Nearly A Dozen Personnel Changes Approved for SSISD
Sulphur Springs Independent School District is getting closer to filling all staffing positions for the 2019-2020 school year. Trustees approved the 11 personnel changes as recommended by administrators during a special noon school board meeting Thursday, July 18. Overall, four resignations were accepted, four new staff hired and three personnel changes were approved. Michelle Bolton resigned as kindergarten teacher at Barbara Bush...
SSISD Personnel Will Receive Small Pay Raise This Year
A new pay scale raising salaries for Sulphur Springs Independent School District teachers was approved at the beginning of the month. On Thursday, SSISD Board of Trustees approved a pay raise for all other district personnel. Instructional aides will receive an additional $15 per day in pay and all other personnel, except those covered under the previously adopted teacher pay scale, will see a 1.5 to 3 percent raise in their pay as...
PJC Sulphur Springs News: Science Lab Class at PJC
PJC Sulphur Springs Geol Lab LAB WORK PJC-Sulphur Springs Center students work on geology projects in the science laboratory. Campus Assistant Director Iris Gutierrez is monitoring the class. It’s time now to sign up for fall semester classes. Just call 903-885-1232 for details.
SSISD To Meet Thursday For Special Budget Work Session
Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees have scheduled a special noon meeting Thursday, July 18, to continue working on the budget. The special meeting date was set at the board’s regular July 8 meeting, following a budget workshop. Officials had hoped to be further along in the process, but were still making adjustments for recent legislative changes which impact school funding and spending, including...
Coach Art Briles Mount Vernon Tigers Are Picked 3rd In Their Football District
Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine picks the Mount Vernon Tigers to finished third in their seven team District 7-3A in Division I. Art Briles is back as a Texas high school coach at Mount Vernon. Last year, the Tigers went 8-4 making it to the Regional Semi-final game. They were 4-2 in district play. Texas Football picks Atlanta first, Jefferson second, Mount Vernon third, Hughes Springs fourth, Hooks fifth, Redwater sixth...
The Edge Wraps up Fifth Week With Thursday Morning Session
The unusual fifth week of The Edge conditioning program wrapped up Thursday morning, July 11, in the Multipurpose Building. Thursday’s session followed two UIL mandated days off. Wildcats Football Offensive Coordinator Matt Young called Thursday’s workout highly productive, although he did say attendance was a little lower than usual after the two days off. The Edge wraps up next week with four more sessions Monday through...
After Two Days Off, The Edge Conditioning Program is Back on Thursday
After two UIL mandated days off, July 9-10, The Edge conditioning program resumes Thursday morning, July 11. It will be the second and last session in this abbreviated week. The UIL mandated Tuesday and Wednesday as dead days so coaches could attend sessions of the Texas Girls Coaches Association. This is the fifth week of the six week Edge program. The Edge will conclude next week with regular Monday through Thursday...
DCTF Predicts Winnsboro Will Finish Seventh In Their Football District
Preseason football predictions tend to often reflect a team’s performance last year. Winnsboro Red Raider football fans hope the experts are dead wrong. Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine has Winnsboro picked to finish in the basement in their seven team District 8-3A in Division I. Texas Football predicts Gladewater first, Tatum second, West Rusk, third, Gladewater Sabine fourth, Mineola fifth, White Oak sixth and...
Wildcats Football Season Tickets Go on Sale July 29-August 2 at SSHS
Season tickets for Wildcats’ home football games will go on sale the week of July 29-August 2. Sulphur Springs High School Administrative Assistant Dwayne McMeans made the announcement in a letter to current season ticket holders and media members. The price of a five game season ticket package is $50 for chair back seats and $40 for rail back row seats. The Wildcats home games include the home and season opener against Frisco...
