Jan. 10, 2017 – Bond-funded construction started at Dunn Elementary over the recent winter break. The first tasks included demolition for the STEM labs and strings room and preparations to begin roof work. The scope of work at Dunn includes significant renovations that will improve the music room and provide a strings room, two STEM…
Dec. 20, 2015 – HKS Architects presented its schematic design for the future Athletics Complex at the December AISD Board meeting. View the presentation. The complex, which is part of the 2014 Bond, is slated to open in fall 2020 and will be located next to the Fine Arts Center. The facility will provide unsurpassed…
We鈥檙e saddened by the passing of Eddy Peach, former Lamar High School coach and Peach Elementary namesake along with his wife Debbie. Peach died Friday, Dec. 15. He was 76. Our condolences to the Peach family. Eddy worked in the AISD for 45 years, including 40 years as the Lamar head football coach. On Aug.…
Dec. 16, 2017 – Jones Academy first-grade students performed the first winter holiday show ever presented at the new Jones Outdoor Performance Area Thursday evening. Despite the chilly temperatures, students danced and sang as they performed “Snowmen at Night.” Jones Academy underwent major bond-funded renovations last school year to turn the Jones building into a…
Dec. 15, 2017 – Click on the image below to view the December 2017 bond progress dashboard in its entirety. The pdf document includes four pages, one for each area of the bond: facilities; safety, security and technology; fine arts and transportation.
It鈥檚 never too early for students to get a head start on career exploration! AISD fourth through eighth graders and their parents are invited to attend the second annual Student Career Exploration Night from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, at the AISD Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center at 2101 Browning…
December 12, 2017 – Bond-funded construction is underway at Amos and Atherton Elementaries. Work started just before Thanksgiving with demolition in the rooms that will house STEM labs and strings rooms. Both schools are getting renovations to provide two STEM labs, a strings room and a front-entrance security vestibule, among other improvements. Each will also…
Dec. 12, 2017 – Sam Houston High School’s new cafeteria addition opened yesterday and provides a larger dining space for students with plenty of natural light and an outdoor courtyard.聽 “I want to thank the AISD food service department, Pouge Construction, and our custodial staff for all their hard work this weekend to ensure we…
Applications are now open for Corey and Jones Fine Arts Dual Language Academies, Arlington Collegiate High School, STEM Academy and CTE programs. All applications must be submitted by 4 p.m. Jan. 31, 2018. View the Specialty Campuses
Junior high music uniforms and a concert piano for the future Fine Arts Center, along with hundreds of new instruments, highlighted phase three fine arts bond purchases. Much of the $1.6 million worth of equipment and uniforms started arriving in the district in August. Uniforms for junior high band, choir and orchestra were a notable…