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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Capital Needs Steering Committee leaves incredible legacy Two district employees helped develop Arts and Athletics Complex and now work there
November 2021
Back in 2014, the Capital Needs Steering Committee (CNSC) worked to develop the program that would become the 2014 Bond. With about 40 members, including…
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Bond oversight committee tours Crow Leadership Academy Meets to review Bond 2019 progress
October 2021
Spaces matter. That’s the message Jamie MacDougall delivered to the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee (CBOC) when it met for its quarterly meeting on Wednesday at…
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Dallas Business Journal honors Arlington ISD’s Arts & Athletics Complex Names the AAC the Best Real Estate Deal 2020 for Community/Neighborhood Impact
October 2021
The Dallas Business Journal’s 29th annual Best Real Estate Deals of 2020 recently named Arlington ISD’s Arts and Athletics Complex the winner for the Community/Neighborhood…
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Watch drone video of Webb Elementary construction See the early progress of Webb’s future building
October 2021
Check out this drone flyover video of the construction of Webb Elementary’s new school building! It’s still early in the construction process, but after months…
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Berry and Thornton elementary schools demolished Demo will make way for new Berry and Thornton buildings
October 2021
The old Berry and Thornton elementary buildings have been leveled. The old buildings – Berry opened in 1955 and Thornton in 1956 – had seen…
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Additions at Crow Leadership Academy Open New gym, kitchen and classrooms enhance educational experience
October 2021
If you drive by Crow Leadership Academy, you might not immediately notice how much it has changed since last year. But if you turn in…
