W hen I began teaching at Hays High School in 2008, the Confederate flag had just recently been removed from the school. It would not be officially banned from the school until 2012, and the fight song would not be changed until 2016. Of the flag, the song, and the mascot, only the mascot remains, a...

The oppressive Texas heat didn’t keep a handful of Hays High students and alumni from taking part in the annual Ultimate Frisbee tournament held June 6 on campus. Teams such as the Hays Haze and much more hit the fields to play the alternative sport. The event was put on by Hays High educators Billy...

By Cyndy Slovak-Barton Students at Hays High School will continue to get the chance to choose their fight song. That’s the final word from Hays CISD. The process of choosing the fight song is expected to the complete by Nov. 13, unless students decide they want to write their own song. The community...