Hernandez Elementary School fifth grader Drake Driscoll is the San Marcos CISD Superintendent’s Student of the Month for March. Driscoll was nominated for the honor by Hernandez Principal Rosemary Garza.

Bowie and DeZavala Elementary Schools were recently honored by the San Marcos City Council for their achievements. Both schools were honored by the No Child Left Behind program, among their laurels.

San Marcos High School junior Ty Stonecipher, who was accepted at NASA’s high school scholars program, was recently honored by the city.

The National Center for Educational Achievement (NCEA) Just for the Kids campaign recognized San Marcos High School (SMHS) for the advances it made in social studies education. The San Marcos City Council recently honored SMHS principal Michelle Darling for the achievement.

Two San Marcos High School musicians were recently honored by San Marcos Mayor Susan Narvaiz and the city council. Katy Whitbeck and Dwaylan Applewhite are becoming pretty familiar names around town as they receive many well deserved honors.

The Hays County Historical Commission recently donated its recently released documentary historical DVDs to San Marcos school libraries.

A Town and Gown forum hosted by the San Marcos Area League of Women Voters (LWV) will be held Sept. 28 at the San Marcos Activity Center. The event is free and open to the public.

Hays County public school districts took subtly different approaches to President Barack Obama’s Tuesday speech to schoolchildren, which was broadcast nationally over the Internet and on C-SPAN and CNN at noon.

The year ahead is going to be a very active one for the San Marcos League of Women Voters (LWV). Plans are loaded with special activities, debates, Voter Guides and a state convention.

Only a few weeks remain for public school students to receive their state mandated vaccinations so they can go back to class.