Dripping Springs ISD will hold a parents' night with award-winning children's book author and parenting expert Julia Cook on Thursday, Feb. 10, from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in the Rooster Springs Elementary cafeteria. Childcare will be provided by DSHS students in the RSE gymnasium. Some of the topics covered will be balancing the parenting act, personal safety of kids, video game addiction, and more! Learn more about Julia Cook at this link.

Dripping Springs ISD will hold an Elementary Acceleration Information Night on Tuesday, Feb. 15, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. in the DSISD Central Office Board Room. Information will be provided on grade-level and single-subject acceleration for kindergarten through fifth-grade students. The event can also be accessed via Zoom at this link. Please contact Dr. Rhonda Whitman (rhonda.whitman@dsisdtx.us) for more information.

Twelve Dripping Springs High School swimmers and divers qualified for the UIL 5A State Meet after their performances at the Region V-5A Meet on Monday and Tuesday in College Station.

For the girls, Anna Hoskovec captured the regional title in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:07.48 and recorded a runner-up finish in the 200-yard freestyle to advance to state in both events. Both the girls' 200- and 400-yard freestyle relay teams qualified for state with Hoskovec joining Athena Turner, Macie McCurry and Riley Dalton to finish third in both relays events. Sydney Stalbaum recorded a second-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle behind Hoskovec to also punch a ticket to state. Audrey Wilson finished second in one-meter diving with a school-record performance of 392.60 points to advance to state.

Colin O’Connor and Gage Hembree were individual state qualifiers for the boys, advancing in the 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard breaststroke, respectively.

Dripping Springs also qualified two boys’ relay teams. The 400-yard freestyle relay comprised of Hembree, Wyatt Johnson, Nolan Granger and Joseph Parsons set a new school record with a time of 3:16.01. The 200-yard medley relay team of O’Connor, Hembree, Parsons and Aidan Jones rounded out the state qualifiers for the Tigers. In addition to the state qualifiers, the boys’ 200-yard freestyle relay of Johnson, Granger, O’Connor and Jones set a school record with a time of 1:31.06.

Head coach Michael Hoskovec was one of three coaches named Region V-5A Girls’ Swimming Coaches of the Year. DSHS finished in fourth place in both the boys’ and girls’ team races.

The UIL State Meet will be held Feb. 18-19 at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on The University of Texas at Austin campus. The swimming and diving prelims will begin on Friday at 10 a.m., while the finals will take place on Saturday beginning at 9:30 a.m.

State Qualifiers

Girls

Riley Dalton – 200-yard Freestyle Relay, 400-yard Freestyle Relay

Anna Hoskovec – 200-yard Freestyle, 500-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Freestyle Relay, 400-yard Freestyle Relay

Macie McCurry – 200-yard Freestyle Relay, 400-yard Freestyle Relay

Sydney Stalbaum – 500-yard Freestyle

Athena Turner – 200-yard Freestyle Relay, 400-yard Freestyle Relay

Audrey Wilson – 1M Diving

Boys

Nolan Granger – 400-yard Freestyle Relay

Gage Hembree – 100-yard Breaststroke, 200-yard Medley Relay, 400-yard Freestyle Relay

Wyatt Johnson – 400-yard Freestyle Relay

Aidan Jones – 200-yard Medley Relay

Colin O’Connor – 100-yard Backstroke, 200-yard Medley Relay

Joseph Parsons – 200-yard Medley Relay, 400-yard Freestyle Relay

The Dripping Springs High School boys’ and girls’ wrestling teams recorded historic performances Saturday at the District 13-5A Championships in Austin.

The boys’ team came away with a third-straight district title while the girls’ team captured the school’s first district championship in just their fourth appearance at the district competition.

All 14 DSHS boys qualified for the Region IV-5A Championships for the first time in school history. The Tigers came away with seven first-place finishes with Abel Silverman (106), Taylor Van De Walle (113), Hagen Shipley (126), Seth Rill (160), Dominic Parmeson (182), Alec Rill (195), and Grant Clarno (220) winning their respective weight classes. Dripping Springs totaled 293 points to finish 92 points ahead of second-place Leander Glenn High School.

For the girls, all nine DSHS competitors advanced to the regional championships. The Lady Tigers recorded 162 team points for the team title, 48 points in front of Leander Glenn. Carson Crow (110), Addison Williams (119), Alyson Brownson-Welch (128), and Caroline Nix (138) were crowned district champions.

All 23 Tigers earned a top-three finish in their weight class.

The Region IV-5A Championships will be held Feb. 11-12 at the Burger Center in Austin.

Regional Qualifiers

Boys

Abel Silverman – 106 pounds

Taylor Van De Walle – 113 pounds

Cole Sides – 120 pounds

Hagen Shipley – 126 pounds

Jaycub Thrasher – 132 pounds

Shane Bookbinder – 138 pounds

Spencer Austin – 145 pounds

Colton Griffin – 152 pounds

Seth Rill – 160 pounds

Ben Lourens – 170 pounds

Dominic Parmeson – 182 pounds

Alec Rill – 195 pounds

Grant Clarno – 220 pounds

Nathan Prehar – 285 pounds

Girls

Emma Gonzales – 95 pounds

Maya Reza – 102 pounds

Carson Crow – 110 pounds

Addison Williams – 119 pounds

Alyson Brownson-Welch – 128 pounds

Caroline Nix – 138 pounds

Ivone Rios Galindo – 148 pounds

Harlan Jack – 165 pounds

Angelina Juarez – 185 pounds

Dripping Springs ISD is always looking to add to our Tiger Team! For some hard-to-fill positions, a hiring incentive, job training and flexible schedules are offered. Currently, DSISD has several openings for custodians, bus drivers, teacher aides, child nutrition staff, and Kids Club after-school staff and student workers. For more information about joining the DSISD team, visit dsisdtx.us/hr. To see job postings, click here.