New Braunfels | June 2025

Education

BY AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN & MADDY MORALES

Principal named for Long Creek High School New Braunfels ISD announced Jonathan Campbell as the new principal of Long Creek High School, or LCHS, on May 9, according to a news release. Some background LCHS will be the district’s second high school campus, which has been operating with one high school—New Braunfels High School—for over 170 years. The original structure of the school was built in 2012 and served as a middle school for NBISD before transitioning to a 9th grade center. The construction of the new high school is being funded in two propositions through the district’s 2021 voter-approved bond, totaling $327.9 million, according to previous reporting by

CISD increases lunch and breakfast prices The Comal ISD board of trustees approved an increase in prices for child nutrition breakfast and lunch on May 15 to meet the U.S. Department of Agriculture, or USDA, requirements. The price increase will go into eect in the 2025-26 school year. The details Meal reimbursement rates in Texas are funded by the USDA and managed by the Texas Department of Agriculture. Schools and providers receive reimbursements for every meal they serve that meets the correct nutritional guidelines. The price increase will not aect students on the free lunch program, Communications Specialist Salwa Lanford said in an email to Community Impact.

Community Impact . The school is in the process of expanding the facility, and currently enrolls freshman and sophomore students. Phase 2 of the campus expan- sion is slated to be completed this summer and will consist of a new auditorium, a black box theater, new ne arts

Jonathan Campbell

classrooms and additional athletic facilities. The rst senior class is anticipated to graduate from the campus in 2027, according to the LCHS website. What the superintendent is saying Superintendent Laurelyn Arterbury said Camp- bell brings a wealth of experience and knowledge as a principal and in district leadership. “He’s going to be a great t for the Dragons, and we can’t wait to see the impact that he has on the students and sta,” Arterbury said in the release.

New Braunfels Youth Collaborative gym opens

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The New Braunfels Youth Collaborative, or NBYC, celebrated the completion of the Mill Street Youth Center’s new gym, located at 430 W. Mill St., on May 9. What residents should know The gym oers space for junior high and high school students to play volleyball, basketball and pickleball, and has an upstairs weight room. The Youth Advisory Council, which helps guide the center, is made up of youth from grades 7-12.

Some background The gym is part of the Mill Street Youth Center, which broke ground in October. The center will provide a dedicated space for middle and high school students to gather, learn and participate in after-school programs, as previously reported by Community Impact . The New Braunfels ISD board of trustees approved the transference of the properties at 407 and 430 W. Mill St. to the nonprot in April, according to previous reporting by Community Impact.

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$3.20

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$3.40

$3.50

Adult lunch

$4.40

$4.60

SOURCE: COMAL ISDCOMMUNITY IMPACT

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