Gillis Foundation Pledges $320,000 in Bright Stars Scholarships
The recipients and their families will be recognized at a reception from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Sulphur Springs Country Club. Media is invited to attend. Ten Hopkins County high school students will get life-changing awards Tuesday evening when they are announced as the recipients of the inaugural John and Deborah Gillis Foundation Bright Stars scholarships. Almost a third of a million dollars will be pledged to the Bright Stars...
SSISD Strings Students To Perform Totally ’80s Concert April 13 On the Square
Does thinking about the 1980s, make you nostalgic for all of the wild colors and prints, not to mention the big hair and cassette tapes? Or maybe you’re too young to remember the 1980s, but really enjoy the rad music? Are you a supporter of the fine arts in schools? You are exactly the ones the SSISD Strings Booster Club is looking for this Saturday evening as they host a Springs Fling on Celebration Plaza, featuring the sounds...
North Hopkins Gets Another Lopsided Win Over Miller Grove, 19-0 on Tuesday
Talk about a great start. The North Hopkins Panthers scored 15 runs in the bottom of the first to lead the Hornets, 15-0 after one inning on their way to a 19-0 win Tuesday (April 9). The Panthers added three runs in the second and one more run in the third. The Panthers had 15 hits. Meanwhile Panthers’ pitchers Caleb Wyatt and Wyatt Wharton combined to throw a one-hit shutout in a game that only went 3 ½ innings. Wyatt got the...
Wildcats Baseball Team Loses Wild Extra Inning Game at Greenville, 10-9
After the Wildcats’ baseball team stranded a runner at third base in the top of the eighth inning, Greenville got a clutch single in the bottom of the eighth to score the winning run in a wild, 10-9 game at Greenville Tuesday night (April 9). The Lions’ Brayden Hudspeth drove home the winning run capping a 4 for 5 performance at the plate. The Lions also trailed 9-5 going into the bottom of the seventh but scored four runs...
Lady Cats Use Offense and Solid Pitching to Defeat Greenville, 11-3
For the third straight game the Lady Cats’ softball team had double digit hits and they also had very solid pitching in an 11-3 victory over Greenville in Greenville Tuesday night (April 9). Freshman Addison Caddell, who got the pitching win, had a no-hitter until the sixth inning when Lady Lion Kelsi McNair hit a double off of the center field wall. Caddell ended up with a three-hitter allowing only a single earned run. She...
Registration For SSISD’s Two-Way Dual Language Enrichment Program Ongoing Through May 17
Parents who are interested in enrolling their child in next year’s kindergarten two-way dual language program at Sulphur Springs Independent School District have until May 17 to do so. However, early registration is encouraged, not only to help district administrators and staff prepare for the year, but to ensure a spot in the class for qualifying children. The enrichment program is designed to teach children a second language...
North Hopkins Baseball Has Rain Out Saturday, Plays at Campbell Tuesday
The scheduled baseball game between Beckville and North Hopkins at North Hopkins Saturday (April 6) was rained out. The Panthers are expected to return to play Tuesday. They have a scheduled game at Campbell beginning at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Lady Cats Softball Game Day
The Lady Cats’ softball team is in the thick of things for a possible district championship. The Lady Cats are tied for first place with Mount Pleasant and both teams have 5-1 district records. The Lady Cats are 19-5 for the season. With their win last Friday, the Lady Cats clinched a playoff spot for their twelfth straight year. On this game day Tuesday (April 9), the Lady Cats travel to Greenville. There will be a JV game at 5...
Wildcats Baseball Game Day
The Wildcats’ baseball team will have Greenville week this week. The Wildcats travel to Greenville on this game day Tuesday (April 9). Friday night they will host the Lions at Wildcat Park. Tuesday in Greenville, there will be a JV game at 4 p.m. The varsity games begins at 7 p.m. The Wildcats are 2-7 in district play and they are tied with Greenville in fifth place. Royse City is 3-6 and they are in fourth place, the last...
Over A Dozen Personnel Changes Approved For SSISD
More than a dozen personnel changes which will impact at least six campuses were approved Monday for Sulphur Springs Independent School District. Overall, SSISD Board of Trustees, following an executive session at their regular meeting Monday, accepted administrators’ recommendations for eight new hires as well as five resignations, a employee swapping campuses, and professional employment contracts for teachers, counselors,...
