SSHS Class Of 2021 Graduation
Sulphur Springs High School Class of 2021 wasted no time getting down to business at Friday night’s graduation inside Hopkins County Civic Center. The senior graduate candidates filed into the Arena in pairs, starting with honor graduates, as the band played “Pomp and Circumstance,” leaving two empty chairs in front of the stage, each draped in caps and gowns, a tangible tribute to their late beloved classmates...
Yantis High School Class of 2021 Top 10 Announced
Yantis High School has announced the top 10 seniors in order of grade ranking, and have celebrated all Class of 2021 graduates over the last week. Announced earlier this week were the top two honor graduates. Brooke Barrett leads the class of 2021 as the valedictorian and Sarahi Martinez as the salutatorian. Thursday the school announced the full top 10 students. In addition to Barrett and Martinez, the top 10 includes Carlos Lopez,...
27 Seniors Ranked In Top 10 Percent Of SSHS Class Of 2021 Recognized At Honors Breakfast
Sulphur Springs High School honored the 27 highest ranking seniors Thursday morning with special breakfast prepared and organized exclusively by SSHS students. The Honors Breakfast is a long-standing tradition at SSHS, for students and their parents, as well as one teacher or education the honoree has selected to honor. Two of the 27 SSHS Senior Class of 2021 Honor Graduates were unable to attend the Honors Breakfast, but were still...
Osornio, Krotky Named Top Graduates of Cumby High School Class of 2021
Cumby High School announced Lucero Ruth Osornio and Rylee Jo Krotky as the top 2021 graduates, with only 0.01 separating the top two places. Each of the top CHS 2021 honor graduates has also received her associate’s degree three weeks before she will receive her high school diploma. Lucero Ruth Osornio Lucero Ruth Osornio, daughter of Ruth and Jose Osornio, earned top ranking as this year’s Cumby High School Class of 2021...
Harper, Little Named SSHS Class of 2021 Valedictorian, Salutatorian
Sulphur Springs High School recognized Matthew Chase Harper as valedictorian and Nathan Kendall Little as salutatorian of the SSHS Class of 2021 during a small reception in the school library, featuring cookies, cupcakes and flavored drinks with administrators, their parents and media. Harper, son of Lisa and Nathan Couch and Jaime and Amy Harper, graduates with a 4.45 grade point average. The 17-year-old is the second in his family...
Saltillo Sr. Class of 2021 Raising $ for Summer BasketBall
L to R: Ally Smith, Allie Lane, Julianna Giles, Anna Reeder, Maddy Smith, Brittney Peeples, (bottom) Chandler Bain, Paisley Kastner, and Jocelyn Ochoa On Friday May 1, 2020, the girls of Saltillo Class of 2021 conducted a fundraiser at the Come and Eat Cafe located just down the road from the Saltillo school community at Weaver, Texas. From 2-8pm on the first day of ‘re-opening’ for the cafe, business was brisk at times...
MS. Hopkins County Senior 2021 Wilma Thompson is a Classic
MS. Hopkins County Senior 2021 Wilma Thompson Wilma Thompson, a Hopkins County native, was crowned Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic back in June and met her public Saturday atop a red convertible with Tammy Wilburn at the wheel during the Fall Festival Parade. Last month, Wilma also earned the designation of Second Runner-Up in the State Ms. Senior Classic Pageant. Wilma will wear her crown and make public appearances through the...
2021 Ag In The Classroom
Area AgriLife Extension Agents, assisted by numerous volunteers as well as Farm Bureau and Southwest Dairy Center, hosted hundreds of school children over the course of two days this week at Ag In The Classroom. While the annual agricultural experience typically is offered to fourth graders, this year schools in counties with participating Extension agencies were also invited to bring their fifth graders. Extension wasn’t able...
Sulphur Springs and Area Schools’ 2021 Back to Class Dates, Schedules
Hopkins County school districts are getting ready to return to class for the 2021/2022 school year! Here’s a list with start dates for Sulphur Springs, Cumby, Miller Grove, Como-Pickton, Saltillo, North Hopkins, Sulphur Bluff and Yantis school districts plus other brief information. We plan an update next week as more information becomes available! SCHOOL FIRST DAY OF CLASS Sulphur Springs ISD Wednesday August 18 Cumby ISD...
Hopkins County Native Wilma Thompson Crowned 2021 Ms. Hopkins County Sr. Classic!
“Changing the Face of Aging” is the theme of the Ms. Senior Classic Pageant, open to ladies age 60 and older. Director Karon Weatherman, 2021 ‘Queen’ Wilma Thompson and 2019/2020 ‘Queen’ Vender Wright Outgoing Vender Wright blessed everyone with her rendition of “Just Stand” Ten contestants initially entered, but due to various circumstances, only seven were able to be present on June 12...
