Few answers into the investigation of vandalism at Carpenter Hill Elementary could be found Friday afternoon as clean-up crews tried to bring normalcy back to the campus. Despite their best efforts, a scene of carnage and mayhem wasn't hard to miss. Computers and copiers in areas near the main entra...

A relatively empty office space doesn’t keep Uhland Elementary Principal Cynthia Vasquez from dreaming big. Furniture for the brand new campus is still a few weeks away, but for now, a simple table and a few chairs are all she needs to begin planning for the school’s first year of operation. Numbers...

Hays CISD is contributing $5 million toward the addition of a natatorium facility being built at the new YMCA Camp Moody, formerly Camp Cypress, in Buda. Hays CISD has been a longtime partner with the Hays Communities YMCA center in Buda since it opened in Buda in 2007. Both Lehman and Hays High use...

With Hays CISD projected to hit an enrollment of 20,000 students in the fall, the district has made preparations to accommodate the growth and minimize growing pains during this watershed year. According to district data, student enrollment has grown by about 20 percent in just five years. Hays CISD...

Hays CISD and Dripping Springs ISD administrators breathed a large sigh of relief when they officially graduated the 2018 senior class last week. Part of that stemmed from the normal rigors of working in public education. Tim Savoy, Hays CISD public information officer, said the relief of avoiding a...

Thanks to a federally-subsidized lunch program run out of select Hays CISD campuses, any child under the age of 18 is eligible for free breakfast and lunch all summer long. Last week marked the first day of the district’s free summer breakfast and lunch program. At six schools, anyone under the age ...

Hays High’s new $4.4 million baseball and softball complex is expected to be finished by 2019, but not without concern from residents of neighboring Mountain City. On May 13, Mountain City residents met with HCISD officials to relay worries about the new ballpark, said Mountain City Mayor Phillip Ta...

Recruitment and retention are factors in Hays CISD’s desire to raise employee salaries by three percent in the upcoming year. The move is part of the district’s proposed Fiscal Year 2019 budget, which was first discussed April 26. The proposed increases are being proposed to make the Hays CISD more ...

To accommodate a larger water meter going in at the new Moe and Gene Johnson High, the Buda city leaders approved a change to the base monthly charge for meters larger than eight inches. Johnson High will be using a 10-inch water meter once it is completed in 2019. Previously, the largest size of wa...

Campus safety was a primary argument for close to 100 Hays High students Friday who chose to walk out of class in protest of gun violence. The event, held near the main office, coincided with similar walkouts across the country that were held on the 19th anniversary of the 1999 Columbine, Colo. mass...