District News
All arts for all at Corey and Jones The Arlington ISD prides itself on being one of the top fine arts districts in the state. You don’t have to look hard to find out why. If you were part of the 500,000-plus people who watched the Texas Rangers World Series parade last month, you saw…
Board gets update on advanced academics Arlington ISD’s Board of Trustees meeting on December 7, 2023, is in the books, and here are a few of the highlights. There was no infamy on this Dec. 7 as students from the Shackelford Junior High Woodwind Choir put everyone in the Christmas spirit. The Choir, which features…
Knox building was originally a junior high Knox Elementary is gone. The school building that housed four different schools in its 60 years has been completely demolished. The school opened in 1962 as the first Ferguson Junior High and the fourth junior high school in Arlington. It was converted into Venture School 25 years later…
Butler gets a surprise! It wasn’t a regular Thursday for the students of Butler Elementary’s YMCA after-school program last week. “These are the luckiest kids in our program,” said Arlington-Mansfield Area YMCA president and CEO Eric Tucker. Why? Well, that’s because they found themselves face-to-face with real-life superheroes – professional wrestlers and athletes who are…
Toys will go to local kids in need Hardly anything could beat the excitement last week in Arlington’s entertainment district. No, the new World Series champion Texas Rangers weren’t there. Nor were the Cowboys. Although the pro teams’ stadiums were in view, the nearby Dr. Marcelo Cavazos Center for Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) took…
Apply for Crow now Is your child a natural leader? Do they put service first? Crow Leadership Academy may be the right school for them. Crow, the first elementary school in the district to be designated an International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme School, is looking for students to start in kindergarten for the 2024-25 school year. Crow…
Info on specialized programs and how to apply This is a big week if you want to learn about Arlington ISD specialized programs in person. If your eighth grader is interested in attending one of our specialized programs or you want your student to start kindergarten in one of the academies in the fall of…
Construction is the largest part of the 2019 Bond It’s not easy to keep up with all the construction projects included in Arlington ISD’s 2019 Bond program. It’s a nearly $1 billion bond package after all that includes projects at every campus, new school buildings, new playgrounds and a whole lot more. But a…
Staff were trained in CPR and AEDs Seguin High School golf coach Ruston Laurence doesn’t feel like he’s a hero. The same goes for Lamar High School golf coach Gary Webb. You can add Lamar athletic trainer Bryant Grice to that list, too. No, all three feel like all they were doing when they performed…
There are lots of reasons to transfer Don’t forget the window to apply for a transfer in the Arlington ISD for the 2024-25 school year closes Thursday at 11:59 p.m. This is a regular transfer window, with priority for transfers determined by the Board-approved order where space is available. Priority during this window is given…