Video Update: Dietze, Harper Named Top Grads SSHS Class of 2018
Thursday morning, May 10, 2018, Sulphur Springs High School Principal Derek Driver introduced the Valedictorian and Salutatorian for the Class of 2018. Peyton Dietze, with a 4.28 Grade Point Average (GPA), was named Valedictorian and Sarah Harper, with a 4.25 GPA, was named Salutatorian. Peyton, daughter of Jason and Jill Dietze, will attend Baylor University and major in Accounting. She has served as Class President her Sophomore,...
PJC Announces Candidates for Distringuished Service Award
A big part of the 2018 Spring graduation ceremony at Paris Junior College is the announcement of the Distinguished Service Award. This Friday evening one of five outstanding students will be selected at 7:00 p.m. in Noyes Stadium. Those nominated include Aaron Beaulaurier of Spokane, Wash., Ryleigh Davidson of Blossom, Alexis Montero of Royse City, Tyler Myers of Houston, and Chelsey Walker of Shreveport, La. The Distinguished Service...
Wildcat UIL Literary Criticism Team Wins Championship at State
The Wildcats UIL Academic Literary Criticism Team won the state championship at the UIL Academic State Meet this past weekend (May 4-5) in Austin. The team is made up of Carissa Carter, Lainey Whittle, Celeste Leeds-Laliberte and Natalie Cruz. In individual competition in Literary Criticism, Carter placed second, Whittle was fourth and Leeds-Laliberte was fifth. In other team and individual results, the Wildcat Spelling and...
2018 Senior Graduation Celebration
On Saturday May 5th, Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church hosted the annual Senior Graduation Celebration which they have been hosting for over fifteen years. The Church fellowship hall was decorated in Wildcat Blue and gold. Pastor H.B. Nash supported the seniors by wearing a blue suit and a gold tie. Dinner was served to all in attendance. It included tacos, peach cobbler, and iced tea. Table centerpieces included pictures of...
PJC Regents Approve Slight Increase for Board Rates for 2018-2019 Academic Year
At their meeting this week, the Paris Junior College Regents kept rates for residence hall rooms unchanged and approved a slight increase for board rates for the 2018-2019 academic year starting with the fall semester. Hatcher and Thompson Residence Hall rates continue to be $650 per semester and rooms in the South Campus Residence Hall $850 per semester. The 19-meal plan will go from $1,650 per semester to $1,675 per semester,...
North Hopkins Stew and Auction
By: Amy Sprague and Faith Wheeler The North Hopkins annual Stew and Auction was held on Thursday, April 26. The function drew quite the crowd having over 150 attendees to come out and support the students and enjoy a stew dinner prepared by Micheal Hrabal and Charlie Vaughn. There was a total of 120 items in the auction with approximately 55 of them being projects made by the students enrolled in the multiple ag. classes at...
Student’s career path boosted by PJC summer scholarship
Spencer Godwin of Blossom, a senior at Prairiland High School, is receiving a boost in his pursuit of a career in surgery technology, thanks to a summer scholarship program offered by Paris Junior College. The scholarship, available to all eligible graduating high school seniors in the PJC service area, covers tuition for one class in either the Summer I or Summer II semester. “I’ve been taking English and Texas Government (as dual...
