December 2025 

The most visible progress on the outside of the new AHHS building is the brick work which is now complete on the front and south side along Castano.

Framing for all classrooms is complete, hallway tile will start in mid January, and sheet rock is progressing in the Main and South wings.

At the AHISD Athletic Complex, the turf is laid out on the new softball field and bleachers are in progress. The brick is finished on the building that will house tennis and softball locker rooms, coaches offices, and meeting space. Over the break, power was connected from the natatorium.

Classroom refreshes continue at Cambridge and the next set of classrooms in Building 3 will be completed in February. Piers have been drilled for the additions to the cafeteria and new Central Plant. Kitchen/Cafeteria Renovations are now underway. The kitchen will not be in service until next school year. Meals will be brought in from an alternate location.

Fifth graders at Woodridge will spend the second semester in portables as work has begun on an addition and renovation to the fifth grade classrooms. Over the Winter Break, demolition of interior classroom walls began in the 5th grade hallway. The project will be completed by the start of the 2026-27 school year.

Design work continues for the Junior School and new Central Office/District Community Center.

November 2025 

It’s been dominating the view over AHHS for over a year, and now it’s no more. The tower crane was disassembled and removed in mid November!

Brick is complete on the North Wing and front of Main Wing and is in progress on the South Wing. Windows are installed on the first and second floors of North Wing and almost done in Main Wing. All offices and classrooms are framed in Main Wing and on the first and second floors of South Wing.

At the end of October, the golf simulators were installed in the golf space in the new Visitor's Bleachers Complex. It’s the first devoted space for golf at AHHS.

Tennis courts have been resurfaced at the AHISD Athletic Complex at Robbins. Shade covers have been installed and wind screens are ordered. Over at the softball field, the installation of the field is getting underway and turf is down in the batting cages and bull pens.

At the Mule Yard, restrooms and bleacher shade covers are complete and bleachers will be installed this month.

The next set of classroom refreshes is complete at Cambridge and the next group of classrooms is being renovated now. Work on the Central Plant continues.

Woodridge received portables in mid November in preparation of the renovation of the fifth grade wing. Fifth graders will spend the second semester in the portables.

During the Thanksgiving Break, hallway work was completed at Woodridge. Materials had been on order since the summer classrooms refreshes, and the remaining work was scheduled for the break for minimal impact to students and staff.

October 2025 

One of the most visible signs of construction at Alamo Heights High School will soon be no more. Coming up in November, the crane that has towered over Broadway over the past year will be removed.

Framing of classrooms, hallways, and offices is underway on all three floors of the new building. Sheetrock is being installed and some areas have the first coat of paint. Brick has been installed on the North Wing and half of the front of the Main Wing. Windows are being installed after brick work. Roofing is ongoing and will be completed in early 2026.

Tennis court resurfacing is underway at the Robbins Athletic Complex and work also continues on the softball field and locker room/meeting room space.

The Mule Yard project continues with all baseball upgrades expected to wrap up in November.

Classroom refreshes continue at Cambridge Elementary. The first set of classrooms in building 3 will be completed the first week of November.

Planning and design work is underway for both the Junior School project and new Central Office building.

The latest edition of On Location with Dr. Bashara highlights the new Visitor’s Bleachers Complex at Orem Stadium which opened earlier this fall.

September 2025 

In Early September, Trustees and District leaders attended a Topping Out Ceremony for the new High School Building as the final piece of structural steel was placed.

Renovations to the High School Auditorium were completed in September. The work included audio and lighting system upgrades, new projectors, painting of the stage floor, and new auditorium carpet.

The AHISD Board of Trustees made the strategic decision in a September Building Committee meeting to swap the order of the Howard and Junior School construction projects. Now, AHJS will take place before Howard. Changing the order with AHJS puts the district in a better financial position than if the Howard project stayed ahead of the AHJS project and ensures that there will be enough bond dollars to complete the new Howard building as designed. Updated construction timelines are posted to the Bond Upgrades website.

