According to Education Week magazine, “Critical Race Theory is an academic concept that is more than 40 years old. The core idea is that racism is a social construct, and that it is not merely the product of individual bias or prejudice, but also something embedded in legal systems and policies." Do...

Press release: Hays CISD will break ground on a $29.5 million elementary school in the 2,400-acre Sunfield master-planned community located in the south Austin suburb of Buda, Texas. The 121,200 square foot school will include a two-story structure with site parking and improvements, including all m...

This past weekend, 695 seniors graduated from Hays High School, 510 seniors graduated from Lehman High School and 166 seniors graduated from Live Oak Academy. Hays CISD Honor Graduates Live Oak Academy Honor Graduate Sidney Jane McKinney Lehman High Salutatorian Omar Rodriguez Lehman High Valedictor...

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 a...

By Sahar Chmais From the classroom to the community, Regina Butcher’s career created a rippling effect through the involvement of arts and nature in every class at her school. Butcher, principal at the Susie Fuentes Elementary school, boiled her career down into two of her proudest achievements – th...

One of Hays CISD’s newest and beloved end of year traditions returned last week with cheers, applause and plenty of smiles. On May 21, numerous Hays CISD graduating seniors from Lehman High and Hays High traveled to district elementary and secondary campuses for the 2021 Senior Walks. This year, clo...

By Megan Wehring HAYS CISD -- Four Hays Highsteppers and one Lehman Star Strutter signed their letters of intent on Tuesday, May 25 to continue their athletic career at the collegiate level. Bailey Schmidt will be attending Texas State University to major in Social Work. Schmidt has been a Hays Bail...

By Megan Wehring HAYS CISD -- A new elementary school in Buda's Sunfield development is scheduled to open in August 2022. The Hays CISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved a total budget of $38.48 million for construction with contractor Bartlett-Cocke. The school is expected to serve as many as ...

By Megan Wehring HAYS CISD -- For the first time in the district's history, Hays CISD will receive a full-time athletic director. With a 7-0 vote, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved hiring Tom Westerberg to serve as the district's new athletic director. Westerberg has 34 years of e...

By Sahar Chmais During her time at the Impact Center, Sylvia Villejo experienced a lot of heartache, from watching some students addicted to drugs, dying or just seeing the difficulty of their home life. Villejo also saw many good times; her proudest were watching students correct their path after g...