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Smithville ISD Votes to Store Student Devices Under New State Cellphone Law

Smithville ISD Votes to Store Student Devices Under New State Cellphone Law

By Kristen Meriwether, Publisher When the state legislature passed House Bill 1481 this session, it made a lot of headlines, claiming the law would ban cellphones in classrooms. But the law actually gives school districts a choice to ban cellphones entirely, or allow students to store them. And the law
Kristen Meriwether 22 Jul 2025
Smithville Senior’s SkillsUSA Win Showcases Trades’ Value

Smithville Senior’s SkillsUSA Win Showcases Trades’ Value

By Kristen Meriwether, Publisher It’s a Thursday morning in early April, and Smithville High School senior Konner Namken is under the tent at the SkillsUSA State Championships for plumbing in Corpus Christi. His challenge for the competition is to build a rough-in for a washing machine wash box (the
Kristen Meriwether 23 Apr 2025

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