Switching to athletics bond projects, baseball renovations/upgrades at the Mule Yard are in progress and should be complete by Thanksgiving. This includes restrooms, new bleachers, and shade covers. At the AHISD Athletic Complex at Robbins, the locker room exterior block walls are finished and steel rafters are being installed. Final retaining walls are framed and waiting to be poured. The batting cage steel cover has been installed and the dugout block walls are complete. Tennis court resurfacing began at the end of September. Other general maintenance including shade covers should be completed by the first of the year.

August 2025 

We ended the month of August by welcoming visitors to the Visitor’s Bleachers Complex for the first varsity football game. The facility was turned over to the district the day before the game and includes new concession and restroom facilities, visitors bleachers, meeting space, and the visitors locker room.

Steel work is almost complete at the AHHS Academic Building with crews working on the roof steel on the final section of the building. Exterior brick, interior framing, and roof installation continue.

First, 2nd and 3rd grade students at Cambridge and 3rd and 4th grade students at Woodridge started the school year in mid August in newly refreshed classrooms. August also marked substantial completion of the Woodridge Auditorium refresh and upgrades to the Woodridge Cafeteria. Some hallway work still remains at each campus with materials on order. Work is already underway on the next group of refreshed classrooms at Cambridge.

This month the Bond Community Council took a Field Trip to Cambridge to visit the newly refreshed classrooms.

Work continues over at the Robbins Athletic Complex, with installation of the field expected to start in September.

The architects and contractor continue to work on the final schematic design of Howard.
 
 

July 2025 

It’s been a busy summer of construction around AHISD!

Crews have almost finished erecting steel for the final section at the AHHS site. They’re also framing classrooms and offices, installing window frames and glass on the main level, and have installed the main staircase.

The new bleachers were installed this past month at the Visitor's Bleacher Complex at Orem Stadium. Crews have also been painting, installing wall tiles and PA systems to the fieldhouse buildings, and finishing the exterior bricking. We’re looking forward to welcoming fans next month as football season kicks off.

At the Robbins Athletic Complex, concrete was poured for the retaining walls, dugouts, locker rooms and batting cages at the new softball field site.

Work continues at Woodridge and Cambridge and we know teachers and students are eagerly anticipating their new spaces being completed. Newly refreshed classrooms will await 1,2, and 3rd graders at Cambridge and 3rd and 4th graders at Woodridge. Hallway work will continue at each school, with some materials still expected to arrive in the coming weeks. The Woodridge cafeteria refresh will be completed in early August and the Woodridge auditorium refresh will finish shortly after.

 

June 2025 

This month marks one year of construction at Alamo Heights High School! It’s just about the halfway point for the project which will be completed in August 2026.

Watch the latest On Location with Dr. Bashara for an overview of current projects in AHISD. It’s a busy summer!

At AHHS, crews have begun erecting steel on the last section of the building! This month, there’s also been electrical and AV work underway in the existing auditorium in the Fine Arts Building.

There’s also roofing and exterior bricking at the Visitors Bleachers Complex at Orem Stadium. Next month, bleacher installation should begin.

Crews wasted no time beginning the major summer projects at Woodridge and Cambridge- the classroom refreshes for the first classrooms. Portables were also delivered to Cambridge this month; 4 fifth grade classes will use them this coming year.


 

May 2025 

Another month in the transformation of AHISD!

At the AHHS Academic Building, steel erection continues moving toward the South wing. In the North and Central wings, crews framed walls on the first and second floors and began decking for the roof on the third floor. Next month marks one year of construction!

Over at the Visitors Bleacher Complex, the new North and South buildings are taking shape. Bleachers are ordered and will be delivered later this summer.

At the AHISD Athletic Complex at Robbins, crews are digging for electrical and plumbing for the locker room building.

