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Cowboys and Reliant Energy honor Arlington ISD teachers with Reliant Class Acts Teacher of the Month grants

Dallas Cowboys surprise two Arlington ISD teachers

January 31, 2024
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Cowboys and Reliant Energy present $4,000 grants Arlington ISD teachers are scoring touchdowns in the classrooms every day, and the Dallas Cowboys have noticed.  “Today is a very special day,” said former Dallas Cowboy Joe Looney.  As a teacher himself, he knows it’s important to give back to his community.   That’s why Looney, Rowdy…

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Cowboys legend DeMarcus Ware visits art class

DeMarcus Ware surprises art class with Cowboys tickets

November 17, 2023
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Cowboys and Pepsi donate $5,000 to art program Football and art go together. At least that’s what Dallas Cowboys legend DeMarcus Ware said. And he proved it Wednesday when he showed up to the Arlington ISD’s Dr. Marcelo Cavazos Center for Visual and Performing Arts. He walked into the Art IV class and surprised all…

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Ford and Cowboys launch partnership with Arlington ISD’s automotive program

November 7, 2023
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DeMarcus Lawrence visits with automotive students Rowdy? Yep. Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders? Check. Cowboys defensive end number 90 DeMarcus Lawrence? That’s right. It wasn’t a Dallas Cowboys football game, but it was a big-time win for Arlington ISD. Last week, the Dallas Cowboys and Ford launched their partnership to extend hands-on experience opportunities for Arlington ISD’s…

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Johns Elementary P.E. teacher wins Funds for Fitness Grant

November 1, 2023
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Fitness grant will help buy new P.E. equipment Called to the principal’s office of Johns Elementary School, gym teacher Zachary Jenkins had no idea what was coming next. Kiddos in trouble? An unhappy parent? “I was super scared,” said Jenkins. Nerves quickly turned to shock as he walked in to see Rowdy, the Dallas Cowboys…

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Families flock to Arlington ISD’s Back to School Kickoff

August 9, 2023
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Kickoff prepares kids for start of school Arlington ISD’s annual Back to School Kickoff has grown considerably over the years. How much? When the doors opened at 8 a.m. on Aug. 5, many families waiting to snag backpacks, get haircuts and learn about other school-related necessities were already lined up and stretching around a corner…

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Deaf education teacher named Cowboys Class Act for November

November 16, 2022
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Dallas Cowboys and Reliant Energy honor Carly Glass What started out as a late lunch period ended up being a big surprise for Miller Elementary School teacher Carly Glass. The Dallas Cowboys and Reliant Energy stormed into her classroom to award her with the Cowboys Class Acts award for November. Glass was in shock when…

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Sammy Epps honored as Cowboys Class Act for October

Bowie High School Coach honored as Cowboys Class Act

October 31, 2022
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Sixth Arlington ISD teacher named Cowboys Class Act Last Monday might have been rainy, but the weather couldn’t stop the joy at Bowie High School. Students and staff were all smiles when the Dallas Cowboys and Reliant Energy surprised Sammy Epps with the Cowboys Class Acts honor for October. Epps is a health teacher and…

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Ty Nsekhe, now Dallas Cowboy hosts fourth annual youth football camp

June 29, 2021
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Saturday morning, 10-year-old Brayson Barnard desperately tried to catch a football thrown by Attauyo “Ty” Nsekhe, the new Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman. No, Barnard, of Tolar, wasn’t still in bed, dreaming. The two were inside Bowie High School’s Multipurpose activity center, where Nsekhe was hosting a football camp. And another youth participant kept intercepting the…

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Knox Elementary teacher Elizabeth Brock honored by Dallas Cowboys as a Class Act Teacher of the Month

Knox Elementary Teacher Recognized as Cowboys Class Act

May 11, 2021
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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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Former NFL lineman Byron Bell speaks to Seguin High School students during Black History Month

Former NFL lineman shares Black History Month message

February 26, 2021
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Bell stresses importance of education Former NFL offensive lineman Byron Bell had a simple message for the Seguin Cougars during his virtual engagement with more than 100 students Thursday morning. “Do what’s right, and you’ll get rewarded,” Bell said. “Don’t be the distraction.” Bell, who spent ten seasons in the NFL, was the school’s guest…

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