Arlington ISD
First IB elementary in Arlington ISD The planned professional development meeting at Crow Leadership Academy took a turn Monday afternoon. It was a turn four years in the making as the school was officially designated an International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme school. The IB certification makes Crow the first IB elementary in the Arlington ISD,…
If you’re watching the Winter Olympics and you hear a familiar name during the bobsledding competition, don’t be surprised. That’s because Sylvia Hoffman, who played on Bowie High School’s state basketball championship team in 2005 and graduated in 2007, is competing on the U.S. bobsled team in Beijing. Hoffman is part of a two-woman team…
Super Bowl Sunday There are Texans all over the Los Angeles Rams roster as they prepare for the Super Bowl Sunday. Quarterback Matthew Stafford played at Highland Park. Linebacker Von Miller hails from DeSoto. Defensive lineman A’Shawn Robinson is from Fort Worth. But the Arlington ISD has two players hoping to win a championship in…
Join members of the Arlington ISD Board of Trustees at the first Trustee Talks for a presentation and discussion about what’s going on in the district. Trustee Talks is a new series of public meetings initiated by the Board of Trustees. Three trustees will host each meeting and give a presentation about the district’s new…
Innovation always comes with challenges, but it’s also what reaps the greatest rewards. At Gunn Junior High School and Fine Arts and Dual Language Academy, that’s exactly what’s happening with the academy’s inaugural sixth grade. Seven years ago, these sixth-grade pioneers were the fist kindergarteners at the then brand-new Corey and Jones academies of fine…
It will be status quo for Arlington ISD’s five largest high schools in the wake of the UIL releasing its realignment details for the 2022-2024 cycle. That’s because Arlington, Bowie, Lamar, Martin and Sam Houston are all remaining in District 8-6A along with Grand Prairie and South Grand Prairie. Those seven teams make up the…
Follow your dreams! Promise and perseverance were on full display at Arlington ISD’s National Signing Day ceremony Wednesday morning. More than 40 students representing all six traditional high schools gathered at the Arlington ISD Athletics Complex before family, friends, coaches and administrators to celebrate a milestone moment in their lives. “Today, for me, meant that…
All Arlington ISD juniors will have the opportunity to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) at school on Wednesday, March 2, during the regular school day. The test will be administered at Arlington High, Arlington College and Career High School, Arlington Collegiate High School, Bowie High School, Lamar High School, Martin High School, Sam Houston…
Justin Chapa attended Arlington ISD schools January is School Board Recognition Month and this year’s theme is Rising Above. Our Arlington ISD Board of Trustees has been rising to meet challenges throughout 2021 and into 2022. We wanted to get their thoughts on what they’ve learned in helping lead a district of more than 56,000…
Ella Tran strikes Gold! Martin High School junior Ella Tran experienced a dream come true after winning the Collin County Young Artist Competition in Plano on Jan. 8. The piano player pulled out all the stops to bring a win back to Arlington and will get the opportunity to perform her winning concerto with the…