District News
Flores oversaw construction of the Career + Tech Center We鈥檙e celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by spotlighting several 星空传媒 staff members about their Hispanic heritage. This week we caught up with Richard Flores, 星空传媒 architect. Flores has overseen many construction projects in the district and most recently served as the project manager for the…
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…
School lunches rise to a new level Pizza used to be the highlight in school cafeterias. But not in the 星空传媒 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…
Trustees vote to join lawsuit at board meeting 星空传媒鈥檚 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…
Trustees adopt new lower tax rate 星空传媒鈥檚 Board of Trustees meeting on September 21, 2023, is in the books, and here are a few of the highlights. The trustees were introduced to the new Student Leadership Advisory Board last night. This outstanding group of students includes the junior class presidents from each of the…
STEMtacular fun for everyone The first-ever Pre-K and Kindergarten STEM Spectacular next week at Webb Elementary is so awesome it鈥檚 STEMtacular. While STEMtacular isn鈥檛 really a word, it speaks to how impressive the free event will be on Thursday night from 5:30 to 7 p.m. There鈥檚 something for everyone at the STEM Spectacular. You can…
Good attendance at school is critical for success and will impact a child鈥檚 entire life. That鈥檚 why the 星空传媒 is highlighting Attendance Awareness Month throughout September. 鈥淎ttendance is the key to high school graduation and college and career readiness,鈥 said Ginger Polster, the principal at 星空传媒鈥檚 Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center. Graduation…
Operation Graduation volunteers meet students where they are Jessica Carpenter knows a thing or two about school dropouts. She almost was one. High school wasn鈥檛 the easiest for her. She went to school at a time when learning differences went largely undiagnosed. You had to either swim academically or sink. 鈥淚 used to skip school…
It鈥檚 that time of year again! Dean Corey Marching Extravaganza The Dean Corey Marching Extravaganza is back and better than ever for the 41st annual competition taking place on Monday, Sept. 25, from 7- 8:30 p.m. at Cravens Field at Lamar High School. As in previous years, all six of 星空传媒鈥檚 phenomenal high school…
Students develop solutions for NASA Bowie High School students may not be astronauts landing on the moon 鈥 at least not yet 鈥 but they are landing NASA on their resumes. Thanks to the NASA HUNCH program, students in the P-TECH at Bowie聽can launch their careers 鈥 right from the classroom 鈥 through participation in…