Less than a year after opening, McCormick Middle School will now have its second principal. Late last month, Hays CISD board trustees approved the hiring of James Cruz as the school’s next principal. Cruz, who is the current principal at Del Valle Middle School, takes over for Thad Gittens, who left...

By Samantha Smith Hays CISD parents took to the Hays Free Press Facebook page to voice their opinions on the district implementing uniforms at McCormick Middle School. A handful of parents were concerned that many were unable to participate or weren’t notified of a parent survey on whether or not th...

Staff Report   McCormick Middle School will officially open at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 12 with a ribbon cutting ceremony that pays tribute to the historic and extraordinary legacy of the school’s namesake – Dr. T. C. McCormick, Jr.  The event is open to the public, and the entire community is invited t...

Staff report    Hays CISD’s new middle school will implement uniforms next school year after parents who took part in a survey voted in favor of them.   In a press release, McCormick Middle School principal Thad Gittens said it was “clear” most parents wanted children to wear uniforms after analyzin...

By Moses Leos III Concerns over Hays CISD’s hire of personnel from an embattled Houston area school district led citizens to voice their opinions at the last school board meeting. But Hays CISD maintains the four hires from Spring ISD had nothing to do with – or were cleared of – any wrong-doing in ...