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Attention high schoolers: Find scholarships and get tips on how to apply

December 5, 2024
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Apply for scholarships over winter break Attention high school students. Is “applying for college scholarships” on your winter break to-do list? If not, you need to add it! Take advantage of your free time over the holidays to set yourself up for a great future. And keep reading to find scholarships and get tips on…

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College Night at UTA

Arlington ISD Students Map Out Their Next Chapter at College Night

September 26, 2023
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High school students meet with college reps When Tyler Hastings was a third grader, his mother – who found him to be fiercely independent for an eight-year-old – asked him a rather odd but revealing question: “Do you even need parents?” He told her he did. For food, shelter and maybe the occasional allowance tossed…

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Valedictorian for ACCHS Larissa Jimenez

Arlington College and Career High School 2023 valedictorian shares memories and advice

May 30, 2023
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ACCHS Valedictorian Larissa Jimenez It’s graduation season and we are celebrating the Class of 2023 valedictorian and salutatorian for all eight Arlington ISD high schools. Meet Arlington College and Career High School’s 2023 valedictorian Larissa Jimenez.  NAME: Larissa Jimenez SCHOOL: Arlington College and Career High School COLLEGE: University of Texas at Austin INTENDED MAJOR: Medical laboratory science What…

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Applications open for college scholarships from the Chamber of Commerce

December 1, 2022
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Seniors, it’s the time of year to apply for one or more of the 11 scholarships offered by the Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce to Arlington ISD students. And this year applying is easier than ever. The Chamber has created a streamlined application that allows students to apply for all three scholarships simultaneously. That’s right.…

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Innovation and Chamber Scholarships

Deadline for Chamber of Commerce scholarships is Feb. 25

February 22, 2022
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Arlington ISD seniors, don’t forget the deadline to apply for the Chamber of Commerce scholarships is this week, Friday, Feb. 25. The Greater Arlington Chamber is giving out scholarships to 13 Arlington ISD seniors worth more than $30,000.   As a local partner of the Arlington ISD, the chamber is committed to developing the community’s future by…

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Operation Graduation 2021

Operation Graduation helps seniors get back on campus

September 17, 2021
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As soon as Monica C. walked through the doors of Lamar High School’s cafeteria this past Saturday afternoon, she was greeted with applause. After all, only an hour earlier, Arlington ISD Superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos and Lamar principal Andy Hagman had stopped by her apartment. Joining the men were school board member Aaron Reich and…

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College checklist helps rising high school seniors prepare now

June 24, 2021
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Going into your senior year of high school can be one of the most exciting yet frightening times of your life. The biggest question most students ask themselves entering their senior year is, “What’s next?” What am I going to do?”   Arlington ISD’s guidance and counseling department has made answering these questions a lot simpler. They have created a summer college plan checklist that helps students better prepare themselves for their post-secondary career. A senior checklist can help students find scholarships, prompt registration for the SAT/ACT, book college visits and much more!    Telisa Brown, the…

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Big Art Day - seniors display art at new Center for Visual and Performing Arts

District Celebrates Big Art Day with First Gallery Exhibit

March 4, 2021
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Exhibit fittingly called ‘Resilience” When the Arlington ISD showcases its first exhibit in the new Center for Visual and Performing Arts just in time to commemorate Thursday’s statewide Big Art Day, it will be something of a threefold celebration. It’s not only a grand opening of sorts inside the new Visual Arts Gallery, it’s also…

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