The Jarrell ISD school board unanimously approved Joe Green as Jarrell Highâs next principal during a meeting on Wednesday.
Green, who earned bachelorâs and masterâs degrees from the University of South Florida and a doctorate degree from Texas State University, served 12 years as a classroom teacher before he shifted to his first administrative role in Dripping Springs ISD â a district he worked in as an assistant principal for five years.
His involvement in expanding career and technical education programs, experience working in diverse and fast-growth communities, and ability to coordinate social and emotional learning programs made him the ideal candidate for the job, according to Jarrell ISD.
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The need for new or expanded school campuses grows daily at Central Texas school districts â especially those located off the stateâs busiest highway.
By the dozens, new students arrive every month.
From just south of the Bell County line to its northern boundaries, school districts adjacent to or near Interstate 35 â Temple, Belton, Salado, Academy, Troy and Jarrell, for example â are dealing with booming student populations that will require campus improvements to accommodate growth in the coming years, officials said.
School officials are preparing for the growth by looking at both short- and long-term options:
Temple ISD purchased land for a planned elementary that could open in fall 2023.
Burnet High School one-act play advances to bi-district despite obstacles Despite a number of obstacles, including COVID-19 quarantines and a flooded auditorium, the Burnet High School theater arts students advanced to the bi-district round of the University Interscholastic League’s one-act play competition. Courtesy photo
The show must go on is a theater cliche, but it rang true for Burnet High School theater arts students, who, despite several challenges, advanced to the bi-district round of the University Interscholastic League’s one-act play competition with their production of “Treasure Island.”
The district contest was March 10 at Jarrell High School.
“The students performed wonderfully, and I am so proud of them,” said theater arts teacher Amanda Brandenburg. “We have overcome many challenges this year, from quarantines to lost rehearsals and clinics over weather closure, and the biggest obstacle has been the loss of our au