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Post by rtxc1 on Dec 17, 2018 22:36:56 GMT -6
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Post by rtxc1 on Dec 26, 2018 23:06:25 GMT -6
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Post by rtxc1 on Dec 27, 2018 15:23:20 GMT -6
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Post by rtxc1 on Dec 27, 2018 15:32:43 GMT -6
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Post by rtxc1 on Dec 27, 2018 15:40:45 GMT -6
Lancaster HS is about 110 students over its moderate enrollment projections from 2013, and about 25 students behind the high growth scenario. High growth called for 2242 students by 2019, so Lancaster will be in the running to move up to 6A for the 2020 alignment. lancasterisdbond.org/assets/demographic-report.pdf |
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Post by rtxc1 on Dec 27, 2018 15:46:10 GMT -6
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Post by rtxc1 on Dec 27, 2018 15:48:01 GMT -6
Looks like Red Oak and Lancaster could join Duncanville, DeSoto, Cedar Hill, and Waxahachie in the near future.
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Post by rtxc1 on Dec 29, 2018 11:33:25 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2018 15:03:32 GMT -6
With all these schools projecting to 6a. It's going to be interesting seeing what happens to 5A, D1 may have a really small differential in enrollment and D2 travel may get horrendous.
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Post by rtxc1 on Dec 29, 2018 16:48:50 GMT -6
With all these schools projecting to 6a. It's going to be interesting seeing what happens to 5A, D1 may have a really small differential in enrollment and D2 travel may get horrendous. Yes, more and more schools are looking to be 6A or upper 5A, so that means a couple things. First, if the 6A cutoff increases, then the lower 5A cutoff will increase as well. Second, your are correct that 5A D1 won’t have much differential, while D2 will end up looking similar to the gap 4A has. I don’t see travel being too big of an issue for D2 though. |
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Post by rtxc1 on Jan 16, 2019 23:24:10 GMT -6
Wichita Falls ISD is back at it. They just can't figure out what to do with their high schools. There is one board member calling for only one high school, while the superintendent appears to be leaning toward only having 2 HSs. A few years ago, WFISD was denied a bond that would merge Rider and Old High and do nothing to Hirschi, mainly due to a drought, but undoubtedly also due to the rivalry of the 2 schools. WFHS was opened in 1922, Rider in 1961, and Hirschi in 1962, so it is obvious each school needs upgrades (just look at each campus on google maps...). A single HS would currently call for 3676 students, which would provide no real rival. The near-annual trips to Denton ISD would be replaced by Denton Guyer and others down the road, Saginaw ISD by Keller ISD. Sherman and Denison would be replaced by Abilene and Weatherford as occasional mates. The key here is that travel remains largely the same, but is reduced by one third with the consolidation of the 3 campuses. My guess is the location would be at the site of the current McNeil JH, which is the location of Memorial Stadium in the southwest portion of the district. This huge HS would be able to compete annually. The WF-Rider rivalry is dead, but so is Hirschi-Burkburnet. WF-Rider consolidation would give that campus around 2754 students, while keeping Hirschi around 922. This results in a smaller 6A and 4A D1 programs that will not play each other, although Hirschi will keep its rivalry. The new campus would service the south and central areas, and the previously mentioned site was at McNeil JH. Travel expenses would be cut in half. But would work be done to Hirschi HS, which is also in need? WF-Hirschi consolidation would give that campus around 2179, with Rider keeping its 1497 students. That means one campus is a large 5A D1 and the other is a small-to-medium 5A D2. The two schools could play one other and travel is slashed in half, but they wouldn't be in the same district. This is an option strictly proposed by me to counter the one above, and would require extensive work done to Hirschi to house that many students, if a new location isn't chosen entirely. Two balanced high schools would call for around 1838 students each, with both campuses being large 5A D2 programs. That would set them up to be completive and keep a rivalry of some sort intact. What these campuses would like like and where they would be located depends on how much they would like to spend. I think Tyler ISD is a great example of what to do for around $200M: rebuild current high schools. WFHS is a historical site, so it is protected. That leaves Hirschi and Rider campuses for the new schools. Both of these campuses were built around the same time, so the layouts are similar. One campus is in the north and the other in the south. How much gets rebuilt would be up for debate, but even an entire demolition and rebuild on site would save money than new sites. If Rider got moved to the McNeil site, it would still work about as well. The few remaining questions would be whether Hirschi's name, mascot, and colors would stay or be changed to something else, what would happen to the IB/magnet programs, and what would become of WFHS. My solution would be to move the IB and magnet courses to the current WFHS, keeping that school's traditions ongoing, while keeping Hirschi's identity intact. WFHS could also become an early college high school, and my suggestion here is no athletics. Students already get bused to the CTE building and back, so this could happen with Old High as well. All 3 schools keep their identities, 2 of them keep athletics and get rebuilt, and this district maintains a rivalry. www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/wfisd-special-session-board-meeting-discussed-possible-bond-high-school-solution/1699564663 |
