🌱 How did your Allen ISD campus score in the latest TEA ratings?

What's up Allen! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

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In today's newsletter:

• How did your Allen ISD campus score in the latest TEA ratings?
• What upgrades are coming to Allen ISD's Green Elementary School?

Also on today's calendar: Be Like Blippi Tour and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Very warm with plenty of sun, temps: high: 90, low: 63.
• Saturday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 90 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A-Rated Schools in Allen ISD (dfwchild.com) — Families in Allen ISD can see exactly how their schools performed, with the district earning an overall A rating and many campuses scoring in the 90s. This guide breaks down TEA scores, enrollment, grades served, and student-teacher ratios for Allen's early childhood centers, elementary, middle, and high schools so you can compare options across the district.
   

• Sandman Signature Hotel, Allen ISD renovations planned in DFW (communityimpact.com) — Allen families can expect interior upgrades at Green Elementary School, including new learning spaces, mechanical system improvements, playground repairs and general facility updates funded by the 2024 Allen ISD bond. The piece also notes other major construction projects around DFW, but the most immediate impact for Allen residents is the coming renovation work within their own school district.
   

📸 Around Allen

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Allen

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Share the Arrows →
  Credit Union of Texas Event Center, 200 E Stacy Rd #1350, Allen
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 9
• Football Game @ Argyle
  Eagle Stadium, 303 US-377, Argyle
  7:00 pm
• Youth Group →
  First United Methodist Church of Allen, 601 S Greenville Ave, Allen
  7:00 pm
• Varsity Football vs. McKinney
  Carlena Chandler El, 155 Rivercrest Blvd, Allen
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Concerts by The Creek - Fall Series →
  The Village Green, 970 Garden Park Dr, Allen
• Dallas Tamil Literary Conference 2026 - Featuring Perumal Murugan →
  2550 Bending Branch Way, Allen
  2:00 pm
• R&B At Night- Allen, TX →
  Chicken N Pickle- Allen, 1221 Johnson Road, Allen
  5:00 pm
• Concerts by the Creek →
  Watters Creek, Watters Creek Blvd, Allen
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Allen Boo Bash Pickleball Market →
  Chicken N Pickle- Allen, 1221 Johnson Road, Allen
  12:00 pm
• Be Like Blippi Tour →
  Credit Union of Texas Event Center, 200 E Stacy Rd #1350, Allen
  2:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Lone Star Parliamentarians Unit →
  Allen Public Library, 300 N Allen Dr, Allen
  10:30 am
Tuesday October 13
• Let's Talk Taxes - Allen Kiwanis Club →
  Allen TX
  11:30 am

📣 Allen Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Found brindle bully-like dog, found on Leander Court in round Rock neighborhood of Allen.
  He's safe in my backyard but very scared and a bit growly. I'm posting on all the things... ring, Facebook, etc. Allen animal shelter will be called… (Nextdoor Round Rock)
• Found (what seems to be) domesticated white pigeon.
  Appeared injured/malnourished and could not fly. Easily captured and taken to https://www.ntxwildlife.org/ East Allen near Story Elementary. Ive… (Nextdoor Parkside)

• City of Allen Texas posted a job opening for Lifeguard Operations Supervisor in Allen. Apply here.
• Albertsons Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Deli Clerk in Allen. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Allen here.

🗞 Nearby News

Plano

• Senior Blue Yonder Data Integration Engineer/Consultant - Hexacorp - Plano, TX, US (dice.com)
• Japan-America Society of DFW Celebrates Record-Breaking Otsukimi Japanese Moon Viewing Festival with over 18,000 Attendees (jasdfw.org)
• Senior Manager, Oracle SCM - Robert Half - Plano, TX, US (dice.com)

McKinney

• Ono Hawaiian BBQ opens its second Texas restaurant in McKinney (dallasnews.com)

Ok Allen! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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