Year: 2023
Duff getting a new gym That didn鈥檛 take long. Demolition of the gym at Duff Elementary started this week 鈥 and finished. The structure is gone. That鈥檚 good, because building a new gym will take a lot longer than a few days. The new gym is part of the 2019 Bond-funded project just getting started…
Free backpacks and fun 鈥淚鈥檓 nervous, Mommy,鈥 whispered a 4-year-old girl getting ready to start pre-K at Ashworth Elementary School. She was standing in line with her mother at 糖心Vlog鈥檚 annual Pre-K Palooza waiting for assistance with pre-K registration. The Palooza鈥檚 free backpacks, free books, dance music and fun games hadn鈥檛 convinced her yet…
Immunization Collaboration of Tarrant County hosting clinic If you鈥檙e looking to cross one big item off your back-to-school checklist, you can do it starting July 31 when Immunization Collaboration of Tarrant County hosts an immunization clinic at the 糖心Vlog Athletics Center. The center will be open Monday through Friday until Aug. 12 from 9…
Don鈥檛 forget tomorrow is Pre-K Palooza! Join us tomorrow for 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Pre-K Palooza to register your 3- or 4-year old for pre-K or your new kindergartener and have lots of fun together! Kids will have a great time and you鈥檒l receive in-person registration assistance and resources from community partners. Sign up for Pre-K Palooza…
Committee chair presents to Board of Trustees The聽Citizens Bond Oversight Committee gave its annual report at the last 糖心Vlog Board of Trustees meeting. Charles Finicum, the committee鈥檚 chair, presented at the June 29 meeting and offered observations and recommendations related to the district鈥檚 2019 Bond program. Read the report聽or聽watch the presentation聽below. 鈥淚 want to…
Award for annual financial report The 糖心Vlog continued with its longstanding trend of outstanding financial reporting. For the 44th-consecutive year, the district was honored with a Certificate of Achievement from the Government Finance Officers Association. The award was for the district鈥檚 annual financial report for the year ending June 30, 2022.聽 To receive that…
Pre-K Palooza makes registration fun! Join us next week for 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Pre-K Palooza to register your 3- or 4-year old for pre-K or your new kindergartener and have lots of fun together! Kids will have a great time and you鈥檒l receive in-person registration assistance and resources from community partners. Sign up for Pre-K Palooza…
Back to School Kickoff is Aug. 5 at AT&T Stadium There鈥檚 now less than a month before the ninth annual 糖心Vlog Back to School Kickoff event at AT&T Stadium, but there鈥檚 still plenty of time to help. The event, which is slated for 8-11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5, is a chance for 10,000…
Dwell with Dignity Helps Make Over Lounge It鈥檚 usually the little things that count most. When Dallas Wings star Arike Ogunbowale and the nonprofit Dwell with Dignity announced their big reveal of a staff lounge makeover at Speer Elementary, they touted the spacious blue sofa as its centerpiece, a comfy spot where teachers can eat…
Footloose the Musical 糖心Vlog students kicked off their Sunday shoes for their performances of the musical 鈥淔ootloose鈥 at the first-ever summer musical camp last weekend. In partnership with Theatre Arlington, the summer musical camp was a two-week program for selected junior high and high school students at the Dr. Marcelo Cavazos Center for Visual…