Saturday morning, 10-year-old Brayson Barnard desperately tried to catch a football thrown by Attauyo “Ty” Nsekhe, the new Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman. No, Barnard, of Tolar, wasn’t still in bed, dreaming. The two were inside Bowie High School’s Multipurpose activity center, where Nsekhe was hosting a football camp. And another youth participant kept intercepting the…
Visit this pageGoing into your senior year of high school can be one of the most exciting yet frightening times of your life. The biggest question most students ask themselves entering their senior year is, “What’s next?” What am I going to do?” Arlington ISD’s guidance and counseling department has made answering these questions a lot simpler. They have created a summer college plan checklist that helps students better prepare themselves for their post-secondary career. A senior checklist can help students find scholarships, prompt registration for the SAT/ACT, book college visits and much more! Telisa Brown, the…
Visit this pageMatthew Lewis has joined an exclusive club. The Arlington High School graduate is one of a select group nationwide named a National Merit Scholar after an extensive two-year screening and application process. “To me, being a National Merit Scholar is an honor and has given me opportunities I wouldn’t have had otherwise,” Lewis said. The…
Visit this pageIn the week leading up to Arlington ISD graduations June 3 and 4 at AT&T Stadium, we are celebrating the Class of 2021 valedictorian and salutatorian for all seven Arlington ISD high schools. Name: Kevin Baylon, Salutatorian School: Arlington Collegiate High School College attending: University of Texas at Arlington Intended major: Mechanical Engineering Attended Arlington…
Visit this pageAll Arlington ISD high schools will be represented Saturday isn’t Christmas on the calendar, but it’s certainly a big day for Bowie High School principal Reny Lizardo, esports fanatic. “I’m very excited,” Lizardo said. “I’m writing my dissertation on esports. This is where I want my career to go, connecting esports and education.” So, what’s…
Visit this pageSTEM Student off to Stanford in the fall STEM Academy student Chijioke Mgbahurike applied for the Amazon Future Engineer scholarship on a whim after realizing he met eligibility requirements. The results helped turn an ordinary day at Martin High School into an extraordinary one when he opened an Amazon package April 28 and discovered he’d…
Visit this pageSet your students up on a path for success Opportunities to set students up on a path for success don’t come up often, so when they do, it’s important to act fast. That’s the case in the Arlington ISD, which has a transfer window open from March 1 to March 19 that will allow students…
Visit this pageOwens started at center for national champion Crimson Tide Back in February 2016, Arlington ISD hosted its annual national signing day event at the Professional Development Center. One of the nearly 70 students honored for receiving athletic scholarships that day was Lamar High School football player Chris Owens, a highly-rated offensive lineman heading to the…
Visit this pageCeremony hosted in New Athletics Center Seated socially distanced from her two teammates, Autumn Smith’s smile beamed at the thought of reaching another milestone a lifetime in the making. The Martin High School senior girls basketball standout was among more than 70 student-athletes from across Arlington ISD honored at Wednesday’s National Signing Day Ceremony at…
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