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VLK Earns Prestigious Caudill Award for EMS ISD Dr. Jim F. Chadwell Discovery Lab Learning Center and Administrative Offices Design

(Fort Worth, Texas) — VLK is proud to announce the design for Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD’s (EMS ISD) Dr. Jim F. Chadwell Administration Building and Discovery Lab Learning Center received the prestigious Caudill Award, the highest honor in the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) / Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Exhibit of School Architecture annual […]
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VLK Rises Higher on BD+C’s 2025 K-12 Architecture Firms Ranking

VLK ranks No. 2 on Building Design+Construction’s 2025 list of the nation’s Top 160 K-12 Architecture Firms, rising from No. 4 in 2024. The annual ranking is based on K-12 school facility revenue and highlights firms making the greatest impact in the design of educational environments nationwide. This recognition reflects VLK’s continued growth and longstanding […]
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VLK Levels Up by Providing Experts and Educational Services

DALANE BOUILLION, Ed.D | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER In a groundbreaking move, VLK is revolutionizing its offerings by venturing beyond traditional architectural services to encompass comprehensive educational expertise. VLK’s innovation in this arena began in 2015 when they added me as its first Educational Planner. Since then, VLK | EDGE® has grown its Educational Planners to […]
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VLK Joins Sanger ISD in Celebrating the New Sanger High School

VLK proudly joined Sanger ISD, Pogue Construction, and the Sanger community to celebrate the ribbon cutting of the new Sanger High School. The event featured remarks from district leaders and self-guided tours of the district’s newest facility. Funded by the successful 2022 Bond, the design and construction of the new high school address both current […]
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VLK Joins White Settlement ISD to Celebrate Completion of Brewer Middle School Bond Projects at Super Ribbon Smash

VLK joined White Settlement ISD (WSISD) in celebrating the Brewer Middle School Super Ribbon Smash event, marking the completion of the campus’s 2022 bond projects: a sixth-grade center, competition gym, cafetorium, and fine arts expansion. The celebration featured speeches expressing gratitude to community voters, performances from the BMS band and cheerleaders, recognition of the national […]
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Our Greatest and Most Important Investment

SCOTT MILDER | PRINCIPAL, K-12 EDUCATION SPECIALIST Public schools are the foundation of Texas’s prosperity. Our state’s economy is one of the largest in the world, fueled by a skilled workforce educated in Texas public schools. Despite their critical role in our success, our schools are under attack—underfunded, politicized, and increasingly burdened with mandates that […]
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VLK Promotes Five to Managing Principal

VLK is proud to announce the growth and evolution of its leadership with the promotions of Ross Rivers, Trey Laird, Tom Oehler, Tim Kunz, and Derk Jeffrey to the role of Managing Principal. Managing Principals work closely with the firm’s executive leadership team and are responsible for driving performance across the enterprise, aligning long-term strategy […]
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VLK Joins Lockhart ISD in Celebrating the Ribbon Cutting of Borchert Loop Elementary School

On the morning of Saturday, August 2nd, VLK, Lockhart Independent School District, Drymalla Construction, and students, teachers, school board members, and community members to celebrate the ribbon cutting of the district’s sixth elementary campus, Borchert Loop Elementary School. Named after a road on the western edge of town as well as former landowners from the […]
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VLK Joins Crowley ISD in Celebrating the Opening of Baylor Elementary School

On Friday, August 1, VLK joined Crowley ISD students, administrators, community members, Steele & Freeman, and the Baylor family to celebrate the ribbon cutting of Baylor Elementary School. Named in honor of the Baylor family’s deep roots in Crowley ISD history, the district’s 17th elementary school is modeled after the June W. Davis Elementary School […]