Greetings, Honker Friends and Families!

We hope that this newsletter finds you well!

The 2025 school year has kicked off to a great start with activities like rodeo, Homecoming, and fall sports already underway. It’s hard to believe that we’ve already been in school for over a month now! As the summer breeze settles and the fall wind sweeps by, let’s see what our students have been up to!

Elgin Opera House

Opera house field trip 7th-12th grade students had the opportunity to take a field trip to the Elgin Opera House to attend a production of the musical “Footloose”.

Rodeo

Rodeo 1 Rodeo 2 Several students had the opportunity to participate in exciting rodeo events!

Prepping for Homecoming

Dress to impress Homecoming Hallways Arlington School District has been getting amped up for the upcoming Homecoming game on October 3rd, 2025! We’ve been decorating the hallways, participating in fun events like Macho Volleyball during lunch, and showing school spirit with fun assemblies! Spirit week has been successful with many students and staff dressing up all week!

Speaking of dressing up…

Check out some of the awesome costumes our local businesses came up with this week!

Rivers Edge Dress Up Medic Team Dress Up Medic Team Dress up 2 Medic team dress up 3 Sheriff dress up Pretty cool, right?

Thank you so much to the Arlington community for showing off your school spirit! You have our appreciation and gratitude. Thank you for helping us create a fun and exciting learning environment for our students!

This just about wraps up our update… but the week isn’t over yet!

Please join us for our Homecoming game on Friday, October 3rd (tomorrow)!

Kickoff will be at 7:00 PM at the Arlington High School football field. Concessions will be OPEN and the Homecoming Court will be crowned at half time!

Homecoming game 2025

We sincerely hope to see you there!

Thank you, Honker Friends and Families for your continued encouragement and support. We are really looking forward to this school year and all the growth to come!

With gratitude,

Arlington School District Staff

Arlington School District #3

Honker Updates! 10/2/25