Candidates for HCISD Single-Member District 2, Willie Tenorio (incumbent), and Single-Member District 4, Merideth Keller, are unopposed for the May 8 election. District 5 has drawn two candidates, Marty Kanetzky and Joe Munoz. Early voting for District 5 begins on April 26 and runs through May 4. Early voting will take place at Buda City Hall, Kyle City Hall and the Hays CISD Central Administration Office each weekday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Additional early voting hours at all three locations will be on Monday, April 26 and Monday, May 3, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. On Saturday, May 1, early voting will be available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Buda City Hall and Kyle City Hall.

A number of free evening classes are offered at Lehman High School this week through the Hays CISD Community Ed program.

For example, “Your SENIOR!” will teach adult students basic steps to creating an invitation. Or, Basic Floral Centerpieces will show how to make arrangements for parties or holiday decorations. For parents, classes include Computer Safety and Awareness and Building a Happy and Healthy Relationship with Your Teen. Adobe Photoshop, cooking classes and family finance are other courses offered at no charge to registering participants.

To register, contact Paulette Garza at 268-8454, ext. 7632 or email: garzap@hayscisd.net  or register online at http://www.hayscisd.net/CommunityEd/  Click on: http://hayscisd.revtrak.net  . For help with online registration contact Gina Garcia-Vega, 517-3457, g3-PTS@sbcglobal.net  or Angie Mendez at 268-2141, ext. 6078, mendeza@hayscisd.net. Walk-in registration will be accepted up to the day of the class, but we encourage registration prior to the beginning of the class.

Students at Tom Green Elementary School volunteered their Saturday mornings in February to attend a writing camp called Time to Write, Right! sponsored by their teachers.  “The students were motivated and excited to show off their writing talents and build relationships with one another outside the classroom daily routine,” said Cynthia Vasquez, assistant principal. Volunteering teachers include: Kim Bishop, Marcela Zavala, Susan Tiffee, Ben Estrada, Lili Zetuain-Silva, Melanie Vernor, Cynthia Vasquez and Heather Valdez.

All staff and students of Fuentes Elementary School will participate in Assets Day on Friday, March 12. Students will focus on on a handful of the 40 Developmental Assets with activities that include: a performance by singer/songwriter Joe McDermott, "Buddy Reading" among classes and anti-bullying strategies. Students will select a project to make the school better and will conclude with a school wide assembly.

Hays CISD Spring Break will be March 15-19. The Central Administration Building, as well as all campuses, will be closed for the week. Classes will resume on Monday, March 22.

Applications for transfers—from one school to another within Hays CISD, as well as from another district into Hays CISD—will be available at the Central Administration Office, 21003 Interstate 35 in Kyle, beginning Monday, Feb. 1. The applications are for school year 2010-11.  link to transfer forms    Read more.....