Jarrell ISD
Christijan Deshaun Stevens
Man charged with capital murder for deaths of Jarrell High School students
Katherine Hamilton
Killeen teenager Christijan Deshaun Stevens has been arrested in Bell County, accused and charged with capital murder in the January shooting deaths of two Jarrell ISD students, Austin Police officials said Monday.
Mr. Stevens, 19, was arrested on March 8 by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, U.S.
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Jarrell ISD trustees approved new elementary school attendance zones February 15 to accommodate the opening of Double Creek Elementary School in August.
New elementary attendance zones set for Jarrell ISD
Katherine Hamilton
Jarrell ISD trustees approved new elementary school attendance zones February 15 to accommodate the opening of Double Creek Elementary School in August.
Trustees approved a plan recommended by the Attendance Zone Committee, which was made up of district staff and parents.
Thursday, March 2, 2023
School Notes: Georgetown Hall of Honor, Car & Vintage Plane Show supports GISD, and more
Katherine Hamilton
Georgetown High School to induct six alumni into Hall of Honor
Six Georgetown alumni are the 2023 inductees into the district’s Hall of Honor.
Their induction ceremony will be held at 6 p.m., February 23, in the Georgetown High School Main Gym.
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Jarrell ISD May 6 bond proposal
Jarrell ISD trustees approve $324.6 million bond package for May 6 ballot
Katherine Hamilton
Jarrell ISD trustees unanimously agreed Wednesday, February 8, to hold a school bond election on May 6. The bond totals $324.6 million and includes the construction of two elementary schools and a middle school.
Trustees approved the bond package at a special school board meeting.
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Second Jarrell ISD victim dies after last week’s Austin hookah lounge shooting
Katherine Hamilton
The Jarrell ISD student who had been wounded in the deadly Austin hookah lounge shooting on January 28 died from his injuries February 1, the Austin Police Department reported February 2.
Monday, February 6, 2023
Georgetown, Jarrell ISDs remain closed through Thursday, February 2
Katherine Hamilton
Georgetown and Jarrell ISDs have canceled classes and all school activities for Thursday, February 2, the districts said this afternoon.
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Georgetown, Jarrell ISDs cancel school for Wednesday, February 1
Katherine Hamilton
Georgetown and Jarrell ISDs have canceled classes and all school activities for Wednesday, February 1.
The National Weather Service is expecting the significant icing event to continue through Wednesday, with multiple rounds of freezing rain today and tomorrow.
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Police I.D. Jarrell student who died in Austin hookah lounge shooting over the weekend
Katherine Hamilton
Jarrell High School student Brayden Bolyard, 17, was killed in a shooting at the Moon Palace Hookah Lounge in Northwest Austin on Saturday night, January 28, the Austin Police Department confirmed Monday.
Another Jarrell student was injured in the incident.
Monday, January 30, 2023
Friends brave an icy day to walk their dogs near North Drive in Taylor on February 3, 2022. (Sun Archive)
Update: Georgetown and Jarrell ISD schools closed Tuesday due to weather
Katherine Hamilton
The ongoing cold snap has caused changes in area school district schedules. Classes and all school activities have been canceled for Tuesday, January 31, in both Georgetown and Jarrell ISDs. Both districts announced the closure about 3 p.m. on Monday.
Monday, January 30, 2023
Jarrell ISD names principal for new elementary school
Katherine Hamilton
The Jarrell ISD Board of Trustees approved Craig Wilson as the principal of Double Creek Elementary, the district’s new elementary school opening in August. Mr. Wilson will join JISD on February 1.
Thursday, January 26, 2023