| Congratulations City Champions |
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| The Boles Junior High eighth-grade volleyball team won the zone and city championships for the third consecutive year. Congratulations! |
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| Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month |
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| AISD Board of Trustees Vice President Gloria Peña joined the Hale Elementary faculty and students in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Judy Gasch’s sixth-grade music students performed “El Vals De Los Paños,” a Spanish colonial folk dance. |
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| Elements Among Us |
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| Crow Elementary recently hosted a special science night. In addition to fun and educational science activities, students were invited to dress as science characters or elements. Costumes ranged from pollution, to water droplets, to the life cycle of the butterfly. |
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| Team up Against Drugs |
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| “Team up Against Drugs and Stay Healthy” was the slogan heard throughout the halls in many schools during the annual Red Ribbon Week, Oct. 26 – 30. Dunn Elementary second graders wore their favorite team and player’s jerseys to celebrate the theme. |
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| Optimist Club Award |
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| The Optimist Club of Arlington selected Johns Elementary fifth-grade team leader Melissa Briscoe as the 2009 Elementary Teacher of the Year. She will be honored at the Optimist Youth Appreciation Banquet on Nov. 11. |
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| Morning Walk |
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| More than 200 Blanton Elementary students and faculty members participated in the annual Walk to School Day. Pictured are Tyrese and Tyrone J. and Stacey and Tracey P. |
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| Taking a Bite out of Hunger |
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| During a two-week competition between Martin High School feeder schools, Boles and Young junior highs combined to collect more than 12,000 canned and non-perishable food items for the Tarrant Area Food Bank. |
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| Razzle Dazzle Reading Day |
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| Crow Elementary staff members enjoyed being part of Razzle Dazzle Reading Day, which was sponsored by AISD’s Title I department. The Reader’s Theatre performers of the “Halloweiner” play included Donna Hogard, Shelley Brooks, Reshma Jaffrey, Jackie Enriquez, Kristin Clary, Ellen Brown and Lisa Bell. |
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| Continuing Education Scholarship |
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| Crouch Elementary art teacher Lin Miller received the Judy Glaze Scholarship Award to attend the Texas Art Educators Association Conference. The award was presented by Noemi Ogle, who is on the scholarship committee of the Arlington Arts League. |
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| UIL Area Marching Band |
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| After receiving a superior rating at the UIL regional marching contest, the Seguin High School Cougar Marching Band advanced to the area competition and had a wonderful performance. While they did not advance to state this year, they represented the AISD well in the preliminary competition at area. |
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