SINTON, Texas — The old Sinton High School was an important part of the community for generations, and with that in mind, Superintendent Dr. Andy Reddock says the school district made sure the design of the new high school reflected the city.
"A lot of things that they saw over time, they're going to recognize hopefully in some of the places here in the building," Reddock said.
The $90 million building is equipped with state-of-the-art technology throughout the school and it can hold over 800 students.
Reddock said in the future, the building can be expanded as the community continues to grow.
"Beyond the physical facility that's here, the way that the building is laid out there's areas that we can expand, even if we had additional construction having those years down the road," he said.
Reddock ensures the community that the district will be saving several iconic pirate mementos like the pirate flooring.
"Right now, it's in there, we got it covered protecting it,” he said. “We are going to raise that out. We won't have it in the building, but we we're going to incorporate it into the landscape around the campus."
As for the old high school, Reddock said the demolition will be completed towards the end of the fall semester.
"So they'll have a show every day for the first semester as they're dropping kids off, watching the demolition of the original facility," he said.
Reddock said they're on track to welcome students back for the first day of school on August 14. He hopes the community enjoys the new high school.
"The district and our community can be proud of it,” he said. “That our kids are proud of, that we can start new traditions here and keep a lot of the old ones living on in the new facility."