Arlington ISD
New Beginnings The weather was gorgeous, unseasonably warm for a day in December, and everything was set up and ready to go for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Thornton Elementary School. The chairs were in line. The pile of dirt, shovels and hard hats were all there, and all the important guests had arrived.…
Carter Junior High STEM Club students recently got to see what their future could be like. GM officials and members of LULAC helped the program return after the pandemic hampered plans during the 2020-21 school year. The STEM Club students were treated to dinner and dessert and got to listen to the officials talk about…
The Arlington ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved a resolution giving all full-time employees a one-time payment of $500 after taxes Monday night. “It’s a reward for their efforts every day to help us in our vision to become a premier school district and leader in education,” Arlington ISD superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos said. “They…
Sometimes, smaller is better – even when it comes to the $966 million 2019 Bond. And even when it comes to school buses. 2019 Bond The 2019 Bond is purchasing new school buses for the Arlington ISD, including 87 big new buses, phased over the five years of the bond program. But the bond is…
Arlington ISD’s early childhood learning department helped students at Kooken Education Center get in the spirit of gratefulness as they put on the Pre-K Thankful Thanksgiving Show. Staff members participated in a short skit, “Turkey in the Brown Straw,” and also sang and danced with pre-K students to turkey-themed jingles. The show is a longstanding…
Generosity is spreading throughout Arlington ISD as we celebrate receiving grants from various organizations to help further our students’ education. Today we highlight two — the Rotary Club of Arlington & the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. The Rotary at Webb As a longtime supportive partner of Webb Elementary School, The Rotary Club of Arlington has…
To Christian Dipert Jr., it was the coolest thing ever. To his parents, not so much. The Martin High School junior found a way to hack into his own computer system and completely shut down the router, wiping out virtually everything. After a verbal scolding from his parents, Christian had an epiphany. Maybe he could…
Students from across the district brought down the house at the Junior High One Act Process Festival, a two-day event hosted by the Arlington ISD Center for Visual and Performing Arts. The theater department from each Arlington ISD junior high had the opportunity to perform one act from a play of their choice at the…
The Arlington ISD continues to garner recognition for its financial reporting. For the 42nd-consecutive year, the district was honored with a Certificate of Achievement from the Government Finance Officers Association. The award was for the district’s annual financial report for the year ending June 30, 2020. To receive that honor, the district published a comprehensive…
Monsters Inside Me is a long-running documentary series about infectious diseases where you could watch a man develop a strange growth on his wrist or a pregnant woman fall dangerously ill with flu-like symptoms, yet in the end, it’s not the flu at all. Instead, it’s parasites eating up the body. That medical phenomenon is…