If they need a device, they will get it. That’s the word from Matt Hearon, director of Technical Services at Hays CISD. With thousands of Hays CISD student not returning to their schools this school year, at-home learning is now up to the parents to complete. But with some students not having laptop...

A former Blanco Vista student outlined his name in the mosaics using pastel colors. When physical education teacher Caroline Spradling shared a how-to mosaic using sidewalk chalk and masking tape, she had no idea the activity would spread worldwide. Spradling sensationalized this time-consuming five...

Dripping Springs ISD announced 2019-20 Campus Teachers of the Year on April 15. They are:  Annette Hambright (Sycamore Springs Elementary, Special Education), Dave Hammond (Dripping Springs Middle School, special education), Jordyn LaMirand (Sycamore Springs Middle School, Special Education), Michae...

Changes have been made in the Dripping Springs ISD pre-K and kindergarten registration process including an extension of the deadline. Registration deadline is now May 1. Documents (excluding proof of residence) need to be dropped off by Aug. 4. Although online kindergarten registration will remain ...

Dripping Springs ISD has been honored with the "Best Communities for Music Education" designation from the NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. DSISD is one of five Central Texas districts to receive this designation for 2020. Now in its 21st year, the Best Communities ...

For the first time ever, Dripping Springs High School Technical Theatre students entered the UIL Theatrical Design Competition and several have qualified for state. Designs were submitted in February for the competition, with the theme "Life is a Dream.” DSISD students competed in Division 1, which ...

Marisa Renteria, mother of a 3-year-old and a newborn, recently saw her son’s vocabulary drop from 50 words to 10; he was diagnosed with speech delay. After attending school, her son’s vocabulary sprang back to 60 words. But since schools have closed with no end in sight, Renteria worries that her s...

By Dale Roberson What began as the adoption of an infant from Ethiopia by a Rotary Club of Wimberley co-president in 2008 and support of the club has become an international project supporting the education and welfare of hundreds of children. The Rotary Past President, Sonja Simmons, adopted the Et...

Taking care of a child with medical conditions can drain a parent’s energy. Doing so during the reign of the novel coronavirus brings on a whole new set of challenges. But that is not where the difficulties stop for single mother Laura Boyer. Her work, like that of all other substitute teachers, has...

Students will not be returning to the classroom until May 4, or until further discussion, according to Gov. Gregg Abbott’s latest order. As school districts prepare for the long haul, the Hays Free Press and News-Dispatch spoke to Hays County school districts to gauge what students will need to get ...