On Thursday, the Hays CISD board of trustees approved the hiring of two new principals during a special called meeting. Newly hired Simon Middle School Principal Charli Lennon. (Photo courtesy of Hays CISD) Simon Middle School in Kyle will be led by Charli Lennon, who hails from the Austin area and ...

The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers recently recognized Lehman High student Marisa Tambur as a national gold medalist in photography. Tambur represents less than one percent of nearly 350,000 works of art and writing that were submitted for the 2018 school year. By receiving a Scholastic Art ...

Late last month, several Lehman High School Lobo culinary students took part in “Camp Mickey D’s” at the Kyle McDonalds. Each year, Hays CISD culinary students “work” at McDonalds the first week of vacation to gain hands on experience. McDonalds has a curriculum they go through with the students inc...

In June, Hays CISD celebrated the critical work of its guest, or substitute, teachers. Highlighted by most of HCISD’s campus guest teachers of the Year, many of the group joined with administrators and friends for the 2018 Guest Teachers Luncheon at Kyle Elementary’s Kimbro Building. Tricia Griffith...

Hays CISD is contributing $5 million toward the addition of a natatorium facility being built at the new YMCA Camp Moody, formerly Camp Cypress, in Buda. Hays CISD has been a longtime partner with the Hays Communities YMCA center in Buda since it opened in Buda in 2007. Both Lehman and Hays High use...

With Hays CISD projected to hit an enrollment of 20,000 students in the fall, the district has made preparations to accommodate the growth and minimize growing pains during this watershed year. According to district data, student enrollment has grown by about 20 percent in just five years. Hays CISD...

“What’s unique about our time capsule is that it’s not in a hidden location somewhere on campus. It’s out in the open, kids will pass by it every day on their way to the cafeteria and have it on their minds.” –Dan Diehl , Dripping Springs Middle School principal With the May installation of a pair o...

Hays CISD and Dripping Springs ISD administrators breathed a large sigh of relief when they officially graduated the 2018 senior class last week. Part of that stemmed from the normal rigors of working in public education. Tim Savoy, Hays CISD public information officer, said the relief of avoiding a...

Thanks to a federally-subsidized lunch program run out of select Hays CISD campuses, any child under the age of 18 is eligible for free breakfast and lunch all summer long. Last week marked the first day of the district’s free summer breakfast and lunch program. At six schools, anyone under the age ...

Like the mythical phoenix bird, who dies and is reborn from its ashes, the Hays Consolidated School District is offering students a program to help them graduate despite the many challenges that may have hindered them in completing school in the first place. For many, these young adults are forced t...