San Marcos High School breaks ground on a new era of health care education

The future of healthcare education at San Marcos High School began with a few shovels of dirt Monday. Students, educators, and community members filled rows of chairs on Monday afternoon, with others standing nearby for the groundbreaking of the Building Community Wellness Project. For 16-year-old students Daisy Garcia and Anahi Cortez, who are both enrolled in the school’s Cottage Health Careers Academy, the new facilities represent more than additional classroom space. “It had helped me discover new positions in healthcare that I didn t know about before,” Garcia said. The academy, which expanded to include freshmen for the first time this school year, is now preparing for a physical transformation: three permanent classroom buildings that will replace four aging portables and provide new opportunities for hands-on training. Additionally, the Building Community Wellness Project looks to modernize the school’s existing Elings Wells Family Wellness Center, which will br