Bond News
Committee holds quarterly meeting The 91直播鈥檚聽Citizens Bond Oversight Committee toured the new Webb Elementary School building to kick off its meeting on Tuesday. The new Webb building is still under construction but is scheduled to open in January. Following the tour, the committee members met in the current Webb library to receive updates on…
Third Annual Fall Festival Elena Krysiak showed no fear when it was her turn. Some of the other preschoolers inched their way to pet the trio of goats, but Elena boldly stepped into a super-tight pen, fed the kids stalks of hay and briskly stroked their fur. And completely ignored how the animals were just…
Wimbish World Language Academy makes 19. That鈥檚 19 91直播 elementary schools that have received new playgrounds as part of the 2019 Bond program. But who鈥檚 counting? All the elementary students certainly are! And the teachers are, too. 鈥淪tudents screamed and jumped, and even the teachers were as excited as the children,鈥 said Wimbish principal…
Save the date 91直播 is celebrating 50 years of orchestra with a special concert Saturday, Nov. 5, at the 91直播 Center for Visual and Performing Arts. The day will be filled with performances from orchestra programs throughout the district and culminate with the exclusive 50 Years Celebration Concert. Pre-concert activities are free and…
Dancers celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Gunn Junior High and Fine Arts and Dual Language Academy shared the arts with Arlington last Thursday evening. While the Gunn orchestra played the national anthem before a UT Arlington volleyball game, Gunn dancers performed to kick off the 91直播 Board of Trustees meeting. Strings The Gunn orchestra took…
Arts and Athletics in 91直播 make a statement聽 The awards keep piling up for the 91直播鈥檚 Arts and Athletics Complex, home of the Center for Visual and Performing Arts and Athletics Center. The two facilities, a centerpiece of the 2014 Bond, were awarded a star of distinction by the Texas Association of School…
Principal signs beam and tours building Wednesday was the last day of the summer, but it felt like July. Except under Thornton Elementary鈥檚 two big oak trees. The old Thornton building is gone, but the old oak trees are still there, ready to welcome many more generations of students. They are positioned perfectly at the…
Phase one includes demolition and site work Remember that gas station that was in Arlington High School鈥檚 front yard at the corner of Park Row and Cooper? It鈥檚 gone. 91直播 bought the Shell station and tore it down to make way for some major improvements and an expansion at the school. All that鈥檚 left…
Berry Elementary The future Berry Elementary School is officially topped out. Tuesday, the last beam of the new structure was hung, a significant milestone in the construction of the new school. To celebrate the topping out, Berry principal Rose Ravin joined others from the construction contractor, Joeris General Contractors, the architect, HKS, and the Arlington…
At least he was honest. It was the first day of school at Crow Leadership Academy when 91直播 superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos visited a second-grade classroom. The conversation quickly turned to the new playgrounds right outside. 鈥淭he playgrounds are the only reason I came to school day,鈥 one second grader told Cavazos. That little…