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Construction Update Video – February 2024 Check out the latest 2019 Bond construction update video below. Kelly Horn, Arlington ISD assistant superintendent of facility services, reviews the 2019 Bond construction progress made during the fall and highlights the projects in 2024. See video and photos from three new elementary schools, new playgrounds, groundbreaking ceremonies, renovations…
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Roark site traded to the City of Arlington The old Roark Elementary building is almost gone. Most of it has been demolished to make way for a new city park. Opened in 1961 near the General Motors plant in east Arlington, the Roark school closed 60 years later in May of 2021. The building then…
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Progress always comes with growing pains. That was an underlying theme as the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee toured Arlington High School this week. The committee was scheduled to tour the major addition under construction at Arlington High on Wednesday evening before its quarterly meeting. But the rain made the construction site unsafe for visitors. So,…
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New Berry replaces school built in 1955 If you missed the new Berry Elementary’s grand opening earlier this school year, you missed a party. Sir Earl Toon of Kool and the Gang performed several of his biggest hits, including “Celebration,” in the school’s cafetorium. While there’s not going to be a repeat of the concert,…
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Glaspie Field will be district’s third stadium With cheerleaders, a drumline and a pep band, this groundbreaking ceremony felt more like a pep rally. But that was fitting considering the project Arlington ISD is about to start. The district is kicking off construction to convert the athletic field at Martin High School into the district’s…
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New junior high is funded by the 2019 Bond This was a little different than an outdoor concert at the Levitt Pavilion. This outdoor venue featured piles of rubble. And the backdrop for Carter Junior High’s orchestra, band and choir included two huge yellow earth movers. As the student musicians played and sang, the walls…
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Year two of construction at Arlington High School looks a lot different than the first. “The difference this year is that we can actually see the progress,” said AHS principal Stacie Humbles. “This summer, we got to see the structure go up and work is being done everywhere.” It was a busy summer of construction…
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Celebrate good times, come on! “There’s a party going on right here!” Right here in Arlington this Monday, Aug. 28, at the new Berry Elementary School. It’ll be a celebration to dedicate the brand-new school. In fact, “Mr. Celebration” himself, Sir Earl Toon of Kool & the Gang, will be there to perform several of…
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New schools replace buildings from the 1950s The line outside the front door was long as students and parents waited to get in early Wednesday morning. But the wait didn’t dampen their enthusiasm to see the new Thornton Elementary School. The new Thornton and the new Berry Elementary opened for students for the first time…
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Trustees adopt resolution on school vouchers Arlington ISD’s Board of Trustees meeting on August 17, 2023, is in the books. There was a lot on the agenda, but here are a few of the highlights. If you paid attention to the 88th Texas legislative session, you know there was a lot of talk about school…
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