BUDA — With a 7-0 vote, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees approved multiple projects at its Oct. 23 meeting. The first was a schematic design for the addition of a weight room at Hays High School. According to trustee Courtney Runkle, the original plans had a wall of glass, which raised safety concern...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — A total of 98 current Dripping Springs High School students received recognition from College Board for their performances on Advanced Placement (AP) exams administered in the spring semester. AP Scholar Awards are presented on several different levels based on the average score o...

Dripping Springs ISD partnered with the Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce for Education Day for Leadership Dripping Springs last week. Participants toured campuses, learned about CTE, met student and district leaders, received a crash course in school finance and more.

HAYS COUNTY — A juvenile suspect was arrested in the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 17, and charged with false alarm, a state jail felony — because the suspect is a juvenile, the Hays County Sheriff’s Office will not be identifying the individual who was taken into custody. The arrest comes after a generi...

Dripping Springs High School students crown seniors Jasmine Zogaib and Parker Hoffman as the 2023 Homecoming King and Queen at the varsity football game against Akins High School on Friday, Oct. 6.

In an email from Hays CISD Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright, it was announced that earlier this week a 15-year-old student was found deceased in their home — the seventh since summer 2022. The death is formally being investigated as a fentanyl overdose by the Hays County Sheriff’s Office. The email is...

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Dripping Springs High School seniors Luke Bohan and William Johns have been named National Merit Semifinalists based on their performances on the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). The 16,000 semifinalists represent less than 1% of U.S. h...

WIMBERLEY — The Wimberley High School Speech and Debate Team traveled to La Vernia for the East Central Hornet Hijinks and the La Vernia Bear Brawl Tournaments on Sept. 8 and 9. The two competitions were the first two tournaments of the season for WHS. The following students placed at the East Centr...

BUDA — Parents across Hays CISD are divided over the district’s new attendance policy, which states that a student could be unenrolled if they are absent without contact for five days. The policy was adopted by the board of trustees on Aug. 28. The policy states, “The district may initiate withdrawa...

(Editor's Note: This story was updated at 10:18 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20 to include the cost of Hays CISD joining the lawsuit) BUDA — Hays CISD is joining a lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency (TEA). At its meeting on Monday, Sept. 19, the Hays CISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved t...