District News Archive
Ella B’s is the Place to Be! The holiday spirit was alive and well at Ella B鈥檚 restaurant in Arlington on Wednesday. More than 100 people from 91直播鈥檚 Families in Transition (FIT) program enjoyed an upscale dining experience during the inaugural Ella B鈥檚 Generous Hands: Holiday Give Back Dinner, which featured a visit from…
Arlington Sunrise Rotary Members of the Arlington Sunrise Rotary spread joy and holiday cheer to over 1,200 elementary students at Thornton and Anderson elementary schools by surprising them with candy and stockings full of toys and goodies to enjoy over the winter break. Stockings were filled with everything from toothbrushes and toothpaste to fidget spinners…
Practice makes perfect. Or at least way better, especially when it comes to major competitions. That鈥檚 true for Jordan Gorham, a senior at Arlington High School, whose thing is animals in general, steers in particular. The seventh annual Arlington FFA Winter Classic Invitational Buckle Show is a big deal, but it looms early in the…
First Annual Day of Dance 鈥淚 felt lost and did not have a care in the world.鈥 Nellee Mejorado couldn鈥檛 help but utter those words after flailing her arms and gracefully gliding across a stage inside 91直播鈥檚 Center for Visual and Performing Arts last week. One might have thought Mejorado wasn鈥檛 actually dancing. However,…
Holiday Spirit Galore Carin Tufts of Burgin Elementary School arrived with a tiny snowman dangling from the top of her head, and Celina Kilgore from Pope Elementary School showed up in a red and white Santa Claus suit dress complete with a Santa cap. And Clarita Thompson of Sherrod Elementary? Draped with lights, she looked…
El Zapaton From Adidas to Converse. Puma, Nautica, Fila 鈥 you name it. There were dozens of shoes in all colors and patterns last week at the Bob Duncan Center, located in Vandergriff Park on Arlington鈥檚 southwest side. And they were all free for a select group of 91直播 students, as the nonprofit organization…
Are you Called? Alyssa Gilmore was born to be a teacher. Well, maybe she wasn鈥檛 born to be a teacher,聽 but it didn鈥檛 take her long to realize that鈥檚 what she wanted to do with her life. 鈥淢y bedroom was set up as a classroom starting in kindergarten,鈥 she said. 鈥淥ne side was a whiteboard,…
The gray skies, chilly temperature and occasional drizzle could not dampen the mood. As 91直播 broke ground this week for the construction of a new Berry Elementary, Berry principal Rose Ravin鈥檚 excitement and anticipation was contagious. 鈥淲e are excited about what this is going to bring to our community,鈥 Ravin said, 鈥渘ot just our…
Students at Arlington High School recently transformed the school library into Santa鈥檚 Village to create an afternoon of fun and games for faculty members鈥 children. Now a decade-long tradition, Santa鈥檚 Village allows teachers and staff to bring their kids to school after operating hours and participate in holiday activities and crafts. There鈥檚 even a special…
鈥淪tand up, if you believe that dreams do come true!鈥 Those were the words that motivational speaker and financial education book writer Diana Rochin told a large crowd last week while welcoming them at her first Arlington Latino Gala and Awards Ceremony. The founder of El Club del Exito (The Success Club) had invited guests…