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Elyson’s students will head to three new Katy ISD schools

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When students living in Katy’s Elyson community return to school in August, they will attend the Katy Independen­t School District’s new Paetow High and Stockdick Junior High, the newest additions to a K-12 tri-campus located two miles from Elyson.

Bethke Elementary, also part of the tri-campus, opened in 2016. Elyson students are zoned to attend all of these state-of-the-art schools.

All of these schools have new architectu­ral designs that are the first of their kind for Katy ISD, reflecting the district’s forward-looking focus on collaborat­ive, student-driven learning and exposing students to realworld connection­s. Event scheduled

The public is invited to tour these new schools with Katy ISD’s Ignite! celebratio­n on Aug. 12, a week before school starts.

Festivitie­s will include food trucks and activities such as bounce houses.

A “learning green” the size of eight football fields will be located between Paetow and Stockdick, providing places where students can gather for lunch, put on performanc­es and work on collaborat­ive projects. ‘Learning stairs’

The first three-story high school in Katy ISD, Paetow will have three sets of “learning stairs,” providing spaces for students and teachers to gather for collaborat­ive learning, arts performanc­es and other activities.

Technology is another focus, with filtered Wi-Fi, Chromebook computers and interactiv­e 55-inch smart panel computers in every classroom.

Stockdick Junior High has many flexible-use spaces where students can collaborat­e, along with technology similar to that used in the high school.

Katy ISD is ranked as the No. 2 best school district in the Houston region by Niche.com, with an overall grade of A+. Statewide, Katy ISD is among the top 2 percent of districts ranked by Niche.

Elyson will also soon be convenient to higher education, with the University of Houston planning to break ground next year on its 46-acre campus at I-10 and Grand Parkway.

At Grand Parkway and FM 529, Elyson offers new homes priced from the mid-$200,000s to $600,000s.

For additional informatio­n, go to www.Elyson.com.

 ??  ?? In August, Elyson students will attend the Katy Independen­t School District’s new Paetow High and Stockdick Junior High (shown), the newest additions to a K-12 tri-campus two miles from Elyson. Bethke Elementary, also part of the tri-campus, opened in 2016.
In August, Elyson students will attend the Katy Independen­t School District’s new Paetow High and Stockdick Junior High (shown), the newest additions to a K-12 tri-campus two miles from Elyson. Bethke Elementary, also part of the tri-campus, opened in 2016.

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