School’s not out forever and over 20,000 students Monday made sure to grab their bags and books (and hopefully minus any dirty looks) for the start of classes in Hays CISD. This year, the district celebrated the opening of Uhland Elementary, which is the 23rd campus in Hays CISD. We at the Hays Free...

A local artist’s donation of $500 to Wimberley elementary art teachers is expected to go a long way for students, according to a press release. “Art teaches history. Art teaches math… Art teaches students how to verbalize their thoughts, ideas and processes when they speak about their work,” Ober sa...

A longtime educator with ties to the community was selected to fill a vacant Dripping Springs ISD board of trustees seat last week. Grijalva Marisa Grijalva, a current part-time reading intervention teacher in Austin ISD, will serve the remainder of the at-large seat’s term, which expires May 2019, ...

A longtime law enforcement officer has been tabbed to helm a recently created Hays CISD position dedicated to campus security. Phillip Taylor, who has worked in a variety of positions at the Hays County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), and is also the Mayor of Mountain City, was named as Hays CISD’s first D...

Passing with flying colors is how Dripping Springs ISD and Wimberley ISD each fared after the Texas Education Agency (TEA) last week released its 2018 A-F accountability ratings. But concerns remain for DSISD officials who believe the system, which places an emphasis on standardized testing, is flaw...

 Thousands of Dripping Springs ISD students were welcomed back to school Monday for the inaugural day of the 2018-2019 school year.  On Tuesday, over 6,000 students marched into class to welcome the first day of the 2019 school year. Starting this week, area motorists are asked to heed school zones ...

Despite improvement at a handful of individual campuses, Hays CISD officials maintain there is “work to do” after the district received a C in the Texas Education Agency’s 2018 A-F accountability ratings. But Eric Wright, Hays CISD superintendent, said he opposes the state’s rating system, citing it...

As the school year draws near, the Lehman High Naval Junior ROTC ramped up drill practices in preparation for the season’s events.

New Rebel band director aims for state in 2018 Following an 11-year history of success in Fredericksburg, John Rauschuber is ready for a new challenge when he leads the Hays High band this fall. Rauschuber, who takes over for longtime director Tony Leflet, looks to add a depth of musicality to the R...

Two A's and one C are the grades three Hays County school districts received as part of the Texas Education Agency's (TEA) A-F academic accountability rating system, which was unveiled Wednesday. While Dripping Springs and Wimberley both earned top marks, struggles in several areas led Hays CISD to ...