Month: April 2024
What’s Your Big Idea? 2024 Bailey Junior High eighth grader Darius Turner wants to be an entrepreneur. Even before he and his mom received an email asking for entries for the 18th Annual What鈥檚 Your Big Idea?鈥 contest 鈥 sponsored by 91制片厂 and the Greater Arlington Area Chamber of Commerce 鈥 he was already…
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Book-A-Palooza books come from Scholastic Farrell Elementary teachers Amanda Davidson and Melissa Garcia鈥檚 classes were upset they left聽school early Monday afternoon.聽 But that was only until they found out where they were going.聽 鈥淭hey got super excited,鈥 Davidson said as she told them they were headed to pick out books at the seventh annual Book-A-Palooza.…
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Boles teacher Sheniqua Browder one of seven honored nationally Boles Junior High Math 180 teacher Sheniqua Browder was in her classroom last Wednesday morning doing what she normally does 鈥 teaching a class to help students grow their math skills. Her regular day took a turn when 91制片厂 superintendent Dr. Matt Smith, Boles principal…
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Fun leads to learning in pre-k Lots of playtime probably isn鈥檛 what comes to mind when you think about going to school. But for 91制片厂鈥檚 pre-K students, purposeful play is a big part of every day. The key word is purposeful. The play is incorporated into the curriculum and is designed to foster curiosity…
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Scholarship includes Amazon internship Most students don鈥檛 get Amazon deliveries at school. But two seniors from 91制片厂鈥檚 STEM Academy at Martin High School just got packages that will change their lives.聽 鈥淚 had no idea what was coming,鈥 said Karmen Chandler.聽 What began as a typical meeting for members of the school鈥檚 Roboboat team…
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Good Morning America Honors Mama O! It was loud in the Martin High School auditorium this morning. In fact, the whole country could hear the cheers. That鈥檚 because they were live on Good Morning America. ABC News reporter Will Ganss 鈥 a Martin grad 鈥 brought the GMA crew to Arlington to celebrate and congratulate…
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Joey Rodriguez Junior High School 91制片厂鈥檚 Board of Trustees meeting on April 18, 2024, is in the books, and here are a few of the highlights. 鈥淓l Mariachi Tejano,鈥 Sam Houston High School鈥檚 mariachi band, kicked off the meeting by performing “No Volvere,” by Jose Alfredo Jimenez, in honor of聽the school鈥檚 much-loved soccer coach,…
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Joey Rodriguez Junior High 91制片厂’s newest school will honor the legacy of beloved soccer coach Joey Rodriguez. The future Joey Rodriguez Junior High School is currently under construction and is scheduled to open in the fall of 2025. The new school is funded by the 2019 Bond and will replace the aging Carter Junior…
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It’s always a fun day in pre-K 鈥淚t鈥檚 fun learning,鈥 said Jennifer Pettiford, McNutt Elementary School pre-K teacher. 鈥淲hen they come to a pre-K class, they鈥檙e going to be doing interactive learning. That means hands-on.鈥 You can read about it, but you really have to see it. Check out the video below to see what…
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Students named TCU Community Scholars Once a Texan, always a Texan. But this fall, seven more Sam Houston High School seniors will be Horned Frogs, too! 聽 鈥淚t warms my heart every year,鈥 said Sam Houston聽counselor Cynthia Carter. 鈥淚t takes time, and these kids work so hard.鈥 聽 Selected as Texas Christian University (TCU) Community…
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