By Camelia Juarez and Moses Leos III  A 6.1% overall average pay bump is forthcoming for Hays CISD educators after district officials finalized how much they can offer, based on additional state funding.   By a unanimous 7-0 Aug. 19 vote, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees finalized increasing pay by $...

Hays High’s athletics program opened the season with the annual Red & Blue BBQ at Shelton Stadium Aug. 21. The event was the 50th Red & Blue held and it introduced all who are in fall athletics and extracurricular activities. Surf’s up for a Hays football player who joined fellow classmates in celeb...

Just before students returned to class this week, Dripping Springs ISD elected leadership tabbed a longtime administrator to guide the district on an interim basis. Nola Wellman, who had served as the Eanes ISD superintendent from 2004 to 2014, was named as the interim DSISD superintendent by board ...

Despite a drop in scores at a handful of campuses, Dripping Springs ISD maintained an overall A grade in the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) 2018-19 A-F Accountability ratings. Those ratings, released Aug. 15, showed DSISD scored an overall 91 – which was down a point from the 92 in 2017-18 – across ...

A longtime Hays County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) official has been tabbed to take over Hays CISD’s Director of Safety and Security position. Jeri Skrocki, who has been with the HCSO since 1989, was hired by the district in July, filling the role held by Mountain City Mayor Phillip Taylor, who was kill...

Continuing through Aug. 11, Dripping Springs ISD parents are encouraged to complete the district’s annual enrollment verification process. What is enrollment verification for? Enrollment verification forms include: confirmation of student data and contact information, parental consent form, health r...

A former Dripping Springs ISD administrator has been tabbed to fill another void in the district’s executive leadership team. Joe Burns, who in June retired after serving as the Dripping Springs High principal for several years, was named as the interim Assistant Superintendent of Learning and Innov...

An estimated 1,000 citizens attended the grand opening ceremony for Moe & Gene Johnson High Saturday, packing the main corridor of the three-story, $103 million, 413,500 square-foot building. The Aug. 3 ceremony was filled with emotion from district leaders and descendants of Moe and Gene, two commu...

Numerous area football athletes ranging from 3rd-9th grade hit the field this week for the inaugural Johnson High Football Camp held on campus July 29-Aug. 1. The camp, led by head coach Steve Hoffman, took campers through various drills at specific positions. Above, four-year-old Augie Rivera keeps...

With the start of the school year a handful of weeks away, Johnson High’s cheerleading staff snapped the inaugural photos of their junior varsity and freshman squads as they ready for the first few games in the school’s history. The Jaguar cheer squad is led by head coach Alyssa Alex and assistant c...