By Moses Leos III   Over 19,100 students now call Hays CISD home with more expected to enroll in the coming months, according to the district’s 10-day enrollment report disseminated Sept. 2. As the district continues to expand, officials are now bracing for the district to reach 19,600 students by y...

By Moses Leos III A local state representative’s quest to reform standardized testing in Texas is gaining traction, as language within a proposed bill for the 85th Legislative Session in 2017 is being finalized. State Rep. Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Springs) is calling for a bill that would allow schoo...

With a baritone and energetic voice that defies his age, and inspired to do the best job that he could, Ralph Pfluger has provided a lifetime of public service to the people of Hays County and to the students of the Hays CISD in particular. Pfluger Elementary School is named in his honor, but Pfluge...

By Samantha Smith A love of art can take a person to places far and wide.  For Wallace Middle School art teacher Adrienne Simes, her love of art has taken her across the gulf to the Dominican Republic, where she shared her passion with children and their communities who don”t have as much access to ...

Hays CISD students, along with numerous educators spread across 23 campuses, set alarms and woke up early Monday as they hit the ground running for the start of the 2016-2017 school year. Students and staff at McCormick Middle School, which is the district’s newest campus, officially opened their do...

by Moses Leos III Like many children growing up, Kelley McCormick always held on to the times he got to spend with his grandfather.  McCormick remembered learning how to operate a ham radio from his grandfather, while also watching him enjoy the outdoors in his garden.  But McCormick also recognized...

Staff report   A Texas State graduate and Kyle resident has been selected to be the fourth principal to guide Lehman High. Hays CISD Superintendent Michael McKie announced Tuesday the selection of Denisha Jackson-Presley as Lehman High’s next principal, according to a district press release. Jackson...

By Samantha Smith For decades, teachers of foreign languages have been able to attend workshops where educators can standardize not only teaching expectations, but student performance as well. American Sign Language (ASL) educators, however, have had to create their own curriculum, spending countles...

By Samantha Smith Noisy chatter from students trickled into the mostly empty hallway of Barton Middle School Tuesday.  Their excitement was palpable as they discussed the day’s task of creating a type of wearable technology.  One team worked on constructing a jet pack designed to run on solar power....

PPCD 1 backpack (without wheels) 1 markers (thick crayola, classic colors) 2 glue sticks 2 boxes of facial tissues 1 refill pack baby wipes  (if in pull-ups) 1 box of exam gloves  (if in pull-ups)) 1 pair of scissors    Pre-k  1 backpack (without wheels) 2 crayons (Crayola, 24 count) 1 markers (thic...