Lake Travis - Westlake Edition | September 2023

BY CHLOE YOUNG

Why it matters

Moving forward

Hank Carter, LTISD athletics director and head football coach for Lake Travis High School, said he believes it will be crucial for High School No. 2 to have its own facilities as the district isn’t prepared to operate without them. “I don’t know that there’s a great plan to open a second high school without any athletic facilities,” Carter said. “That would be a major detriment to the kids that are zoned to go to High School No. 2.” As a bond would be the only way the district could fund these facilities, Norton said other campuses would have to share practice and game spaces with the new school if the bond fails. Sharing facilities would present LTISD with chal- lenges as those spaces are at capacity, and it would take at least 20 minutes to transport students from High School No. 2 to Lake Travis High School, said Marco Alvarado, LTISD executive director of communications and community relations. A lack of athletic facilities would also impact other student organizations, such as the district’s

The district will hold meetings to educate community members about the bond this fall, Alvarado said.

Town hall meetings • Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. at Lake Travis High School, Performing Arts Center, 3324 RM 620, Austin • Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. at Lake Travis Middle School Cafeteria, 4932 Bee Creek Road, Spicewood • Oct. 23 at noon , Lunch and learn webinar on Zoom

Lake Travis High School’s Cavalier Stadium would get $16.2 million for renovations if voters approve the bond.

band, color guard, cheerleaders and dance team, as well as community organizations, such as the Lake Travis Youth Association, Carter said. Scott Cronk, Lake Travis Youth Association executive director, said the youth sports organization has registered around 11,000 players over the last year, many of whom use LTISD facilities. “It would be a signicant negative impact to our local youth sports programming to lose the LTISD eld space we currently utilize,” Cronk said.

Voting • Oct. 23-Nov. 3: Early voting • Nov. 7: Election Day

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