Education
BY ELLE BENT & CHLOE YOUNG
Lake Travis High School design adds to campus Representatives from Claycomb Associate Architects presented a preliminary design for a new competition gym and ne arts additions for Lake Travis High School at a Sept. 20 board of trustees meeting. What’s happening? The campus will have a new competition gym connecting to ne arts practice areas and a practice turf eld, according to designs. Voters approved $43 million for the gym and $15.3 for the ne arts additions in the district’s 2022 bond election, said Marco Alvarado, LTISD executive director of communications and com- munity relations. The highlights The proposed 2,500-seat arena would hold over three times the amount of people as the campus’ existing gym. Other additions include: • Multipurpose, 84-foot practice facility • Four new art classrooms • Practice turf eld • Long, wide driveway to load and unload vehi- cles with a shaded area for band to practice • Lobby featuring a spirit shop and seating area • Press box • Concession stand • Locker rooms and weight rooms • O ces for coaches • Storage spaces for ne arts and athletics • Dressing rooms
Lake Travis ISD buys land for new school Design work is underway for Lake Travis ISD’s ninth elementary school after the district purchased land for the new campus. Current situation On Sept. 11, Lake Travis ISD purchased almost 23 acres o Hamilton Pool Road for $9 million as the new site for its ninth elementary school. Elementary School No. 9 is expected to open for the 2026-27 school year and will cost $55 million, said Marco Alvarado, LTISD executive director of communica- tions and community relations. Voters approved funding for the campus along with Elementary School No. 8 in the district’s 2022 bond election. Puger Architects are currently working on the new school’s design, Alvarado said. While West Cypress Hills Elementary School has been the district’s standard elementary campus design since 2014, he said the design of Elementary School No. 9 will be unique due to the topography of the land.
The new space will include a competition gym, additional ne arts spaces and a practice turf eld.
RENDERINGS COURTESY CLAYCOMB ASSOCIATE ARCHITECTS
Designs show the ne arts space connecting to the link between the performing arts center and annex.
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The proposed arena would seat around 2,500 people.
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Eanes ISD police department to use electric vehicles During a special meeting of the Eanes ISD board of trustees Oct. 3, the board approved a proposal from automotive company Tesla to provide vehi- cles to the district’s new police department. The gist This will equip all of the o cers in the department with a vehicle. The district estimates the one-time cost of
"We’re not the rst police department in the country to look at electric cars. I wish we were that
cutting edge, but this is becoming more and more standard."
installing charging stations will be $3,000. The average cost to charge these vehicles is up to $640 a year, which is about an average of $1,360 less a year than it costs to fuel a gas vehicle such as a Chevrolet Tahoe or a Ford Expedition, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s vehicle cost calculator.
After Superintendent Je Arnett negotiates a nal contract with Tesla, the district will receive nine electric vehicles—Tesla Model Y’s—for a total of $444,420. With a likely rebate, the total would equate to $376,920, according to EISD o cials.
JAMES SPRADLEY, BOARD PRESIDENT
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