Student News
Breakfast with the Boss connects students with future opportunities More than 100 students from Lamar High School’s P-TECH incoming freshman class networked their way into the business world at the second annual P-TECH Breakfast with the Boss Wednesday morning. Lamar is entering its second year of the P-TECH program where students learn about business and…
Back to School Kickoff is Aug. 5 at AT&T Stadium There’s now less than a month before the ninth annual Arlington ISD Back to School Kickoff event at AT&T Stadium, but there’s still plenty of time to help. The event, which is slated for 8-11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5, is a chance for 10,000…
Nichols students win multiple awards When Nichols Junior High students traveled to California this spring, it wasn’t a vacation. But it was fun, especially with all the winning they did. The nine Nichols students joined 6,500 others at the 2023 Business Professionals of America (BPA) National Leadership Conference in Anaheim in April. While in Anaheim,…
Registration is now open for the ninth annual Arlington ISD Back to School Kickoff event, returning Saturday, Aug. 5, to AT&T Stadium from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. This in-person event offers students the opportunity to receive a free backpack full of school supplies and services in preparation for the 2023-24 school year.
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…