Martin High School
In the week leading up to Arlington ISD graduations June 7 and 8, we are celebrating the Class of 2022 valedictorian and salutatorian for all seven Arlington ISD high schools. Name: Christopher Dao, Salutatorian School: Martin High School College: University of Texas at Arlington Intended Major: Biology What is your dream and how do you plan to…
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…
It felt like a parade of Aggies at the Arlington Board of REALTORS (ARBOR) last week. ARBOR awarded its annual scholarships for graduating high school seniors to five local students, four of them from Arlington ISD. Two of the Arlington ISD recipients are heading to Texas A&M in August. The only student not from Arlington…
School Nurse Day Today marks School Nurse Day across the country. But with everything that’s gone on over the last couple of years, it really should be more like School Nurse Week, month or year. Since the start of the pandemic, school nurses have seen their jobs change and then change some more. But with…
Going to Carolina Who knew a dish of fried quail lollipops with a hot honey glaze, southern quail and dumplings, Carolina boiled peanut caviar, deviled quail eggs and Hoppin’ John rich and thyme cornbread cake with peach butter was worth $100,000? Preston Nguyen did. That was the prize money handed to the 2021 Martin High…
She’s organized, caring, and ambitious, and she’s destined to overcome any obstacle put in front of her. She’s Martin High School senior Ruth Hong. Amazon Future Engineer College Scholarship Hong is also a computer science whiz and one of 100 students across the nation to receive the $40,000 Amazon Future Engineer College Scholarship. Not only…
Don’t panic! Have you ever panicked in an emergency and couldn’t recall important information? Martin High School seniors Iyona Chandler and Kacie Trussell are making sure kids at Little Elementary don’t run into that problem. Students in the Arlington ISD Police Academy at the Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center were tasked with completing a…
Preston Nguyen was all set on a promising career in architecture, having breezed through classes at the Dan Dipert Career & Technical Center and rewarded with an internship at an architecture firm by his junior year. Then, one day, while sitting at his desk staring at drawings and a computer screen, he came to a…
Kailee Collier Arlington is known for being a melting pot of ethnicities. Naturally, Arlington ISD is a direct reflection of the many cultures that the city brings together. One student is determined to carry the Native American culture with her everywhere she goes, and she’s certainly making waves while doing it. Meet Kailee Collier, a…
Erin Blasingame is bringing a whole new meaning to the phrase “shoot for the moon.” Inter Astra 2022 The Martin High School senior was one of only three high school students across the nation selected to attend Inter Astra 2022, a three-day retreat for the emerging space economy, earlier this month. The event connected leading…