🐯 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗗𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗗
DSISD welcomed 75 incredible educators today for New Teacher Orientation hosted at Dripping Springs High School! From warm welcomes by district leaders to professional development sessions led by our Learning & Innovation Department, these new Tiger Team members got an inside look at what makes DSISD a place where excellence thrives! 🌟
We're thrilled to have you joining us! 🫶
DSISD welcomed 75 incredible educators today for New Teacher Orientation hosted at Dripping Springs High School! From warm welcomes by district leaders to professional development sessions led by our Learning & Innovation Department, these new Tiger Team members got an inside look at what makes DSISD a place where excellence thrives! 🌟
We're thrilled to have you joining us! 🫶
On Thursday, more than 100 students in the Dripping Springs High School BRIDGE program participated in a leadership development event in the Center for Learning & Leadership to plan for the upcoming school year! BRIDGE is a mentorship program with a mission to help incoming freshmen acclimate to high school while creating leaders for both the mentors and mentees.
The Dripping Springs community is invited to a state sendoff for the Tiger Baseball team on Thursday, May 29 at 10:45 a.m. Fans are encouraged to line up along Sportsplex Drive as the team departs for Victoria.
Tiger Baseball faces Humble Kingwood in the 6A Division 2 state semifinals beginning Thursday, May 29 at Riverside Stadium (405 Memorial Drive) in Victoria. Tickets are available at https://www.dsisdtx.us/o/dsisd/page/athletic-tickets. Game 1: Thursday, 7:00 PM; Game 2: Friday, 7:00 PM; Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, 1:00 PM
DSISD is currently experiencing a partial telephone outage. At this time, we cannot receive incoming calls to any 512-858-XXXX number. However, our metro lines are functional. Metro Lines: Central Office: 512-465-6100; CSE: 512-465-6187; DSE: 512-465-6170; RSE: 512-465-6200; SSE: 512-465-6139; WSE: 512-465-6171; DSMS: 512-465-6164; SSMS: 512-465-6136; DSHS: 512-465-6160
The Tiger Softball team will face Round Rock Cedar Ridge in a best-of-three regional final series beginning Thursday at Concordia University in Austin. Tickets can be purchased at the gate (cash and card accepted): $10/adult and $5/student. Game 1: Thursday, 7:00 PM; Game 2: Friday, 7:00 PM; Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, 1:00 PM
Tiger Baseball takes on Laredo Alexander in a best-of-three regional semifinal starting Thursday in San Antonio. Game 1: Thursday, 7:30 PM, North East Sports Park (12001 Wetmore Rd), Tickets: https://bit.ly/45dA6RB; Game 2: Friday, 7:30 PM, San Antonio ISD Sports Complex (1000 Edwards), Tickets: https://bit.ly/3S49zOT; Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, 12:00 PM, San Antonio ISD Sports Complex, Tickets: https://bit.ly/3S49zOT
Five Dripping Springs High School students have advanced to the UIL Theatrical Design State Meet! Their work will be judged on Saturday, May 17 at the Austin ISD Performing Arts Center. Good luck, Tigers! Individual Set Design: Leela Bertram, Adrian Fisher; Individual Hair & Makeup Design: Molly Gretzinger; Group Design: Leela Bertram, Adrian Fisher, Hannah Salazar, Elise Turner
Tiger Baseball faces San Antonio Clark in the area playoffs starting Thursday in a best-of-three series. Game 1: Thursday, 7:00 PM, Dripping Springs HS, Tickets: www.dsisdtx.us/athleticstickets; Game 2: Friday, 7:30 PM, Northside ISD Field #2 (7001 Culebra Rd, San Antonio), Tickets: www.nisd.net/district/athletics/high-school-tickets; Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, 3:00 PM, Long Creek HS (4150 Klein Meadows, New Braunfels)
Three Dripping Springs High School students - senior Audrey Staker, junior Aaniya Khan and freshman Lily Christopher - competed at the Texas Association for Pupil Transportation (TAPT) School Bus Safety Speech Contest last week in Waco. Aaniya and Lily each earned 3rd place in their grade level for their speeches on the topic of "Safety First - Safety Always". Congratulations, Tigers! 🥳
Tiger Softball faces Eagle Pass in the regional semifinals starting Friday in a best-of-three series at Jourdanton High School. Game 1: Friday, 7:00 PM; Game 2: Saturday, 12:00 PM; Game 3 (if necessary): Immediately following Game 2. Tickets: www.spicket.events/jourdanton
The Tiger Baseball team will face Round Rock McNeil in a best-of-three bi-district playoff series beginning Thursday at the Tiger Baseball Complex. Game 1: Thursday, 7:00 PM, Dripping Springs HS, Tickets: www.dsisdtx.us/athleticstickets; Game 2: Friday, 7:00 PM, McNeil HS, Tickets: https://bit.ly/3GMpcIf (Ticket sales begin Friday at 6:00 PM); Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, 12:00 PM, Lake Travis HS, Tickets: https://bit.ly/4iDgolv
Tiger Softball faces San Antonio O'Connor in a best-of-three area playoff series beginning Thursday in San Antonio. Game 1: Thursday, 7:00 PM, Northside ISD Softball Field #2 (7001 Culebra Rd, San Antonio) Tickets: https://bit.ly/3RHyMPa; Game 2: Friday, 7:00 PM, Dripping Springs HS, Tickets: www.dsisdtx.us/athleticstickets; Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, 11:00 AM, New Braunfels Canyon HS
Early voting ends tomorrow (April 29) for the May 2025 election. Early voting locations in Dripping Springs are the Center for Learning & Leadership (300 Sportsplex Drive) and Patriots' Hall (231 Patriots’ Hall Boulevard).
Tiger Softball faces Stony Point in a best-of-three bi-district playoff series beginning Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at the Tiger Softball Complex! Tickets are available at www.dsisdtx.us/athleticstickets. Game 2 will be held Friday at 7:00 p.m. at Stony Point High School, and game 3, if necessary, will take place Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Vista Ridge High School.
Are you enrolling your student in DSISD for the 2025-26 school year? The annual Online Verification process must be completed each year for all students – those who are currently enrolled in DSISD and those who are new to our district and just completed New Student Registration. Parents can log in to Skyward Family Access to begin! Please complete this process by Thursday, May 22. More information can be found at www.dsisdtx.us/article/2155319.
On Wednesday, Dr. Morris-Kuentz and the Superintendent's Student Advisory Council celebrated the graduating seniors (Landon Andrews, Zadie Baldwin, Owen Burgess, Rebeca Avalos-Oviedo) on the Council with a luncheon in the Tiger Stadium press box. Students on the Council can serve all four years of high school and provide invaluable feedback about programs and student experiences in DSISD. Congratulations to the seniors and thank you for your service, participation, and honest feedback through the years!
Interim 4A grade reports have been posted to Skyward Family Access for grades 3-12.
DSISD was thrilled to host a Teacher Job Fair on Wednesday, April 16 with 40 passionate attendees — a mix of current educators and aspiring teachers ready to make a difference! Thank you to everyone who came out and showed interest in becoming part of our amazing learning community! Interested in joining our team?! Visit www.dsisdtx.us/jobs to see immediate and 2025-26 school year openings!
Parents and community members are welcome to participate in the Dripping Springs ISD Instructional Materials Adoption Review for secondary math (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Algebraic Reasoning) that will be implemented in August 2025. The instructional materials can be reviewed at www.dsisdtx.us/page/instructional-materials-review or in person at the Center for Learning & Leadership (300 Sportsplex Drive) on school days from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. until Friday, May 2.