Bond News
Playgrounds now open at all 53 elementary schools Check out this video about 91直播鈥檚 new playgrounds, open now at all 53 elementary schools. Every elementary school received two new playgrounds, one for pre-K through first grade and the other for second through sixth grade. Kooken Education Center was the only exception with just one…
Joey Rodriguez Junior High 91直播’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…
Playgrounds funded by the 2019 Bond All 105 new playgrounds in the 91直播 are now open. The years-long project 鈥 funded by the 2019 Bond 鈥 to make sure every single 91直播 elementary student has access to a fun playground wrapped up last month when McNutt Elementary鈥檚 new playgrounds 鈥 the last two…
Colts softball team takes new field Play ball! That鈥檚 what they鈥檙e doing at the new competition softball field at Arlington High School. The brand-new field is now open for practice, and the team is loving it. 鈥淗aving a brand-new home field is amazing,鈥 said senior Isbell Priddy, No. 9 on the softball team. And long…
Construction Update Video – February 2024 Check out the latest 2019 Bond construction update video below. Kelly Horn, 91直播 assistant superintendent of facility services, reviews the 2019 Bond construction progress made during the fall and highlights the projects in 2024. See video and photos from three new elementary schools, new playgrounds, groundbreaking ceremonies, renovations…
Roark site traded to the City of Arlington The old Roark Elementary building is almost gone. Most of it has been demolished to make way for a new city park. Opened in 1961 near the General Motors plant in east Arlington, the Roark school closed 60 years later in May of 2021. The building then…
Progress always comes with growing pains. That was an underlying theme as the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee toured Arlington High School this week. The committee was scheduled to tour the major addition under construction at Arlington High on Wednesday evening before its quarterly meeting. But the rain made the construction site unsafe for visitors. So,…
Demolition started over the winter break It was noisy at Duff Elementary over the winter break. That鈥檚 because demolition of Duff鈥檚 library kicked off over the holidays and work continued on a new gym for the school. It鈥檚 all part of the 2019 Bond project at Duff. The demolition in the library and adjacent areas…
Short looks completely different inside From the sidewalk, Short Elementary looks pretty much like it has for decades 鈥 apart from new sidewalks and landscaping. And there are new playgrounds in the back. But inside, Short looks completely different. The renovation project funded by the 2019 Bond started last summer and is just about done.…
See what the new Thornton looks like If you鈥檝e driven on Park Row near 360 anytime this school year, you couldn鈥檛 help but notice Thornton Elementary. It鈥檚 an eye-catcher and doesn鈥檛 look a thing like the old Thornton school building that used to be there. It doesn鈥檛 just look amazing from the outside. The inside…