Category: students
Annual competition part of Advancing the Dream Celebration The city’s celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy got off to a great start for five Arlington ISD students Thursday night. The five were honored by the Arlington ISD Board of Trustees for their outstanding work in the annual art and essay contest sponsored by…
Read MoreUnleash your biggest ideas Don’t forget the deadline for the What’s Your Big Idea? contest is Jan. 21 for elementary and junior high students and March 12 for high school students. This contest is a great opportunity for students to unleash their biggest ideas – to imagine, create and invent a new product or business that makes…
Read MoreStudents to be honored at Board meeting Martin High School senior Nicholas Kocurek didn’t want to be outdone by his father. His classmate, Nathan Truong, wanted to honor his parents for all their work in immigrating to the United States from Vietnam. Arlington High School’s Matthew Lewis got his drive to succeed from his parents,…
Read MoreMany toys will go to Arlington ISD students Thanks to Toys for Tots – and you – thousands of Arlington children are going to have an exciting Christmas. Toys for Tots held their donation drive over the weekend at the Arlington ISD Professional Development Center and also collected toys at every school. They are still…
Read MoreTeachers offer light in midst of pandemic Our Arlington ISD teachers have done an amazing job in 2020 of showing grit in what’s been the most unpredictable of years. How have they done it? Like their students, they’ve persevered and been able to adapt as the year has gone on. Want to know more? You…
Read MoreFood and nutrition services team has served despite pandemic It’s Thanksgiving, so it couldn’t be more appropriate to express our gratitude to the Arlington ISD food and nutrition services team. Their grit has been revealed by COVID as they have kept thousands of Arlington kids fed throughout the pandemic. When COVID-19 caused widespread shutdowns back…
Read MoreStudents persevere and grow through pandemic Arlington ISD students have learned a lot inside and outside the classroom in 2020. And they’re stronger from it. They’ve learned in class, virtually and via hybrid models and have found out lots about themselves through the pandemic. Want to know more about how are students are doing? You…
Read MoreDonate to Toys for Tots and help local kids – even some of our own Arlington ISD students Arlington ISD has partnered again this year with the Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program and there are two ways you can donate. Every Arlington ISD school now has a Toys for Tots donation box, and a…
Read MoreKnow Before You Go – School Day Edition Monday is a big day as many students in the Arlington ISD head to classes for the first time since March. We’ve been prepping you for what to expect, but we also wanted to show you. That’s why we put together this video to give students and…
Read MoreGet first look at the new P-TECH at Bowie Thursday night will be a big one for the Arlington ISD as students and families will get a first look at our newest specialized program, the new P-TECH High School at Bowie High School that is slated to open in the fall of 2021. The Pathways…
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