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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Students pioneer new junior high fine arts/dual language program First sixth-grade class settles in at Gunn Junior High and Fine Arts and Dual Language Academy
February 2022
Innovation always comes with challenges, but it’s also what reaps the greatest rewards. At Gunn Junior High School and Fine Arts and Dual Language Academy,…
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Future Webb Elementary goes vertical Students excited to see steel beams going up
December 2021
What’s the Buzz at Webb? The students at Webb Elementary are all abuzz. And it’s not just because of the holidays. It’s because their new…
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Arlington ISD breaks ground for new Berry Elementary 2019 Bond project will help transform east Arlington
December 2021
The gray skies, chilly temperature and occasional drizzle could not dampen the mood. As Arlington ISD broke ground this week for the construction of a…
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Arlington ISD breaks ground for new Thornton Elementary School Future facility is all about students
December 2021
New Beginnings The weather was gorgeous, unseasonably warm for a day in December, and everything was set up and ready to go for the groundbreaking…
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New small shuttle buses make big impact Bond 2019 purchased 22 shuttle buses for Arlington ISD
November 2021
Sometimes, smaller is better – even when it comes to the $966 million 2019 Bond. And even when it comes to school buses. 2019 Bond…
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Design for new Carter Junior High underway Carter teachers meet with architects to help plan new building
November 2021
Carter Junior High is going to be rebuilt, and the design of the new building is officially underway. After meeting last week with senior district…
