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Bond 2019 moves on to last phase Two phases down, one to go. The new playgrounds getting installed at all 53 91制片厂 elementary schools 鈥 funded by the 2019 Bond 鈥 are divided into three phases. The first two phases, each with 17 schools, are now officially complete. That means all 34 schools in…
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New junior high is funded by the 2019 Bond This was a little different than an outdoor concert at the Levitt Pavilion. This outdoor venue featured piles of rubble. And the backdrop for Carter Junior High鈥檚 orchestra, band and choir included two huge yellow earth movers. As the student musicians played and sang, the walls…
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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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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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Old Knox building opened in 1958 It鈥檚 demo day. Actually, it鈥檚 demo days at the 91制片厂鈥檚 old Knox Elementary School. It takes more than a day to tear down an old school. The building that also served as a temporary Thornton Elementary for the last two years is now officially being torn down to…
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Year two of construction at Arlington High School looks a lot different than the first. 鈥淭he difference this year is that we can actually see the progress,鈥 said AHS principal Stacie Humbles. 鈥淭his summer, we got to see the structure go up and work is being done everywhere.鈥 It was a busy summer of construction…
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New Berry funded by the 2019 Bond It was a party Monday evening at Berry Elementary School. 鈥淢r. Celebration鈥 himself, Sir Earl Toon of Kool & the Gang, turned the dedication of the new elementary school into a celebration. In front of a packed cafeteria 鈥 full of Berry students, parents, teachers and alumni 鈥…
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91制片厂鈥檚聽Citizens Bond Oversight Committee kicked off its first meeting of the school year this week with a tour of the new Thornton Elementary School. The new Thornton, funded by the 2019 Bond, just opened last week. Following the tour, the committee members met in the Thornton media center to receive updates on the…
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Celebrate good times, come on! 鈥淭here鈥檚 a party going on right here!鈥 Right here in Arlington this Monday, Aug. 28, at the new Berry Elementary School. It鈥檒l be a celebration to dedicate the brand-new school. In fact, 鈥淢r. Celebration鈥 himself, Sir Earl Toon of Kool & the Gang, will be there to perform several of…
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New schools replace buildings from the 1950s The line outside the front door was long as students and parents waited to get in early Wednesday morning. But the wait didn鈥檛 dampen their enthusiasm to see the new Thornton Elementary School. The new Thornton and the new Berry Elementary opened for students for the first time…
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