SSMS One Act Play Cast Wins 2nd Place Honors
SSMS One Act Play cast and crew (SSISD photo) Sulphur Springs Middle School One Act Play cast and crew, under the direction of Desi Pharis, won second place at a recent contest “with a great show,” Sulphur Springs ISD Assistant Superintendent Josh Williams reported Monday.Aiden Woodard received Best Actor for the contest. Autumn Allen received -Outstanding Crew honors. Talley Brown received Honorable Mention All-star Cast...
Monday Game Day Brings Wildcats Golf, Lady Cats Volleyball in Bi-District Playoffs
This week brings Game day not only on the usual suspects of Tuesday and Friday, but also today, on Monday, Nov. 1. Seeing as how they are already halfway through their season, Coach Jeremy DeLorge and his team will no doubt be looking to finish the season strong. The Wildcats golf team will be in their second-to-last competition of the fall 2021 season when they travel to Garland to take on Richardson High at Firewheel Golf Park...
Friday Game Day Brings Volleyball Playoff Warm-Up Game Plus Wildcats Football’s Senior Night
Friday Game day brings a warm-up game for the volleyball team prior to Monday’s playoff contest, plus senior night for the Wildcats football team. Coach Greg Owens and his squad may have had a tough time their last two losses, officially eliminated from post-season contention, but the last two games are all about pride for his team. They come in to tonight’s senior night contest 0-8 overall (0-5 district), and will have...
Wildcats A and B Middle School Football Teams 7-0 With One Game Left Tuesday
The Middle School Wildcat football teams traveled to Hallsville to face the Bobcats and all three (A, B, and C) 8th grade football teams came out with victories. A and B teams recorded their seventh win of the season making them 7-0 with only 1 game left to go. The A Team won a close one versus Hallsville 15-14. The A team offense scored in the final minute of the game and went for the two-point conversion to go up by 1 point, but the...
Sulphur Springs ISD Back-To-School Activities Slated Over The Next Week
Although school will not officially start until Wednesday, Aug. 18, days have been designated for Sulphur Springs ISD back-to-school activities over the next week to help ease students and families into the 2021-2022 school years, including Meet the Teacher, School Supply Drive Thrus, Squad Offs, an alumni basketball tourney and Device Pick Up. Elementary officials too have announced plans for an After School Program to begin the...
SSISD Wildcat Theatre Programs Display Skills In 2 Free Productions
If you like live theater or just supporting local student thespians, you’ll want to be sure to mark May 13 and May 18 on your calendar. The Sulphur Springs ISD Wildcat Theatre Programs will be displaying their skills in two free productions offered on those days. The Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat Theatre will present Don Nigro’s “Cinderella Waltz” starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 13, on the stage at the...
Wildcat Offensive Lineman Somjai Pryor Signs to Play Football at Kansas Wesleyan University
Wildcats senior Somjai Pryor, a member of Coach Greg Owens’s football team, signed a national letter of intent Thursday, Apr. 15 to play football at Kansas Wesleyan University. Pryor is the son of Ayana Pryor and Lewis Harrison. The left tackle of Coach Owens’s offensive line, Pryor said that he sent his film to the Kansas Wesleyan coaching staff, and shortly thereafter was given an offer to join the Coyotes on a football...
SSMS Finishes First At 2021 Middle School District OAP Competition
The SSISD Fine Arts Department Saturday afternoon announced that the Sulphur Springs Middle School Theatre students finished first in the 2021 Middle School District One Act Play competition with their performance of David Saar’s “The Yellow Boat.” Six students also earned individual accolades for their acting. Emma Boatman was named Best Performer. Earning All Star Cast honors were Aiden Woodard, Layla Pogue and...
SSISD Board Places Emphasis on Lamar Primary During January Meeting; Campus Reports; Superintendent’s Contract Extended
Leesa Toliver was presented a plaque in recognition of her service as school board President for the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years during the January regular session of the Sulphur Springs School Board. January is “School Board Appreciation Month” and the board received tokens of appreciation from each campus. A program presented by Lamar Primary students and staff, “Capturing Kids Hearts” and a number of reports...
SSISD Board Interact With 6-Year Old Students During November Session
It was another interactive night for the Sulphur Springs School Board as 6-year old students from Barbara Bush Primary, assisted by Janelle Safford, presented App Smashing using the Chatter Pix and See Saw apps. Students showed board members how to create in one app by drawing and coloring a turkey and moving the finished creation to the second app. In other action, the board heard the Financial Accountability Rating for 2017-2018 and...
