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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Demolition of old Knox Elementary underway Demo will make way for construction of new junior high
September 2023
Old Knox building opened in 1958 It’s demo day. Actually, it’s demo days at the Arlington ISD’s old Knox Elementary School. It takes more than…
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Year two of construction at Arlington High School underway Addition and renovations impact entire campus
September 2023
Year two of construction at Arlington High School looks a lot different than the first. “The difference this year is that we can actually see…
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Sir Earl Toon turns Berry Elementary dedication into a celebration New school celebrates with classic songs, dancing and ice cream
August 2023
New Berry funded by the 2019 Bond It was a party Monday evening at Berry Elementary School. “Mr. Celebration” himself, Sir Earl Toon of Kool…
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Citizens Bond Oversight Committee tours new Thornton Elementary Meets to review Bond 2019 program progress
August 2023
The Arlington ISD’s Citizens Bond Oversight Committee kicked off its first meeting of the school year this week with a tour of the new Thornton Elementary…
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New Berry Elementary dedication will be a celebration Sir Earl Toon of Kool & the Gang performing at ceremony
August 2023
Celebrate good times, come on! “There’s a party going on right here!” Right here in Arlington this Monday, Aug. 28, at the new Berry Elementary…
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New Berry and Thornton elementary schools open Replacement schools funded by the 2019 Bond
August 2023
New schools replace buildings from the 1950s The line outside the front door was long as students and parents waited to get in early Wednesday…
