Just Where Is Boerne, Texas ?

 

 The ambiance in the little town of Boerne, Texas, warms the heart and enlivens the spirit!  Surrounded by the beautiful Texas

 Hill Country, Boerne, Texas, is just a 30 minute drive to downtown San Antonio.  It is a fabulous combination of Old World

 charm and Texas hospitality.  The tastefully restored Main Street offers a feast of antique, gift, and art galleries, restaurants,

coffee shops, bakeries, turn-of-the-century European architecture and picturesque gardens, parks, and greenbelts.

 

This delightful, charming town began in 1849 when a group of German colonists from Bettina camped out on the north side of Cibolo Creek.

In 1852 it was named in honor of Ludwig Borne, a German poet and publicist.  The community had only 10 houses in 1859, but

it was chosen to be the county seat.  A courthouse was built in 1870 which is still in use, making it the second-oldest courthouse

in Texas. 

 

The arrival of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway in 1887 brought increased economic opportunity.  The community prospered

through the 20's.  In the 1950's, however, Boerne became more of a bedroom community when many Boerne residents turned to San

Antonio for their employment. 

 

A German cultural tradition still dominates the community in many ways.  There is always something fun going on in Boerne...many travel to Boerne annually to attend the Burges Fest.  Many go there just to get away for the weekend.  Many families move there to live closer to the Texas Hill Country and to raise their children in Boerne's well-known school district.  It is a small city in the hills with an affluent lifestyle!

 

        For information on Boerne's current homes
        on the market, click on "Search San Antonio"  
        and go to "Boerne". 

Boerne Schools: 

Boerne Independent School District has one high school - Boerne High School - and a second under construction. The colors are purple and white, with gray or silver used as an accent color; the school mascot is the Greyhound. Boerne Middle School originally had blue and white as their colors with the mascot being the Pups, but they have adopted the same colors and mascot as the high school.

The new high school, Boerne Champion High School, is currently under construction and is scheduled to open for the class of 2009. It will share the site with new Cibolo Creek Elementary.  Boerne High School has been noted nationwide for its excellent Advanced Placement program, which has unusually high participation and success rates compared to similar schools around the United States.  In the year 2007, eight B.H.S. students qualified in the National Merit Scholarship Program, with one receiving a scholarship.

 

Boerne High School has excelled in its athletic department, being named the best in the region recently by the San Antonio Express-News. The Boerne Greyhounds have won multiple state championships in varying sports over the past few years:

• Cross country running, both boys and girls, in 2003 & 2004.
• The baseball team of 2004, on which current MLB draftees and University of Texas players Russell Moldenhauer and Bradley Suttle played.
• The boys soccer team, in 2006, after falling short in the state championship in 2001.
• The girls softball team, in 2007.