Hays CISD campus teachers recognized

HAYS COUNTY — Twenty-six educators were recently recognized as Campus Teachers of the Year in Hays CISD.

On May 4 at Thistlewood Manor and Gardens in Kyle, the district and Hays CISD Education Foundation honored the winners.

The annual celebration allows the district to recognize the educators who go “above and beyond in the education field as they guide our students each and every day,” according to Hays CISD.

The 2023 Hays CISD Campus Teachers of the Year are listed below.

Elementary School

• Kristin Wiatrek – Blanco Vista Elementary School

• Kate Curley – Buda Elementary School

• Christina Harlan – Carpenter Hill Elementary School

• Heather Trupia -- Camino Real Elementary

• Heather Lloyd – Elm Grove Elementary School

• Laura Cobb – Fuentes Elementary School

• Maurisa Carlin – Hemphill Elementary School

• Kristi Reinach – Kyle Elementary School

• April Cook – Negley Elementary School

• Kimberlie Williams – Pfluger Elementary School

• Alice Husted – Science Hall Elementary School

• Keke Powell – Sunfield Elementary School

• Laura Villarreal – Tobias Elementary School

• Amanda Gabriel – Tom Green Elementary School

• Jessica McMahon – Uhland Elementary School

Middle School

• Daisy Santos – Barton Middle School

• Stephanie Campbell – Chapa Middle School

• Stephen Martinez – Dahlstrom Middle School

• Carmen Harding – McCormick Middle School

• Ashley McDonald – Simon Middle School

• Antonio Rivera – Wallace Middle School

High School

• Danielle Gwin – Hays High School

• Patrick Ferguson – Impact Center

• Gracie Ponce – Johnson High School

• Erin Powell – Lehman High School

• Analisa Zuniga – Live Oak Academy