EDUCATION BRIEFS
News from Comal & New Braunfels ISDs
COMPILED BY LAUREN CANTERBERRY
Comal ISD Meets May 19 and June 23 at 6 p.m. at the CISD District Office, 1404 N. I-35, New Braunfels. 830-221-2000 • www.comalisd.org New Braunfels ISD Meets May 9 and June 20 at 7 p.m. at the NBISD Administration Center, 1000 N. Walnut Ave., New Braunfels. 830-643-5705 • www.nbisd.org MEETINGSWE COVER purchase of four new school buses April 11 for $501,572. The funding for the vehicles is part of the 2018 bond. The vehicles are expected to be delivered in 240-290 days. enrollment for Comal ISD is now open for children who are 5 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2022. Parents can enroll their children online and must provide proof of residency, proof of the student’s age and identity, proof of the parent’s identity and immunization records. Parents are required to verify the student’s information in August to complete enrollment. NEWBRAUNFELS ISD The board of trustees approved the NUMBER TOKNOW has been allocated to the installation of four portable buildings at three New Braunfels ISD elementary schools. WillScot will set up the temporary structures, and the district will pay approximately $6,600 per month to lease the buildings. $57,073 DISTRICT HIGHLIGHTS NEWBRAUNFELS ISD The 2022-23 school calendar was approved March 7 by the NBISD board of trustees. School will begin Aug. 23; winter break will be Dec. 21-Jan. 5; and the last day of school will be May 25. COMAL ISD Kindergarten
Two newCISDelementary schools begin construction, to open in ‘23
BUILDING PROJECTS
The 2021 bond included funding to construct two new elementary schools in Comal ISD.
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Student named concertmaster for state orchestra COMAL ISD Ellie Kennedy, a 10th grade student at Smithson Valley High School, was named this year’s concertmaster for the Texas COMAL ISD Construction on two new elementary schools in Comal ISD is expected to begin in April after building contracts were signed earlier this year, according to the district. Funding for architectural designs for the schools was approved in the district’s 2017 bond, and construction costs were part of the recently passed 2021 bond. Elementary School No. 19 will be located along Hwy. 46 and will provide relief for Clear Spring Elementary School and Freiheit Elementary School. Elementary School No. 20 will be located on Hubertus Road across from Danville Middle School and will All-State Symphony Orchestra, according to a press release from Comal ISD. Kennedy was chosen as the first chair Violin 1, or concertmaster, making her the leader of the orchestra for its February perfor- mance during the Texas Music Educators Association convention in San Antonio.
provide relief for Morningside and Garden Ridge elementary schools. Each school is estimated to cost $35 million and will have capacity for 850 students, said Crystal Hermesch, executive director of school finance for CISD, during a March 31 board meeting. “There’s been some groundbreaking [and] site clearing that started in the last couple of weeks,” Hermesch said. “We’re still on schedule for construc- tion completion in June of [20]23 and school opening in August of [20]23.” Despite anticipating some permit- ting and construction delays due to outside factors, both campuses are slated to open for the 2023-24 school year, Hermesch said.
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SOURCE: COMAL ISD/ COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
Girls’ bowling team advances to nationals NEWBRAUNFELS ISD On March 27, the New Braunfels High School girls’ bowling team won the U.S. High School Bowling Foundation State Championships held in Grand Prairie, Texas. Kara Kay, Maggie Thoma, Sarah Arrellano, Cheyenn Murphy and Cheyanne Holden competed against teams from across the state during the March 26-27 competition, accord- ing to an NBISD press release. The girls’ team will progress to the U.S. High School Bowling National Championship that will be held June 18-20 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Ellie Kennedy was chosen as first chair Violin 1 for the orchestra composed of students from across the state. (Courtesy Comal ISD)
The TMEA sponsors the All-State audition process that begins each fall with more than 70,000 high school students across the state auditioning, according to the release. The best musicians in each region move on to compete at the area competitions before auditions are held for the All-State divisions. She began violin at age 5.
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