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Post by riderraider74 on Jan 17, 2019 13:16:41 GMT -6
Wichita Falls ISD is back at it. They just can't figure out what to do with their high schools. There is one board member calling for only one high school, while the superintendent appears to be leaning toward only having 2 HSs. A few years ago, WFISD was denied a bond that would merge Rider and Old High and do nothing to Hirschi, mainly due to a drought, but undoubtedly also due to the rivalry of the 2 schools. WFHS was opened in 1922, Rider in 1961, and Hirschi in 1962, so it is obvious each school needs upgrades (just look at each campus on google maps...). A single HS would currently call for 3676 students, which would provide no real rival. The near-annual trips to Denton ISD would be replaced by Denton Guyer and others down the road, Saginaw ISD by Keller ISD. Sherman and Denison would be replaced by Abilene and Weatherford as occasional mates. The key here is that travel remains largely the same, but is reduced by one third with the consolidation of the 3 campuses. My guess is the location would be at the site of the current McNeil JH, which is the location of Memorial Stadium in the southwest portion of the district. This huge HS would be able to compete annually. The WF-Rider rivalry is dead, but so is Hirschi-Burkburnet. WF-Rider consolidation would give that campus around 2754 students, while keeping Hirschi around 922. This results in a smaller 6A and 4A D1 programs that will not play each other, although Hirschi will keep its rivalry. The new campus would service the south and central areas, and the previously mentioned site was at McNeil JH. Travel expenses would be cut in half. But would work be done to Hirschi HS, which is also in need? WF-Hirschi consolidation would give that campus around 2179, with Rider keeping its 1497 students. That means one campus is a large 5A D1 and the other is a small-to-medium 5A D2. The two schools could play one other and travel is slashed in half, but they wouldn't be in the same district. This is an option strictly proposed by me to counter the one above, and would require extensive work done to Hirschi to house that many students, if a new location isn't chosen entirely. Two balanced high schools would call for around 1838 students each, with both campuses being large 5A D2 programs. That would set them up to be completive and keep a rivalry of some sort intact. What these campuses would like like and where they would be located depends on how much they would like to spend. I think Tyler ISD is a great example of what to do for around $200M: rebuild current high schools. WFHS is a historical site, so it is protected. That leaves Hirschi and Rider campuses for the new schools. Both of these campuses were built around the same time, so the layouts are similar. One campus is in the north and the other in the south. How much gets rebuilt would be up for debate, but even an entire demolition and rebuild on site would save money than new sites. If Rider got moved to the McNeil site, it would still work about as well. The few remaining questions would be whether Hirschi's name, mascot, and colors would stay or be changed to something else, what would happen to the IB/magnet programs, and what would become of WFHS. My solution would be to move the IB and magnet courses to the current WFHS, keeping that school's traditions ongoing, while keeping Hirschi's identity intact. WFHS could also become an early college high school, and my suggestion here is no athletics. Students already get bused to the CTE building and back, so this could happen with Old High as well. All 3 schools keep their identities, 2 of them keep athletics and get rebuilt, and this district maintains a rivalry. www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/wfisd-special-session-board-meeting-discussed-possible-bond-high-school-solution/1699564663This subject has been a topic for discussion for awhile. I'm not sure it'll ever happen but if it did I think with all of the talent in Wichita falls it would make consistently good teams. Hirschii and Rider players all on one team! Mix in some old high guys and the team would be a major competitor. Old high and rider rivalry is far from dead. We have 12-15 thousand people at the game every year. The only part that is dead is that old high has a hard time Fielding a team that is competitive. They are on the rebound though. They may be able to compete in a few years. Not the next two though. Rider will be loaded. Everytime a bond is put up it gets voted down. Anything that will improve schools or roads is voted down Everytime here. |
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Post by rtxc1 on Jan 17, 2019 22:55:12 GMT -6
