Sulphur Springs UIL One Act Play: Violet Sharp
By Savannah Owens March 4 , 2018 – The UIL One Act Play (OAP) has been around since 1927. The competition and productions have strict sets of regulations. The term “One Act” refers to how the curtain remains open through the entire 18-40 minute play and there cannot be an intermission. For more information on the UIL competition click here. This year, Sulphur Springs High School’s OAP was Violet Sharp by...
North Hopkins One Act Play Advances
North Hopkins One Act Play Advances from District to Bi-District with their play “The Eden Echo”. After many early morning and late night practices the One Act Play department at North Hopkins High School finally gets awarded top two at District Competition. The Actors and Crew Member also received many awards. Clayton Brandenburgh received the tech award. Breeanna Hicks was named Best Actress. Kelsey Horton and Cecile...
PJC Regents Leave Tuition Unchanged, Learn of Higher Student Success
Tuition and fees for the 2018-2019 Paris Junior College academic year will remain unchanged, the PJC Board of Regents decided at their meeting Monday evening. “We looked at the average tuition rates in the state of Texas and those of our surrounding colleges,” said PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin. “We recommend you do not increase tuition.” A comparison report drawn from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data...
Wheeler Selected Area 6 FFA Vice President
North Hopkins very own Faith Wheeler sweeps for the win as she received a Vice Presidency position on the Area 6 FFA Officer team. The Paris District FFA selected Wheeler, the newly retired 2017-2018 Paris District FFA Vice President, in early January to run as one of their two candidates to represent them at the Area 6 FFA convention. Before being selected Faith underwent an extensive application, testing and interview process. She...
Sulphur Springs High School Academic UIL Team Finished 2nd at Judy Tipping Memorial Meet
The SSHS Wildcat UIL Academic Team hosted the Judy Tipping Memorial UIL Invitational Meet this past weekend, February 23rd & 24th and finished 2nd place overall. 38 schools and over 700 students participated at the event. The late Judy Tipping was a teacher and then principal at Sulphur Springs High School and joined the administration team after leaving the high school. She also directed the Academic UIL Program at the school for...
Area 6 FFA Convention Held for 1st Time in Sulphur Springs
The Area 6 FFA Convention was held for the first time since 1987 in Sulphur Springs on February 26 at 2:00 pm in the Civic Center Auditorium. The civic center had over 1,000 FFA youth and their guests attend. Superintendent Mike Lamb welcomed everyone before district officers gave out the following awards, that were won last spring: Proficiency Awards, Lone Star Degrees, and Star awards. Members voted on a new Area President...
Photos from Saltillo Boys Basketball Playoffs
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PJC Receives Safety Award and Scholarship for Student
Paris Junior College was recognized recently for having the best three-year loss ratio in 2016-2017 by Claims Administrative Services (CAS), Inc., which presented PJC with a scholarship for a PJC student and a safety award. This is the second year in a row PJC has received both from CAS. “We are so pleased to have been recognized again for having the best safety record among the CAS colleges,” said PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin. “It is...
