The Affiliate (State) Destination Imagination competition was held earlier this month in Mansfield. Hays CISD had students on two teams that qualified to advance to this tournament. These teams included students representing Negley Elementary and Hays High. The Duct Tape Maniacs from Negley placed 1...

Four Hays High students who are now finishing their junior year are part of a select national group of students who scored 212 or higher on their Pre-SAT and National Merit Scholar Qualifying Test (NMSQT). That high score means the four will be in the running this summer to be named either National ...

The Hays High and Lehman High wind ensembles both took straight first division honors at the UIL Concert and Sightreading competition at the Hays CISD Performing Arts Center. Both bands earned sweepstakes by virtue of a six-judge panel. The Hays High band (below) is directed by Tony Leflet and the L...

Hays High seniors (L-R) Hector Fuentes, Sam Guzman and Gentry Brawith signed letters of intent to play at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin. Hays Rebel Dominic Johnson (far right) is headed out of state for Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois.

An early outburst of offense from the Vista Ridge Rangers hurt the Hays Rebels in a 9-3 loss Friday at home. The loss places Hays (14-9, 6-7) in a three-way tie with Westlake and Vandegrift for the final two playoff spots with a week left in the regular season. Aidan Martinez took the mound for the ...

Hays CISD 25-6A district champions Girls Pole vault Lauren Sikoski – Hays* Shotput CeCe Watson – Lehman* Long jump Nikayla Fitzgerald – Lehman* 4x100m Lehman – Nikayla Fitzgerald, Bria Arrant, Brianna Arrant, Briana Garcia* 800m Gabby Bosquez – Hays* 100m dash Bria Arrant – Lehman* 4x200m Lehman – N...

A career-high 17 strikeouts from starting pitcher Maxine Valdez was the catalyst for the Hays Rebels’ 1-0 win over the rival Lehman Lobos Friday at Lehman High. “I think I came out strong tonight,” Valdez said. “My rise ball was better than it was before and I threw a couple of curves in there that ...

A handful of Hays High students earned high honors at the UIL District Academics contest, which was held March 24. Students who claimed top finishes were: Dylan Cousins 3rd in Current Issues and Events; Regional Qualifier Levi Barksdale 4th in Mathematics, 5th in Computer Science Bret Johnson 5th in...

Student-run broadcast offers ability to learn a career   For the first time ever, Hays High students are producing video broadcasts of school announcements. The endeavor is made possible in Hays High’s advanced audio and visual class, which operates KHYS, the school’s television broadcast station. S...

Every Tuesday and Friday night, high school athletes across Hays County put their athletic skills to the test as they compete in their respective sports. Beyond the pads, jerseys and bright lights are the efforts of numerous athletic trainers (AT) and their student aides, who often work behind the s...