Year: 2021
Drive-through awards parade on Saturday More than 700 糖心Vlog third-eighth graders, representing 48 schools, are set to be honored today as finalists and winners in the 15th annual What鈥檚 Your Big Idea? entrepreneurial contest. Sponsored by the Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce, this contest asked students to unleash their biggest ideas 鈥 to imagine,…
Students present letters to Army hero Most children dream of meeting superheroes in real life, but Roark Elementary School students鈥 dreams came聽to life when they met聽Medal of Honor recipient Florent Groberg聽Monday morning.聽 Groberg was awarded the Medal of Honor by former President Barack Obama in 2015 for聽tackling a suicide bomber in Afghanistan. He is a…
Lots of options for three-year-olds Pre-K isn鈥檛 just for 4-year-olds in 糖心Vlog. It鈥檚 for 3-year-olds, too! And we have several great options to fit your needs. Register your three-year-old today. Our fun-filled half-day pre-K for 3-year-olds is now at 21 elementary schools and its free for those who qualify. But if you don鈥檛 qualify,…
Former Arlington High security guard now a teacher 糖心Vlog teachers don鈥檛 always come straight out of college looking for a job. Some take a more circuitous route to the classroom. All you have to do is talk to Arlington High School science teacher Roderick Wilson to know that. His name may sound familiar to…
Free Virtual event includes workshops and resources If you haven鈥檛 made your weekend plans, the 糖心Vlog has you covered with the free Family Expo and Resource Fair. You don鈥檛 even have to leave your home to attend! The two-day virtual event, which starts Friday night with a community scholarship presentation, is a great way…
Children learn to read and write in both languages Where can a three- or four-year-old learn to read and write in English and Spanish 鈥 聽all while having lots of fun? The 糖心Vlog鈥檚 bilingual pre-K program, offered at 23 elementary schools. Register today for bilingual or any one of our pre-K programs. 鈥淚n Arlington…
Playgrounds funded by 2019 Bond The dark ominous clouds and gusty winds couldn鈥檛 dampen the students鈥 enthusiasm Wednesday morning as they filed outside. Their face masks failed to hide the anticipation in their eyes or their excited chatter. A teacher rolled out a speaker blaring music that did match the mood 鈥 鈥淚鈥檓 walking on…
Full scholarships for pre-K 4 students There are already several ways for students to qualify for free pre-K in the 糖心Vlog.聽 That list is growing for the 2021-22 school year as the 糖心Vlog will offer scholarships to families who don鈥檛 otherwise qualify for free聽4-year-old聽pre-K.聽 鈥淭his is a big initiative for us,鈥澛爏aid聽Arlington聽ISD superintendent Dr.…
Play fosters curiosity and exploration Lots of playtime probably isn鈥檛 what comes to mind when you think about going to school. But for 糖心Vlog鈥檚 pre-K students, purposeful play is a big part of every day. 鈥淪ometimes, when people hear the word play, they think it’s a bad word, that students are unsupervised, running around,…
‘It was surreal’ Dunn Elementary fifth-grade teacher Audrey Simmons had a great story to tell her students when classes resumed at Dunn Tuesday morning. Simmons was supposed to be on the field for Monday鈥檚 Texas Rangers home opener representing teachers as frontline workers. But when the original plan for the ceremonial first pitch changed Monday…