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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Berry Elementary School goes vertical New building’s steel frame under construction
June 2022
The future Berry Elementary School has gone vertical. That means the steel is now being erected for the frame of the facility. After lots of…
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New Webb Elementary scheduled to open in late 2022 Global supply chain issues cause construction delays
June 2022
Global supply chain issues are causing delays everywhere, and that includes the construction of the new Webb Elementary School. Originally scheduled to open for the…
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Construction wrapping up at Gunn Junior High and Fine Arts and Dual Language Academy Teachers end year by moving into new classrooms
June 2022
Summer can wait Sure, Gunn Junior High and Fine Arts and Dual Language Academy art teacher Zena Young is excited about the summer. But right…
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No summer break at future Thornton Elementary Construction goes vertical on new school
May 2022
Sounds of progress Thornton Elementary is quiet today. Yesterday was the last day of school, so classrooms and hallways are empty. But down the street…
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Jones Academy’s new kitchen opens Addition funded by the 2019 Bond
May 2022
Jones Academy of Fine Arts and Dual Language has lots of great spaces – a dance room, piano lab, STEM labs, music rooms, art rooms,…
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Citizens Bond Oversight Committee has applications open! Apply by May 13 to help provide oversight for the 2019 Bond
May 2022
Apply for the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee (CBOC) now through May 13, 2022. CBOC Application The Arlington ISD is accepting applications for positions on the…
