By Brittany Anderson Correction: KASZ received $200,000 from the county, not $20,000, as previously written in the headline and first paragraph.  KYLE — The local senior activity center is continuing to grow, both in its membership and meeting space. The Kyle Area Senior Zone (KASZ) received a $200,...

Safety was the top reason for Kyle city leaders to ban parking on Lox Drive near Tobias Elementary School Aug. 2. The decision, made by a 7-0 Kyle City Council vote, came after the city took on another parking ordinance during its first meeting of August. City Manager Scott Sellers presented the fir...

By Kim Hilsenbeck Teacher Jayne Baker at Tobias Elementary died on May 27. But according to a letter she recently wrote about that day, “I had an Angel Dream Team who didn’t let me stay in that condition.” The experience reminded Baker of a misquote by Mark Twain, “Reports of my death are greatly ex...

By Kim Hilsenbeck A pilot program called “GetFIT with SFE” at Tobias Elementary School has children increasing their daily physical activity. Conceptualized by Southwest Foodservice Excellence (SFE) , Hays CISD’s child nutrition contractor, the goal is to incorporate physical activity into the break...

The North Hays Gators football program in Kyle partnered with Tobias Elementary recently on an essay-writing contest. The theme was Bullying Prevention and was open to fourth and fifth grade students. The organization donated two new bicycles for the winning contestants. Left to right are winner Rap...

Students at Tobias (350) and Carpenter Hill (338) elementary schools helped set a Guinness World Record last Thursday ftor “Most People Sport Stacking at Multiple Locations in One Day.” The World Sport Stacking Association reported the global total of stackers was 556,401 and counting. Last year’s r...

This Tobias Elementary student was among the more than 1,300 Hays CISD students who receievd either a flu shot or mist during last week’s Healthy Schools vaccination program. More than 1,300 Hays CISD students received a free flu vaccination last week through the Healthy Schools initiative.

By Kim Hilsenbeck Eagle Scout Garrett DiPalma, a senior at Hays High School, wanted to create an Eagle project that would benefit students at his old elementary school. So after talking with his former art teacher at Tobias Elementary, Garrett designed and helped construct an outdoor learning center...