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Seguin salutatorian David Tran It’s graduation season and we are celebrating the Class of 2023 valedictorian and salutatorian for all eight Arlington ISD high schools. Meet Seguin High School salutatorian David Tran. NAME: David Tran SCHOOL: Seguin High School COLLEGE: University of Texas at Austin INTENDED MAJOR: Biomedical engineering What is your dream and how do you…
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Lamar salutatorian Sara Lim It’s graduation season and we are celebrating the Class of 2023 valedictorian and salutatorian for all eight Arlington ISD high schools. Meet Lamar High School’s salutatorian Sara Lim. NAME: Sara Lim SCHOOL: Lamar High School COLLEGE: University of Texas at Austin INTENDED MAJOR: Biology What is your dream and how do you plan…
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It’s graduation season and we are celebrating the Class of 2023 valedictorian and salutatorian for all eight Arlington ISD high schools. Meet Bowie High School valedictorian Sharmin Ahmed. NAME: Sharmin Ahmed SCHOOL: Bowie High School COLLEGE: University of Texas at Austin INTENDED MAJOR: Business What is your dream and how do you plan to make it come…
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Peach Elementary students get first look at outdoor equipment Last September the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation awarded the Arlington ISD Education Foundation with a $100,000 grant for the district to use for pre-K students. Monday morning that grant money was in action as pre-K students at Peach Elementary got their first look at the new…
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Read summary of district’s legislative agenda The Texas Legislature opens its 88th legislative session today and it will run until May 23. The legislature meets every two years. The Arlington ISD’s Board of Trustees issues a legislative agenda for each Texas legislative session with a series of priorities and recommendations that are important to the…
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CALLING ALL SUBS Alyssa Gilmore was born to be a teacher. “My bedroom was set up as a classroom starting in kindergarten,” she said. “One side was a whiteboard, and one side was a chalkboard and my grandma gave me this old student desk. I had chalkboard paint on my wall, and I’d use that…
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‘It was surreal’ Dunn Elementary fifth-grade teacher Audrey Simmons had a great story to tell her students when classes resumed at Dunn Tuesday morning. Simmons was supposed to be on the field for Monday’s Texas Rangers home opener representing teachers as frontline workers. But when the original plan for the ceremonial first pitch changed Monday…
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Beth Anderson knew what she was talking about. Anderson, the namesake of Anderson Elementary School, was born in Blessing, Texas, on Jan. 5, 1925. The quick-witted Anderson told everyone they renamed the town Blessing after she was born there. She passed away Sunday at the age of 95 leaving a lasting legacy on the Arlington…
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The health and welfare of Arlington ISD students is a primary concern, and the district has taken measures to make sure all students will be fed during the school closure due to COVID-19. Beginning Monday, March 16, the Arlington ISD will operate 23 distribution locations to accommodate students who need meals. Each weekday during the…
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Students in the most unfortunate of situations in the Arlington ISD are lucky because they’re in the most caring of hands. That’s the case for students who are part of the Homebound program, which is for students from pre-K through 18 PLUSS who will miss at least four consecutive weeks or four weeks in a…
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