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Camp Cougar Orientation!
All new to Chapa students for 2019-2020, join us for Camp Cougar Orientation on August 6, 2019! Click here for more info on Camp Cougar 2019!!
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Online Student Registration Now Open!
Student Registration 2019-2020: Online registration for the 2019-2020 school year is now open for all new and returning students. Click headline for more information.
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High School Cheerleading Tryout Dates & Information
Attention rising 9th graders: Interested in being a cheerleader on your high school squad? Hays CISD will be holding several meetings & clinics prior to cheer try-outs. Informational meetings have been scheduled for students & parents. Two clinics will be held for students & will include a mock try-out to prepare for the cheer try-out process. Meetings, clinics & try-outs are for high school cheerleader candidates. Click headline for additional details!
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Free & Reduced Meal Application
Applications for free or reduced price meals will be mailed out to all families each year. A self-addressed, stamped envelope will be provided for the return of the application form. You may also complete the application online in English or Spanish! Click headline to access additional information & the online application.
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Online Student Registration Now Open!
Student Registration 2019-2020: Online registration for the 2019-2020 school year is now open for all new and returning students. Click headline for more information.
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Changes to Hays CISD Pre-K Program
In the 2019-2020 school year, Hays CISD will be offering full-day Pre-Kindergarten to qualified students in the Camino Real, Hemphill and Uhland ES attendance zones. Half day Pre-K will continue to be offered for all other qualified students. A printed letter from Chief Academic Officer Sandra Dowdy will be sent home to parents of all elementary students. Please click on the headline above to read the letter detailing the upcoming changes to the Pre-Kindergarten program at Hays CISD.
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5th & 8th Graders Surpass STAAR Expectations
Hays CISD received the results of the first round of STAAR tests for district 5th and 8th graders this week and students have exceeded all of the improvement and performance goals set by the Board of Trustees. Passing STAAR test results are reported by groups of students who approach, meet, and master grade level material. The district’s largest single gain from the 2017 -2018 school year was in the 5th grade math “masters” category, where students demonstrated a 14% increase this school year compared to last. Other double digit percentage gains occurred in the 8th grade math and 8th grade reading categories.
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Valenzuela Named New LHS Head Band Director
Hays Consolidated Independent School District (Hays CISD) Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright is pleased to announce the selection of Jose Valenzuela as the new head band director for Lehman High School. Valenzuela, who has been serving as the school’s interim band director since January, has an extensive, 30-year track record of success teaching students to love and play music. During that time, he has helped his students win an array of awards and honors.
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Sedillo Returns to Hays CISD as Chief of HR
Hays Consolidated Independent School District (Hays CISD) Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright is pleased to announce the selection of Marivel Sedillo as the new chief human resources officer (CHRO) for the district. The Hays CISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved hiring Sedillo at its meeting on April 22, 2019. She previously worked for Hays CISD for sixteen years, as a teacher, in her first role as a principal, and as the director of human resources. “I am thrilled to welcome Marivel home,” said Superintendent Wright. “She brings to the district a broad base of experience at all levels of a school district. She understands what it takes to find and hire the right people to ensure our students continue to have an educational experience that is second-to-none. Her passion for students and staff members is amazing and her leadership is impeccable.”
