Humanities Texas announced on March 19th that Taylor Kratz of Katy ISD’s Mayde Creek High School in Houston has been selected as one of 15 recipients of a 2023 Humanities Texas Outstanding Teaching Award. more

Join the University of Houston-Victoria at Katy for the next Jaguar Day in Katy open house on April 6th. more

The Katy Independent School District Prekindergarten program preregistration for the 2024-2025 school year opens April 1, 2024, for children who qualify and are zoned to the district. more

Katy High School is the Zone A champion in UIL One-Act Play with its production of Ghetto, according to the March 18th edition of the Katy Tiger eNews. more

HOUSTON, March 11, 2024 – It’s no secret that textbooks are one of the unforeseen costs contributing to student debt. Nationwide, university students pay approximately $1,200 annually for the books they need. Add that to tuition, fees, cost of living and other expenses, and they face another financial hurdle on their academic journeys more

It was a great day for the Calvin Nelms Charter School family at the end of March, as Mr. Carey and Mrs. Lowrance took seven theater students and multiple student art pieces to the state capitol in Austin for the state competition for fine arts in charter schools. more

The Royal ISD Board Trustees will fill the vacancy resulting from Trustee Perla Aguilar’s resignation by appointment, the district announced on February 6th. more

In a special meeting Monday night, the trustees of Katy ISD’s school board came together for team-building activities and for more training on their roles, rights and responsibilities as board members. more

Local leader and former state Rep. Bill Callegari of Katy received an honorary degree from Houston Community College for his longstanding support of HCC. more

Education briefs for June 22, 2023. more

Education briefs for June 15, 2023. more

Years ago, when he was in middle school, Rutva Gupta was part of several student groups that revolved around writing. Today, Gutpa is preparing for his senior year at Tompkins High School. He said he wanted to study either engineering or business, and he’s considering Rice University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Texas A&M University, among other colleges. more

Education briefs for June 8, 2023. more

Julia Morrison, a 2019 graduate of St. John XXIII College Preparatory School in Katy, is the 2023 recipient of the Lorena B. Stretch Award for Outstanding Student in Elementary Education from the Baylor School of Education. She is the daughter of Richard and Allyson Morrison of Sugar Land. The award is named for Lorena Stretch, who was dean of the School of Education from 1935-57 and the school’s longest-serving dean. more

Education briefs for June 1, 2023. more

The Texas A&M Foundation Board of Trustees honored three students, one of whom is from Katy, as recipients of the foundation’s highest student award, the Trustees’ Outstanding Student Award. These students, who have excelled academically and as student leaders, were honored during a luncheon on May 19. Each recipient received a cash prize of $3,200. more

Education briefs for May 25, 2023. more

When doors open for Katy ISD’s tenth high school in fall 2024, Gina Cobb will welcome students as their first-ever principal. Cobb, who closed out the 2022-23 school year as principal of Mayde Creek High School, will assume the principalship for the new campus this summer. more

Education briefs for May 28, 2023. more

Katy ISD announced two new assistant superintendents who will be replacing two long-time educators retiring from their roles. Kristin Harper and Deborah Hubble, well-known campus leaders in the Katy ISD community, will assume the positions July 1. Together Harper and Hubble bring with them a wealth of experience as well as a love for empowering students to reach their full potential. more