American Heart Association 300x250

Campus construction continues

by | Oct 4, 2018 | Education

A reenforced gymnasium is being built first as part of Lowe Elementary School in order to serve as a storm shelter as part of new state requirements. (Wyndi Veigel/The Princeton Herald)

Princeton ISD is helping to manage multiple construction projects now underway within the district.

Currently, the PHS softball and baseball fields are being turfed and another football field is under construction for junior high play near the multipurpose facility.

According to Superintendent Phil Anthony, the secondary junior high field will let two junior high football games take place on the same night. One team will play at Jackie Hendricks Stadium and one team will play at the new stadium and then they will alternate weeks.

Both Southard Junior High, the district’s second junior high, and Lowe Elementary, the fifth elementary school, are now under construction. They will be open for the fall 2019 school year.

By Wyndi Veigel • News Editor • [email protected]

For the complete story see the Oct. 4 edition or subscribe online.

Photos online

0 Comments

American Heart Association 300x250

Related News

Students celebrate eclipse history

Students celebrate eclipse history

Overcast skies threatened to spoil Monday’s total solar eclipse. But the clouds parted briefly during totality and thousands of Princeton residents got a good view of the celestial spectacle as the moon’s shadow swept across Texas from southwest to northeast. The...

read more
Top Princeton educators receive cash

Top Princeton educators receive cash

Clark Middle School teacher Alexa Burk receives an Exemplary Teacher Incentive Allotment award from Superintendent Donald McIntyre, left, and Deputy Superintendent Jackie Hendricks. Courtesy Photo Nearly 50 teachers in the Princeton ISD will be getting thousands of...

read more
PISD enrollment up 763 from last year

PISD enrollment up 763 from last year

The PHS Lady Panthers basketball team receives certificates of achievement from the PISD Board of Trustees. Courtesy PISD  Princeton’s public school student population continues to grow, according to Superintendent Donald McIntyre, but the district is beginning to...

read more
Facelift underway for PISD admin building

Facelift underway for PISD admin building

The PISD Administration is fenced off while workers remove and replace the exterior wall. Courtesy Photo  Like pieces on a chessboard, Princeton ISD offices have been moved all around while the administration building is repaired. A torrential downpour last fall sent...

read more
No four-day school week for PISD

No four-day school week for PISD

Trustees of the Princeton Independent School District rejected a four-day school week and gave Superintendent Donald McIntyre a raise after receiving a glowing report on district academic performance. The board also received a report saying the school system has a...

read more
Martian city plan wins prize

Martian city plan wins prize

Lowe Elementary School fourth-graders, from left, Mateo Papa, William Lavender and Parker Morris won a $100 prize by designing a city on Mars. Courtesy PISD Three Lowe Elementary 4th-graders designed a futuristic city on Mars and won an engineering award for their...

read more
Students focus on water shortages

Students focus on water shortages

FCCLA officer Anthony Rosales introduces the water shortage advocacy group to a Lions Club Meeting. From left, Leah Bartling, Pedro Nzungani and Saray Esquival. Courtesy Photo  Three Princeton High School students are raising awareness about water shortages in...

read more
Mattei educator honored by VFW

Mattei educator honored by VFW

History teacher Adam Johnson wears a regulation U.S. Army uniform from 1852 that would have been worn by troops stationed in Texas before the Civil War. Courtesy Photo Eighth-grade history teacher Adam Johnson wears a lot of hats on the job. And he has uniforms to...

read more
PISD preparing for 6A competitions

PISD preparing for 6A competitions

Princeton’s rapid and relentless growth dominated several policy discussions at the Monday, Jan. 22, meeting of the Princeton ISD Board of Trustees. It was the first school board meeting to be livestreamed and archived on YouTube via a link on princetonisd.net....

read more
New law takes tough stance on student vaping

New law takes tough stance on student vaping

A new Texas law has brought steep punishments for students caught vaping on school campuses. Signed June 13 by Gov. Greg Abbott, House Bill 114 (HB 114) went into effect Sept. 1, just weeks after the 2023-24 school year started.   With punishment previously at a...

read more
Photos online