Live in Peace rally tonight
Sponsored by Hays High School’s No Place for Hate, the Live in Peace rally is a community event that will bring students together to promote equality and end discrimination. The goal is to remind all of us how to live in peace. Join the Live in Peace rally from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23 at the Buda City Park Pavilion.
Hays CISD board members to be honored
At the regular school board meeting Jan. 28, district campuses and students will honor the seven members of the Hays CISD Board of Trustees. The highlight of the event will be a performance by the district’s elementary school honor choir. This recognition comes as part of January’s School Board Recognition Month celebrations happening statewide. The meeting takes place beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the cafeteria of Lehman High School.
Legally Blonde – The Hays High musical
The Hays High School theater department presents Legally Blonde – the story of a sorority girl who struggles to win back her ex-boyfriend by earning a law degree. Performances are scheduled for Jan. 31 – Feb. 2 at the Performing Arts Center. Evening performances are at 7 p.m. in addition to a 2 p.m. matinee on Feb. 2.
Orchestra collaborates with district on venues
Hays CISD and the Starlight Symphony Orchestra entered a joint agreement recently that will provide Central Texas musicians of all ages – elementary and secondary students, university students, community musicians, and professional performers – rehearsal space and concert venues. Though affiliated with the Wimberley Players, the non-profit orchestra operates independently. It is a regional community orchestra for Kyle, Buda, Wimberley, Driftwood, Dripping Springs, Oak Hill, Lockhart, San Marcos, Canyon Lake, Blanco, Johnson City, and surrounding Central Texas communities. The orchestra conductor, Donald K. Miller, is currently a member of the University of Texas at San Antonio faculty where he conducts the symphonic band and chamber winds. The next concert will feature the winners of the Young Artists Competition. Concert dates and locations are: 7 p.m. Mar. 2, at the First Baptist Church in Wimberley and 4 p.m. Mar. 3 at the Hays Performing Arts Center in Kyle. All concerts are free and open to the public.
