Mariachi program saved after directors, parents met

Education

Staff Report on October 9, 2019

By Ursula Rogers

The mariachi program has been preserved within Hays Consolidated Independent School District (CISD).

Dr. Eric Wright, along with mariachi band directors Joseph Baird (Lehman High School), Frank De Leon (Simon Middle School) and Yvonne Vasquez (Wallace Middle School) met with parents and others to discuss mariachi’s future with Hays CISD at the district’s Performing Arts Center on Oct. 2. Also present for the meeting were Hays CISD Board President Esperanza Orosco and D...

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Meet the Candidates for the Hays County Elections 2024

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Judge Neidhardt accused of using public resources for campaigning

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Pedophile sentenced to life without parole

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SAN MARCOS — Christopher Lee Head, 36, was sentenced to life in prison, without the possibility of parole, by visiting Judge Glenn Devlin on Oct. 4. A...

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Residents file lawsuit against Hays County for Proposition A on ballot

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SAN MARCOS — Four Hays County property owners have filed a lawsuit against the Hays County Commissioners Court regarding the almost $440 million road ...

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