Wichita Falls ISD is back at it. They just can't figure out what to do with their high schools. There is one board member calling for only one high school, while the superintendent appears to be leaning toward only having 2 HSs. A few years ago, WFISD was denied a bond that would merge Rider and Old High and do nothing to Hirschi, mainly due to a drought, but undoubtedly also due to the rivalry of the 2 schools. WFHS was opened in 1922, Rider in 1961, and Hirschi in 1962, so it is obvious each school needs upgrades (just look at each campus on google maps...). A single HS would currently call for 3676 students, which would provide no real rival. The near-annual trips to Denton ISD would be replaced by Denton Guyer and others down the road, Saginaw ISD by Keller ISD. Sherman and Denison would be replaced by Abilene and Weatherford as occasional mates. The key here is that travel remains largely the same, but is reduced by one third with the consolidation of the 3 campuses. My guess is the location would be at the site of the current McNeil JH, which is the location of Memorial Stadium in the southwest portion of the district. This huge HS would be able to compete annually. The WF-Rider rivalry is dead, but so is Hirschi-Burkburnet. WF-Rider consolidation would give that campus around 2754 students, while keeping Hirschi around 922. This results in a smaller 6A and 4A D1 programs that will not play each other, although Hirschi will keep its rivalry. The new campus would service the south and central areas, and the previously mentioned site was at McNeil JH. Travel expenses would be cut in half. But would work be done to Hirschi HS, which is also in need? WF-Hirschi consolidation would give that campus around 2179, with Rider keeping its 1497 students. That means one campus is a large 5A D1 and the other is a small-to-medium 5A D2. The two schools could play one other and travel is slashed in half, but they wouldn't be in the same district. This is an option strictly proposed by me to counter the one above, and would require extensive work done to Hirschi to house that many students, if a new location isn't chosen entirely. Two balanced high schools would call for around 1838 students each, with both campuses being large 5A D2 programs. That would set them up to be completive and keep a rivalry of some sort intact. What these campuses would like like and where they would be located depends on how much they would like to spend. I think Tyler ISD is a great example of what to do for around $200M: rebuild current high schools. WFHS is a historical site, so it is protected. That leaves Hirschi and Rider campuses for the new schools. Both of these campuses were built around the same time, so the layouts are similar. One campus is in the north and the other in the south. How much gets rebuilt would be up for debate, but even an entire demolition and rebuild on site would save money than new sites. If Rider got moved to the McNeil site, it would still work about as well. The few remaining questions would be whether Hirschi's name, mascot, and colors would stay or be changed to something else, what would happen to the IB/magnet programs, and what would become of WFHS. My solution would be to move the IB and magnet courses to the current WFHS, keeping that school's traditions ongoing, while keeping Hirschi's identity intact. WFHS could also become an early college high school, and my suggestion here is no athletics. Students already get bused to the CTE building and back, so this could happen with Old High as well. All 3 schools keep their identities, 2 of them keep athletics and get rebuilt, and this district maintains a rivalry. www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/wfisd-special-session-board-meeting-discussed-possible-bond-high-school-solution/1699564663This subject has been a topic for discussion for awhile. I'm not sure it'll ever happen but if it did I think with all of the talent in Wichita falls it would make consistently good teams. Hirschii and Rider players all on one team! Mix in some old high guys and the team would be a major competitor. Old high and rider rivalry is far from dead. We have 12-15 thousand people at the game every year. The only part that is dead is that old high has a hard time Fielding a team that is competitive. They are on the rebound though. They may be able to compete in a few years. Not the next two though. Rider will be loaded. Everytime a bond is put up it gets voted down. Anything that will improve schools or roads is voted down Everytime here. I think the best thing would be too essentially merge Hirschi and Old High, with some kids getting rezoned to Rider. Then you should have a pretty decent balance of talent at both schools and revamping the big game. Didn't a bond pass recently for the new CTE center? I think it was a smaller bond, but that is at least something. |
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Post by rtxc1 on Jan 20, 2019 12:22:36 GMT -6
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Post by rtxc1 on Jan 20, 2019 16:08:13 GMT -6
Comal ISD will look very different soon. Canyon HS is expected to go to 5A D1 for 1 cycle in 2022 before returning to 6A. Canyon Lake is not expected to change much, staying 4A D1. Smithson Valley is projected to drop to 5A D1 for one cycle in 2024 before returning to 6A. HS 4 is projecting a UIL number of 932 for 2020, which would place them in 4A D1 for the foreseeable future. HS #5 is projecting a UIL number of 1109 for 2022, which would place them in 4A D1 for 1 cycle before they jump up to 5A D2 for a while. Canyon and Smithson Valley will need more relief beginning around 2025. www.comalisd.org/apps/pages/demographics |
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