Five Hays CISD middle school students were named as winners recently in a writing contest about water. Winning students received prizes ranging from $100 to $500. Finalists were selected from Barton, Chapa, McCormick, Dahlstrom and Simon middle schools. The grand-prize winner was from Dahlstrom Midd...

A Chapa Middle School 8th grader claimed the grand prize in the Southwest Water Company’s annual essay writing contest. Sofia Caballero claimed the top prize in the contest, which had more than 150 submissions from Hays CISD middle school students. The essays were scored anonymously by a panel of Ha...