SSISD Trustees Approve 13 Personnel Changes
Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees approved 13 personnel changes following a special noon board meeting Friday. Five resignations, five new hires and three staff reassignments were among the changes, which affect six different campuses. Resigning from Sulphur Springs Middle School are English language arts and reading/English as a second language teacher Pam Ming and special education aide Shelby Polk....
Wildcats Baseball Game Postponed Due To Weather
Wildcats Playoff Game Friday is Postponed and is Rescheduled for Saturday There will no Wildcats’ baseball on this Friday (May 3). Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack sent out a text at 12:20 p.m. Friday saying that the scheduled bi-district playoff game against Hallsville had been postponed. It is now scheduled to be played at Mike Carter Field in Tyler at 11 a.m. Saturday. Game three, if necessary, will take place after...
Signing Up At PJC-SSC
Raymundo de Santiago of Sulphur Springs completes his registration process for classes at the Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center. He is assisted by Tanya Armstrong, advisor for the Education Opportunity Center. Registration for the summer semester is under way on campus. For more information, call 903-885-1232.
Lady Cats Softball Downs Midlothian, Headed To Regionals
Lady Cats Softball Wins Area Round Series Taking 10-1 Victory Over Midlothian Thursday Lady Cats Softball 10, Midlothian 1 The Lady Cats pounded out 14 more hits and pitcher Bailey Haggerty allowed only three hits as the Lady Cats soundly defeated Midlothian, 10-1 Thursday at Royse City to take their Area round series two games to none. It took the Lady Cats a little time to take charge of the game. They led only 4-1 until they scored...
North Hopkins Golf Team Heads To State Tourney
The North Hopkins men’s golf team placed 3rd at the Regional Golf tournament that was played at the Old Brickyard Golf Course in Ferris, Tx and will be playing at the State Tournament at the Roy Kizer Municipal Golf Course in Austin, Texas May 20 & May 21. They had a two day total of 689. Evan Lewis places 5th with a two day total of 151. He shot a 76 & 75. The team is left to right: Cooper Adams, Ryan Reed, Evan Lewis,...
Educational Legislative Update: May 1, 2019
Information provided by Dax Gonzalez, TASB Govvernmental Relations The school finance reform bill made it one more round Wednesday, passing through the formal Senate Education Committee hearing. This bill addresses funding for basic allotments, full-day pre-kindergarten programs, teacher and librarian salary raises, school finance calculations and school and certain property tax rates. As substituted in committee, the bill: Increases...
Wildcats Baseball Team Comes From Behind to Defeat Hallsville, 3-2 in Bi-District Series Opener
Wildcats Baseball 3, Hallsville 2 The Wildcats’ baseball team got three clutch RBI singles in the top of the sixth inning to defeat Hallsville, 3-2 Wednesday in game one of their best two out of three bi-district series at Mike Carter Field in Tyler. Hallsville had scored the game’s first two runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 2-0 lead. The Bobcats utilized a single, a sacrifice bunt, a walk and two RBI singles in...
Lady Cat Track Regional Meet Review
Lady Cats Track Coach Talks About Sadavia Porter and Other Lady Cats at Regional Track Meet Lady Cats Track Coach Derek Tyson discussed Sadavia Porter’s incredible weekend at the Class 5A Region II Track Meet at UT Arlington. Porter finished second in the 100-meter dash to qualify for the State Track Meet in Austin. Coach Tyson said that feat fulfilled a statement Porter made when she signed with UTA months ago. She said she was...
North Hopkins Baseball Wins District Title
North Hopkins Downs Como-Pickton to Win District Baseball Title The North Hopkins Panthers won the third and deciding series game over Como-Pickton Monday night (April 29) at Wildcat Park to take the district championship. The Panthers got off to a good start scoring single runs in the first three innings to go ahead 3-0. The Eagles scored a run in the fourth but the Panthers got three of their own to go up 6-1. Como-Pickton fought...
SSHS UIL State Update
Three SSHS UIL Theatrical Design Students Compete at State Last Weekend SSHS Theatre Technical Director Desi Pharis took three students to UIL Theatrical Design competition this part weekend. Senior Belinda Flores and senior Hagen Hunt competed in set design and freshman AllieGrace Woodard was in hair and makeup design. Ms. Pharis said Flores is responsible for the local interest in the competition. She said Flores was new to theater...
