{"id":301418,"date":"2026-05-20T14:31:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/301418\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T14:31:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:31:15","slug":"arlington150-bookmark-contest-showcases-aisd-student-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/301418\/","title":{"rendered":"Arlington150 Bookmark Contest Showcases AISD Student Creativity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Published on May 19, 2026<\/p>\n


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By Office of Communication<\/p>\n

As part of the year-long Arlington150 celebration, the City of Arlington<\/a> partnered with the Arlington Independent School District<\/a> to invite sixth-grade students across the district to showcase their creativity and community pride through a special Arlington150 Bookmark Contest.<\/p>\n

All sixth-grade classes throughout AISD were invited to participate by designing bookmarks inspired by Arlington\u2019s history, future, landmarks, neighborhoods and community spirit as the city prepares to celebrate its sesquicentennial in 2026.<\/p>\n

A panel of judges including Arlington Mayor Jim Ross and representatives from AISD reviewed submissions from campuses across the district and selected seven winning designs based on creativity, originality and how well they reflected the spirit of Arlington\u2019s 150th anniversary.<\/p>\n

The winners were recognized during the Tuesday, May 19, 2026, Arlington City Council meeting.<\/p>\n

The Arlington150 Bookmark Contest winners are:<\/p>\n


\nXimena Aldana \u2013 Berry Elementary
\nLauren Maqueda \u2013 Johns Elementary
\nEmilia Navarro \u2013 Remynse Elementary
\nGarrett Hosier \u2013 Little Elementary
\nAtziry Marinez \u2013 Berry Elementary
\nCecilia Tran \u2013 JB Little Elementary
\nAiriana Woods \u2013 Sherrod Elementary <\/p>\n

Thanks to the generous support of the Arlington Tomorrow Foundation<\/a>, each winning bookmark design will be professionally reproduced and distributed throughout the community as part of the Arlington150 celebration. One unique bookmark will be available at each of Arlington\u2019s seven public library locations, giving residents the opportunity to visit every branch and collect the full commemorative series. In addition, bookmarks will be included in backpacks distributed during AISD\u2019s annual Back to School Kickoff, helping share the Arlington150 celebration with students and families across the city.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Arlington150 celebration is about bringing our entire community together,\u201d said Mayor Jim Ross. \u201cThis contest was a great way to engage students and families from across Arlington and ensure people of all ages have an opportunity to participate in celebrating our city\u2019s 150th anniversary.\u201d<\/p>\n

Linh Nguyen, assistant director of Fine Arts \u2013 Visual Arts for AISD, said the contest gave students an opportunity to connect art, history and civic pride in a meaningful way.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis partnership gave students a chance to express what Arlington means to them through art,\u201d Nguyen said. \u201cProjects like this help students see that their creativity matters and that they are an important part of the story and future of our city.\u201d<\/p>\n

The bookmark contest is one of many community engagement initiatives planned as part of Arlington\u2019s 150th anniversary celebration, which will feature events, public art, storytelling projects and partnerships spanning all 99 square miles of the city.<\/p>\n

The Arlington150 celebration is made possible through a generous partnership with the Arlington Tomorrow Foundation, whose support is helping bring community-focused programs and initiatives to life throughout the city\u2019s sesquicentennial year. Through this partnership, the winning bookmark designs are being professionally reproduced and distributed across Arlington, allowing students, families and residents to take part in celebrating the city\u2019s 150th anniversary in a meaningful and lasting way.<\/p>\n

To learn more about Arlington\u2019s 150th anniversary celebration, visit Arlington150.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published on May 19, 2026 By Office of Communication As part of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":301419,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[150,152,151],"class_list":["post-301418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arlington","tag-arlington","tag-arlington-headlines","tag-arlington-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301418\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/301419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}