Agreed...even more impressive from the ground. It's hard to get an idea of the sheer scale of this complex until you see it in person. For example. In the picture below...to get a sense of the scale, find the doors to the building at the top of the stairs:
I think the school funding issue goes much deeper than an argument about this facility. You must keep in mind that there are some 10 High Schools that will share 2 stadiums. This facility was built to encompass all of the District's (The 3rd largest School District in the state with over 85,000 students...and the ONLY 'RECOGNIZED' district of this size) special events, football, basketball, concerts, conventions, conferences, etc.
Additionally, Cy-Fair is a Recognized district because it doesn't cut corners and spends money for quality teachers, facilities, etc. It's a big district, second only in size to HISD and DISD...yet it's run a hell of a lot more efficiently.
I believe its extremely important to foster school spirit, parental involvement, community involvement, and broad-based extra-curricular activities. It promotes a healthier environment for the kids and the community.
Agreed...even more impressive from the ground. It's hard to get an idea of the sheer scale of this complex until you see it in person. For example. In the picture below...to get a sense of the scale, find the doors to the building at the top of the stairs:
I think the school funding issue goes much deeper than an argument about this facility. You must keep in mind that there are some 10 High Schools that will share 2 stadiums. This facility was built to encompass all of the District's (The 3rd largest School District in the state with over 85,000 students...and the ONLY 'RECOGNIZED' district of this size) special events, football, basketball, concerts, conventions, conferences, etc.
Additionally, Cy-Fair is a Recognized district because it doesn't cut corners and spends money for quality teachers, facilities, etc. It's a big district, second only in size to HISD and DISD...yet it's run a hell of a lot more efficiently.
I believe its extremely important to foster school spirit, parental involvement, community involvement, and broad-based extra-curricular activities. It promotes a healthier environment for the kids and the community.
i attend Northside i.s.d. in San Antonio + we have about the same amount of schools and students --we`re the largest growing district, also. We`re one of the largest + at a time, THE largest if not now, too. We just got a new sports complex recently but we don't feel the need to spend it on what we don't have to. Some of the things about that stadium's contruction [i.e. the front steps] are not needed. its awful to think that things like that are justified. schools are losing funding for fine arts and everything because people find it necessary to build things like that? sad.
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i attend Northside i.s.d. in San Antonio + we have about the same amount of schools and students --we`re the largest growing district, also. We`re one of the largest + at a time, THE largest if not now, too. We just got a new sports complex recently but we don't feel the need to spend it on what we don't have to. Some of the things about that stadium's contruction [i.e. the front steps] are not needed. its awful to think that things like that are justified. schools are losing funding for fine arts and everything because people find it necessary to build things like that? sad.