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Month: April 2024

firefighters

É«ÎÑÎÑÎÞÂëÒ»Çø¶þÇøÈýÇø Fire Academy wins $50,000 grant for training equipment

April 10, 2024
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Preparing Future Firefighters  É«ÎÑÎÑÎÞÂëÒ»Çø¶þÇøÈýÇø Fire Academy instructor Brandon Russ has always been passionate about empowering his students to pursue their dreams in firefighting and emergency response.   That’s why when he had an idea to improve the program’s experience, he reached out to É«ÎÑÎÑÎÞÂëÒ»Çø¶þÇøÈýÇø Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center (CTC) principal Ginger Polster…

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Career Exploration Camp

CAREER EXPLORATION CAMP REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

April 10, 2024
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CAREER EXPLORATION CAMP at CTC is July 22-25 Parents and students, registration is now open for the Career Exploration Camp! Students in grades seven through nine can dive into a world of future opportunities at the É«ÎÑÎÑÎÞÂëÒ»Çø¶þÇøÈýÇø Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center this summer, July 22-25. Students will rotate through 12 different career…

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signing day 2024

Signing Day 2024 brings future pre-K and kindergarten students to school

April 10, 2024
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Signing Day 2024 a big hit If there were any doubts about how parents of the littlest learners in the É«ÎÑÎÑÎÞÂëÒ»Çø¶þÇøÈýÇø feel about the district’s Signing Day festivities, all you had to do was go to Thornton Elementary last Thursday to erase those worries. Parents were lined up outside the cafeteria when Signing Day…

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2024 Eclipse

Solar Eclipse wows students across É«ÎÑÎÑÎÞÂëÒ»Çø¶þÇøÈýÇø

April 9, 2024
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Schools celebrate eclipse day Monday was a big day for everyone as the É«ÎÑÎÑÎÞÂëÒ»Çø¶þÇøÈýÇø was in the middle of the path of totality for the solar eclipse, and the district made sure that no one missed out. Whether it was launching a weather balloon for NASA like a student at the STEM Academy at…

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eclipse

Space physicist helps É«ÎÑÎÑÎÞÂëÒ»Çø¶þÇøÈýÇø students get ready for total eclipse

April 5, 2024
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Wilbanks using the eclipse to study sun’s corona University of Michigan doctoral student Kathryn Wilbanks is back home in Arlington this week. But it’s not for a vacation or to get away from the snow. She’s here for the eclipse. The student in Michigan’s climate and space sciences and engineering department is here with a…

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Board Brief April 4, 2024

Watch Board Brief from trustees meeting on Arpril 4, 2024

April 5, 2024
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Board honors student of the month Ahfiah Alkinani It’s already April, and that means the sprint to the end of the school year has started. Teachers and staff are incredibly busy with all the work and events that come at the end of the year, and the same goes for the É«ÎÑÎÑÎÞÂëÒ»Çø¶þÇøÈýÇø Board of…

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eclipse video

Watch É«ÎÑÎÑÎÞÂëÒ»Çø¶þÇøÈýÇø students share their excitement for the eclipse

April 4, 2024
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Total solar eclipse is this Monday What is a total solar eclipse? Will we really experience total darkness? Why do I need to wear eclipse glasses?  These are the burning questions that keep us wondering about what’s happening Monday – but don’t worry, É«ÎÑÎÑÎÞÂëÒ»Çø¶þÇøÈýÇø’s young astronomers have got you covered.  At 1:40 p.m., a…

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college and career expo

College and Career Expo offers wide range of education programs to students

April 4, 2024
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The 2024 College and Career Expo was a success! Jade Rojas is only a 16-year-old junior at Lamar High School. But she demonstrates the maturity and focus of a doctoral student while contemplating life after she graduates from the north Arlington campus in 2025. Having witnessed family members battle life-threatening illnesses, Rojas soon hopes to…

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eclipse

É«ÎÑÎÑÎÞÂëÒ»Çø¶þÇøÈýÇø incorporates eclipse into science curriculum

April 3, 2024
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Science curriculum team helping teachers get ready The science classroom will extend outdoors on Monday for thousands of students at É«ÎÑÎÑÎÞÂëÒ»Çø¶þÇøÈýÇø schools. “The eclipse is a once-in-a-lifetime event for all of us and it’s an amazing opportunity to foster curiosity and interest in science among our students and give them a hands-on – or…

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