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Explore Arlington ISD event showcases student opportunities

October 30, 2023
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Explore Arlington ISD is hands-on “Gross!” is all Audrey Duchateau could utter before shielding her face toward her mother Amanda’s side. But who could blame the 9-year-old’s reaction? After all, there were cow eyes and sheep hearts atop a table where the Little Elementary fourth grader was standing. She also couldn’t care less that her…

Explore Arlington ISD event is Oct. 24

October 3, 2023
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Circle your calendars for Tuesday, Oct. 24. That’s when the window for enrolling students for specialized programs for the 2023-24 school year opens. And what better way to kick off that window than with a big event? And this year’s Explore Arlington ISD is bigger than ever. That’s what happens when you continue to provide new opportunities…

Bowie High School P-TECH students land NASA on their resumes

September 19, 2023
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Students develop solutions for NASA Bowie High School students may not be astronauts landing on the moon – at least not yet – but they are landing NASA on their resumes. Thanks to the NASA HUNCH program, students in the P-TECH at Bowie can launch their careers – right from the classroom – through participation in…

Interim superintendent tours district on first day of school

August 17, 2023
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First day full of excitement Dr. Steven Wurtz made the most of his first day as the Arlington ISD interim superintendent. By the time the school day ended, Wurtz had driven nearly 40 miles, walked almost four miles on campuses, climbed nine flights of stairs, taken 7,700 steps and visited 29 classrooms. Busy? Yes. Worth…

Incoming Lamar P-TECH freshmen go to Breakfast with the Boss

July 27, 2023
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Breakfast with the Boss connects students with future opportunities More than 100 students from Lamar High School’s P-TECH incoming freshman class networked their way into the business world at the second annual P-TECH Breakfast with the Boss Wednesday morning.  Lamar is entering its second year of the P-TECH program where students learn about business and…

Board of Trustees approves next year’s calendar

January 13, 2023
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Board Brief: New calendar, new P-TECHs and a bond update Arlington ISD trustees provide a Board Brief from each board meeting, a short video that gives a summary of the meeting’s highlights. Watch the video below or read the brief. The first Arlington ISD Board of Trustees meeting of 2023 is in the books, and…

Two new P-TECH high schools offer college credit and certifications

December 7, 2022
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Arlington ISD eighth graders can start off the New Year by trying a new path for high school in 2023-24. The district is opening two new Pathways in Technology (P-TECH) high schools at Sam Houston and Seguin high schools. Read more about these programs and how to apply!

Arlington ISD launching two new P-TECHs in the fall

October 18, 2022
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New P-TECH programs at Sam Houston and Seguin high schools Starting in the fall of 2023, the Arlington ISD will have four P-TECH offerings for high school students to choose from. The offerings aren’t just picked at random either. P-TECH, which is short for Pathways in Technology Early College High School, focuses on high-demand occupations…