Bailey Junior High
A great first day Wednesday marked the first day of school for the Arlington ISD, and Superintendent Dr. Matt Smith couldn’t wait to get started. Maybe that explains why Smith was up early and at Martin High School at 6 a.m. That’s where Smith and Martin’s cheerleaders,…
Read More about District administrators and trustees tour schools on first day.Many bond constrution projects will continue into the fall The marathon Bond 2019 construction projects at schools throughout Arlington ISD have turned into sprints. With only a few days left before school starts, construction crews and district facility services teams have been racing to get the buildings ready. “This is one of the busiest times…
Read More about Busy summer of bond construction wraps up.Bailey getting 10 new classrooms When the Citizens Board Oversight Committee met at Bailey Junior High recently to start preparing its annual report for the Arlington ISD Board of Trustees, they first got a tour of the big ongoing construction project at the school. The 2019 Bond project at Bailey is bringing major changes to…
Read More about Major construction project at Bailey Junior High gears up for summer.Update on bond construction projects Not everyone in the Arlington ISD is getting a long winter break. While most of us circle the holidays on the calendar because we get to take those days off, the district’s facility services team circles those days for a different reason. Those are prime work days. They take advantage…
Read More about District uses holidays for construction and maintenance.Davis a former athletic trainer at Sam Houston High School October marks National Principals Month, and we want to honor the principals who work hard in our vision of making the Arlington ISD a premier school district and leader in education. Today we’re spotlighting Bailey Junior High principal Jason Davis. Davis has been the principal at Bailey…
Read More about Celebrate National Principals Month with Jason Davis.Moore began teaching career at Nichols Junior High Mary Moore was a trailblazing educator in the Arlington ISD. The namesake of Moore Elementary made history by becoming the first female principal of a secondary school in the Arlington ISD when she took over at Bailey Junior High in 1985. That “first” just added to a…
Read More about School namesake Mary Moore was a trailblazing educator.Bailey Junior High’s new parking lot off Bowen Road is complete. But that’s just the start of the 2019 Bond project at Bailey. Now that school is out for the summer, work on the transformational project will really get going. It’s a large, complex project that won’t wrap up until the end of 2024. With…
Read More about Bailey Junior High construction kicks off over the summer.Hope Week Students at campuses throughout the Arlington ISD filled their schools with hope and kindness last week as they participated in Hope Week, an effort to improve mental health and suicide awareness. Hope Week is an initiative of the Hope Squad, a national peer-to-peer suicide prevention program with squads at 17 Arlington ISD campuses.…
Read More about Students fill schools with hope during Hope Week.Fifty years fly by when you’re having fun. That’s been the case for the Arlington ISD’s orchestra program. On Nov. 5, Arlington ISD will celebrate 50 years of orchestra with a special concert at the Arlington ISD Center for Visual and Performing Arts. (More details.) In 1972, Dean Corey, Arlington ISD’s coordinator of music activities…
Read More about Orchestra teachers reflect on 50 years.Thank you, Counselors It’s National School Counseling Week, and the Arlington ISD is thankful for all of our dedicated counselors. The guidance and counseling department staff’s selflessness and willingness to lend an ear is a blessing to all. Students dealing with academic concerns, mental health issues and any form of abuse or grief can speak…
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