Bond Progress

Building Excitement for the New EMS ISD Agricultural Science Center

Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD Agricultural Education students are getting excited about the new Dick and Heidi Elkins Agricultural Science Complex, which is being constructed on Mustang Rock Road near Marine Creek Middle School. The facility is scheduled to open in late fall 2026.

Approved by EMS ISD voters in the 2023 Bond, the facility will serve as the hub for all student animal projects along with a multi-use arena and instructional space.

The current facility, which was built in the 1970s, has had minimal upgrades, is not convenient for students, and continues to be a safety concern. The new location will be more accesible for students, staff, and families.

Boswell High School junior and Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Treasurer Amelia McIlroy is excited and grateful for the new facility and the learning opportunities it will create for students.

“The new building will bring us an advanced learning environment,” she said.

Giving EMS ISD students a facility to match high quality instruction already taking place, only possible because EMS ISD voters said yes.

“I am looking forward to the new show arena we are going to have, and I believe it will benefit us as a FFA chapter as it will let us host shows and events, which will be more accessible for us all,” said Wyatt Tribble, a freshman at Chisholm Trail High School.

He’s also excited about the new equipment students will be able to use for their animals.

“The new equipment will benefit students very much as we don’t have great animal equipment like shears, treadmills and sheep stands.” 

Work is underway to pour the building foundations. Soon, the structure itself will start to take shape, which will grow the excitement even more.

Thank you, EMS ISD voters, for giving local children this opportunity to excel in agricultural education.