Board Approves Namesakes for CFISD Exhibit Center Arena
The CFISD Board of Trustees approved Mike and Darlene Jarrar as the namesakes for the arena of the CFISD Exhibit Center during their regularly scheduled meeting on Dec. 12.
The Jarrars have generously supported the CFISD Livestock Show & Sale since 2003, donating a total of $1,440,606 to student projects. They have received the Livestock Show Association Top Volume Buyer award—given to the buyer who made the largest contribution at the show—for 14 of the 16 years it has been given. At the 2022 show, the Jarrars contributed $76,890, accounting for more than 10% of the total sales.
Family and friends of Mike and Darlene Jarrar celebrate the namesake of the CFISD Exhibit Center arena, Mike & Darlene Jarrar Arena, at the Dec. 12 Board of Trustees meeting. Mike and Darlene are native Houstonians and supporters of public education. Mrs. Jarrar graduated from Jersey Village High School in 1978, and all four of their children attended CFISD schools.
Mr. Jarrar founded his plumbing company in 1978. He remains the president and CEO of Jarrar & Company, Inc., a Houston-based commercial plumbing company. Mrs. Jarrar has helped grow their business for 40 years. The business that they have collectively built involves new construction, renovation, and remodeling in the Houston area and is based upon the concept of all-around excellence.
The Mike and Darlene Jarrar Arena is located at the CFISD Exhibit Center at 11206 Telge Road. The CFISD Exhibit Center was recently renovated as part of the 2019 Bond to accommodate additional seating in the arena area, an enlarged area for animal pens and student projects, and new restrooms with dressing room stations.
