By Megan Wehring 

DRIPPING SPRINGS — In the face of strenuous challenges and a rewritten syllabus caused by the pandemic, two Dripping Springs teachers were honored for their tenacity. 

Kristen Northrup, second grade teacher at Rooster Springs Elementary, was named Elementary Teacher of the Year and Micki Whitacre, statistics and algebra teacher at Dripping Springs High School, was named Secondary Teacher of the Year. Both individuals will represent Dripping Springs ISD (DSISD) in the 2021...