Tarkington ISD

Congratulations to our Kindergarten graduates!

This morning, we celebrated our youngest Longhorns as they marked a big milestone in their educational journey. Their smiles, songs, and excitement filled the room as families, teachers, and staff cheered them on.

We are so proud of these students and all they have learned and accomplished this year. A special thank you to our teachers, staff, and families for helping them grow, learn, and shine.

Way to go, Kindergarten graduates! The future is bright!

Just a few pics to capture some of the memories druing 8th grade promotion last night. We wish our 8th graders good luck on their next adventure in life...being Freshman in High School!

Check out our Summer Newsletter! In this edition you will find great information about summer school, summer meals program, and all kinds of free or discounted activities for families.

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Our ELA and Math departments wrapped up STAAR season by celebrating the hard work, dedication, and perseverance of our students with a well-earned Fun Day!

Throughout STAAR Boot Camp, students had the opportunity each day to earn points by working hard, staying engaged, and giving their best effort in class. Students who reached the points goal were rewarded with a day full of fun, laughter, and time with friends outside.

Students enjoyed volleyball, flag football, soccer, an inflatable obstacle course, snacks, candy, drinks, and of course delicious snow cones from Tarkington Snowballs, who graciously came out to help us celebrate these amazing students!

We are incredibly proud of our students for their effort and determination, but we also want to recognize our incredible ELA and Math teachers. The amount of time, planning, encouragement, and love they pour into helping students succeed does not go unnoticed. This day was just one small way to show our students how much they are appreciated for all of their hard work this year.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this day such a success!

On Saturday May 23rd, 20 members of the Thundering Horns Band travelled to Lehman High School in the Austin area to compete at State solo and ensemble contest. All students did a fantastic job earning high praises from judges. Overall students returned with 3 bronze medals, 4 silver medals and 1 gold medal. Congratulations to Karlie Hudman, Kylie Landry, Kayleigh King, Conner Dawson, Jeremy Parma, Sam Herndon, Gracie Murphy and Mikalah Parsons for earning medals. Great job everyone!

Congratulations to our students that have earned their Associates degree from Lone Star College. From left to right: Alison Mathis, Olivia Proctor, Moises Cardenas, McKenna Gallien, Ava Adams, Chloe Jarvis, Riggin Barkley, Daisi-Adison Toro, Conner Dawson, Jace Newton, Calvin Ellington, Kaylee Hollon, and Wilmer Guevara.

TISD wishes you the best in your future goals! Once a Longhorn, Always a Longhorn!

"Behind the Scenes" look at "Making the Grade" with Fox 26, Nate Griffin celebrating Moises Cardenas for his exceptional accomplishments. It was such a great opportunity for all of our Longhorns to rally together and show our Tarkington pride and support for one of our own! Horn Up!

Bravo to our Theater students on a wonderful performance!

We are so proud of the time, talent, and hard work they put into bringing this production to life. From the cast to the crew, each student played an important role in making the performance a success.

Great job, Theater students!

Summer Meals Program Information:
Place: Tarkington High School
Breakfast: 8:00-8:30 am Lunch: 11:30am-12:30pm
Dates: 6/1/26-6/26/26 Monday-Thursday
No cost for kids 18 and younger and enrolled students up to 21 with disabilities.
For more information call: 346-532-2013 or email Kristy Fruia at [email protected]

Tarkington ISD has been actively monitoring the weather conditions for graduation. After careful consideration, the decision has been made to move the graduation ceremony indoors. The Tarkington High School Class of 2026 Graduation Ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 28, at 7:30 p.m. at Cleveland High School Gymnasium, located at 1600 East Houston Street, Cleveland, Texas 77327.

Due to the indoor location, seating in the gymnasium will be limited. To ensure that every graduate’s family has the opportunity to attend, we kindly ask that each family limit their number of guests to ten people. Once the gym reaches capacity, additional guests will be able to watch the ceremony from the overflow viewing area in the commons.

For those who are unable to attend in person and would like to watch graduation, the ceremony will be livestreamed on the Tarkington ISD page:
https://www.facebook.com/tarkingtonisd

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we make this adjustment with the safety and comfort of our graduates, families, staff, and guests in mind. We look forward to celebrating the Class of 2026 and this special milestone with you.

For questions, please contact the THS front office at 281-592-7739.