HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Hays High School is expected ... the change to the school board, saying the rebel mascot isn’t serving its purpose as a unifying symbol. Based on local school ...

The Hays Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to retire the Hays High School Rebel ... flag as the school’s official symbol and then banned the display ...

When Ty Calvin played football for Hays High School, Confederate flags ... The flag was removed as an official symbol of the school in 2000. In 2012 the Hays school board banned the flag entirely ...

On March 31, the school unveiled its new Hawks logo. "The soaring hawk in attack mode serves as the school’s primary mark, with additional logo versions available, including a stand-alone mascot ...

The Hays school district is asking voters on May 3 to approve $968.6 million in bonds that would pay for several projects, including a new high school, two new elementary schools, several school ...

But Hays High School’s concordance with Confederate tradition has been an issue before. In 2000, the school banned the use of the Confederate flag as an official school symbol and in 2012 ...