As the school year came to an end in the final days of May, students and staff members at the oldest school in Killeen ISD gathered to remember 68 years of teaching and learning.
West Ward Elementary School on 709 W. Dean Avenue first opened in 1953. On May 27 at 3 p.m. the school in north Killeen will dismissed for the final time.
In a transition now two years in preparation, the students and most of the staff at West Ward will relocate to Killeen Elementary School, a three-level campus on Rancier Avenue that will consolidate West Ward and the former East Ward Elementary attendance zones.
In an effort to spur on registration for a pair of new Killeen elementary schools not yet open, the district deployed its mobile STEM lab with its on-board technology and connectivity.
The eye-catching vehicle parked on an undeveloped street recently within easy view of the new Pat Carney Elementary School, still under construction at Estancia West on the west side of Clear Creek Road.
Numerous family members parked on the street and a few walked from nearby houses to visit the mobile lab and to register children for school.
The mobile STEM lab also pulled up to the new Killeen Elementary School on Rancier Avenue to provide registration for families in that attendance zone.
New Killeen elementary school mascots unveiled
With four new schools opening in the fall, the district announced four new mascots. Take a look at them. Author: 6 News Digital (6News) Published: 4:43 PM CDT April 27, 2021 Updated: 4:49 PM CDT April 27, 2021
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Editor s Note: Scroll to the bottom to see illustrations of the new mascots.
Killeen ISD is set to open four new elementary schools this fall and close three existing ones and will debut four new mascots along with the school openings.
The new Pershing Park Elementary School, which opened in January, will be the home of the Pumas and will replace the former campus on West Central Texas Expressway. Sugar Loaf Elementary School is closing after the school year ends and will consolidate with the new Pershing Park over the summer, the school district said in a release.
Killeen ISD announced Tuesday the addition of four new mascots to accompany the four newest elementary schools which are slated to open this August.
âFrom almost any angle you take, the landscape of the Killeen Independent School District is changing dramatically,â Killeen ISD spokeswoman Taina Maya said in a press release. âNew construction is pushing the school districtâs boundaries to the south to accommodate growing housing subdivisions in high-growth zones.â
Next school year, beginning in August, KISD is opening four new elementary schools and closing three existing ones. KISDâs Communications and Marketing Department worked in partnership with campus leadership and various committees to develop a mascot for each new campus, Maya said.
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