champions, too! Thanks to a recent donation from the Rangers, kids at Farrell Elementary and throughout the district are enjoying fun outdoor activities that help them learn lifelong skills like teamwork, fine motor skills and problem-solving. Go Rangers! “We are so…
Apply for transfer by Nov. 30 The Arlington ISD is opening a transfer window for the 2024-25 school year this Thursday starting at 9 a.m. The transfer window is open until 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30. During this regular transfer window, priority for transfers is determined by the Board-approved order where space is available.…
Apply now for an early college high school You know college is going to be expensive for your kids. But do you have any idea how expensive? The average cost for a student who lives on campus at the University of North Texas is $27,937 – per year! That’s nothing if you’re aiming for Texas…