Year: 2021
We’re聽looking for you!聽聽 Do you have a passion for innovation? Are you constantly thinking of new ideas and projects? Well, the What鈥檚 Your Big Idea? Entrepreneurship Contest is just for you.聽In partnership with 91制片厂, the聽Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce announced the聽guidelines and聽timeline for the contest created for elementary,聽junior and high school students.聽 Elementary and…
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The holidays have officially kicked off, and the season of giving got off to a great start as 10 91制片厂 schools were awarded the 鈥淓verybody Belongs鈥 grant to encourage kindness in schools. Choose Kindness Foundation聽 The Choose Kindness Foundation,聽based in Eugene, Oregon, selected the district schools to share the $75,000 grant over the course…
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New Beginnings The weather was gorgeous, unseasonably warm for a day in December, and everything was set up and ready to go for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Thornton Elementary School. The chairs were in line. The pile of dirt, shovels and hard hats were all there, and all the important guests had arrived.…
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Carson Cares Carson Bold remembers the first time Bailey Junior High School hosted Carson Cares鈥 annual Season of Giving project where students fill dozens of shoe boxes with daily necessities and toys for children who wake up to very little, or nothing at all, on Christmas morning. 鈥淚t went really, really quick,鈥 Bold recalls. 鈥淭he…
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Carter Junior High STEM Club students recently got to see what their future could be like. GM officials and members of LULAC helped the program return after the pandemic hampered plans during the 2020-21 school year. The STEM Club students were treated to dinner and dessert and got to listen to the officials talk about…
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91制片厂 Board of Trustees unanimously approved a resolution giving all full-time employees a one-time payment of $500 after taxes Monday night. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a reward for their efforts every day to help us in our vision to become a premier school district and leader in education,鈥 91制片厂 superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos said. 鈥淭hey…
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Boy, if there was ever a bad word in education, assessment has become that word. Politicized across various platforms, families have rightfully been frustrated with the volume of time their children are engaged in taking assessments all in the name of accountability. School has turned into more than a place where our children go to…
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Sometimes, smaller is better 鈥 even when it comes to the $966 million 2019 Bond. And even when it comes to school buses. 2019 Bond The 2019 Bond is purchasing new school buses for the 91制片厂, including 87 big new buses, phased over the five years of the bond program. But the bond is…
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91制片厂鈥檚 early childhood learning department helped students at Kooken Education Center get in the spirit of gratefulness as they put on the Pre-K Thankful Thanksgiving Show. Staff members participated in a short skit, 鈥淭urkey in the Brown Straw,鈥 and also sang and danced with pre-K students to turkey-themed jingles. The show is a longstanding…
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Generosity is spreading throughout 91制片厂 as we celebrate receiving grants from various organizations to help further our students鈥 education. Today we highlight two — the Rotary Club of Arlington & the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. The Rotary at Webb As a longtime supportive partner of Webb Elementary School, The Rotary Club of Arlington has…
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