The Dripping Springs High School girls cross country team captured the District 26-6A title in Austin on Thursday, Oct. 13. The Tigers will compete in the Region IV-6A Championship on Monday, Oct. 24, in Corpus Christi. (From left) Dripping Springs runners Rylea Bernhard, Alexa Velasco, Madison John...

By Albert Sanchez DRIPPING SPRINGS – On Friday, Oct. 14, Dripping Springs High School hosted the   PHOTO BY ALBERT SANCHEZ Dripping Springs senior outside hitter Mackenzie Plante spikes the ball as Westlake senior setter Cameron Shelly jumps up for a block. Chaparrals from Westlake High School. The ...

STAFF REPORT   DRIPPING SPRINGS –   Musician 1st Class David Kapral is heading home to Dripping Springs as a member of the Navy’s premier jazz band.   The United States Navy Band Commodores jazz ensemble will perform four concerts in the Austin area on their 2022 national tour. Audiences can hear Ka...

Dripping Springs High School welding students attended Steel Day, hosted by Patriot Erectors, LLC, last week. Students competed in welding competitions, spoke with industry professionals, and practiced using virtual welders.

STAFF REPORT   DRIPPING SPRINGS – Ten Dripping Springs High School (DSHS) seniors have been recognized as Commended Students in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program.   The recognition was based on their performance on the 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/N...

Staff Report DRIPPING SPRINGS – A local teacher was named a finalist for a statewide award. Chelsea Bivens Chelsea Bivens, a science teacher at Dripping Springs High School (DSHS), was named a 2022 Teaching Excellence Award finalist by the Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Association of Greater Austin.   The w...

Staff Report   DRIPPING SPRINGS – Young journalists were recently recognized for their hard work.   CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Tia Davison, Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Paw Print Dripping Springs High School’s student newspaper, the Paw Print, earned several awards at the Interscholastic League Press Conference...

By Megan Wehring   DRIPPING SPRINGS – Eight Dripping Springs High School (DSHS) seniors were named National Merit Semifinalists in the 68th annual program. The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955 – and approximately 1.5 mi...

By Megan Wehring DRIPPING SPRINGS – More than 90 Dripping Springs High School upperclassmen earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Program. This is due to their performance on the PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 10 and/or AP Exams. A majority of DSHS students earned the National Rural a...

Staff Report DRIPPING SPRINGS -- Dripping Springs High School (DSHS) announced the 2022 Homecoming Court. Seniors nominated for queen are Jesse Bookbinder, Emory Costello, Presley Dotson, Aibha Jennings, Rylie Jensen and Kate Tressler. King nominees are Ian Jones, Carter Larsen, James Lee and True N...