Arlington School & Family Magazine Graduation 2016 | Page 27

If you drive by the site of the future Career and Technical Center on Pioneer Parkway - where Hutcheson Junior High once stood you’ll notice construction is underway. It may not look like much yet, but they’re busy drilling piers and working on utilities. Mr. Howard Smith, U.S. Marine Corps veteran, was awarded his Arlington High School diploma during the June 9 Board meeting. Smith left high school early to join the Marine Corps and serve in Vietnam, and he was able to petition for his high school diploma because of a provision provided by Texas Education Code. Fifth grader Blake Kennemer at Butler Elementary was inducted into the Arlington ISD Wall of Fame for having perfect STAAR scores in reading and math. AISD students from Lamar, Martin and Sam Houston high schools visited the Arlington GM plant as part of the General Motors STEM Day activities. Arlington School & Family 25