Eleven Dripping Springs High School speech and debate students pose for a photo as they earned the distinction of National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA) Academic All-American. NSDA Academic All-Americans are Jackson Berthelsen, Sophie Chapo, Zoe Costanza, Colton De Los Santos, Caitlyn Dorsey, A...

Members of the Wimberley High School Student Council and National Honor Society pose for a photo as they teamed up to prepare and deliver 100 sack lunch meals to the Crisis Center of Comal County.

The duo of Kathryn McKinney, left, and Josh Bober of Wimberley High School pose for a photo after becoming silver medalists at the Conference 4A UIL State Cross Examination Debate competition held March 15-16. They placed sixth last year and improved with this year’s runner-up finish.

DRIPPING SPRINGS  — Dripping Springs ISD families participating in the district’s after-school program, Kids Club, will see an increase in the tuition rate. At its March 25 meeting, the DSISD Board of Trustees voted 6-0 to approve a $25 monthly increase to the Kids Club community rate for the 2024-2...

The Dripping Springs High School cast of “Mamma Mia!” — performed Jan. 18-22, 2024 — was nominated for eight Heller Awards for Young Artists: Production, Music Direction, Lighting Design Scenic Design, Technical Execution, Lead Performer (Sofia Magnani), Student Stage Management (Faith Wilcox) and S...

AUSTIN — To help reduce the financial burden for students to pursue higher education, the Austin Community College District (ACC) is still in the process of looking at a proposed College Affordability Plan. The proposed plan has an innovative pilot program that would provide free tuition for members...

BUDA — Following the school bus accident that left more than 50 injured and an adult and a student deceased, Hays CISD Superintendent Eric Wright provided a status update on the aftermath of the incident. At approximately 2:17 p.m. on Friday, March 22, a Tom Green Elementary School bus was returning...

BUDA — Following the bus accident that left more than 50 injured on Friday, March 22, Hays CISD has released the name of the child whose life it claimed. Ulises Rodriguez Montoya, 5, was a pre-kindergarten student in Naira Solís Shears' bilingual class at Tom Green Elementary School. On the day of t...

BUDA — Joni Perez has been named Johnson High School’s newest director of bands after Joey Lucita announced his retirement in December 2023. Perez has more than 20 years of experience in music education, but she began her musical journey early in life. While growing up, it seemed as though music enc...