HWH Moves Forward on Texas Technical Education Center

By Eric Althoff

PRAIRILAND, Texas—General contractor Harrison, Walker & Harper has broken ground on a $5.5-million career and technical education (CTE) center for the Prairiland Independent School District, which will replace the school’s half-century-old agriculture education building. HWH is also working on an $11.6 million, 46,000-square-foot multipurpose building for the district, which will allow the district to at last boast an indoor practice facility.

HWH is working in concert with architecture and engineering firm Parkhill on realizing such amenities in the training facility as a 40-yard turf and endzone, batting cages, offices, and equipment storage areas. In addition, the building will also serve as a home for the school’s band and youth sports programs—and host various regional sporting events.

Meanwhile, the 21,000-square-foot CTE center will feature classrooms devoted specifically to such fields as consumer sciences, floral design, veterinary tech and agriculture. The building will also host simulated hospital and doctor’s offices so that students can work with real medical equipment in a clinical setting. A greenhouse, woodshop and metal shop will also be on hand for students to undertake practical education.

HWH, founded in 1887, has nearly $2 billion in educational-related construction work to its portfolio, including a recent $21.3-million sports practice edifice for Melissa ISD.

Jared Kinabrew, president of HWH, said that his firm will work to fulfill the district’s hopes for its future educational programs at the CTE.

“Soon, Prairiland ISD students will have access to the latest necessary tools and resources to compete with students nationwide on the field, in the classroom and in the job market,” he remarked.