Graduation
Building legacies Everyone can see the construction going on at the front of Arlington High School. But on a recent Saturday, there was construction in the back, too. More than a dozen Arlington High students donning blue jeans, neon-orange T-shirts and white hard hats measured and sanded wood planks, drilled holes and hammered nails. No,…
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Scholarship includes Amazon internship Most students don’t get Amazon deliveries at school. But two seniors from Arlington ISD’s STEM Academy at Martin High School just got packages that will change their lives. “I had no idea what was coming,” said Karmen Chandler. What began as a typical meeting for members of the school’s Roboboat team…
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Students named TCU Community Scholars Once a Texan, always a Texan. But this fall, seven more Sam Houston High School seniors will be Horned Frogs, too! “It warms my heart every year,” said Sam Houston counselor Cynthia Carter. “It takes time, and these kids work so hard.” Selected as Texas Christian University (TCU) Community…
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Rebekah Lara is heading to Rice University Rebekah Lara never thought that going to college could be an option for her. Paying for tuition, books, lodging and supplies was just going to be too much. But now she is heading to Rice University in the fall, thanks to the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship. “The week…
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Students opt for military academies Last month, thousands of Arlington ISD students ecstatically walked across a stage to receive their high school diplomas. Their parents, too, were overwhelmed with joy as their “babies” will soon leave the nest and head off to various colleges and universities this fall. Some have enrolled at the University of…
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Watch the STAR ceremony Each student in Arlington ISD’s top 2% of the graduating class of 2023 deserves a lot of recognition. But so do their teachers. That’s why the district honored those students – and the one teacher who had the greatest impact on them – at a banquet before the school year ended.…
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Martin valedictorian Vivian Nguyen It’s graduation season and we are celebrating the Class of 2023 valedictorian and salutatorian for all eight Arlington ISD high schools. Meet Martin High School valedictorian Vivian Nguyen. NAME: Vivian Nguyen SCHOOL: Martin High School COLLEGE: Stanford University INTENDED MAJOR: Human biology What is your dream and how do you plan to make…
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Martin salutatorian Nicole Guarderas It’s graduation season and we are celebrating the Class of 2023 valedictorian and salutatorian for all eight Arlington ISD high schools. Meet Martin High School salutatorian Nicole Guarderas. NAME: Nicole Guarderas SCHOOL: Martin High School COLLEGE: Rice University INTENDED MAJOR: Chemical engineering What is your dream and how do you plan to make…
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Seguin valedictorian Michelle Phan It’s graduation season and we are celebrating the Class of 2023 valedictorian and salutatorian for all eight Arlington ISD high schools. Meet Seguin High School valedictorian Michelle Phan. NAME: Michelle Phan SCHOOL: Seguin High School COLLEGE: University of Texas at Arlington INTENDED MAJOR: Computer science What is your dream and how…
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Seguin salutatorian David Tran It’s graduation season and we are celebrating the Class of 2023 valedictorian and salutatorian for all eight Arlington ISD high schools. Meet Seguin High School salutatorian David Tran. NAME: David Tran SCHOOL: Seguin High School COLLEGE: University of Texas at Austin INTENDED MAJOR: Biomedical engineering What is your dream and how do you…
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