Hays USD 489

Keeping our families and community informed and connected to your school is our top priority. And, the family experience is about to become even better with a new update to the H...

From work, to home, to school, our phones are a key tool to navigate and communicate throughout the day. The custom-built Hays USD 489 app makes it easy to stay up to date with di...

Changing the Hays Middle School mascot is back on the table as of Monday night's Hays school board meeting. After a committee met in 2023 to discuss the Hays High School mascot, ...

The Hays USD 489 school board approved the purchase of iPads for K-5 students and staff at its meeting on Monday. The district will purchase 1,630 iPads and cases at a cost of ...

The Hays USD 489 school board discussed new graduation requirements for students who will be freshmen in the fall. The new requirements were created by a statewide education ta...

The Hays USD 489 school board approved calendars for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years at its meeting Monday. The calendars for both school years include one Monday off per ...

Wichita, Kan.- Agricultural Education teachers from across Kansas met at the Wichita Marriott in Wichita, Kansas for the Kansas Association of Agricultural Educators Ag Ed Symposi...

Following a 15-minute executive session, Hays USD 489 board members approved one-year contract extensions for the four district-level administrators during their meeting Monday ni...

Hays High School launched a new Career and Technology Education pathway for teaching this fall. The school is offering a new year-long course that helps high school students ex...

Students at Hays High School learned about the dangers of opioids through a presentation by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. KBI Director Tony Mattivi engaged with students ...

Staff from Hays High School premiered the new Hays High School logo at the USD 489 board meeting on Monday. The new logo includes an H and an arrowhead. Heath Meder, HHS art...

The Hays Police Department in conjunction with USD 489 are happy to announce that Officer Austin Spencer has been selected to be our School Resource Officer. Prior to coming ...

The Kansas Shrine Bowl on Friday announced Hays High School head coach Tony Crough will lead the West team in the Shrine Bowl in July 2023. Crough was an assistant for the West...

Hays USD 489 is looking forward to the next steps now that its $143.5 million bond issue passed. The bond passed Tuesday with a 53 percent approval from district voters. In add...

Posted Apr 05, 2022 5:30 AM Artist rendering of a proposed classroom at Hays Middle School or the new Hays High School. Image provided by DLR Group and Hays USD 489 ...

Posted Apr 08, 2022 5:55 AM Chris Sramek By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays Post Hays USD 489 has hired Chris Sramek as the new Roosevelt Elementary School principal starting ...

Hays USD 489 releases images of what elementaries could look like if bond passes Posted Mar 31, 2022 6:01 AM First of a three-part series examining plans included in Ha...

Hays Post Property valuations in Ellis County have been completed and notices sent, but after many in the area saw significant increases in the value of the residential and c...

By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays Post The Hays USD 489 school board Monday unanimously voted to take a $143.5 million bond issue to the voters on May 10. The largest feature of ...

By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays Post The Hays USD 489 school board heard from the community bond committee on its recommendation for a $143.5 million, 30-year bond at its meeting ...