At the May Board Meeting, Trustees approved Bartlett Cocke as CMAR General Contractor for Project 3 which includes construction at Howard Early Childhood Center and Alamo Heights Junior School. They also approved R.L. Rhode Contracting as contractor for a baseball construction project that includes bleacher and restroom renovations.

With the end of the school year, teachers at Cambridge and Woodridge packed up the classrooms that will be refreshed over the summer. Crews began working the Monday after school let out for the summer.

April 2025 

Construction is officially underway at the AHISD Athletic Complex at Robbins! Tree clearing and site grading has begun for the first project, a new softball field, located behind the tennis courts and natatorium.

Over at the Visitors Bleacher Complex, foundation has been poured for both structures - meeting/concession building and visitors locker room- and block walls are starting to go up. Next we’ll see piers drilled for the bleachers.

Steel work continues at the high school, with the Main Wing just about finished.

At the April Board Meeting, Trustees approved the GMP for work at Cambridge and Woodridge that begins this summer.

At the April Bond Council Meeting, members took a field trip that included a bus trip inside the construction fences at AHHS for an up close look at progress.

Also in April, Cambridge Principal Jana Hawkins shared construction logistics with the Bond Council and campus community.

Design work also continued this month for the new Howard Building with design team members touring area facilities and speaking with other early childhood centers across the state to gather ideas.

March 2025 

We continue to see incredible progress as the steel is erected for the new building! The steel work is moving from the “North Wing” to the “Main Wing” of the structure. Foundation is also being poured for the 2nd and 3rd floors of the North Wing side.

Over at the Visitor’s Bleacher Complex, the work remains low to the ground with pipes and electrical work, in anticipation of foundation pours for the new locker room in the coming weeks.

At the March Board Meeting, Trustees approved the GMP for 2 portables (4 classrooms) at Cambridge. Approval for the main work at Cambridge and Woodridge will be presented to the Board in April.

Next month, the first project at the AHISD Athletic Complex at Robbins will begin as permits were finalized and secured this month.

The first design meeting for the new Howard building also took place at the end of March with school staff meeting with architects from LPA to start the process.

February 2025 

There continues to be visible signs of construction progress as steel is erected for the new AHHS academic building. Closer to the ground, crews also completed foundation pours.

Over at the Visitor’s Bleacher Complex, site grading was completed and trenches will now be dug for utilities.

This past month the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council met with Sara Flowers from LPA Design Studio and gave their input on upcoming projects at Howard and The Junior School.

At the February Board Meeting, Trustees viewed renderings and approved the GMP (Guaranteed Maximum Price) for the AHISD Athletic Complex at Robbins which will see the addition of a softball field; office, meeting, and locker room spaces for softball and tennis; and resurfacing of the tennis courts. Our Project 2 website has renderings of the site.

January 2025 

The start of 2025 was a new milestone in AHHS construction- workers have begun erecting steel for the new building!

Foundation work also continued this past month and should continue through the end of February.

The Visitor’s Bleacher Complex sitework continues with grading and earthwork to prepare for future construction. Temporary light poles have also been installed.

The Bond Community Council met in January and reviewed renderings for upcoming work at Cambridge and Woodridge that will begin later this year. Our Bond Updates website now includes highlights of that upcoming work which will bring classroom refreshes to both campuses and improvements to both cafeterias and serving lines.
 

December 2024 

There were several construction firsts in December. The first foundation pour at AHHS occurred in the early morning hours on Dec. 20. The new building construction is divided into areas and the foundation pour started in one area of the site. Crews also finished drilling piers.

The first phases of the Visitor Complex at Orem Stadium project also began with the removal of lights and demolition of the bleachers and building. The project is scheduled to be completed by next fall.

With limited space at AHHS, a laydown yard has been created at Howard ECC for additional materials storage.

November 2024 

During the month of November, construction crews began drilling piers and pouring the mud slab for the new AHHS building. That work continues, along with laying storm pipes and digging trenches for other underground piping.

