Sulphur Springs ISD Choirs Concert
Dec13

Sulphur Springs ISD Choirs Concert

Sulphur Springs ISD fifth grader, middle school and high school choirs performed a holiday concert Dec. 6, 2022, in SSHS Auditorium. If you missed the SSISD Choirs Concert in the hustle and bustle of the the first week of December, KSST has it covered. Production Manager Matt Janson videoed the program for you to enjoy on your schedule. Watch on the link below, open on the KSST Radio 1230 YouTube Channel or catch the concert on...

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The 2022 Holiday Season Will Officially Kickoff Friday For SSISD Fine Arts Students
Nov29

The 2022 Holiday Season Will Officially Kickoff Friday For SSISD Fine Arts Students

Sulphur Springs ISD fine arts students are gearing up for the 2022 holiday season, which will officially kickoff Friday night. The next two weeks will be packed with opportunities for community members to enjoy the sounds of the district’s accomplished band and choir students. The festivities begin Friday evening, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m. with music played by the state-ranked Wildcat Band as the students join friends and fellow...

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Sulphur Springs Lit Up With Holiday Cheer For Annual Christmas Parade, Visits With Santa, Tree Lighting
Dec03

Sulphur Springs Lit Up With Holiday Cheer For Annual Christmas Parade, Visits With Santa, Tree Lighting

Sulphur Springs lit up with holiday cheer Friday night for the annual Christmas Parade and Christmas on the square. Light poles along Connally and Main Street wrapped in red and white lights shone bright while trees along those streets also were dressed with shiny balls in holiday colors, all guiding people toward Celebration Plaza. The crown jewel of the city, the downtown square boasts the city’s official Christmas Tree, which...

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SSHS Choir Sending 12 To TMEA Area Contest
Dec02

SSHS Choir Sending 12 To TMEA Area Contest

3 Singers Earn Top Scores In Section and Make First Chair At Pre-Area On Thursday, December 1, 15 SSHS Choir students competed at the Texas Music Educators Association Region 4 Pre-Area Contest. These students were region qualifiers or alternates from a contest in October. Twelve of these students earned one of the top five chairs in their section to advance to Area auditions on January 7, at Texas A&M University-Commerce. Area is...

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5 SSHS Choir Students Advance To TMEA Area Contest
Dec06

5 SSHS Choir Students Advance To TMEA Area Contest

Middle, High School Choral Music Students To Perform Concert Dec. 7 Sulphur Springs High School Choir students competed at Texas Music Educators Association Pre Area contest on Thursday, December 2, 2021. Five SSHS choir students, two freshmen and three sophomores, advanced to the TMEA Area competition. SSHS Area Choir Qualifiers Celeste McCoy, Axel Garcia, Lausen Ost, Colbie Glenn and Summer Patterson  Students advancing from...

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SSMS Has Record 70 Students Make TMEA Region 4 Middle School Bands
Nov16

SSMS Has Record 70 Students Make TMEA Region 4 Middle School Bands

The Sulphur Springs Middle School Band has a record 70 students make the TMEA (Texas Music Educators Association) Region 4 Middle School Concert and Symphonic Bands. The second highest school only had 28 kids make the band. The SSMS Choir students also did well at Region Choir auditions as well, according to information released by the Sulphur Springs ISD Fine Arts Department. Region Symphonic Band Students earning chairs in the...

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SSISD Fine Arts Plans Tribute To National Anthem Before Oct. 11 Football Game
Oct07

SSISD Fine Arts Plans Tribute To National Anthem Before Oct. 11 Football Game

Fine Arts Barring a downpour, Sulphur Springs Independent School District Fine Arts Department will put on a special program before the Oct. 11 Wildcat football game in honor of the 130th anniversary of the first time the Star Spangled Banner was officially designated as the national anthem by the Naval Academy. All groups in the SSISD Fine Arts Department from elementary students on up will be taking part in the celebration. “Our...

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A & M-Commerce Chorale Performs at Cathedral Shrine
Apr13

A & M-Commerce Chorale Performs at Cathedral Shrine

COMMERCE, TX— The A&M-Commerce Chorale will perform an a cappella concert at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Dallas on April 22. The performance will include a selection of music by composers such as Palestrina, Roger T. Petrich, Hyun Kook, Daniel Elder, Hyo-Won Woo, and Herbert Howells. The University Chorale is the premier choral ensemble selected by audition from undergraduate and graduate students in the...

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SSHS Rhapsody Acapella Auditions
Feb24

SSHS Rhapsody Acapella Auditions

Sulphur Springs High School Choir Director Elizabeth Crutcher is having student auditions for a new Rhapsody Acapella group of about ten student singers. Rhapsody Acapella will be a pop group available for bookings and featured at choir concerts. Auditions will take place March 4-6, and Rhapsody Acapella will be a new addition to the school curriculum next year. “There has been enough interest in choir that next year...

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Awards Luncheon Honoring Two Distinguished Alumni will Highlight the 90th Anniversary Homecoming Celebration of PJC
Oct08

Awards Luncheon Honoring Two Distinguished Alumni will Highlight the 90th Anniversary Homecoming Celebration of PJC

An awards luncheon honoring two distinguished alumni will highlight the 90th Anniversary Homecoming celebration of Paris Junior College on Friday, Nov. 7 and Saturday, Nov. 8. New to the lineup of Homecoming events is an Alumni Choir Reunion Concert slated for 7:30 p.m. in the Ray Karrer Theater on Nov. 8. All former PJC alumni and students who performed in the choral program during their time at PJC are invited to be part of the...

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