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Institute for Organization Management, the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, is pleased to announce that Susan Kimball, IOM, President/CEO, of the Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce, has graduated from the program and has received the recognition of IOM. Awarded to all graduates of the Institute program, the IOM Graduate Recognition signifies the individual’s completion of 96 credit hours of course instruction in non-profit management. In addition, participants can earn credit hours towards the Certified Chamber Executive (CCE) or Certified Association Executive (CAE), certifications. Nearly 1,000 individuals attend Institute annually.

February 2

The Dripping Springs Independent School District received its 2020–2021 Texas Academic Performance Report from the Texas Education Agency, providing information on school and district staff, programs and student demographics.

Howard Koontz, planning director for the city of Dripping Springs, gave a presentation on the “State of the City” to local business owners last week.

As Hays County’s Dripping Springs Southwes Connection Study continues, residents from the area have organized to fight the county’s transportation efforts, creating the group Fight. FM150.

The 76th Hays County Youth Livestock Show came and went last week, with children from eight to 18 showing their swine, cattle, goats, lambs, poultry, rabbits and horses at the event.

The two state-ranked Dripping Springs soccer teams continue to dominate their opposition and give indication they will have to be dealt with again this season. In the world of soccer, scores usually are hard to come by. If teams score more than twice it usually means that team is really good or they are playing much weaker teams. We choose very good. Hat tricks (scoring three or more goals in a game) by players are becoming common. Each of the two teams won their respective tourneys with ease, including their district openers with Hays Johnson. As per usual, soccer teams have to endure the inclement weather as much as their opponents.

Seldom do sports teams get judged by the beauty of their games played, only wins count. Unfortunately the Tiger basketball team played in an ugly contest with league-leading Boerne Champion but still could not win ugly. It was another key game that could have been a win but ended up being a 34-26 loss.

The creative work of 25 Dripping Springs Independent School District students has been honored by the DSISD Council of PTAs in the 2021–2022 National PTA Reflections program. Thirteen of those students earned the level of Outstanding Interpretation to advance to the Texas Parent-Teacher Association State Contest.

The window to file an application to be a Dripping Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees candidate for the May 2022 election has opened.

Dripping Springs High School Band announces the return of Pageantry in the Springs, A Texas Color Guard Circuit competition

Color World Housepainting of Austin celebrated a successful start to its third year with a ribbon cutting last week, sponsored by the Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce.