Hays CISD candidate’s debate set for Oct. 17
A debate between local political candidates will take place from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at Hays High School. The event, sponsored by teachers groups and local schools, will be moderated by Cyndy Slovak-Barton of Barton Publishing/The Hays Free Press. Event organizers have received confirmations from Rep. Jason Isaac and John Adams, who face off for State Representative for Congressional District 45, and from John Courage who is challenging Republican incumbent Lamar Smith in Congressional District 21. This event is free and open to the public.
Mathworks to host statewide contest for middle schools
The Mathworks program at Texas State University-San Marcos is holding its 11th annual Mathworks Math Contest (MMC) Oct. 31. This contest is free and open to all middle school students in the state of Texas. The test consists of 15 open-ended questions that are designed by Texas State math faculty. Unlike other tests, the MMC is graded by the student’s shown work and not just the correct answer. The top four scorers on the MMC are automatically accepted to the Residential Junior Summer Math Camp and then travel to Hong Kong later in the summer to participate in the international Primary Mathematics World Contest. Interested math teachers/coaches should contact Mathworks.
Hays CISD board meeting this Monday
The regular meeting of the Hays CISD Board of Trustees is 5:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at Hays High School.
HCISD Super to receive national school health award
The American School Health Association (ASHA) has selected Hays CISD Superintendent Dr. Jeremy Lyon as the recipient of its 2012 School Health Leadership Award. The award honors superintendents who have shown exemplary leadership in advancing school environments that address the connections between health and learning. Lyon is credited with commitments to student health and wellness, including hiring a student fitness and wellness coordinator to oversee implementation of C.A.T.C.H. (Coordinated Approach to Child Health), expanding physical education (PE) classes, and completing the district’s first obesity map and community-wide summit to address the issues, challenges, and costs of obesity. He also supported the expansion of the district’s WELL Clinic, a school-based student health center. The ASHA will present the award to Dr. Lyon Oct. 10 in San Antonio.
