By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS -- The 2021 Dripping Springs High School (DSHS) Homecoming Court has been announced. (Photos courtesy of Dripping Springs ISD) The seniors of the Court, along with the announcement of this year's king and queen, will take place during halftime of the football game o...

By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS -- Dripping Springs High School (DSHS) teacher Kristina Vannoy was selected as one of five finalists for the Greater Austin 2021 Teaching Excellence Award. Kristina Vannoy Courtesy photo Vannoy is in her seventh year at DSHS, currently teaching Pre-Calculus, Univers...

By Sahar Chmais What property be taken down or destroyed in school bathrooms? Air dryers, perhaps paper towel dispensers, and how about bathroom signs. These are some examples of how school kids are following a TikTok challenge, which implores kids to destroy items in school bathrooms. In schools ac...

On Sept. 2, a ribbon-cutting ceremony with a brief program was held at Walnut Springs Elementary's new building, featuring a group of fifth graders singing the school song as well as remarks by Superintendent Dr. Holly Morris-Kuentz, Board President Dr. Mary Jane Hetrick, and Principal Melinda Gardn...

By Sahar Chmais In Hays CISD, where masks are not mandated, 2.6% of students and staff were infected with COVID three weeks into the school year. In Austin ISD, where masks are mandated, that number is 0.8%. Dripping Springs ISD, also without a mask mandate, has a similar statistic to HCISD, with 2....

Updated Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021 Below is information regarding active COVID-19 cases and classroom closures in Hays CISD and Dripping Springs ISD. This post will be updated weekly using information provided by the districts. More information can be found on Hays CISD's COVID dashboard and DSISD's CO...

All photos courtesy of Hays CISD By Megan Wehring HAYS CISD -- Johnson High School announced its first Homecoming King and Queen at the Sept. 11 home football game against Bastrop. The school celebrated its all-senior homecoming court, with Riley Fall as Homecoming King and Destiny Medina as Homecom...

By Megan Wehring HAYS COUNTY — School districts in Hays County are in dire need of more bus drivers. The nationwide bus driver shortage has now reached Hays CISD (HCISD) and Dripping Springs ISD (DSISD). HCISD has 30 driver positions open and DSISD has 12 that they are hoping to fill. “Being short o...

By Megan Wehring   HAYS CISD — Many school districts are in dire need of substitute teachers and Hays CISD is no exception.   The district continues its search for more guest or substitute teachers as there are increased absences from regular staff due to positive COVID-19 tests and required quarant...

Staff Report A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Walnut Springs Elementary's new building on Thursday, Sept. 2. Photos are courtesy of Dripping Springs ISD.