A study abroad program for Indianapolis Public Schools students will expand into a full-scale high school and move into the former Arlington Community High School building next year.

The last graduates at three Indianapolis high schools walked across stages Thursday night to receive their diplomas. The 2018 commencement marks the end of students' high school careers and the schools they attended.

At Arlington High School, on Indianapolis' east side, more than 200 students -- including the entire junior class -- have yet to pass a standardized test required to earn a high school diploma. The staff goes to extreme measures to make sure all kids take the test.

A philanthropic group warned the Indianapolis Public Schools Board Tuesday that the eastside neighborhood around Arlington High School will suffer if the board approves a plan to close the school.

So how did Arlington's comeback year end and what is next for A New Day? WFYI education reporter Eric Weddle spent the 2015-16 school year reporting from inside the school -- it was the year Arlington was returned to Indianapolis Public Schools Corp. after three years of a state-takeover.

Public hearings will be held April 6 and 13 about the future of six Indianapolis public schools under state intervention.

A parent and group of teenagers were arrested Tuesday after allegedly storming into Arlington Community High School as part of an ongoing feud between two students, according to school officials.

On Saturday Feb. 27 Arlington High School will present Broken Bondage: A Time To Celebrate Us. The production mixes live music, acting, dancing and singing to tell the struggles and inspiration of black Americans. It's the first theatrical performance in the northeast side school since it restarted last summer.

The CEO and chancellor of Tindley Accelerated Schools resigned Monday after 12 years leading the championed charter network, according to a news release.

An Arlington High School football player was found dead in a car of an apparent shooting a few blocks just south of the Northeastside school Wednesday. The death of the popular 16-year-old Jaylan Murray plunged the school into a state of shock and mourning. At the start of school Thursday an assembly was held to tell students that the junior was killed.