Bessonett And Resendiz Named Top Miller Grove High School 2021 Graduates
Jorja Bessonett has been named the valedictorian and Andrea Resendiz the salutatorian of the Miller Grove High School Graduating Class of 2021, MGISD announced earlier this week. Jorja Bessonett Bessonett achieved the top ranking in the senior class with an overall 102.06 grade point average. She is the daughter of Bill and Cherrie Bessonett and the granddaughter of Glen and Carolyn George and Susie and Mike Bessonett. She has an...
Top Miller Grove 8th Graders Announced
Miller Grove ISD this week announced Gabe Hayden and Emma Knight as this year’s top Miller Grove 8th graders. Gabe Hayden Hayden is the 2021 Miller Grove 8th Grade class valedictorian, an honor he earned with an overall grade point average of 93.71. He is the son of Jimmi and Marcella Hayden of Miller Grove and has six siblings, Kavan Smith, Ashley Hayden, Heather Melton, Chandra Hayden, Melanie Hayden, and Jessica Linex. He has...
2 Miller Grove Junior High Robotics Teams Advance To Global Contest
Two Miller Grove Junior High Robotics Teams have advancing to the Global VEX Robotics Competition, while the Grove’s high school team competed in their second state robotics tournament this year. Miller Grove ISD robotics teams (Photo courtesy MGISD) The MGISD teams compete in VEX Robotics Competitions featuring competitors from schools ranging in size from 1A to 6A, as well as home school teams. The Junior High and...
Wrap up Report on Lady Cats Golfer Mariam Tran’s 9th Place Finish at State Golf Tourney
With everything complete at the Girls Class 5A State Golf Tournament, Lady Cat senior Mariam Tran finished in 9th place in the State. There were 71 players in the field. The two day tournament, played Monday and Tuesday (May 10-11), was at the White Wing Golf Club in Georgetown. Tran played very well both days shooting 74 and 73 for a two-day total of 147, 3 over par. It marked a great finish for Tran’s 4 years of excellent golf...
Lady Cats Softball Tops Huntsville in Game 1 in Extra Innings
It took an extra inning, but the Lady Cats softball team capitalized when they needed to most, winning against the Huntsville Lady Hornets in 8 innings, 1-0 on Wednesday, May 12. The two teams starting pitchers started out on a tear. Both teams struggled to make contact early in the game. When either side did get a runner on base, and at times two runners on base, each time those same runners were left stranded after neither...
After Fan Sendoff From Home, Lady Cats Softball Team Opens Regional Quarterfinal Series Wednesday Night
Some of the parents of Lady Cats’ softball players organized a send off event as the team left Lady Cat Park on their bus headed for their game against Huntsville Wednesday evening at Whitehouse. It gave the girls’ fans a chance to cheer the girls as they departed town. The Lady Cats Softball Team does begin their best 2 out of 3 Regional Quarterfinal Series with Huntsville Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in Whitehouse. Huntsville...
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...
Chamber Connection – May 13, 2021
By Butch Burney There are so many recognitions happening lately, and like our Chamber Board President Rusty Posey says, you can’t go wrong recognizing people. We give a salute to Rowena Johnson, who dedicated her life to teaching our children. She was my third grade teacher her first year teaching, and was a loving, disciplined teacher and principal who touched more children and parents than we will ever know. The SSISD board voted to...
Lady Cats Golfer Mariam Tran Finishes State Golf Tournament Just 3 Over Par
Lady Cats senior golfer Mariam Tran played two good, solid rounds at the Class 5A State Golf Tournament Monday and Tuesday (May 10-11) at White Wing Golf Club in Georgetown. Tran added a second day round of 1 over par 73 Tuesday to go with Monday’s 2 over par 74 for a two day total of 3 over par 147. With just less than half of the field still on the course, Tran is currently in 11th place on the leader board just 7 strokes...
Sulphur Springs School Boards Approves Coaches Changes Submitted by AD Greg Owens
Meeting Monday night (May 10), the Sulphur Springs School Board approved several coaching changes submitted by Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Greg Owens. Current Middle School PE Teacher and Coach Easton Silman is moving over to the High School to be a Social Studies Teacher and Assistant Football Coach. The board accepted the resignations of two current coaches. Leaving are Varsity Football Cornerbacks Coach and Assistant...
