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ACCHS VALEDICTORIAN RICHARD AGUILAR It’s graduation season and we are celebrating the Class of 2024 valedictorian and salutatorian for all eight Arlington ISD high schools. Meet Arlington College and Career High School’s valedictorian Richard Aguilar. NAME: Richard Aguilar SCHOOL: Arlington College and Career High School COLLEGE: University of Texas at Austin or the University of Texas at Arlington…
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Young JH one of only 50 awarded a Moon Tree Most everyone dreams of going to the moon one day. But if you can’t make it to the moon, maybe a Moon Tree from NASA is the next best thing. At least that’s what Young Junior High principal Kirsten Lundin believes. Earlier this month, the…
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Destination Imagination inspires innovation Seven fourth graders from Corey Academy of Fine Arts and Dual Language are going to miss the last day of school tomorrow. That’s because they left for Kansas City today. The fourth graders are part of a Destination Imagination team heading to the DI Global Finals in Missouri this week. The…
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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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One Act Play state meet is in Austin this weekend Martin High School’s varsity theatre production class is one of only eight 6A high schools performing at the High School One Act Play meet in Austin this weekend. With a long history in the One Act Play contest, this year will mark the school’s 17th…
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Spanish pronunciation required at spelling bee Fourth grader Adan Rodriguez set the example at the first-ever Thornton Elementary Spanish Spelling Bee – and he spelled it correctly, too! Buzzing with anticipation, 22 third through sixth grade students gathered in the cafeteria, ready to showcase their language skills last week. After eight rounds, Rodriguez took…
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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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Carreño explains how special this eclipse is Have a question about the upcoming eclipse? Just ask a third or fourth grader at Burgin Elementary. They have the details down. That’s because Univision’s chief meteorologist Nelly Carreño visited Burgin and gave the students a presentation about the upcoming eclipse. And she drilled home all the specifics.…
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WWE’s Montez Ford inspires students If the seventh graders at Nichols Junior High needed a boost to start their last Friday before spring break, WWE superstar Montez Ford was ready to give it to them. Ford jumped on the table in the cafeteria and pumped up the students with his talk about commitment. The commitment…
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