SSHS One Act Play Fails To Advance
SSHS One-Act Play Does Not Advance at Area Competition Tuesday The Sulphur Springs One-Act Play, Jules Verne Eats a Rhinoceros, did not advance at Area competition Tuesday (April 2) at Mabank High School. SSHS Director of Theatre Arts Lesha Woodard said her kids put on a great performance Tuesday. She said the students have improved with each performance through district, bi-district and area competition. Ms. Woodard said it’s...
2 SSHS Students Place at State HOSA Contest
Sulphur Springs High School students Vanessa Velez Lopez and Adam Ost placed at the state HOSA contest. Pictured are HOSA sponsor Lacie Stracener, Raydon McCormack, Vanessa Velez Lopez, Janiya Gatlin, Adam Ost and sponsor Brynn Smith. Two Sulphur Springs High School were recently recognized for placing at the State Health Occupations Students of America competition. “Attending the state level competition is a first for us in a very...
PJC Receives Multiple Recognitions At Texas Honor Society Convention
Paris Junior College’s Beta Zeta chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the two-year college honor society, came away with several awards and recognitions from the PTK Texas Region annual convention held recently in Houston.Beta Zeta members John Martinez, Joseph Lukula, Trinity Davis, Sophia Cunningham, Shannon Shepherd, Kareyn Hellman, and Jayla Oldfield received official recognition of their service. Joining Hellman, Shepherd, and Oldfield at...
Cornhole Tournament to benefit Miller Grove Athletics
Miller Grove Athletics will hold a benefit Cornhole Tournament April 13th, at 229 Main Street in Sulphur Springs. Cost is $25 to play. Tournaments are for Adults and High-School students. Proceeds go to the Miller Grove Athletics department. For more details, please email [email protected]. Miller Grove ISD Hornet cornhole graphic
Cumby Robotics Team Heads Out to National Competition at Council Bluffs, Iowa
The team of six Cumby ISD students who design and build robots will join other high school teams at the CREATE US Open Robotics competitions this week. Back in January, the school hosted 26 teams and claimed a State Qualifier title. That certified them for National competition with their robot which was programmed along the required “Turning Point” game guidelines. Now the Cumby team will be up against 235 other teams and...
Paris Junior College To Hold Cheer Clinic, Tryouts April 6
Paris Junior College will host a cheer clinic and tryouts April 6 at the Hunt Center. By PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Public Information Services A cheer clinic and tryouts will be held by Paris Junior College on Saturday, April 6 in the Hunt Center. The mandatory clinic is 9:30 a.m. to noon and the tryouts begin at 1 p.m.Cheer clinic participants must have completed a tryout application, have a 2.0 cumulative GPA (if incoming student),...
North Hopkins Scholarship Foundation Dinner
The North Hopkins Scholarship Foundation will host a 20th Anniversary Dinner on Saturday, April 27th at 6 p.m. This will be the first dinner hosted by the Foundation in several years and the board is excited for the event. North Hopkins culinary students will be preparing the meal with help from Charles Vaughn and Principal Brian Lowe. Students from BETA, FFA, Art dept. and Athletics will be joining the...
Wildcat Spring Football Begins April 17th
Wildcats Spring Football Begins April 17, Spring Game on May 16 Wildcats Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens has issued dates for spring football practice beginning later this month. He notes that dates are subject to change. The schedule calls for spring drills to begin Wednesday, April 17 and Thursday, April 18 as acclimation dates with players in shorts and helmets. Then on Monday, practice in pads will gear up...
SSHS UIL Update
SSHS Teams and Individuals Qualify for Regional at UIL Academic District Meet Sulphur Springs High School served as host site for UIL Academic District Competition this past Friday and Saturday. Four teams and numerous individuals qualified for regional competition for the Wildcats. Another team is likely to make it as a Wild Card team as the best second place team in the region. The Accounting Team, coached by Paula Hass, made first...
Harden: SSISD Bus Involved In Minor Crash Monday, No One Hurt
Traffic was routed off League Street onto Henderson Street following what school officials report was a minor crash involving a car and Sulphur Springs Independent School District bus. “A bus rear-ended a vehicle. It was a minor accident. No one was injured,” SSISD Assistant Superintendent Rusty Harden said.The crash was reported to emergency dispatchers at 7:13 a.m. Monday near Ingram Street, just south of the Main Street traffic...
