By Sahar Chmais Online school has proven to be burdensome for many children with failing rates that nearly doubled in Hays CISD and Dripping Springs ISD during the pandemic. Once again, the difficulty was proven when STAAR test grades dramatically dropped between 2019 and 2021 across the state. Base...

By Sahar Chmais and Cyndy-Slovak Barton Approval of a $104.5 million budget moved through the Dripping Springs ISD board on June 28. The trustees also set an updated staff compensation plan. The proposed budget for the upcoming school year is $104.5 million, broken down into three main funds. DSISD’...

By Sahar Chmais Walnut Springs Elementary and Cypress Springs Elementary schools in Dripping Springs are slated to open at the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year.   In 2018, a $132 million bond package passed to make improvements on existing campuses and build a new school. The Walnut Springs ca...

Dripping Springs ISD is in the planning stages for the submission of the 2021-22 Federal Funds Application. Private nonprofit (PNP) schools may be eligible for services through the programs included in the Federal Funding Application. PNP school administrators interested in participating in the Fede...

By Megan Wehring   DRIPPING SPRINGS — In the face of strenuous challenges and a rewritten syllabus caused by the pandemic, two Dripping Springs teachers were honored for their tenacity.   Kristen Northrup, second grade teacher at Rooster Springs Elementary, was named Elementary Teacher of the Year a...

Members of the Dripping Springs Tiger baseball team celebrate their advance to the Regional semifinals after beating the Alamo Heights Mules 1-0 Friday in the best of three series. Drip won the first game 4-1 Thursday, May 20. The Tigers take on Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial in the Regional semif...

By Sahar Chmais There were tears, boos, laughter and applause taking place in the Dripping Springs High School auditorium, but there was no play. Only parents pleading in front of the DSISD Board of Trustees regarding mask policies. Nearly two hours of testimonies were presented, with many urging th...

  By Megan Wehring   DRIPPING SPRINGS – Nearly 100 Dripping Springs ISD (DSISD) students out of 7,487, or 1%, were marked absent last Friday for a sit-out protest against masks.   Some parents pulled their kids out of school in an attempt to pressure the district to change the mask policy. Adults an...

By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS -- Eight Dripping Springs High School (DSHS) soccer players were recognized as All-State performers by the Texas Association of Soccer Coaches. Midfielder Avery Davis, goalkeeper Caroline Dill, defender Rylie Flores and forward Sofia Picucci were selected to the All...

By Megan Wehring HAYS COUNTY — Several parents are advocating for masks to be optional for students while others want the policy to remain the same. Come Friday, some Dripping Springs ISD (DSISD) parents will keep their kids out of school in protest. A “sit-out” flyer is circulating on social media,...