During the 2019 school year, Fuentes Elementary Aiden Minor and 20 of his classmates collected two truck loads of gently used items for pets and donated them to the PAWS Animal Shelter in Kyle. Helping the project was Hays CISD educator and sponsor Jennifer DePizzo.

On June 4, Science Hall Elementary faculty and staff celebrated the retirement of educators Sue Thames and Gloria Lopez-Guerrero. Between them, the two educators have devoted 75 years of service to Texas education.

Earlier this month, members of the inaugural freshman class at Moe & Gene Johnson High got to get their first look at the new campus. The students, members of the Class of 2022, will be the first group to attend the school when it opens in August. On Aug. 3, Hays CISD will hold a ribbon cutting cere...

For families who are new to Dripping Springs ISD, registration is done by using the online system to fill out registration information, then visiting the student’s new campus on a specified registration date (August 1) to submit required documents. School attendance zones are determined by the stude...

The Dripping Springs Education Foundation (DSEF) awarded nearly $49,000 in funding through 13 Innovative Teaching Grants and another eight Student Leadership Grants during DSEF’s spring grants program. The Innovative Teaching Grants are awarded to those teachers whose grant application highlights a ...

More than 1,300 Hays CISD seniors turned tassels and celebrated becoming the district’s 50th graduating class in its history. The three ceremonies were held June 7 at Texas State’s Strahan Coliseum.

Prior to sine die in late May, Texas legislators agreed to fund all-day pre-kindergarten for qualifying children, all part of an effort to improve the education and availability of childcare across the state. House Bill (HB) 3, authored by Dan Huberty (R-Humble), also known as the school finance ref...

As the search begins for Lehman High’s next principal, some parents feel whoever obtains the role will have big shoes to fill. That was the feeling among stakeholders during a workshop held June 5 at Lehman High where district officials gathered input on the traits necessary for the next Lobo leader...

Completing its second year as an elective program at Dripping Springs High School is the Guitar Ensemble, which has grown substantially since it was introduced last year. On May 16 the group held its spring concert in the DSHS Commons, performing “Coming Home,” which was composed by director Charles...

Addie Mae Villas, a junior at Dripping Springs High, is one of 250 American high school students to be awarded the prestigious Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Scholarship for the 2019-20 academic year. CBYX is a bi-lateral exchange program co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and Ge...