Arlington Community Schools

Our summer learning camp is flying by! The Tennessee Department of Education recently stopped by to watch our Under the Sea Camp Explore in action as students focused on submarine engineering and deep-sea exploration.

Throughout Camp Explore, students have been tackling hands-on STEM challenges designed around life beneath the ocean's surface. Our elementary explorers painted and built submarine prototypes to see if they could withstand the intense pressure conditions of the Midnight Zone. If their design failed, it was back to the drawing board!

Meanwhile, middle school students are developing underwater hotel concepts, balancing architecture, environmental research, construction planning, interior design and budgets to bring their ideas to life.

Thanks to the TDOE for visiting and seeing firsthand the creativity, critical thinking and innovation happening at ACS this summer!

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A new chapter for Arlington High Football starts now! Today, we officially cut the ribbon on the new 21,000-square-foot football field house designed to support student-athletes for generations to come.

The facility includes a 6,500-square-foot weight room, an acceleration turf area, locker room with 103 lockers, an athletic training room for our partner OrthoSouth, coaches and referee offices and multiple spaces for film study and specialized coaching - including a mezzanine area overlooking the field. Every square foot was designed with one goal in mind: helping athletes reach their full potential.

"Our responsibility is to make decisions that benefit students not only today, but for years to come," said Superintendent Dr. Allison Clark. "As Arlington continues to grow, we're committed to investing in facilities and programs that strengthen opportunities for students and families while being responsible stewards of community resources. This field house is a reflection of that commitment, positions the Tigers for continued success tomorrow and represents what can happen when a community believes in its schools. I'm especially proud that we've been able to make investments like this while remaining debt free."

The celebration became even more meaningful when AHS alumnus and newly drafted Minnesota Vikings linebacker Jake Golday returned home to help cut the ribbon. AHS Football Head Coach Jeb Jones also surprised him with his high school jersey.

Golday’s journey serves as a powerful reminder of where hard work, perseverance and dedication can lead. From Friday nights at AHS to college football and now the NFL, his story mirrors the aspirations of many of the students who will walk through these doors.

"It all started here," Golday told us. "Having this new facility is only going to help your odds to get you to that next level."

Golday encouraged current and future Tigers to embrace their own path and stay focused on the work required to achieve their goals. "Everyone's journey doesn't look the same," he said. "My journey has been different than many others, but what matters is how you're going to work each and every day to reach that goal.”

"I carry so much with me from this community,” he continued. “College was never too big of a struggle for me because of the education I got here. But on top of that, I had a great community behind me, especially the brotherhood I found through football. To come back and see that support system continue to grow means a lot."

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🌊 From the depths of the ocean's twilight zone to the depths of self-discovery, our students are finding their place to glow this summer.

🐠 K-5 campers explored the mysterious world of twilight zone ocean animals, creating glowing creatures designed to survive where sunlight can't reach. Using glow-in-the-dark paint, bioluminescent artwork, glowing playdough, and even oil-and-water science experiments, students discovered how animals adapt to life in the deep sea and shared the unique stories behind their creations.

📝 Meanwhile, our rising 6th graders took a different journey inward. Through poetry, metaphors, similes, idioms, and personification, students explored who they are inside and out. Inspired by how artists and musicians use words to tell their stories, they transformed selfies into powerful reflections of identity and created poems that celebrated what makes each of them unique.

Whether illuminating the ocean floor or discovering their own voice, these students are learning, creating, and growing in ways that help them shine. ✨💡

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Summer may be in full swing, but the work at AHS hasn't slowed down one bit.

Crews are hard at work across campus as several major improvement projects continue to take shape ahead of the new school year:

🚗 Work is underway at the entrance and throughout the front lot, with old pavement removed and new asphalt beginning to go down.

🔨 The gym floor has been completely sanded and is being prepared for new court lines and a new Tiger logo.

🏫 Roofing crews are preparing portions of the building for upcoming re-roofing work.

These projects are all part of our continued commitment to providing outstanding facilities for our students, staff and community. We can't wait to show off the finished results!