From a dream playground to a community gathering to honor the victims of the Robb Elementary shooting and the St. Francis Hospital shooting, our photojournalist at the Fort Worth Report captures the diversity of events through images of the week. If you have events or photo opportunities, contact community engagement journalist Cristian ArguetaSoto at cristian.arguetasoto@fortworthreport.org or on Twitter.

Playground workers drill a hole into a W.J. Turner Elementary School playground. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
Volunteers mix concrete on June 8 at W.J. Turner Elementary School, 3000 N.W. 26th St. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
Kaboom! Director of Project Management Ted Friedman oversaw volunteers on June 8. Friedman has worked with Kaboom! for about 10 years. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
Volunteer Montserrat Avila, 21, holds a piece of the playground. About 25 volunteers helped at W.J. Turner Elementary School on June 8, Deborah Baez, the school’s principal, said. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
Volunteers help build a new playground on June 8 at W.J. Turner Elementary School, 3000 N.W. 26th St. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
Sarah LanCarte, owner of LanCarte Commercial, stands in the lobby of her office building. LanCarte moved to Fort Worth in 2010. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
A Summer Learning program student flies a drone on June 6 at M. H. Moore Elementary School, 1809 N.E. 36th St. The program intends to help students catch up on learning from the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
Tables are set up for new hires to learn about benefits at Fort Worth ISD’s Teaching and Learning Center, 1050 Bridgewood Dr. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
Fort Worth ISD Chief of Talent Raul Peña, left, talks to W.M. Green Elementary Principal Edra Bailey, middle, and Oaklawn Elementary Principal NaNedra Golding, right, on June 7 at the district’s Teaching and Learning Center, 1050 Bridgewood Dr. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
North Side High School Principal Antonio Martinez, right, talks to Assistant Principal Gloria Menchaca, left, at Fort Worth ISD’s Summer Mega Career Fair. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
Fort Worth ISD recruiter Jennifer Serrano rings a bell for new hires on June 7. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Kent Scribner speaks to Summer Learning program parents on June 6 at M. H. Moore Elementary School, 1809 N.E. 36th St. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Kent Scribner greets students on June 6 at M. H. Moore Elementary School, 1809 N.E. 36th St. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
Summer Learning program students and parents wait in the cafeteria on June 6 at M. H. Moore Elementary School, 1809 N.E. 36th St. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
Fort Worth ISD District 9 Trustee Roxanne Martinez, left, greets Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Kent Scribner, right, on June 6. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
M.H. Moore Elementary School Principal Ricardo Alvarez hands out backpacks on June 6 at M. H. Moore Elementary School, 1809 N.E. 36th St. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
Flyers with information about how to talk to children about shootings sit at the entrance of the Marty Leonard Community Chapel, 3131 Sanguinet St. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
Community members listen to a song and hold candles on June 2 at the Marty Leonard Community Chapel, 3131 Sanguinet St. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
Chapel guests light candles on June 2. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
Cathy Sheffield, the chief advancement officer at Lena Pope, cries and talks about the recent shootings in Uvalde and Tulsa. Nonprofit Lena Pope hosted a “Be the Light” gathering on June 2 at the Marty Leonard Community Chapel, 3131 Sanguinet St. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
Dr. Brian Dixon, a psychiatrist, talks about his emotions after the recent shootings across the nation. Dixon facilitated a community discussion June 2 at the Marty Leonard Community Chapel, 3131 Sanguinet St. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
Dr. Brian Dixon, a child psychiatrist, and Robert Ramirez, the director of human resources at Lena Pope, sit inside the Marty Leonard Community Chapel, 3131 Sanguinet St. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)

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Cristian is a May 2021 graduate of Texas Christian University. At TCU, ArguetaSoto served as staff photographer at TCU360 and later as its visual editor, overseeing other photojournalists. A Fort Worth...