Showcasing all the discipline and shine they could muster, Lehman High’s Navy JROTC participated in its annual military inspection in mid-April. Navy Commander Mike Hale (Ret.), NJROTC Area 10 manager, oversaw the AMI. Cadets in the Lehman JROTC program are under Lt. Commander John Berry and Master ...

A longtime music educator who has served as the interim director of Lehman High’s band program has been selected to fill the role on a permanent basis. Earlier this month, Hays CISD officials named Jose Valenzuela as the school’s next director of bands. Valenzuela fills the role left by longtime Hay...

UPDATE – 8:59 p.m.  A pair of Hays CISD incumbent trustees will retain their seats after they each outlasted their challengers Saturday, according to unofficial, final results. Hays CISD District 4 trustee and Board President Merideth Keller cruised past Mark Summers by a wide 347 vote margin. Kelle...

Update at 9:00 p.m. According to unofficial, final results, a trio of incumbent Dripping Springs city council members officially secured their seats for another term. Taline Manassian claimed victory in the Place 1 race with 85% of the vote, while William Travis Crow won the Place 5 seat with 50% of...

More than 400 members of the Dripping Springs High School senior class will make portfolio presentations for assessment before a panel consisting of educators, community members, parents and professionals over the next month. This portfolio process and assessment with personalized options for the st...

At its April 22 meeting, the Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees voted 6-0 to approve Superintendent Bruce Gearing’s recommendation of Melinda Gardner as the next principal of Walnut Springs Elementary. Gardner has spent her entire career in Bastrop ISD and currently is the principal of Lost Pine...

A former Hays CISD educator and administrator has been tabbed as the next Chief Human Resources Officer in the district. Marivel Sedillo, who had previously worked as a teacher in Hays CISD for 16 years, was named as the Chief HR Officer April 22, filling a vacancy left after the abrupt departure of...

Concerns are growing among Hays CISD leaders over the disparity between the number of Hays and Lehman students taking Advanced Placement (AP) exams in 2019. Those concerns highlight an issue trustees said they’ve tried to address for years. On April 22, Hays CISD trustees unanimously approved a $138...

Through the use of 3D printing technology, a handful of Dripping Springs High students are quite literally lending a hand to those in their community who might need help. The group, consisting of freshmen Gabrielle Avena, Natalie Chavez, Melissa Richardson, Sierra Stevens and Riordan Tiller, worked ...

Five Dripping Springs Middle School art students received the highest possible score on their pieces entered in the Junior VASE competition. Three of the students entered two pieces, and two of them also received a “Platinum Award,” recognizing the top 10 percent of all entries. The mission of the J...