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Hundreds of parents and students began lining up before the sun came up Aug. 5 for Mansfield ISD's Back-to-School Bash.
Almost 5,000 backpacks and 1,500 pairs of shoes were passed out to students at Ben Barber Career Academy and the Dr. Jim Vaszauskas Center for Performing Arts. Students also received vaccinations, haircuts and information about lunches and transportation.
Dozens of vendors and all of the schools in the district also participated, passing out information and playing games.
The crowd of students and parents was estimated at more than 10,000.
Mansfield, Texas, is a booming city, nestled between Fort Worth and Dallas, but with a personality all its own. The city’s 76,247 citizens enjoy an award-winning school district, vibrant economy, historic downtown, prize-winning park system and community focus spread across 37 square miles. The Mansfield Record is dedicated to reporting city and school news, community happenings, police and fire news, business, food and restaurants, parks and recreation, library, historical archives and special events. The city’s only online newspaper launched in September 2020 and will offer introductory advertising rates for the first three months at three different rates.
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