Staff report    Hays CISD’s new middle school will implement uniforms next school year after parents who took part in a survey voted in favor of them.   In a press release, McCormick Middle School principal Thad Gittens said it was “clear” most parents wanted children to wear uniforms after analyzin...

After returning from vacation and catching up on the Hays Free Press issues, I am outraged and saddened by the “Top Salaries in the area” article .  I find it reprehensible that the administrators of Hays CISD are paid 2,3 and 4 times what long-term teachers are paid.  Yes, administrators work more ...

Staff Report   YMCA of Austin CEO James Finck presented a proposal at Monday’s Hays CISD agenda review meeting for the district to pay for construction of a new pool at Camp Cypress, a YMCA-owned, 85-acre nature preserve, which is located in Buda at Onion Creek on Old San Antonio Road.  In the propo...

By Bailey Buckingham During the public forum portion of Monday’s Hays CISD Board of Trustee’s meeting, Carla Perez spoke on behalf of the district’s employees to advocate for a three percent salary increase.  Perez, a bilingual teacher within Hays CISD for 15 years and president of Hays Educator ass...

By Bailey Buckingham The Hays CISD Board of Trustees Monday elected its president, vice president and secretary for the 2016-2017 school year.  The board first took a vote on the presidential position. Two individuals who received nominations were board trustee Holly Raymond and Merideth Keller, who...

By Kyla Mora I sabelle Lozano sits in the far back of the room at a computer, listening to the snatches of conversation floating around her. “Download Google Chrome. You need an antivirus. There might be malware attached,” a girl to her right explains to her friend. “It’s not a hack, anyone can do i...

  Seniors from Hays, Lehman High Schools and Live Oak Academy will take part in graduation ceremonies this week.  Hays High's graduation ceremony begins at 4 p.m. Wednesday, with Lehman's graduation ceremony following at 8 p.m. Both ceremonies will be held at Strahan Coliseum in San Marcos.  The Liv...

Staff report    Dahlstrom Assistant Principal Sally Foster – already HCISD AP of the Year – was recently named to lead a roster of honorees as HCISD Ambassador of the Year.  Elaine Howard, who had introduced each of the 17 honorees, Merideth Keller and Superintendent Mike McKie presented Foster with...

Staff Report   In its annual celebration of teaching excellence, the Education Foundation hosted the HCISD 2016 Teacher of the Year luncheon honoring teachers chosen from each campus and announced the top two honorees, Elementary Teacher of the Year Marta Sarkady and Secondary Teacher of the Year La...

Staff Report   M emorial Day is usually observed to honor those who died in military service. But it seems fitting to look back 50 years and honor a local man who survived the worst plane crash in Oklahoma’s history. Rosalio Tobias is known locally by school children because his name is on their sch...