HAYS COUNTY — Following two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) directives from the Department of Homeland Security, Hays CISD Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright sent an email in an effort to curb concern from parents and guardians in the district. A news release from acting DHS secretary Benjamin...

On Saturday, Jan. 18, the Dripping Springs High School cheer squad placed 13th out of 75 schools at the UIL Spirit State Championships. According to Dripping Springs ISD, the Tigers “matched their highest state finish in program history (2022) and earned their best finish as a 6A program.”

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Elementary #6 within Dripping Springs ISD will officially be named Wildwood Springs Elementary. This follows a 5-1 vote on second reading by the DSISD Board of Trustees at its Monday, Jan. 27, meeting, with trustee Kim Cousins being the dissenting vote. This also comes after the b...

HAYS COUNTY -- Following inclement weather that caused closures on Tuesday, Jan. 21, several schools announced that they will reopen this week. Hays CISD will operate on a normal schedule on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Austin Community College District (ACC) will reopen Wednesday, Jan. 22. All in-person and...

HAYS COUNTY -- Hays CISD, Wimberley ISD and Dripping Springs ISD have announced the closure of campuses ahead of anticipated severe weather this week. Hays CISD announced in an email to staff and parents on Friday, Jan. 17, that in addition to campuses and offices being closed on Monday, Jan. 20, in...

SAN MARCOS — The team behind a newly-established program is partnering with local school districts to help reduce the onset and progression of substance misuse — broadly opioids and, specifically, fentanyl — and its related consequences in Hays County. The Fentanyl Education, Support Training and Aw...

DRIPPING SPRINGS  — There will be extra minutes added to each school day for the 2025-26 school year in Dripping Springs ISD. This follows the DSISD Board of Trustees unanimously approving the 2025-26 academic calendar during the consent agenda portion of its Dec. 16, 2024, meeting. To reduce the to...

DRIPPING SPRINGS – Dripping Springs ISD (DSISD) school board member Rob McClelland is one of eight people recently appointed to the Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC) Board of Directors. Located at Texas State University, it provides training, research and resources to every school district across t...

DRIPPING SPRINGS  — Steve Novickas, current Rooster Springs Elementary principal, has been named principal for Dripping Springs ISD’s Elementary #6, which will open for the 2025-26 school year. Novickas is in his sixth year as the principal of Rooster Springs Elementary. Prior to his current stint, ...

DRIPPING SPRINGS  — Approximately a month after the first reading, the Dripping Springs ISD Board of Trustees approved the new elementary and middle school attendance zones that will go into effect for the 2025-26 school year at its Dec. 16 meeting. The new attendance zones follow the district worki...