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Rodriguez Junior High Band makes history with UIL Sweepstakes Hard work and discipline propel young musicians to historic victory
For the first time in 64 years, the Rodriguez band (formerly Carter Junior High band) earned the University Interscholastic League (UIL) Sweepstakes Award, the highest honor a band can receive in Texas UIL music competitions. The achievement marks a defining moment for students, staff, and the entire Arlington ISD community.
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Student ‘experts’ help design new playgrounds Bond 2019 funding new playgrounds for all elementary schools
The Arlington ISD brought in the experts to help design new playgrounds for all district elementary schools. The future playgrounds’ users, the elementary students themselves,…
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Ready for a New Habit
It’s a new year. Usually, that turns into a nation of people reflecting on the past several months and projecting into the future by setting…
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Give the Gift of Learning
When I was a kid, I didn’t like to read. It wasn’t that I couldn’t read, I just didn’t enjoy it. I distinctly remember being…
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Choice Builds Satisfaction
John Spencer and A.J. Juliani, authors of Empower, say, “Students continue to fall into the same trap year after year with traditional schooling. They rarely…
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Voters approve $966 million bond proposal 2019 Bond designed to improve facilities, provide access and equity
Nov. 5, 2019 – Voters approved the Arlington ISD’s $966 million bond proposal on Nov. 5, 2019. “On behalf of the Arlington ISD, I want…
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Be a Maker Instead of Only a Learner
As a young boy growing up in Southern California, I was always interested in other people and cultures. I would spend hours learning about distant…
