4 Sulphur Springs ISD Campuses Named Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase Schools
Capturing Kids Hearts National Showcase Schools Lamar & Travis Primary Schools Recognized as 2nd-Year Winners, Bowie & Bush Primary Schools Make List For First Time Four campuses in Sulphur Springs ISD are among only 110 schools in Texas and 325 across the country named Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase Schools, SSISD Assistant Superintendent Kristin Monk announced Friday. “Bowie and Bush Primaries are first year...
SSISD Board Approved Resignations and Personnel Changes Monday
Personnel changes were made at the special meeting of the Sulphur Springs School Board Monday at 11:30 a.m. The board met in executive session but no decision was required for the discussions conducted. Personnel Changes include: Resignations Tiffany Ramsey SpEd Aide SS Elementary Sarah Frazier Math Teacher Middle School Personnel...
School Board Hears Reports, Seeks Grants; Auditorium Nears Completion
The annual Dairy Festival Queen contest should be conducted in the auditorium at the Regional Civic Center. That’s the conditional assurance given by Don Roundtree to the Sulphur Springs school board Tuesday night during their regular May meeting. The board also heard a variety of reports and approved action items including applications for Head Start and Early Head Start grants for expansion and cost of living increases for...
Bessie Lee Griffin
Funeral services for Bessie Lee Griffin, age 95, will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Monday, April 20, 2015 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Highland Cemetery in Deport, TX, with Bryce Jester, Zach Jester, Steve Crawford, Burt Slaughter, Shane Beers an Sean Crouch serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday, April 19, 2015 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Mrs. Griffin passed away...
Another 61 Staff Changes Approved For SSISD
Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees were made aware of and approved 61 staff changes during the regular July school board meeting — 21 resignations, 27 new hires and 13 jobs swaps either in position, campus or classroom — as recommended by district administrators during the regular July 11, school board meeting. SSISD logo These changes follow the 72 personnel changes — 18 resignations, 1 retirement, 32 new hires and 21...
School Sign Unveiled Saturday At Rowena Johnson Primary
Community members, former students, staff and family gathered Saturday evening, Oct. 16, 2021, for a short unveiling ceremony marking the official name change of the Church Street school campus from Lamar Primary to Rowena Johnson Primary, in honor of the late educator who dedicated 50 years of her life to educating Sulphur Springs school children. Oct. 16, 2021, unveiling of the new sign officially designating 825 Church St. as...
CommUniverCity Day At TAMUC Will Recognize Sulphur Springs Groups
The Oct. 9 game between the Texas A&M University-Commerce Lions and Saginaw Valley State Cardinals will be a special one for Sulphur Springs. Called the Sulphur Springs CommUniverCity Day at TAMU-C, four Sulphur Springs ISD educators will be among the Sulphur Springs groups recognized, others to be recognized include including youth sports teams, school groups, church groups and Scouting groups. Sulphur Springs ISD Principals...
New Lamar Primary Principal Named, 24 Other Staff Changes Approved
A new Lamar Primary principal has been named and two dozen additional staff recommendations were approved by Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees following an executive session of their meeting Monday night, April 20, via Zoom conferencing. SSISD logo In addition to to approving professional employment contracts for teachers, counselors, librarians and nurses, the school board approved 25 additional personnel changes: seven...
Nearly A Dozen Personnel Changes Approved At SSISD
Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees during their regular meeting this week approved 11 staff changes in readiness for the new school year, which begins on Aug. 20. The trustees also approved teacher appraisers and appraisal calendars. One new teacher was hired, 1 aide resigned, one aide was reassigned and the rest were new support staff. LaToya Hood’s resignation as a special education aide at high...
Maxine George
Funeral service for Maxine George, age 77, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at Spence Chapel, First Baptist Church, Sulphur Springs with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Interment will follow at Arbala Cemetery with Christopher Alford, Dillon Smith, David Duncan, Chad Rawson, Jerry Crawford, Richard Franks serving as pallbearers and Derrick Dickson serving as honorary pallbearer. Visitation will be...
