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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Citizens Bond Oversight Committee tours Webb Elementary CBOC meets to monitor the 2019 Bond program
October 2022
Committee holds quarterly meeting The Arlington ISD’s Citizens Bond Oversight Committee toured the new Webb Elementary School building to kick off its meeting on Tuesday. The…
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Arlington FFA festival celebrates fall and agriculture Event brings tons of agricultural fun for all
October 2022
Third Annual Fall Festival Elena Krysiak showed no fear when it was her turn. Some of the other preschoolers inched their way to pet the…
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New playgrounds open at Wimbish World Language Academy Construction underway at five other elementary schools
October 2022
Wimbish World Language Academy makes 19. That’s 19 Arlington ISD elementary schools that have received new playgrounds as part of the 2019 Bond program. But…
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Arlington ISD celebrating 50 years of orchestra Reserve your tickets now for the Celebration Concert
October 2022
Save the date Arlington ISD is celebrating 50 years of orchestra with a special concert Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Arlington ISD Center for Visual…
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Gunn Junior High orchestra and dancers perform on same night Orchestra performs national anthem at UTA volleyball game
October 2022
Dancers celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Gunn Junior High and Fine Arts and Dual Language Academy shared the arts with Arlington last Thursday evening. While the…
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Arlington ISD Arts and Athletics Complex wins another award Earns star of distinction at 2022-23 Exhibit of School Architecture
September 2022
Arts and Athletics in Arlington ISD make a statement The awards keep piling up for the Arlington ISD’s Arts and Athletics Complex, home of the…
