Construction underway as FISD to open Frenship Memorial High School in fall 2025
As Frenship Independent School District students are gearing up for their summer break, some are looking forward to returning next school year, but in a different location.
The district's new 580,000 square-feet Frenship Memorial High School is set to be completed in fall 2025 - just in time to welcome its inaugural freshman and sophomore classes.
Others are reading: Frenship ISD reveals mascot for new Memorial High School, chosen by students
Principal Chelsey Campbell said with construction well underway at the high school, she is already engaging with her soon-to-be students in helping pick out the school's color, mascot, traditions and school song.
"It gives us something where we have this big opportunity to build a legacy," Campbell said. "Of course, we're going to extend off of every wonderful thing that Frenship has ever built before, but we get to extend that legacy into something brand new."
How Memorial High School came to be
Frenship's school board voted in January 2024 to name the school Memorial to honor the memory of Frenship's founders, the four communities that came together to establish Frenship, and the district's long history, the A-J reported at the time. The second high school was approved as part of a $300 million bond package voters passed in 2020 .
The mascot and colors for the new Memorial High School were previously chosen by a vote of seventh- and eighth-graders at Heritage and Terra Vista middle schools, who will start as freshmen and sophomores at the new campus when it opens. The students overwhelmingly chose the Panthers mascot and school colors of Frenship Blue and bright blue, the A-J previously reported .
Mateo Rosiles is the Government & Public Policy reporter for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Got a news tip for him? Email him: mrosiles@lubbockonline.com.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Frenship Memorial High School set to welcome first class in fall 2025
