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Arlington ISD grad wins World Food Championships again Preston Nguyen named executive chef for new Caravan Hotel
Preston Nguyen is now a two-time world champion. The Martin High School grad won the 2025 World Chef Championship at the World Food Championships last month, repeating his first victory in 2021. “It’s incredibly humbling,” Nguyen said. “Winning again just reminds me that hard work, creativity, and the people who believed in me really do…
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Arlington ISD receives $450,000 grant from Texas Workforce Commission JET grant helps students in the medical and automotive fields
Grant is funding health science and automotive equipment Last week the Arlington ISD got to celebrate the fact that the district received more than $450,000…
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Pre-K teacher shares her Hispanic culture with students Arlington ISD celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
Teaching is the joy of Blanca Wiegman’s life We’re celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by spotlighting several Arlington ISD staff members about their Hispanic heritage. This…
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Explore Arlington ISD event is Oct. 24 Specialized programs application window also opens Oct. 24
Circle your calendars for Tuesday, Oct. 24. That’s when the window for enrolling students for specialized programs for the 2023-24 school year opens. And what better way…
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First Pre-K and Kinder STEM Spectacular is STEMtacular Littlest learners dress as superheroes and have fun with STEM
STEMtacular event includes entire families If you could choose a superpower, what would it be? To fly? Teleport? Super strength perhaps? Here at Arlington ISD,…
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Thornton Elementary Tigers dedicate their new school New building replaces original school built in 1956
Thornton celebrates with singing, dancing and tamales Tamara Edwards, Thornton Elementary School’s music teacher, lined her choir students up on the stage stairs and then…
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Make-A-Wish surprises pre-K student with trip to Disney World Foster Elementary 4-year-old off to see Mickey Mouse with parents and two brothers
Make-A-Wish surprised student at school Foster Elementary pre-K student Ayden Borrego may be too young to understand everything he’s been through. He was diagnosed with…
