Arlington ISD
Michelle Quigley also won grant from HEB Peach Elementary librarian Michelle Quigley can finally let everyone know she’s a big winner. Quigley was awarded a $5,000 grant from the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries. The former First Lady was on the “The Kelly Clarkson Show” Tuesday to make the announcements, and Quigley was also…
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Live music, games and more! While Arlington ISD high school students were engaged in an esports tournament with Arlington Police Department officers at the Esports Stadium Arlington, a bunch of younger students and kids were hanging out with their dads and families at a football field in central Arlington. After a year away due to…
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Competition builds common ground The moment couldn’t have gotten any more intense. Arlington ISD superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos was laser-focused. So was Arlington Police Department Chief Al Jones, as the two men battled it out in front of a small crowd this past Saturday afternoon. Well, not in reality, that is. At Game Up 5-0’s…
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Do more at Arlington ISD Arlington ISD is hosting an in-person hourly employee job fair Thursday, May 27, at the Arlington ISD Athletics Center. We are looking to hire friendly and professional security guards, special education classroom assistants and bus drivers who have a passion for enriching the lives of our students. We offer competitive…
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All Arlington ISD high schools will be represented Saturday isn’t Christmas on the calendar, but it’s certainly a big day for Bowie High School principal Reny Lizardo, esports fanatic. “I’m very excited,” Lizardo said. “I’m writing my dissertation on esports. This is where I want my career to go, connecting esports and education.” So, what’s…
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STEM Student off to Stanford in the fall STEM Academy student Chijioke Mgbahurike applied for the Amazon Future Engineer scholarship on a whim after realizing he met eligibility requirements. The results helped turn an ordinary day at Martin High School into an extraordinary one when he opened an Amazon package April 28 and discovered he’d…
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Teacher awarded $3,000 for classroom supplies The Dallas Cowboys bus and team mascot Rowdy don’t just show up to elementary schools every day. Every once in a while, they make an exception for extraordinary teachers like Elizabeth Brock from Knox Elementary. Brock was in for a sweet surprise Monday morning as she and her class…
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Music, games, fun and more! Get ready for live music and loads of family fun this Saturday! Father FEST is just a few days away at the Gene and Jerry Jones Family Field at Workman Junior High School! Register today for Father FEST! The free outdoor event is a fun celebration of fatherhood and families! All…
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just keep livin foundation promotes fitness and wellness for high schoolers Approximately 30 Sam Houston High School students received new Dell Chromebooks from the just keep livin Foundation (j.k livin), an after-school program focused on empowering youth to live healthier lifestyles. In partnership with Dell and the Texas Rangers, the nonprofit organization gifted the laptops…
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Candice Keller is also Webb’s wallaby mascot Webb Elementary special-education teacher Candice Keller is already a superstar at her campus. You can tell that by the way her students interact with her. And, of course, the fact that she’s the school’s mascot and wears a wallaby costume while doing cartwheels and splits doesn’t hurt her…
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