By Megan Wehring  BUDA — Hays CISD is currently sitting at 21,730 students, the highest enrollment in the district’s history, which is an increase of 1,254 students compared to last year.  The growth in the county and across the district’s 221 square-mile radius, Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright and C...

By Brittany Anderson KYLE — Ranger Robotics, Wallace Middle School’s robotics club, has qualified for the VEX Robotics World Championship — but they need some support from the community to get there. The club, which was established in 2015 and is coached by teacher James Noble, is made up of 7th and...

Staff Report BUDA -- Students and teachers will not be able to return to class at Johnson High School on Friday, March 25th as the district will need an extra day to recover from the small fire that occurred Thursday morning. Crews will work Thursday evening and during the day Friday to continue to ...

Staff Report BUDA -- Students at Johnson High School were sent home early today after a small fire occurred on-campus at approximately 10 a.m. The investigation into the cause of the fire is still underway. However, it appears to have started in a dryer in the athletics laundry room. The fire was co...

Staff Report HAYS COUNTY -- Hays CISD announced that all afterschool activities are cancelled today. "Out of an abundance of caution and because of the threat of severe weather late this afternoon into this evening," said Tim Savoy, chief communications officer, in an email to parents, "Hays CISD is...

The Hays CISD varsity and junior varsity track and field student-athletes competed March 10 in the 2022 Don Shelton Relays hosted by Hays High. The meet had eight teams from across Central Texas competing this year, including teams from Hays High, Johnson High and Lehman High. Numerous personal reco...

By Megan Wehring  HAYS COUNTY – One in four Texas children face hunger, meaning that they can't always receive nutritious meals at home and arrive at school with an empty stomach. Those children also live in a food-insecure household and for many, the breakfast and lunch served at school are sometim...

BUDA - Amy Grant, a native Texan and 14-year Buda resident, has announced her candidacy for the District 4 position on the Hays Consolidated Independent School District’s Board of Trustees. The spot is one of two that will be decided in the May 7 election. Amy Grant Grant has built her life’s work a...

By Megan Wehring  Palmore HAYS COUNTY — After an elementary school teacher was arrested for Indecency with a Child, Hays CISD will move forward with the termination process.  The Kyle Police Department arrested Andrew Palmore, a Blanco Vista Elementary second grade teacher, on Tuesday, March 1 follo...

Staff Report HAYS COUNTY -- The Hays CISD (HCISD) Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting Tuesday morning to begin the process of terminating teacher Andrew Palmore, who was charged with two counts of indecency with a child. According to HCISD, the Board decided to not wait until its regular m...