Education
BY MARK FADDEN & JONATHAN PERRIELLO
Northwest ISD names 2 new district leaders During a May 20 meeting, Northwest ISD o cials named Kelley Broughton and Jennifer Higgins as executive director of college and career readiness and the principal of Chisholm Trail Middle School, respectively. The details According to a district news release, Broughton has served as the district’s director of career and technical education for the past three years. During her tenure in that position, Northwest ISD high school students earned more than 5,000 industry certi cations per year. In her new role, Broughton will oversee the career and technical education and college and career readiness programs, which help prepare students for success in the workforce. The news release states that Higgins will leverage her more than 25-year career in education in her new role as Chisholm Trail Middle School principal. For the past seven years, Higgins has served as an assistant principal within Northwest ISD.
The stadium will seat 7,500 and will be located behind the Argyle High School eldhouse.
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Argyle ISD breaks ground on new stadium Construction has begun on Argyle High School’s new stadium and indoor activity center. AISD o cials broke ground on the bond-funded projects, which will aid the district’s plan to have two high schools by the 2027-28 school year. After the split, both schools will use the new stadium, Superintendent Courtney Carpenter said. The details The stadium will seat 7,500 and will be located behind the AHS eldhouse. The indoor activity center will be utilized by multiple teams and student groups, according to district documents. The center will contain a small dressing area with showers, storage and restrooms.
Once AISD splits into two high schools and adds a middle school, students will have access to the new stadium, and both will have individual indoor activity centers, Carpenter said. Zooming in The district awarded the building contract for the project to Pogue Construction on May 22 at an initial estimated cost of $46.1 million. The price exceeds the preliminary $42 million cost outlined in the bond planning budget, Construction Manager Je Koehn said. As a result, the district approved measures that laid a pathway for reducing project costs by removing certain design elements. Going forward The stadium and activity center are scheduled to be completed in fall 2025. The district broke ground on the bond-funded new middle school June 20, which is expected to open in fall 2026.
Kelley Broughton
Jennifer Higgins
Athletic facility renovations underway at Lewisville ISD The Lewisville ISD board of trustees approved the rst set of projects from the 2024 bond pack- age at a June 10 meeting.
• Proposition A: $16.25 million for renovations at the Eastside and Westside aquatic centers • Proposition B: $65.59 million for renovations at athletics facilities • Proposition C: $20 million for renovations to existing stadiums at Hebron, Flower Mound, The Colony, Marcus and Lewisville high schools Voters approved all three propositions in the May election.
The projects include updates to athletic facilities districtwide, and are set to begin in 2025, Exec- utive Construction Director Randy Fite said at a June 3 meeting. The backstory The $101.8 million bond package featured three propositions, including:
The projects include updates to athletic facilities districtwide and are set to begin construction in 2025.
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