District News
Q&A with Principal Edwards October is National Principals Month, so it’s a great time to shine the spotlight on a few of 星空传媒’s outstanding principals. First up is Kiesha Edwards, the second-year principal at Ellis Elementary. Her education career spans 26 years, with nine here in 星空传媒. We caught up with Edwards and…
Areli Hernandez-Zuniga passes on ‘beautiful traditions’ It鈥檚聽Hispanic Heritage Month, and we鈥檙e celebrating by spotlighting several 星空传媒 staff members about their Hispanic heritage. Today, we鈥檙e highlighting Areli Hernandez-Zuniga, a fifth grade teacher at Starrett Elementary. We caught up with Hernandez-Zuniga and asked her a few questions about her Hispanic heritage and time in 星空传媒.…
Two 星空传媒 elementary schools are growing more than just gardens this year. Speer and Morton elementary schools each received a $5,000 grant from the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation during Sprouting Healthy Communities Day. The grants will support programs that promote nutrition education, gardening, cooking, and healthy living among students. Nationwide, the Sprouts Healthy Communities…
AHS teacher and coach is world-class athlete For most people, teaching classes, coaching multiple sports, and managing a busy family life would be more than enough to fill a schedule. For Arlington High School teacher and coach Chris Reil, it’s only part of the equation. When Reil is not teaching Money Matters, coaching Arlington High…
Aguilar leads district’s paint team It鈥檚聽Hispanic Heritage Month, and we鈥檙e celebrating by spotlighting several 星空传媒 staff members about their Hispanic heritage. Today, we鈥檙e highlighting Jaime Aguilar, 星空传媒’s general maintenance paint foreman. He’s been with the district for nearly four years and leads a professional team of 16 painters. Aguilar and his team are…
The sound of more than 1,000 musicians filled the air on Monday night at Glaspie Field as 星空传媒 celebrated the Dean Corey Marching Extravaganza. The 44th annual event featured the district鈥檚 six high school marching bands and the University of Texas at Arlington marching band. For the high school musicians, it was an opportunity…
It鈥檚 now three years in a row with a perfect score. 星空传媒 earned its third-straight perfect score of 100 on the 2025-2026 School Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST), the highest possible rating under the Texas Education Agency鈥檚 financial accountability system. 鈥淓arning this rating reflects our commitment to strong financial stewardship,鈥 said Arlington…
From Leading Off to Mayor Of The Day Congratulations to Martin High School鈥檚 Aaron Diaz! 聽 Diaz is taking his leadership beyond the classroom and into the Arlington community after being selected to participate in the City of Arlington鈥檚 Mayor of the Day program. 聽 Diaz earned this opportunity after demonstrating outstanding leadership through the…
Chavez loves helping 星空传媒 families It鈥檚聽Hispanic Heritage Month, and we鈥檙e celebrating by spotlighting several 星空传媒 staff members about their Hispanic heritage.聽Today, we鈥檙e highlighting Elia Chavez, a Title I Parent Instructor in the Family and Community Engagement Department. She鈥檚 been with 星空传媒 for 28 years and is all about helping and serving others.…
Sept. 22 class theme is face-to-face contact There are no desks in this class. Only mats on the floor. And the students always put the books in their mouths. But that鈥檚 to be expected. They鈥檙e babies. 星空传媒鈥檚 Infant Time at Kooken Educational Center is all about babies this month, but the real students in…