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Roark family says goodbye Once a Raider, always a Raider. Roark Elementary School’s 60-year run comes to an end on Tuesday when school lets out. But once a Raider, always a Raider. That doesn鈥檛 come to an end 鈥 ever. While Roark鈥檚 spirit is as strong as ever, the building that opened in 1961 near…
There are still about four weeks of school left, but Crow Leadership Academy鈥檚 kitchen can鈥檛 wait that long. It鈥檚 shutting down next Friday. Construction crews will move into the kitchen and cafeteria to begin renovations and tie it into an adjacent addition that has been under construction for much of the school year. All the…
New pre-K furniture for all classrooms This school year brought a monumental change to 糖心Vlog鈥檚 pre-K program. For the first time, the district offered full-day pre-K for four-year-olds at nearly all elementary schools. Plus, many elementary schools also have half-day pre-K for three-year-olds. That means we need a lot of pre-K classrooms! This big…
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…
Third graders rush playground after ribbon cutting The third-grader practically flew up the stairs toward the twisting slide. 鈥淥h my goodness!鈥 she said, streaming her thoughts aloud. 鈥淭his is awesome! Awesome. So many choices!鈥 Moments earlier, Pearcy STEM Academy Principal Codi Van Duzee, flanked by 糖心Vlog Superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos, snipped the caution tape…
World-class instruments and amazing technology The 糖心Vlog鈥檚 new Center for Visual and Performing Arts was filled with the sounds of two professional Steinway pianists today as they played a rousing duet, four hands masterfully flying across the keyboard. But the pianists weren鈥檛 at the CVPA. They were in New York, and a screen showed…
Freezer addition almost ready Extensive renovations for the 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Food and Nutrition Services building are nearing completion with the new catering kitchen scheduled to open after spring break. Thanks to the 2019 Bond, the 糖心Vlog鈥檚 food and nutrition services鈥 headquarters is getting a much-needed upgrade that will improve efficiencies and logistics, create better…
There鈥檚 a lot going on with our Bond 2019 program, and it鈥檚 all thanks to you. Voters approved this $966 million bond program back in November 2019. So, we want you to know how your money is being spent and how it鈥檚 benefiting our students.聽聽 That鈥檚 why we have our Bond 2019 website. It not…
Exhibit fittingly called ‘Resilience” When the 糖心Vlog showcases its first exhibit in the new Center for Visual and Performing Arts just in time to commemorate Thursday鈥檚 statewide Big Art Day, it will be something of a threefold celebration. It鈥檚 not only a grand opening of sorts inside the new Visual Arts Gallery, it鈥檚 also…
The 2019 Bond literally rolled up to the 2014 Bond yesterday and parked.聽 New band trailers, funded by the 2019 Bond 鈥 one for each of the 糖心Vlog鈥檚 six traditional high schools 鈥 arrived in Arlington Tuesday and made their first stop at the 2014 Bond鈥檚 final project, the Center for Visual and Performing…