Godley High School students led the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new high school arena prior to the Ladycat volleyball team’s home opener on August 20, 2024.

Volleyball, basketball, cheer and dance students were featured for the ribbon cutting.

Joining the ceremony was the Godley Chamber of Commerce, Godley ISD school board trustees and administrators, civic and business leaders, representatives of the Huckabee school architectural firm, contractors and community members.

A new competition gym for high school athletics including volleyball and basketball, the facility includes additional classrooms and a second presentation room. The space may also be utilized for practices, rehearsals and events for cheer, dance and the indoor percussion ensemble among other student groups. In addition, there are additional locker rooms and sports medicine training rooms.

The arena, The WILD and fine arts wing are part of phases 2 and 3 of the high school expansion to increase student capacity. Ribbon cutting ceremonies for the latter two were held in the spring.

The WILD (Wildcat Innovative Learning Destination) is a four-story career and technical education center that serves several programs of study in nine career clusters: Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources; Arts, AV Technology & Communications; Business, Marketing & Finance; Education & Training; Health Science; Human Services; Information Technology; Transportation, Distribution & Logistics.  The building also houses student-run enterprises as well as the district technology department.

The new fine arts wing includes space for the GHS Band, which has been continuing to use the band hall at Godley Middle School, along with high school art, theater and dance programs. Part of the new facilities is a rehearsal hall and practice rooms for a future choir program.