Arlington ISD
Seth Ressl envisioned a ton of enjoyable and interesting adventures as the parent of an active high school student, but presiding over a game of pooping chickens wasn’t one of them. Yet during the second annual National FFA Organization Booster Club Fall Festival last Saturday at the Arlington ISD Agriculture Science Center, there he was,…
October marks National Principals Month, and we want to honor the 76 principals we have in Arlington ISD who work hard in our vision of making the Arlington ISD a premier school district and leader of education. Arlington ISD veteran Keith Boyd began his career with Arlington ISD teaching fourth grade at Johns Elementary in 1999. Now in his sixth year…
Martin High School students visited Mansfield Timberview High School last week to offer support and well wishes as students and teachers recover from the recent tragedy there. Martin’s National Art Honor Society came up with a creative way to express love and encouragement and showed up at Timberview with 1,000 hand-folded cranes and a quilt…
It’s time to get your heart racing on Workout Wednesday as Duff physical education teacher Matt Bostick goes all cardio all the time. And if just the thought of cardio makes you cringe, you can rest easy as the entire workout will be over in seven to nine minutes as you do four exercises in…
Baseball is just a sport to some, but for the Arlington High School Colts, it’s a brotherhood. The team took that meaning to a new level when they pitched in together to purchase gifts for Saginaw Boswell High School’s baseball team, which was recently affected by the tragic loss of brothers and teammates Isaiah and…
Red Ribbon Week is back to encourage youth to be drug free and educate students about the negative risks associated with drug usage. Red Ribbon Week is the nation’s largest and longest-running drug use prevention campaign. This year, the national theme is “Drug Free Looks Like Me.” The week-long celebration runs through Friday, and schools…
The Dallas Business Journal’s 29th annual Best Real Estate Deals of 2020 recently named Arlington ISD’s Arts and Athletics Complex the winner for the Community/Neighborhood Impact category. “The Arlington ISD is honored and very grateful to have our new Arts and Athletics Complex recognized by the Dallas Business Journal,” said Kelly Horn, Arlington ISD assistant…
Check out this drone flyover video of the construction of Webb Elementary’s new school building! It’s still early in the construction process, but after months of groundwork, utility installation and preparation, large sections of the foundation are now being poured. The video was shot by Multivista for the construction manager Lee Lewis Inc. Webb is…
The old Berry and Thornton elementary buildings have been leveled. The old buildings – Berry opened in 1955 and Thornton in 1956 – had seen better days, but their proud legacies will continue in what’s coming next. Once the debris from the demolition is cleared, a new Berry and a new Thornton will be built.…
If you drive by Crow Leadership Academy, you might not immediately notice how much it has changed since last year. But if you turn in and loop around the school on the new driveway, you’ll see. First, you’ll see a kitchen addition, then a new parking lot, then a new classroom wing and finally a…