District News
Goodside Healthcare Arlington ISD is partnering with Goodside Health to bring healthcare services to Arlington ISD families at select campuses. Goodside Health providers can assess, diagnose and treat the most common pediatric conditions – all from the convenience of your school campus. Students are eligible to register for SchoolMed regardless of insurance or residency status. (Note:…
Zachary Schrah’s legacy lives on After sudden cardiac arrest took the life of Plano East football player Zachary Schrah in 2009, his mother vowed to help save the lives of others. Over a decade later, that’s exactly what Living for Zachary is doing by raising awareness and preventing sudden cardiac arrest in youth. The organization…
Financial Integrity Achievement The Arlington ISD scored 98 out of 100 points on its 2021-22 rating from the School Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST). The score is based on an analysis of financial data for the fiscal year 2021, which ended on June 30, 2021. The 98 is an improvement of two points over…
Ask and it shall be given. Culinary with Amber Craven The saying is true for Amber Craven’s culinary arts class at Bowie High School. You might remember them from May when the class hosted a taste testing for Arlington ISD Superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos and food and nutrition services director David Lewis. Now, their delicious…
At least he was honest. It was the first day of school at Crow Leadership Academy when Arlington ISD superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos visited a second-grade classroom. The conversation quickly turned to the new playgrounds right outside. “The playgrounds are the only reason I came to school day,” one second grader told Cavazos. That little…
The Remynse parade is back with a bang! Dozens of cars lined up at Remynse Elementary School to welcome the Lil’ Texans back to school Friday morning. Parents, staff members and local community organizations gathered to celebrate the start of the new school year and pump the kiddos up for the adventures to come. Bright…
Robert “Bob” Burgin Arlington ISD namesake Bob Burgin, whose ties to the district go back seven decades, died Friday at 87. Burgin, who shares the namesake with wife Tillie Burgin at Burgin Elementary School, was a Texas native born in Jewett. Bob Burgin began his Arlington ISD career in 1960 as a math teacher at…
Arlington Aquatics Club Does your child love swimming to beat the summer heat? Do you think you might have the next Michael Phelps on your hands? Well, now’s the chance for your child to put their skills to the test at the Arlington Aquatics Club new swimmer tryouts. Tryouts will be held for kids ages…
Thursday was a big day at Arlington College and Career High School. ACCHS The Class of 2023, the first senior class at ACCHS, was together for one of the few times this year. Why is that the case? Because the 88 seniors are rarely at the campus they started their journey on in the fall…
Now that pre-K teachers and students have settled into their classrooms, the fun can begin! What’s on their agenda? Science, technology, engineering and math – or in one word, STEM! Arlington ISD is taking its best-in-class pre-K to a whole new level this year by incorporating STEM into the pre-K 4 curriculum. But parents, don’t…