Frenship Memorial High School Construction Update - December 3, 2024
Video provided by Lee Lewis Construction
Based on demographic studies, Frenship High School is expected to reach capacity in 2023. This bond includes the construction of a second, comprehensive high school that would serve 2,500 students. Frenship Memorial High School is scheduled to open in the Fall of 2025.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, Frenship ISD has more than 11,500 students across the district with nearly 3,300 high school students in 9-12 grade currently enrolled at FHS and the Ninth Grade Center.
Frenship Memorial High School will have the same academic and extracurricular opportunities as Frenship High School. Shared facilities between Frenship Memorial High School and Frenship High School include Peoples Bank Stadium and the Agricultural facilities.
With the opening of Frenship Memorial High School, the current Ninth Grade Center campus will no longer be needed to house ninth grade students and will be re-purposed to serve as the new Frenship Middle School campus.
Name: Frenship Memorial High School (Name finalized in January 2024 after the community submitted name nominations)
Site Secured: Fall 2021
Construction Starts: Summer 2022
Open House: May - June 2025
Doors Open: Fall 2025
Location: 7004 43rd Drive, Lubbock, TX
Principal Hired: January 2024 - Chelsey Campbell
Attendance Boundary Process: Fall 2023 - January 2024 (more information below)
Naming new schools is a big decision and Frenship ISD believes it is important to include our staff, students, parents, and community in the decision-making process. To help with this historic decision of naming our second high school, Frenship ISD opened a public survey and received more than 1,700 name submissions. During the January 18, 2024, school board meeting, the Frenship ISD Board of Trustees approved one the name submissions, Frenship Memorial High School, as the name of the second high school.
Naming Timeline:
November 13-30, 2023 - Public survey for Frenship parents, students, staff, and community members to submit a name for the second high school
December 2023 - Top name nominations were reviewed by District administrators and Board of Trustees
January 18, 2024 - The Board of Trustees voted and approved the name: Frenship Memorial High School
Attendance Boundaries for Frenship High School and Frenship Memorial High School
The opening of Frenship Memorial High School in August of 2025 will impact attendance boundaries for high school students starting in the 2025-2026 school year. Guided by School Board Policy (FC Local), Frenship ISD gathered input from Frenship parents and community members on the boundary considerations.
Frenship hosted four public town hall meetings to discuss the attendance boundary options for Frenship High School and Frenship Memorial High School, answer questions, and allow parents and community members to provide feedback.
During the January 18, 2024, school board meeting, the Board of Trustees approved the new boundaries for the two high schools.
Attendance Boundary Timeline:
October 23, 2023 - Public town hall meeting at Heritage Middle School at 6p.m.
October 24, 2023 - Public town hall meeting at Terra Vista Middle School at 6p.m.
October 25, 2023 - Public town hall meeting at Frenship Middle School at 6p.m.
October 26, 2023 - Public town hall meeting at Alcove Trails Middle School at 6p.m.
November 16, 2023 - Public comments and feedback from the town halls and submitted to the Frenship boundaries email will be presented to the Board of Trustees during the November school board meeting
December 18, 2023 - Recommendation to the Board of Trustees on the proposed attendance boundaries as a discussion item, community members can make public comments and provide input at the school board meeting
January 18, 2024 - The Board of Trustees will vote and adopt the new high school attendance boundaries that will go into effect the 2025-2026 school year
Mascots, School Colors, School Song, & Other Spirit Decisions
These are big decisions and they're ones we will not make alone. Over the next few years, Frenship will work closely and collaborate with community members, parents, students, local business owners, and other Frenship stakeholders as we prepare for the opening of Frenship Memorial High School in August of 2025.
Timeline
Spring/Summer of 2024
Spirit Committee established to begin working on Frenship Memorial High School mascot and colors (this committee will include students who will attend Frenship Memorial High School and other Frenship stakeholders)
Middle school students zoned to Frenship Memorial High School will vote on mascot and colors and make a recommendation to the Board of Trustees
A Student Leadership Advisory group will be established for Frenship Memorial High School
Videos of Frenship Memorial High School Construction
