{"id":300938,"date":"2026-05-20T05:58:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T05:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/300938\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T05:58:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T05:58:34","slug":"dripping-springs-isd-officials-name-new-high-school-driftwood-springs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/300938\/","title":{"rendered":"Dripping Springs ISD officials name new high school Driftwood Springs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDripping Springs ISD<\/a>\u2019s second high school<\/a> will be named Driftwood Springs High School following a 6-1 vote at a May 18 meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to get it right,\u201d board President Dr. Stefani Reinold said at the meeting. \u201cWe\u2019re very passionate … We are also managing a lot of people\u2019s opinions.\u201d<\/p>\n

The overview<\/p>\n

DSISD officials, employees, students and community members have been discussing the naming and branding of the new high school since February, when the district sent out a community survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A 64-person High School No. 2 Naming & Branding Committee<\/a> met four times over the past few months to discuss options for the school\u2019s name, colors and mascot.<\/p>\n

The committee submitted the following name recommendations:<\/p>\n

Driftwood High SchoolDriftwood Springs High SchoolBear Creek High SchoolSycamore Springs High SchoolCypress Springs High SchoolSome context<\/p>\n

All of the existing DSISD schools are named after a real spring within the district\u2019s boundaries. While several board members, including Tricia Quintero and Reinold, said they assumed the inclusion of \u201csprings\u201d in a school name was codified in the district\u2019s bylaws, that is not the case. However, board Vice President Mary Jane Hetrick said it was a district tradition and she \u201cfelt strongly\u201d it should be upheld.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t in the policy, and yet they did it,\u201d board member Shanda DeLeon said. \u201cFor me … that is honoring tradition and the heritage and the history of the town.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Driftwood Springs follows the established naming pattern of including \u201csprings,\u201d it is the only school that is not associated with a natural spring in the area.<\/p>\n

\u201cChanging traditions that have lasted over 100 years is a decision that should not be taken lightly,\u201d DSISD parent Kathryn Williams said.<\/p>\n

Another viewpoint<\/p>\n

Several community members, including future students of the school, advocated for the selection of Driftwood High School.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ‘springs’ naming convention is not a century-old tradition,\u201d said Shellie Deringer, a DSISD parent and High School No. 2 Naming & Branding Committee member. \u201cIt began in 2007 with Walnut Springs Elementary … A high school deserves more weight and consideration than simply extending a naming pattern created less than 20 years ago for elementary schools during rapid expansion.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Driftwood High School was the favorite name among many committee and community members, Reinold said the board heard feedback from Driftwood residents that they did not want the new high school to have that name.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really important to me that we remain as one town as much as we can through this growth,\u201d DSISD graduate and parent Bonnie Hickman Rouquette said. \u201cBut I also think that Driftwood High Schoolers deserve to have their own identity.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next?<\/p>\n

The Driftwood Springs High School mascot and colors will come back for further discussion at a later meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne thing you told the committee at the beginning of the committee was \u2018do not box yourself in,\u2019\u201d said Nathan Prachyl, DSISD parent and naming committee member. \u201cSo when you\u2019re thinking about the mascot and the colors, I encourage you to do the same … don’t box yourself in on perceived limitations of branding and color.\u201d<\/p>\n

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