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After the pandemic forced the annual Reading Rocks event at Crouch Elementary School to go virtual last year, the event was back in full swing this week as district officials and members of the Arlington ISD community fanned out across the school to read to students. “I’m glad you put me with the kindergarteners because…
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You brought in the Chief? Normally when you hear that the chief of police paid a visit to a high school, you immediately think or ask what happened? Or what went wrong? Well, Arlington’s Chief of Police Al Jones paid a visit to Sam Houston High School not because there was any trouble but for…
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Congratulations from Arlington ISD Last week’s Arlington ISD Board of Trustees meeting was a long one for all the right reasons. That’s what happens when you honor more than 60 outstanding high school juniors and seniors even before the decision-making starts. There were 61 Arlington ISD student scholars who were honored for being named a…
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Arlington ISD is now conducting its annual technology and learning survey to learn more about the technology use of our students both at school and at home. We encourage all parents, students (grades 3-12), teachers and campus leaders to participate. The data received will help the district make the best possible technology decisions for the future.…
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Arlington ISD seniors, don’t forget the deadline to apply for the Chamber of Commerce scholarships is this week, Friday, Feb. 25. The Greater Arlington Chamber is giving out scholarships to 13 Arlington ISD seniors worth more than $30,000. As a local partner of the Arlington ISD, the chamber is committed to developing the community’s future by…
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When Arlington City Councilwoman Ruby Faye Woolridge was 16, she walked into a whites-only movie theater in her hometown of Muskogee, Okla., knowing full well as a Black woman she wasn’t allowed to purchase a ticket, let alone stroll in and take a seat. She and about a half dozen others did so anyway, well…
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Whatever your talent is, the Arlington ISD has a job opportunity for you. The district is hosting a maintenance and operations job fair from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 5, at the Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center. This job fair is for everything outside of the classroom. Whether you want to drive…
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U.S. Army Band to Present “America the Beautiful” in March The U.S. Army is the largest military branch known for protecting and defending our nation, but did you know some of the Army’s most respected soldiers are musically inclined, too? Now’s your chance to see it for yourself because the U.S. Army Field Band is…
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Many have heard the saying “teamwork makes the dream work,” but few have believed in it as much as Venetia Wilson when it comes to her career and personal life. Wilson has worked at the Arlington ISD print shop as an associate for nearly five years but has worked in print services for a total…
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The Arlington ISD sold bonds this week for the third phase of the 2019 Bond program. A $176.37 million total. The $996 million 2019 Bond program, approved by voters in November 2019, is divided into five phases. Last February, the district sold the second phase of bonds to fund $194.4 million of project costs, and…
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