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Watch ‘BBQ High’ trailer A new series on Chip and Joanna Gaine’s Magnolia Network will feature some of Arlington ISD’s own. The students on the Arlington ISD Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center’s BBQ team, the Smokin’ Ferrets, have made a name for themselves in Texas and are about to be introduced to the rest of…
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Career Camp gives students a head start Interested in pasta making, rocket launching or travel planning? It’s never too early to dive into the world of career and technical education (CTE) opportunities in Arlington ISD. That’s why the district’s second annual Career Exploration Camp was the perfect place for incoming seventh, eighth and ninth grade…
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School supplies and backpacks We’re now five weeks from the start of the 2024-25 school year in the Arlington ISD! Hopefully, everyone in the house is excited about Aug. 14. We know we are in the Arlington ISD. We’re ready to welcome back more than 50,000 students for the school year. The first step to…
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Third annual Quantum for All Camp Forget about band camps, art camps or sports camps. You want to find a camp where students have a passion, attend a Quantum for All camp. For the third-straight year, the district hosted a Quantum for All camp. This year’s camp, which is run in conjunction with the University…
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July 4th parade celebrates students’ accomplishments It’s not really time for the July 4th holiday until the Arlington ISD extended school year (ESY) July 4th parade happens. So now the 4th can happen! Last Thursday Webb Elementary was the site of the annual ESY parade. The parade is a chance to celebrate the ESY students…
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Threats credits AVID with changing his life Fred Threats Jr. is a threat. The rising 11th grader at Lamar High School’s P-TECH is a threat to all things negative. He turns every negative into a positive. And he’s spreading hope and inspiration everywhere he goes. That’s exactly what he did for thousands of teachers from…
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Eagle Scout about to become a Naval Academy midshipman Determined, passionate and fearless, he’s Martin High School graduate and soon-to-be United States Naval Academy midshipman Owen Hulme. Hulme is ready to embrace the challenges of the four-year academy. “It’s been lots of running and lots of working out,” Hulme said. “It’s also been lots of studying…
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10th Annual Back to School Kickoff is Near It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since the district started its annual Back to School Kickoff at AT&T Stadium, but Aug. 3 marks that milestone. “We’ve helped nearly 100,000 families get ready for the school year, which is an amazing accomplishment that wouldn’t be…
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Seguin HIGH salutatorian Thao Ho It’s graduation season and we are celebrating the Class of 2024 valedictorian and salutatorian for all eight Arlington ISD high schools. Meet Seguin High School’s salutatorian Thao Ho. NAME: Thao Ho SCHOOL: Seguin High School COLLEGE: University of Texas at Austin INTENDED MAJOR: Computer science 〉What is one piece of advice you would give…
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SEGUIN HIGH VALEDICTORIAN Emma le It’s graduation season and we are celebrating the Class of 2024 valedictorian and salutatorian for all eight Arlington ISD high schools. Meet Seguin High School’s valedictorian Emma Le. NAME: Emma Le SCHOOL: Seguin High School COLLEGE: University of Texas at Austin INTENDED MAJOR: Biology 〉What is one piece of advice you would give an…
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