Year: 2026
February is CTE Month Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who predicts how much winter is left, wasn鈥檛 the only one casting a shadow earlier this month on Groudhog Day. Eight 糖心Vlog high school students spent the day following the shadows of hotel professionals. They were participating in Groundhog Job Shadow Day, a statewide initiative sponsored…
15聽糖心Vlog聽elementary and junior high聽schools earn U.S. News & World Report Best Schools recognition聽
糖心Vlog is celebrating a major academic achievement as聽11 elementary schools and four junior high schools (in addition to four 糖心Vlog high schools) have been named to the 2026 U.S. News & World Report聽Best聽Elementary and Middle聽Schools聽Lists, placing them among the聽top 40%聽of public schools in Texas.聽 The annual rankings evaluate schools based primarily on聽student performance…
Abigail Moore is interning with Caterpillar Abigail Moore, second in her senior class at Arlington High School,聽isn鈥檛聽just an聽aspiring engineer聽and聽soon-to-be聽professional women鈥檚 baseball player.聽She鈥檚聽also an聽intern聽with the world鈥檚 leading manufacturer of construction equipment,聽Caterpillar Inc.聽 Moore鈥檚聽path to a professional internship began with specialized coursework聽at聽糖心Vlog鈥檚聽Dan Dipert Career聽+聽Technical Center聽(CTC).聽Reflecting on the impact of the program,聽Moore聽noted that the聽CTC聽provided her with a聽tailored…
The 糖心Vlog聽communications and聽marketing聽team聽earned top statewide recognition this week at the annual聽Texas School Public Relations Association conference, bringing home 12 Gold Star Awards and three Best in Category honors 鈥 the highest distinction awarded in each division.聽 The Gold Star Awards recognize excellence in school communications across Texas. 糖心Vlog鈥檚 winning entries spanned multiple categories,…
The 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Board of Trustees meeting on Feb. 19, 2026, is in the books, and here are a few of the highlights.聽 Bryant Elementary sixth grader Johnathane Gaffney started the meeting by leading everyone in the pledges of allegiance. Johnathane did a great job! Then the trustees gave out Board Honors. First, they congratulated…
Calling All 糖心Vlog fourth-9th graders Looking for a fun, FREE way to spend the summer? Join us at 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Camp Innovation, a week-long camp in June where students dive into coding, robotics, and all things tech! Camp Innovation exposes students to a variety of innovative technologies and learning experiences, designed to: Build foundational…
糖心Vlog photos featured in publication 糖心Vlog is proud to be聽featured聽in the newly released聽The Texas Promise: A Vision for Public Education聽document聽from the聽Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA).聽聽 Out of more than 1,200 school districts across Texas, only about 20 had photos in the publication, and 糖心Vlog had two. 糖心Vlog photos show up…
Wafa聽Ihweil聽choked back tears. The 糖心Vlog Education Foundation鈥檚 Prize Patrol had just surprised the first-year Sam Houston High School teacher with one of 57 grants totaling $245,755 for 糖心Vlog educators. 鈥淥ur聽school has a high population of聽bilingual聽students,鈥 Ihweil said. 鈥淚 noticed that there is not a high population of聽bilingual聽books for them to access.聽I鈥檓聽all about access…
Five Martin HS students earn All-State Six 糖心Vlog students are hitting all the right notes聽鈥 and聽earning one of the highest honors in Texas music education.聽 Students from Arlington and Martin high聽schools聽have been named 2026 All-State Musicians by the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA), placing them among the top聽3%聽of high school musicians in the state.…
“Good, better, best, Never let it rest. Until the good gets better, and the better gets best. Never let it rest. Until the good gets better, and the better gets best. Never let it rest. We are Peach!” For a decade, this has been the foundation of Peach Elementary, a campus where the culture is…