By Megan Wehring Schools across the state of Texas, including Hays High School, have reconsidered their mascot amid controversial outcry. The Hays Rebels originated in 1968. The school didn’t start distancing itself from Confederacy associations until the 2000s. In light of recent events, mass atten...

A member of the Hays CISD Board of Trustees whose father died on New Year’s Day while on a Caribbean cruise has a warning for others planning a getaway at sea: Take advantage of the air ambulance insurance offered by most cruise lines, and have the number of at least one air ambulance service on spe...

A $60,000 budget increase is the amount Fuentes Elementary leaders feel is needed to further the goal of becoming a fine arts focused campus. The request, given to the district Feb. 18, calls for Fuentes to receive $80,000 for its fine arts programs in fiscal year 2020. Hays CISD officials begin cra...

Amid concerns extending to a pair of overpopulated classrooms at Uhland Elementary, Hays CISD leaders Monday felt they had no choice but to green light a waiver to allow for it. But some trustees feel approval of the class size waivers by a unanimous 6-0 Feb. 25 vote could have negative implications...

An alternative draft map created by Hays CISD Superintendent Eric Wright Monday is a third option leaders will ponder as they solidify high school attendance boundaries The map was presented Nov. 12 with the intent to minimize overpopulation and the number of socioeconomically disadvantaged students...

By hitting the pocketbooks of secondary school students and parents, Hays CISD leaders Monday approved a policy change they believe could curb cell phone distractions in the classroom. The change, approved by a 5-2 vote from the HCISD Board of Trustees, would require a $10 fee to be paid by a studen...

While Hays CISD achieved a “met standard” rating on the Texas Education Agency’s 2017 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR), school board trustees remained concerned about the trajectory of the district and its students. Hays CISD Acting Chief Academic Officer Yarda Leflet gave a presentation to ...

An artificial turf playing surface could be a reality at Hays High’s new baseball and softball complex, but not without a handful of potential caveats.  Discussion on the matter, which resurfaced during a non-action item at Monday’s board of trustees meeting, continued a growing debate over equity i...

$4.4 million price tag is what Hays CISD leaders tabbed as the maximum cost of Hays High’s new baseball and softball complex Monday. But even with the decision, which came via a split 4-3 vote, board trustees were no closer on deciding whether the complex would have a natural grass or synthetic turf...

Despite concerns over a lack of definition, Hays CISD leaders Monday pushed forward with its annual goals, mission statement and beliefs for the school year. Those goals, approved by a split 5-2 vote, came as a result of several workshops involving the board of trustees and Ann Dixon, who is the dis...