Last spring, Dripping Springs ISD formed a Mental Health Task Force to address a plan for enhanced mental health support and progress has been made this school year implementing steps in the plan. During the 2018-19 school year, some district administrators intensified the conversation about mental ...

Four Dripping Springs High School seniors have been selected as National Merit semifinalists in the 65th annual National Merit Scholarship Program: Johnny Dollard, Cameron Duran, Christopher Gearing and Jessica Heintz. Semifinalists represent less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, and we...

Add Texas A&M properties to the list of places where the use of e-cigarettes will no longer be allowed. On Tuesday, A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp issued a memorandum stating that, in the interest of the “health of our students, faculty and staff,” he has directed the presidents of each...

On Friday, students, staff and parents joined Hays County Sheriff’s Office deputies in the Hays High library for the first Coffee with a Cop (CWAC) event of the school year. During the session, students and staff got to know their School Resource Officers (SROs) and address school safety and other i...

Runners of all ages hit the pavement in Kyle Sept. 28 for the 3rd annual Fuentes Elementary Race for the Stars 5K race. The event was a fundraiser with proceeds going to help send fourth graders at the school to Camp Champions in April. In addition, many of those who participated also ran in the Off...

On Sept. 26th, students at Negley Elementary donned glow sticks and fluorescent garb for the school’s Glow Run held in the campus gym. The run was the culmination of a fundraiser for the campus, which encompassed all grade levels. According to officials, students met their fundraising goal of $35,00...

Negley Elementary School hosted its annual Kinder Pet Parade last week in front of the school, a huge showing of beloved family pets (and a few of the plush, stuffed variety) were paraded before the entire grade level and a crowd of enthusiastic family members.

A Hays CISD alumnus and current Victoria Fire Department firefighter is being hailed a hero after he donated bone marrow earlier this month to an anonymous recipient. Ranson (Raney) Moore, a 2015 Hays High graduate, went through the process of donating bone marrow through the “Be the Match” national...

Stepping into the confines of Nelson Field Sept. 20, Kyle resident Alyson Jackson was practically speechless. No matter where you looked, from the field to the stands and just about everywhere in between, were green shirts, balloons, banners and so much more. All of it, worn by supporters, fans and ...

“Everybody knows that smoking ain’t allowed in school.” Grammar aside, that statement is just as true today as when Mötley Crüe recorded “Smoking in the Boys Room” way back in 1985. But today, there aren’t the telltale odors and ashes that tipped off teachers and administrators. E-cigarettes are rep...