Month: September 2023
Thornton celebrates with singing, dancing and tamales Tamara Edwards, Thornton Elementary School鈥檚 music teacher, lined her choir students up on the stage stairs and then sat down at the piano. The standing-room-only crowd in the cafetorium, along with the overflow in the library watching the live stream, waited patiently for the students to start singing…
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Make-A-Wish surprised student at school Foster Elementary pre-K student Ayden Borrego may be too young to understand everything he鈥檚 been through. He was diagnosed with leukemia when he was 1. What 1-year-old understands that? He doesn鈥檛 know the background of Make-A-Wish either. Not a lot of 4-year-olds do. But Ayden does know what Disney World…
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CBS anchor presents award to Buksa Last week, Speer Elementary celebrated 鈥淏uksa Day鈥 鈥撀燼s her students聽called it 鈥 here in 91制片厂. The school recognized fifth-grade teacher Sarah Buksa for the dedication that she pours into her students and their families.聽聽 The one thing about the day was that Buksa had no idea it was…
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New tax rate is $1.1156聽 91制片厂 Board of Trustees lowered the school district tax rate last week for the third year in a row. The trustees adopted the new rate at its board meeting on Sept. 21. The new rate of $1.1156 per $100 valuation is $0.1931 lower than last year鈥檚 rate. The…
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Ariee Richards runs with a smile If you鈥檙e in a race with Ariee Richards, you won鈥檛 see the smile on her face. You鈥檒l only see the back of her head. But you鈥檒l know she鈥檚 probably smiling because that鈥檚 how she lives her life. With a smile 鈥 even when she鈥檚 running one of track鈥檚 most…
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High school students meet with college reps When Tyler Hastings was a third grader, his mother 鈥 who found him to be fiercely independent for an eight-year-old 鈥 asked him a rather odd but revealing question: 鈥淒o you even need parents?鈥 He told her he did. For food, shelter and maybe the occasional allowance tossed…
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Flores oversaw construction of the Career + Tech Center We鈥檙e celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by spotlighting several 91制片厂 staff members about their Hispanic heritage. This week we caught up with Richard Flores, 91制片厂 architect. Flores has overseen many construction projects in the district and most recently served as the project manager for the…
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Webb students meet twice with the mayor Students at Webb Elementary made sure their voices were heard when it came to their concerns about safety and getting across Cooper Street when coming to and from the school. The City of Arlington was listening. Next spring a pedestrian stoplight will be installed to allow people to…
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School lunches rise to a new level Pizza used to be the highlight in school cafeterias. But not in the 91制片厂 anymore. Options like chicken carnita burritos, a blackened chicken mozzarella sandwich and Prince Lebanese鈥檚 wings grace the menu this year. Those popular choices are just three menu options created by high school culinary…
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Trustees vote to join lawsuit at board meeting 91制片厂鈥檚 Board of Trustees voted last night to join a lawsuit against the Commissioner of the Texas Education Agency. The district is joining many others from across Texas in challenging how the TEA is implementing changes to the state鈥檚 A-F accountability system for schools and school…
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