Most fast-growing school districts spend years catching up to their enrollment. Van Alstyne ISD chose to build ahead of it.
Van Alstyne sits on the US-75 corridor between Dallas and the Oklahoma border, and it is one of the fastest-growing communities in North Texas. The district has grown more than 35% in five years and now serves roughly 3,000 students. In 2022, voters approved a bond that included a new high school and a full athletic campus. That campus includes Panther Stadium, a baseball and softball complex, and a tennis center, representing more than $28 million in athletic infrastructure.
Hellas Construction designed, manufactured, and installed the entire campus as one coordinated project.
One Bond. One Partner. One Timeline.
The district had a choice. It could phase its facilities across several bond cycles, or it could build everything at once. It chose to build everything at once.
"We didn't want to build piecemeal. We wanted facilities that match our community's ambition." — Van Alstyne ISD Superintendent
Building together had a practical advantage. It locked in construction costs and avoided the inflation risk of delayed phases. It also gave the district one partner, one accountability structure, and one schedule.
The Scope
- Panther Stadium: a 3,500-seat stadium with Matrix Helix® synthetic turf over a Cushdrain® shock pad, plus an 8-lane Hellas epiQ Tracks® surface
- Baseball complex: varsity and JV synthetic turf fields with batting cages
- Softball complex: varsity and JV synthetic turf fields
- Tennis center: eight courts with full amenities
- Amenities: press box, parking, concessions, and restrooms
- Community touches: including the legacy scoreboard from the original stadium, reused to honor the program's history
Why Vertical Integration Made a Simultaneous Build Possible
Four sports facilities under construction at once is a stress test for any contractor. Coordination gaps and supply-chain delays can stall a project in a hurry.
Hellas's vertically integrated model removes much of that risk. Turf, track surfaces, shock pads, and infill are all manufactured in-house. Hellas owns its equipment and self-performs with its own crews. As a result, the district had a single partner managing football, baseball, softball, and tennis simultaneously, without supply-chain fragmentation.
What It Means for a Growing District
For student-athletes: Every sport gets a purpose-built, professional-grade facility from day one. Synthetic turf means more practice time and less weather disruption. The baseball and softball fields officially opened in March 2026.
For district leadership: Building now, instead of phasing, gave the district predictable costs and a unified timeline.
For the community: The campus is a statement of arrival. Van Alstyne is no longer a small town playing catch-up. It is investing in facilities that attract families, keep talent, and serve the community beyond school hours.
Why It Matters
Van Alstyne ISD shows that growing districts don't have to compromise. With the right partner, a district can build ahead of demand and deliver a complete athletic campus in one coordinated effort.
Is your district planning for growth? See how Hellas delivers multi-sport campuses with one partner and one timeline.
About Hellas Construction
Since 2003, Hellas has partnered with communities across the country to design and build world-class athletic facilities, including turf, tracks, courts, and sports lighting. As a fully integrated design-build firm, Hellas manufactures its own products and manages every phase of construction to deliver unmatched quality, performance, and reliability. From Friday night lights to professional stadiums, Hellas builds for sports from start to finish.
