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As New Braunfels ISD prepares to tear down the current New Braunfels High School buildings in the coming years to make room for new construction, the NBISD Memorabilia Committee is considering a variety of ways to preserve the site’s memorials and keepsakes. Phase one of construction at the high school is currently underway, representing the first step in replacing the current campus. The demolition of the current main building is anticipated to start in late 2026 or early 2027.
NBHS has been in its current site since 1964, and NBISD Chief of Schools Wade Ivy said during a board meeting Monday night that there are plenty of memorials, keepsakes, portraits and murals throughout the school. The memorabilia committee is comprised of eight members, including former teachers, former students, former coaches, a current teacher and alumni. “What we have is a group of people that can represent a really long span of time,” Ivy said.
The memorabilia committee had its first meeting in October, and members reviewed the current item inventory and identified more items to add to the list. They have now begun to look toward the next steps. “What is next is we need to start coming up with some ideas of how these items that have been identified will be preserved, and there’s a number of ways that that can happen,” Ivy said.
“Some of those items can be moved into the new school.” He gave the example of the Unicorn glass panes in the commons area, as there is already a designated spot for it in the new building toward the front of the school. The embossed glass is a well-loved feature and will continue to be for years to come, Ivy said.
“There are other items that we can preserve through high resolution photography that can then be used to make banners, decals or other things like that as we see fit,” he said. “There could be digital archiving, we could do some written records.” The district and committee members will continue to engage the community in conversations about the preservation of memorials and keepsakes.
“The guiding principle here is that when the day comes that the building is torn down, we do not want anybody to go, ‘What about that?’” Ivy said. For community members wanting to inquire about a specific memorial or keepsake, they can email [email protected] .
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