Arlington ISD dedicates new Glaspie Field honoring trailblazing leader Michael Glaspie cuts ribbon before Seguin High School football game
October 2025
New stadium funded by the 2019 Bond Nearly 35 years ago, Michael Glaspie made history as the first Black trustee elected to the Arlington ISD Board of Trustees. “I ran, got elected; the rest is history,” Glaspie said Thursday night as he stood on the new athletic field that now bears his name. Arlington ISD honored Glaspie and officially opened Glaspie Field with a ribbon-cutting ceremony before Seguin High School’s football game. Looking back on his decision to run for the board, Glaspie shared what motivated him decades ago. “I had three kids going to this school district,” he told…
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New Webb Elementary School building opens Teachers declare new school ‘amazing’
January 2023
The 29-year-old Webb Elementary School has a new building for the first time. When Webb first opened in 1993, it was in a school built…
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Construction reaches one year mark at new Berry and Thornton elementaries Schools on pace to open for next school year
December 2022
Construction passes halfway mark It’s been one year since the Arlington ISD broke ground on two replacement elementary schools – new buildings for Berry and…
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Webb Elementary’s Last Homecoming sparks good memories Alumni visit last time before building’s demolition
December 2022
Wednesday night was all about the memories. “We have lots of good memories,” said Alejandro Contreas, surrounded by several friends. The Lamar High School grad…
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Arlington ISD upgrading security cameras Bond 2019 funding video surveillance upgrades
November 2022
All 5,300 security cameras at the more than 90 buildings in the Arlington ISD are being replaced, and hundreds more are being added, thanks to…
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New playgrounds open at Ditto Elementary School Pre-K students get to try it out first
November 2022
The wait is over Back in August, Ditto Elementary students’ excitement for the new school year was tempered by a significant concern. Their playgrounds had…
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Gunn Junior High celebrates 50 years Gunn is 50 and new again
November 2022
It was the fall of 1972. The Texas Rangers were plodding their way through their inaugural season, and Arlington’s population, around 90,000, was soaring. It…
