SSHS FCCLA Teams Compete At State
The Sulphur Springs High School Family Career and Community Leaders of America Program, or FCCLA, sent two teams to state competition over the weekend; one for Culinary Arts and another for Job Interview Skills. FCCLA Sponsor Debbie Stribling said that competition was stiff with 30 teams competing in Culinary Arts and 29 teams in Job Interview. The Culinary Arts team consisted of Autumn Hammans, Diego Perea, America Luna, Tyler...
Memorial Hospital and Clinic Served by 42-Volunteers
by Lakan Johnson We have 42 volunteers who worked at total of 11,361 hours in the last fiscal year. Our volunteers work in such areas as the Gift Shop, OB, Day Surgery, Wound Care and also at Memorial Clinic, the Information Desk and the Outpatient Desk filling important roles supporting our staff members and assisting our customers. The amount for Texas (average) that a volunteer’s time is worth is $24.66 per hour so the total...
PJC a National Leader in Student Success
Paris Junior College Regent Ginna Bowman recently traveled to the tenth annual Board of Trustees Institute to demonstrate to other colleges from around the nation how PJC is leading the way to further student success. She, along with PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin, presented on a panel sharing what PJC is doing in the American Association of Community College’s Guided Pathways Project. The Greater Texas Foundation pays for trustees from...
Lady Cats JV Undefeated in District Play
A weekend tournament in Hallsville ended with Lady Cats Junior Varsity defeating Texas High 1-0 and secured the tournament championship and first place in the junior varsity district race. The JV Lady Cats remain undefeated in District Play. The JV Lady Cats scored the only run in the championship game when Macee Hollins singled to centerfield late in the game against the Texas High pitcher some call the toughest pitcher in the...
Lady Cats Edge by Texas High
The Lady Cats’ softball team picked up a huge district softball win on the road Friday night as they edge by Texas High, 4-3 in eight innings. The Lady Cats opened the game with two runs in the top of the first inning. The Lady Tigers tied the game in the third. Texas High then took their first lead of the game with a run in the bottom of the fourth. It stayed that way until the Lady Cats tied the game in the top of the seventh....
Texas High Remains Unbeaten at Wildcats Expense
The Texas High Tigers remained unbeaten in district play as they defeated the Wildcats, 8-0 at Eagle Stadium Friday night. It was the fifth straight district loss for the Wildcats who are now 2-6 in district play. They are 5-11-1 for the season. The Tigers jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning. They added three more runs in the fourth inning and two more in the fifth. The Wildcats managed only two singles against the...
Gotcher Sentenced to Five Years Without Parole
Kerry La Terry Gotcher, 28, was sentenced Friday April 08, 2016, in Eighth Judicial District Court to five years in the Texas Department of Corrections for two third degree felony charges. He was indicted in March of this year for possession of a controlled substance under 4-grams. In November of last year, Gotcher was indicted for delivery of marijuana—five pounds—in a drug free zone. In the plea agreement, he will serve the entire...
Nine Wildcasts Named to All-District Soccer Team
Nine Wildcats were named to the All-District Soccer Team recently selected by the district’s soccer coaches. Midfielder Angel Tavera received a superlative as he was named Sophomore of the Year. Making the First Team All District were defender Tanner Ramirez, forward Chris Espinoza, midfielder Gerardo Arellano and goal keeper Dakota Stalcup. Making the Second Team All District were forward Scott Galarza and defender Julio...
Sulphur Springs High School Band Takes Sweepstakes
A special year for the Sulphur Springs High School Band continued this week as the band wrapped up its 2016 concert season at the UIL Concert Band Competition in Mount Pleasant on Wednesday and Thursday. The varsity symphonic band earned straight 1 ratings in both stage performance and sight reading competition resulting in a Sweepstakes Award for the second consecutive year. The junior varsity concert band received a 2 rating in both...
