BY BRITTANY ANDERSON
LTISD announces name for second high school The LTISD board of trustees voted Feb. 18 to name the district’s upcoming second high school Highland Lakes High School, with its o cial school colors being dark green, blue and white. The school is slated to open for the 2029-30 school year per the latest available construction update, a year later than initially projected. The details Per agenda documents, the district received more than 1,950 responses to a community survey about the name selection between Dec. 3-Jan. 12. About 450 school names were submitted, Assistant Superintendent for School Leadership Bethany Medford said. According to Medford, board policy establishes criteria for facility naming based on local residential or geographic areas, landmarks and historical sig- ni cance, and cannot be named after people in the
LTISD OK’s selective enrollment plan Students who live outside Lake Travis ISD boundaries can now apply for enrollment at Lake Pointe, Lake Travis, Lakeway and West Cypress Hills elementary schools; Bee Cave and Hudson Bend middle schools; and Lake Travis High School. How it works Approved by the board of trustees Jan. 22, selective enrollment applications will be received on a rolling basis and considered based on available space and programming needs. Students must be in good academic standing with limited absences and discipline referrals. Transportation will not be provided and yearly applications are required. O cials said Bee Cave Middle School and Lake Travis High School interdistrict transfers will be “extremely limited.”
LTISD’s second high school will be named Highland Lakes High School.
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district. Additionally, an o cial branding process to name the colors will take place later. Administration’s next steps for Highland Lakes High School will include attendance rezoning; naming a mascot and selecting a logo, which will be student-led and take place after attendance rezoning; and splitting sta and equipment between the new school and Lake Travis High School.
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