BUDA — Following the school bus accident that left more than 50 injured and an adult and a student deceased, Hays CISD Superintendent Eric Wright provided a status update on the aftermath of the incident. At approximately 2:17 p.m. on Friday, March 22, a Tom Green Elementary School bus was returning...

BUDA — Following the bus accident that left more than 50 injured on Friday, March 22, Hays CISD has released the name of the child whose life it claimed. Ulises Rodriguez Montoya, 5, was a pre-kindergarten student in Naira Solís Shears' bilingual class at Tom Green Elementary School. On the day of t...

BUDA — Joni Perez has been named Johnson High School’s newest director of bands after Joey Lucita announced his retirement in December 2023. Perez has more than 20 years of experience in music education, but she began her musical journey early in life. While growing up, it seemed as though music enc...

DRIPPING SPRINGS  — Eighteen soloists and five ensembles from the Dripping Springs High School band qualified for the UIL State Solo and Ensemble Contest after performing at the Region 18 contest on Saturday, Feb. 24 at Hays High School. Students who memorized a Class 1 solo and received a 1 rating ...

WIMBERLEY — Leslie Campbell, a special education teacher at Jacob’s Well Elementary (JWE), was named the inaugural "Texan of the Month" — the honor given in Wimberley ISD's (WISD) new employee recognition program. Texan of the Month honorees are nominated by WISD co-workers for positively exemplifyi...

WIMBERLEY — A short film produced by a team of Wimberley High School students recently qualified for the UIL State competition. The piece, entitled "Delivery,” was written and directed by junior Shepherd Carter and junior Isaiah Carrera was the assistant writer, assistant director and acted in the p...

HAYS COUNTY  — To continue its commitment to supporting the education of Central Texas youth, Pedernales Electric Cooperative created a digital passport to new worlds and adventures through books. By way of its Literary Expedition Library, PEC shares a free online resource that includes a collection...

KYLE — The theatre organizations from each of the Hays CISD high schools are partnering together for a fundraiser to send students to the International Thespian Event in Bloomington, Indiana in June. Initially, students competed in the Texas Thespian Festival in the Fall of 2023, then found out in N...

KYLE — The Hays Educators Association TSTA hosted a candidate forum on March 6 for the upcoming Hays CISD Board of Trustees election, where voters will decide the Single-Member District 3 seat and a Trustee At-Large position on May 4. Courtney Runkle The Single-Member District 3 seat is currently he...

Jasmine Zogaib, a Dripping Springs High School health science senior, qualified for the 2024 Texas Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) State Leadership Conference after placing first in Prepared Speaking at the Area 1 competition in San Antonio. She will make her third consecutive state app...