UPDATE: TAMUC Campus Locked Down lifted
The precautionary shelter in place recommendations for Texas A&M University Commerce have been lifted, the school reports on their website. However, due to the ongoing investigation of three gunshot victims at Pride Rock Hall, the surrounding areas were still blocked off at 1:45 p.m., however. The Rayburn Student Center was made available for students who may be displaced by the ongoing investigation, the reported. Counselors are...
13 New Members Inducted Into The Geral Kennedy Chapter Of NTHS At SSHS
Sulphur Springs High School National Technical Honor Society, Geral Kennedy Chapter, recognized 32 students this week during the annual induction ceremony. Sulphur Springs High School sign Seventeen new members were inducted into the NTHS, which honors student achievement and leadership, promotes educational excellence, award scholarships, and enhances career opportunities members. Individuals under consideration as candidates for...
African American Studies Course Receives Preliminary Approval Of SBOE
Texas could become the fifth state in the country to approve a state-level African American Studies course for high school. The State Board of Education on Friday approved the one-credit elective high school course on a preliminary vote, Texas Education Agency reported in a press release. Texas State Board of Education logo North Carolina, Arkansas, Florida, and Tennessee are the currently the only other states to have a...
Wildcats Basketball Team Finishes First Half Of District Play With Win At Lindale Friday
Early in the second quarter, the Lindale Eagles Basketball Team was hanging with the Wildcats and trailed only 13-12 in Lindale Friday night, Jan. 31. A short time later, after eight straight Wildcats points, the Wildcats lead grew to 21-12. By halftime the Wildcats were up 33-17. The Wildcats outscored the Eagles in every quarter to take a 67-41 win. Again in this win, different players shouldered the scoring load during the game....
Lady Cats Basketball Gets Needed District Win At Lindale Friday
The Lady Cats Basketball Team started out well in a district game at Lindale Friday night, January 31, and this time the Lady Cats finished the job with a 59-39 win. It was a much needed district win for the Lady Cats and it put them right in the middle of the battle for a playoff spot. The Lady Cats outscored the Lady Eagles in every quarter and led 11-7 after one quarter, 25-16 at the half and 40-27 after three quarters. The Lady...
Wildcats Soccer Team Earns 1-1 Tie With Good Lovejoy Team At Prim Stadium
One thing you can always count on is a spirited battle when Lovejoy and the Wildcats Soccer Team get together. The teams played to a 1-1 tie Friday night, Jan. 31, at Gerald Prim Stadium. The Wildcats’ season record is now 5-4-5 In their last match before district play begins, the Wildcats will travel to Nevada Community next Friday.
Lady Cats Soccer Team Finds Unbeaten Wylie East Too Tough To Handle On The Road Friday Night
All signs indicated that the Lady Cats Soccer Team would have their hands full Friday night, January 31, on the road at Wylie East. After all the Lady Raiders came in unbeaten at 10-0-2. They had already defeated three of the Lady Cats district teams. Wylie East beat Mount Pleasant, 2-0, Royse City, 3-0 and Lindale, 8-0. The Lady Raiders scored 5 goals in the first half of their game against the Lady Cats Friday. They added a pair of...
Paris Junior College: Sulphur Springs Testing Center Dual Credit Students
Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Testing Center Clerk Kathy Martin, right, visits with North Hopkins High School dual credit students before they begin taking their TSI tests. The students, from left, are Ivy Fite, Ema Stevens, Nayra Torres, Molly Wiser and Selene Leon.
Andrea Resendiz Heading to The Washington Journalism and Media Conference
Miller Grove High School student, Andrea Resendiz, is excited to announce that she has been nominated for and will attend The Washington Journalism and Media Conference this summer. This conference is six days long in July and is being held at George Mason University in Virginia. In attending this conference, she will serve as a National Youth Correspondent and interact with hundreds of students from around the United States. She will...
Sulphur Springs FFA, Ag Mechanics Students Do Well At Fort Worth Stock Show
The month of January has flown by for Sulphur Springs ISD FFA members and agriculture students, who have spent quite a bit of their time preparing for and at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. FFA logo The trio of SSHS FFA students who visited the KSST Good Morning Show on Thursday January 30, 2020 talked about showing cattle, competing in the Calf Scramble, and their 2020 Ft Worth Stock Show experiences in general. John Holland...
