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SAVE YOUR EGG CARTONS!
Did you know, you can save your egg cartons and turn them into D&L Farm and Home - Denton to get reused? D&L Farm and Home - Denton is a local Argyle family-owned and operated business and is located at 3105 Fort Worth Dr., Denton, TX. On average, each American consumes more than 270 eggs every year leaving thousands of egg cartons in the trash. Giving them to be reused can keep valuable resources out of landfills and be put to good use.
ARGYLE CHILD SAFETY FAIR
The Child Safety Fair is in the books and it was a great one! The Argyle Police Department provided a day filled with information on child safety, giveaways, activities, food, and interactions with local police and fire personnel. The Argyle Police Department was able to give away a ton of free gun safes, drug lock boxes, and booster seats to residents to make their homes a safer place. photo courtesy of Argyle Police Department social media page
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LIBERTY CHRISTIAN’S MUSICAL INTO THE WOODS
Liberty Christian’s Fine Arts Department excitedly announced their first Upper School only musical, “Into the Woods”! Auditions will be on July 26th and are open to all 2021-22 9th-12th grade students. For more information about the auditions go to https://bit.ly/3vZI3Vi. The musical will run from September 24 - 26, 2021. photo courtesy of Liberty Christian Schools social media page
ARGYLE ISD BREAKS GROUND ON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District officials along with Pogue Construction and Corgan Architects joined in ceremony to launch the beginning of Elementary School #3 in Argyle ISD. The future campus is located on 16 acres in the Canyon Falls community in Flower Mound. This will be the sixth school campus in the district and will serve grades pre-kindergarten - 5th. The name of the campus will be voted upon by the Argyle ISD School Board.
ARGYLE ACTOR IN THEATERS NATIONWIDE
The movie 12 Mighty Orphans features Slade Monroe of Argyle, is now in theaters nationwide. The movie tells the true story of the Mighty Mites, the football team of a Fort Worth orphanage who went from playing without shoes to playing for the Texas state championships. Monroe plays one of the orphans, Wheatie. For more information about the movie, go to https://www.12mightyorphans.com/. photo courtesy of 12 Mighty Orphans social media page
JOURNEY TO DREAM CASINO NIGHT FUNDRAISER
Journey to Dream and Kyle’s Place is hosting their last big fundraiser of the year! On August 19th at Sneaky Pete’s Monterey Ballroom, try your luck and support a cause at this Charity Casino Night. Admission comes with 2 drink tickets and $200 worth of casino cash. There will also be a raffle and an auction. To learn more go to https://www.
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ARGYLE ISD TO BE FACE-TO-FACE ONLY
The Argyle ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved face-to-face instruction only for all students for the 2021-22 school year. Face-to-face learning will be the only form of instruction available to students making virtual learning no longer an option. The Texas Education Agency recently informed school districts a funding waiver will not be available for virtual learning this next school year prompting this decision.
ARGYLE HIGH LONE STAR CUP CHAMPS
Argyle High School is now UIL Class 4A Lone Star Cup Champions!! Argyle High produced 148 points to capture first place which was the most points scored by any school in any classification. This is Argyle’s 11th Lone Star Cup victory and the ninth consecutive. The UIL Lone Star Cup is awarded to the most successful schools in each classification for their performance in academics, athletics, and fine arts.