Coming this month, the first phases of the visitors complex project at Orem Stadium will begin. This project will include bleachers, locker rooms, concessions, and team meeting space.

October 2024 

The official start of fall brought a new phase in construction at Alamo Heights High School. After months of demolition work and the haul off of debris, the new building is now under construction.

In mid October, crews began site grading, earthwork, and utility work which included drilling piers and prepping to pour foundation. A tower crane was also erected at the site. This type of crane will keep the existing trees safer as the new building is constructed.

September 2024 

During the month of September, demolition and debris haul-off continued at Alamo Heights HS. A little less than 600 truckloads of materials were hauled away during this process. In October, crews will break ground on the new building and enter a new phase of the construction process. The project remains on time and on budget.

Also in September, the beloved Mule statue was reinstalled by the north entrance to Orem Stadium. 

August 2024 

August brought the start of the school year and students and staff are back on the Alamo Heights HS campus adjusting to the new set up during construction. Teachers did a wonderful job setting up classrooms and making ‘the Mods’ feel like home. Many classrooms are larger than what they had in the previous building.

Demolition work continued in a major way with most of the main building demolished in August. The haul off of debris is underway.

The Broadway North parking lot (formerly the Colony House apartments) was completed this month and will be ready for student permit parking in addition to the Broadway South parking lot. With these two lots, there are actually more parking spots available on campus than last year.

The Bond Community Council met in mid August and after receiving updates from LPA Architects and the District’s Bond Manager, the group toured the modular classrooms and the new temporary library space. Trustees also toured the spaces this month.

July 2024 

July 2024 brought noticeable changes to the AHHS building, modular classrooms, and temporary parking lots.

The former Colony House apartments along Broadway were demolished and work began to turn the site into a secondary temporary parking lot. The other temporary parking lot, at the corner of Broadway and Castano, is complete. 

The AHHS administration and office staff moved into their temporary office space at the corner of Castano and Vanderhoven. All visitors to the campus will check in at this location.

Crews also worked on the final touches to the modular classrooms to prepare for teacher arrival in early August and worked on the installation of fencing and exterior lighting. 

Demolition is underway on the main Academic Wing. 

June 2024 

Summer brought the beginning of construction to Alamo Heights ISD as the first Bond 2023 project is underway at Alamo Heights HS. June brought a flurry of activity at the campus as district staff and construction crews prepared for demolition of the main academic building to begin in July.

Modular classrooms arrived and were set up on the soccer practice field and parking lot at the corner of Vanderhoven and Castano. A total of 61 classrooms and additional office space for administration and counseling will be housed in this new location.

District Technology staff removed devices and equipment like projectors and security cameras from the main building. The STEM building will house the library during construction, and Maintenance staff helped set up racks of books and spaces for a circulation desk and computers. They also assisted in moving classroom items and teacher belongings to the modular classrooms.

Tree protection was installed outside and inside the main building, temporary walls were constructed along with some selective demolition.

Vacant land at the corner of Broadway and Castano and the former Colony House Apartments will be converted to temporary parking lots and crews began both projects.
 

“A Walk Down Memory Lane” - April 2024 

 With a nod to the past and a look to the future, hundreds of Mules took A Walk Down Memory Lane at AHHS in April 2024. At this special event, community members were able to walk the halls, take pictures, look at yearbooks and class photos, reunite with classmates and teachers, and share their favorite memories.



Additional photos can be found on the District's Facebook page.

Package One Update- December 2023 and January 2024

District staff and Trustees worked with architects from LPA Design Studios and Bartlett Cocke General Contractors in planning for Bond 2023 Package One construction which will begin in May 2024 with new construction at Alamo Heights High School.

Campus staff and leaders were involved in more than 10 meetings during the conceptual design process in fall of 2023, providing input on needs for more collaborative spaces, a design focused on teaching and learning, increased square footage, and additional outdoor learning spaces.