Saltillo ISD UIL Placements
May 23, 2023 – The Saltillo Current Event Team placed 2nd in the State of Texas Thursday, May 18th. Jacob Sexton, Ridge Johnson, Ethan White & Coy Collins, the members of the current event team Ethan White has placed 5th individually in the state for UIL.
Big Weekend For Area FFA Students At Fort Worth Stock Show Ag Mechanics Show, District FFA Convention
Jan. 12-15, 2023 was a big weekend for local agriculture students. Many agriculture students and FFA members from area schools not only participated in the Fort Worth Agriculture Mechanics Show and Goat Judging Contest, and the District FFA Convention, but also earned leadership positions and recognition for their projects. Of course, Jan. 13-14 was only the start of the Fort Worth stock Show and Rodeo. The event continues through...
Top State Runners Recognized By Hopkins County Commissioners Court
Some of the top runners in the state — Miller Grove and Saltillo Cross Country teams — were recognized by Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning. “This is an exciting time. We have some of the finest young people in the state here in the courtroom today,” said Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom, prior to reading four proclamations, one each recognizing the athletic achievements of three groups of Hopkins County...
Saltillo Boys XC Wins State Championship
Coach Bill Giles and his squad had themselves a day at the 1A state meet. The boys varsity cross country team won the 1A State Championship. Four seniors led the way for the Lions. First up came Gunner Tarver, finishing fourth at 17:28. The second senior, and second to finish for Saltillo, Coy Collins, came 15 seconds after Tarver and placed 12th at the state meet. Another senior, Luke Ritter, finished 19th with a time of 17:50. All...
Saltillo XC Has Three Teams Winning 24-1A District Championship
Saltillo XC had themselves a very solid outing in Avery at the 24-1A District Championship. Both the Varsity boys and girls advance to Regionals. Not only that, but three of the five teams competing in Avery won their respective championships with two more finishing second and third. Results from the District Cross Country Meet at Avery are as follows: Varsity Boys: 1st- Coy Collins- 17:40 2nd- Gunner Tarver- 17:57 4th- Luke Ritter-...
Saltillo Students And Staff Recognized With Awards, Scholarships For Achievements, Service
Saltillo recently recognized several outstanding students and staff with awards and scholarships for their achievements and service. Student Scholarships, Honors More than $23,000 in local scholarships were awarded to six members of the Saltillo High School Senior Class of 2022 during the program, including two new scholarships. 2022 Kerry W. Garmon Scholarship recipients Trinity White, McKenna Gurley, Andrew Redburn and Brianna...
Saltillo FCCLA Members Return From 2022 State Meet With 36 Awards
Saltillo Family Career Community Leaders of America Chapter members returned from the State FCCLA meet in Dallas with 36 awards in family and consumer science assessments and one student competed in the talent show. The group got to attend the April 7-9, 2022, FCCLA State Leadership Conference in person this year, with the exception of Saltillo sophomores, who competed virtually because their STAAR test was the same day as the...
19 Saltillo Academic UIL Competitors Advancing From District To Region
Saltillo ISD earned 371 points, giving the academic UIL competitors a second place overall finish at the District Academic UIL Competition, making the team the Academic UIL Runner Up Champion this year. Saltillo had 31 competitors who racked up 32 individual awards; eight teams were recognized as well. Nineteen students scored high enough at the March 24 contest at Union Hill High School to advanced to the...
Saltillo FCCLA Members Return From 2022 State Meet With 36 Awards
Saltillo FCCLA members returned from the State FCCLA Meet this week with 36 awards. Among the 18 Saltillo FCCLA Chapter members earning gold were Trinity White, Heston Peeples, Cason Carmody, Nora Martinez, Ethan White, Cindy Alvarez, Gunner Tarver, Yadhira Alonso, Ridge Johnson, Sara Martinez, Julianna Giles, Luis Ortega, Cristian Trejo, Caden McGill, Harley Perez, Gabby Ross, Andrew Redburn and Maysen Pipkin. The 10 students earning...
Saltillo Lions Cross Country Places Second at State Meet in Round Rock
The Saltillo Lions cross country team had another solid meet, placing second at the state tournament held in Round Rock, TX. The Lions had a great outing thanks in large part to two runners who placed in the top-10. Coy Collins Gunner Tarver led the way as they got 5th and 7th place with times of 16:59 and 17:01. Next up for Saltillo was Rowdy Speir at 42nd, finishing at 18:33. Cristian Trejo and Luke Ritter were...
