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WWE’s Montez Ford inspires students If the seventh graders at Nichols Junior High needed a boost to start their last Friday before spring break, WWE superstar Montez Ford was ready to give it to them. Ford jumped on the table in the cafeteria and pumped up the students with his talk about commitment. The commitment…
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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…
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Nichols students win multiple awards When Nichols Junior High students traveled to California this spring, it wasn’t a vacation. But it was fun, especially with all the winning they did. The nine Nichols students joined 6,500 others at the 2023 Business Professionals of America (BPA) National Leadership Conference in Anaheim in April. While in Anaheim,…
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Wednesday night was all about the memories. “We have lots of good memories,” said Alejandro Contreas, surrounded by several friends. The Lamar High School grad was back at Webb Elementary School, his old stomping ground, for Webb’s Last Homecoming. The current Webb Elementary building – built in 1960 as Nichols Junior High and later converted…
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Players share the Character Playbook “How do you cope with intense emotions in hard times? What’s your motivation to stay happy during hard times?” Nichols Junior High School students didn’t shy away from asking the hard questions after receiving a play-by-play lesson on integrity and mental health from Dallas Cowboys center Tyler Biadasz and offensive…
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Robert “Bob” Burgin Arlington ISD namesake Bob Burgin, whose ties to the district go back seven decades, died Friday at 87. Burgin, who shares the namesake with wife Tillie Burgin at Burgin Elementary School, was a Texas native born in Jewett. Bob Burgin began his Arlington ISD career in 1960 as a math teacher at…
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Partnership with Tarrant Area Food Bank, City of Arlington and Albertsons/Tom Thumb The grand-opening ribbon hadn’t even been cut yet and there were already four women inside the new food pantry at Nichols Junior High filling up grocery baskets. Dignitaries like Arlington ISD Superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos, Arlington Mayor Jim Ross and Tarrant Area Food…
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Book available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble As the coronavirus pandemic forced millions of Americans to stay indoors this summer, many youths found the perfect excuse to lie around the house and be glued to their technological devices. But Fred Threats Jr. was not one of them. Instead of making Tik Tok videos or…
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Principals sharing their thoughts all month October is National Principals Month, and the Arlington ISD is fortunate to have outstanding campus leaders. We wanted to hear their thoughts on being a principal so we’re asking them questions throughout the month. Here’s part one. 〉What’s the most rewarding part about being a principal? “The giggles! I…
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