Graduation
ACCHS Salutatorian Okikiola Joseph Alokan It’s graduation season and we are celebrating the Class of 2023 valedictorian and salutatorian for all eight Arlington ISD high schools. First up is Arlington College and Career High School’s salutatorian Okikiola Joseph Alokan. NAME: Okikiola Joseph Alokan SCHOOL: Arlington College and Career High School COLLEGE: University of Texas at…
Gates scholars started together at Berry Elementary Yessenia Martin and Kruz Hernandez have set the bar high for early college graduates in the Arlington ISD. Not because they’re graduating from high school with their associate degrees. That’s now the norm at both Arlington Collegiate High School and Arlington College and Career High School. No, both…
Good attendance is critical for success both at school and for a student’s future. The benefits of going to school will impact a child’s entire life. That’s why the Arlington ISD is highlighting Attendance Awareness Month throughout September. “Attendance is the key to high school graduation and college and career readiness,” said Ginger Polster, the…
When the district superintendent and school principal come knocking at your door on a Saturday morning, the initial thought might be: Uh-oh. In this case, however, it was pretty good news. Arlington ISD superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos and Sam Houston High School principal Juan Villarreal arrived at student homes on Sept. 17 bearing gifts –…
Once Nicole Tacconi starts her freshman year at Princeton University, she won’t have far to go to find some familiar faces. Tacconi, who is graduating from Martin High School and has been at the STEM Academy, can take a train to New Haven, Conn., to visit with Renee Antwi, who is graduating from Sam Houston…
If you’re excited about you or your family member crossing the stage next summer, now is the time to officially start your countdown to graduation day! The 2022 graduation schedule for the district’s eight high schools has been finalized. Graduations for the six traditional high schools will be located at Globe Life Field, while Arlington…
Allie Shaffer, a new graduate of Martin High School, understands the hardships that deployment of a loved one can bring. Her older brother, Triston Shaffer, has served as a U.S. Marine for the past three years. Becoming a Marine had always been his dream since he was a kid. Allie and her family hadn’t seen Triston, currently a lance corporal stationed in California, since Christmas of 2020. On Allie’s graduation day earlier this month, she called and…
In the week leading up to Arlington ISD graduations June 3 and 4, we are celebrating the Class of 2021 valedictorian and salutatorian for all seven Arlington ISD high schools. Name: Hasanain Rangwalla, Salutatorian School: Martin High School College attending: University of Texas at Austin Intended major: Finance/Pre-Med Attended Arlington ISD schools since: Kindergarten What…
In the week leading up to Arlington ISD graduations June 3 and 4, we are celebrating the Class of 2021 valedictorian and salutatorian for all seven Arlington ISD high schools. Name: Abhay Mittal, Valedictorian School: Martin High School College attending: University of Texas at Austin Intended major: Electrical and computer engineering Attended Arlington ISD schools…
In the weeks leading up to Arlington ISD graduations June 3 and 4, we will be celebrating the Class of 2021 valedictorian and salutatorian for all seven Arlington ISD high schools. NAME: LESLEY OMENGE, SALUTATORIAN School: Sam Houston High School College attending: University of Southern California Intended…