Student Life
Martin senior started high school at age 10 Oforitsenere Bodunrin was only 10 when she started her freshman year at Martin High School, but that didn’t stop her from making the most of her time and excelling as a high schooler. Now, at only 14, she’s about to graduate. “It feels good to be graduating…
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College and Career Expo helps students prepare for what comes next With fewer than 40 days remaining in this school year, countless high school seniors across the Arlington ISD are facing some crucial decisions. “Which college or university should I attend?” “Should I get a job to save money for higher education?” “Do I need to…
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Volunteers help students pick out the perfect coats Students at Crow Leadership Academy had some tough choices to make Thursday morning. Lucky for them, every student at the school had their own personal shopper ready to help when it came time to pick a new winter coat. The students each received new winter coats as…
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Arlington Aquatics Club Does your child love swimming to beat the summer heat? Do you think you might have the next Michael Phelps on your hands? Well, now’s the chance for your child to put their skills to the test at the Arlington Aquatics Club new swimmer tryouts. Tryouts will be held for kids ages…
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Technology Enrichment inspires learning “Fun” may not have been what students expected when they came to summer school (aka summer learning) this year. But that’s exactly what third through eighth graders at 11 elementary schools and four junior high schools got thanks to Arlington ISD’s innovative Technology Enrichment program. And they learned some important skills,…
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First Christian Church of Arlington sponsors students Most parents dream of sending their kids to college, but some Blanton Elementary School parents didn’t think the day would come so soon. To make the idea of going to college a reality, First Christian Church of Arlington partnered with Blanton to send 60 students to Tarrant County…
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So, you think you’re smarter than a fifth-grader, huh? Well, try maneuvering a Sphero bot through a maze, operating a LEGO Spike or coding a road trip across the United States before you answer that question. Camp Innovation It might sound like gibberish to you, but for the kids at Camp Innovation, technology is their…
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Making it to high school graduation requires plenty of hard work, but the moment of crossing the stage to receive a diploma makes it all worth it. Take it from Lamar High School salutatorian Haley Wehr who has served in multiple student organizations throughout her four years and has the cords and stoles to prove…
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There’s an old saying that goes, “If you can’t stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen.” Well, culinary students at Bowie High School are heating things up, but they can handle it. The budding chefs have created some special recipes that will be featured on district lunch menus this fall. Led by culinary teacher…
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Entrepreneur? Sometimes, it’s just in you Kenny Macino was an entrepreneur before she knew exactly what it was. A fellow student so loved Kenny’s life-like sock doll made of cloth, buttons and string, they offered $3. Another offered $4 for one of her own. A teacher at Bailey Junior High, where Kenny is an eighth-grader,…
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