The Hays Education Foundation welcomed new teachers to Hays CISD   with a special surprise at their orientation held at Hays High School. Micah Petrea, Hays Education Foundation president, and other members presented the new teachers with $100 gift cards. The Texas State Teachers Association donated...

Staff Report HAYS COUNTY – Hays CISD is returning to charging for school meals and offering free and reduced-price meals based on student eligibility.   During the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress authorized spending that allowed schools to serve free meals for all students. However, those funds are not ...

(Editor's Note: This post was updated on July 28 at 12:37 p.m. to reflect comments made by Hays CISD and Wimberley ISD) By Megan Wehring   HAYS COUNTY – Some local school districts are looking for more school resource officers to ensure campus safety.   An SRO is a specifically trained and properly ...

By Brittany Anderson HAYS COUNTY — Gun violence: it’s a conversation that has been had time and time again, and is once more at the forefront of the heart and minds of many people.   State Rep. Erin Zwiener (D-Driftwood) held a gun violence town hall on July 20 at Kyle City Hall to share the report ...

By Megan Wehring HAYS COUNTY – Over 25,000 residents in Hays County are considered to be food insecure, causing the food insecurity rate to sit at 13.2%.  On a statewide level, as many as one in four children live in a food-insecure household – meaning they arrive at school with an empty stomach bec...

Staff Report   DRIPPING SPRINGS – Four Health Science students represented Dripping Springs High School at the HOSA International Leadership Conference in Nashville in June.   Arysta Visser placed first in Pharmacy Science and received a $1000 scholarship. In April, she placed second at the Texas Le...

By Brittany Anderson KYLE — Students at Simon Middle School will no longer be required to wear uniforms, following a change that will take effect during the 2022-2023 school year.   Simon Middle School has had uniforms since the school first opened in 2009. Hays CISD chief communications officer Tim...

Staff Report Hays CISD and Hays High School are mourning the unexpected death of long-time teacher and coach Lance Clary.   Clary was the swim and water polo team coach for Hays HS, and part of the HCISD family since August 2000. The Hays HS AthleticsDepartment said that Clary was a beloved teacher,...

Staff Report SAN MARCOS - During her last week as President of Texas State University, Denise Trauth sent the following farewell message to the university community. Dear Friends, As I enter my final week as president of Texas State University, there is only one thing left to say -- thank you. Many ...

By Brittany Anderson Hays CISD is working diligently to ensure that the district’s safety and security protocols are effective, up to date and fully understood by parents, students and administration.   Jeri Skrocki, Head of District Safety & Security in Hays CISD, gave a presentation over the proto...