Arlington Schools Celebrate New High School, Launch Reusables Program
ARLINGTON — Arlington Public Schools marked the opening of its new high school building this week and began rolling out reusable dining ware across campuses, according to district updates posted to the APS website. The two announcements came as the district turns toward the start of the 2026-27 school year.
SCHOOLS
Arlington Public Schools posted a Superintendent's Update titled "Celebrating the New Arlington High School," marking the completion and opening of the district's new high school building. The update did not include additional detail on programming or a formal dedication event, but it signals a major milestone for the district's long-running building project as staff and students prepare to return for the new school year.
Separately, the district announced a "Reusables Roll Out at APS Schools" initiative, moving cafeterias away from disposable dining ware. The district did not specify which schools are included first or a full timeline for the rollout.
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"Cambridge Chef Tapped For James Beard Foundation's Boston Event": a Cambridge chef has been selected as one of 20 chefs nationwide to take part in an upcoming Boston event hosted by the James Beard Foundation, per Arlington Patch (read it at https://link.patch.com/click/47045426.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).
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