Onalaska ISD seeks $42M bond to build high school

Daisy Escatel
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ONALASKA, Texas (KETK) — The Onalaska Independent School District is asking residents to vote for the $42 million bond this election season to address issues in their campuses.

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The district proposed a $42 million proposition that aims to build a new high school and address multiple challenges the campuses deal with:

Onalaska Elementary School

  • Has about 720 students from Pre K – 6th grade with all classrooms occupied.

  • Congested traffic for car rider drop-off and pick up.

  • Reported limited extracurricular for 5th and 6th grade.

  • Lunches from 10:30 a.m. – 1:20 p.m. due to number of grades.

Onalaska Junior Senior High School

  • Has about 540 students with only one reported classroom left for future staffing needs and has conflicts with shared facilities.

  • Career technology education classrooms are not designed for that purpose.

  • Small parking and gymnasium does not allow the district to host graduation and other events.

<em>Onalaska ISD’s proposed new high school to be built next to the Junior Senior High. Courtesy of Onalaska ISD. </em>
Onalaska ISD’s proposed new high school to be built next to the Junior Senior High. Courtesy of Onalaska ISD.

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The school said their proposed solution would allow the district to realign grade levels at each campus, improve schedules, lunch times and reduce traffic. The bond will also provide designed facilities for CTE programs, allow extra-curricular programs for 5th and 6th graders and host school events.

Residents can check how much the bond will affect their household on their website.

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