January is School Board Recognition Month! The 2025 theme, "Leadership for Tomorrow's Texas", emphasizes the critical role school board members play in shaping the future of our state. School Board service is a volunteer position with no salary. Trustees are required to complete annual mandated training in addition to countless hours dedicated to campus visits, events and meetings. At DSISD, we want to say 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 to our Board of Trustees for their commitment, dedication and time to our students, staff and schools!
Superintendent Dr. Holly Morris-Kuentz sits down with some of our Walnut Springs Elementary students to talk about the upcoming holiday season: https://youtu.be/_E9Jk16mBX0
A reminder that Friday is an early release day for all DSISD campuses! Buses will run 3 hours earlier than normal. PK-2nd grade bus riders must have a parent or designee to meet the student at the bus stop in the afternoon.
The DSISD Board of Trustees approved the 2025-26 Academic Calendar at the Dec. 16 board meeting. To reduce the total number of instructional days during the school year, 10 minutes have been added to each school day. School times for the 2025-26 school year will be as follows: Elementary (7:40 am - 3:05 pm); Secondary (8:50 am - 4:15 pm). Visit www.dsisdtx.us/calendar to download the academic calendar.
On Wednesday, the Citizens' Bond Steering Committee (CBSC), composed of parents, students and community members, held their sixth and final meeting. Thank you to the 40 committee members for their work over the past couple of months to help develop a bond package recommendation for consideration by the DSISD Board of Trustees!
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On Friday, the Marines collected nearly 20 full boxes of toys and a $1,500 check from the Dripping Springs High School JROTC's Toys for Tots drive! Thank you to everyone who donated to help children in the Austin area!
Sophomore Anvika Jain has been named one of two students to represent Texas at the YMCA National Advocacy Days in Washington, D.C. in March 2025! Anvika will advocate to members of the U.S. Congress in the areas of youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Congratulations, Anvika!
Interim 2B grade reports have been posted to Skyward Family Access for grades 3-12.
The Dripping Springs High School HOSA program will sponsor a blood drive on Friday, Dec. 13 from 9 AM-3 PM in the front DSHS parking lot. Participants must be at least 17 years old and 115 pounds to donate. Please eat a full meal and bring a photo ID before donating. All participants will receive a We Are Blood T-shirt. Make an appointment here: https://bit.ly/4gluhUH.
A reminder that DSISD schools and offices will be closed November 25-29 for the Thanksgiving break. Classes will resume Monday, December 2.
Tiger Football will face San Antonio Harlan in the area playoffs on Friday, Nov. 22 at 7:30 PM at Canyon High School in New Braunfels. Tickets are available at https://bit.ly/3Z9EU77.
The Dripping Springs High School JROTC is partnering with Toys for Tots and the Marine Corps to help raise toys and money for Austin area children! You can drop off a new, unwrapped toy at any of the following locations until December 1! Donations can also be made at www.austin-tx.toysfortots.org.
For the third straight year, the Dripping Springs High School Tiger Band earned a top-20 finish at the UIL 6A State Marching Contest in San Antonio! Dripping Springs tied for 17th out of 40 competing bands, earning its highest scores in Music Ensemble (11th) and Visual Ensemble (11th). Congratulations, band!
Congratulations to the Dripping Springs High School BEST Robotics Team, Dripping Logistics, on advancing to the UIL BEST Division State Championships! The team finished second at the area competition on Saturday and won the Judges Choice Award. The state championships will be held Dec. 5-7 at Fair Park in Dallas.
Tiger Football will host Round Rock McNeil in the bi-district playoffs on Friday, Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Tiger Stadium. Tickets ($9) will go on sale Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. at www.dsisdtx.us/athleticstickets.
Tiger Volleyball will face San Antonio Harlan in the area playoffs on Friday, Nov. 8 at 5:30 p.m. at San Marcos High School. Tickets are available at www.smcisd.net/Page/4629.
Join DSISD for Taxpayer Tuesday on Nov. 12 at Dripping Springs High School! The event will include a campus tour and a presentation on student programming. If you plan to attend, please RSVP at www.dsisdtx.us/taxpayertuesdays. We hope to see you there!
Tiger Volleyball faces Vista Ridge in the bi-district round of the playoffs on Monday, Nov. 4 at 6:00 p.m. at the Burger Center in Austin. Tickets are available at https://gofan.co/event/2132280?schoolId=TX13111. GO TIGERS!
DSISD will hold a community presentation on the opioid/fentanyl crisis on Thursday, Nov. 7 from 6:00-7:30 PM in the Center for Learning & Leadership with Kim Williamson, Substance Use Program Director for Hill Country Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities Center. If you plan on attending, please RSVP at https://bit.ly/3UlUMAP.
The Dripping Springs High School JROTC is partnering with Toys for Tots and the Marine Corps to help raise toys and money for Austin area children! You can drop off a new, unwrapped toy at any of the following locations until December 1! Donations can also be made at austin-tx.toysfortots.org.
