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Killeen ISD has chosen two teachers to be awarded Teacher of the Year from across its 52 campuses, which comes with not only bragging rights but a $5,000 check.

Elementary school students across Killeen Independent School District celebrated the first 100 days of the school year with games, food and fun.

"The Killeen NAACP wanted to focus on our Black educators and just educators in general."

As the school year came to an end in the final days of May, students and staff members at the oldest school in Killeen ISD gathered to remember 68 years of teaching and learning. West Ward Elementary School on 709 W. Dean Avenue first opened in 1953. On May 27 at 3 p.m. the school in north Killeen will dismissed for the final time. In a transition now two years in preparation, the students and most of the staff at West Ward will relocate to Killeen Elementary School, a three-level campus on Rancier Avenue that will consolidate West Ward and the former East Ward Elementary attendance zones.

The new elementary schools will open in the fall. Author: Jasmin Caldwell Updated: 12:44 AM CDT April 29, 2021 KILLEEN, Texas — As the city of Killeen continues to grow so does the need for new schools for new students moving into the area.  The sight of construction workers and homes popping up in new neighborhoods is a sign that the city of Killeen is growing. “With the influx of people coming into the district and moving into an area that is family oriented and affordable, we have to have more schools to make sure we accommodate the students coming with...