PJC Announces Fall 2017 President’s and Dean’s List Honorees
Paris Junior College is pleased to announce that 182 students were named to the President’s and Dean’s lists for academic achievement during the fall 2017 semester. To be eligible for the President’s List, students must earn a 4.0 grade point average, (straight A’s) on a minimum of 15 semester hours. Those on the dean’s list must have a minimum of a 3.5 grade point average for at least 15 semester hours and have no grade lower than a...
SSHS UIL One Act Play Advances to Area
Sulphur Springs High School advanced to Area One-Act Play competition at the bi-district event Wednesday (March 21) at the SSHS Auditorium. The Wildcats are doing the play, Violet Sharp, which is about suspicion cast upon a woman in the aftermath of the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby in 1932. Sulphur Springs advanced along with Wylie East and North Forney. Area competition will take place on Good Friday, March 30 at Flower Mound...
“Human Trafficking: It’s Closer Than You Think” Presentation at SSMS
A sizable crowd of concerned citizens attended a presentation about human trafficking on Tuesday March 20 at Sulphur Springs Middle School. Because of our proximity to Interstate 30, a major transport artery, co-directors Steve and Pam Phillips of the local non-profit NE Texas Heart of Hope Pregnancy Resource Center felt it was time for local citizens to become more aware of this growing problem. Laurie McGehee, Manager of...
PJC Regents Approve Associate Degree in Surgical Technology
The Paris Junior College Board of Regents approved a new associate of applied science in surgical technology at its meeting this week. The move comes in response to changes from the Accreditation Review Committee in Surgical Technology & Surgical Assisting (ARC-STSA). Currently PJC offers a Certificate in Surgical Technology that is accredited through ARC-STSA. By 2021, however, ARC-STSA will require all programs to offer an...
New Signs, Playground Equipment on Order; Boundaries Yet to Be Determined
Boundaries have not been drawn but new playground equipment and new signs for lower grade campuses are on order and should arrive prior to the start of the 2018-2019 school year, according to Sulphur Springs School Superintendent Michael Lamb. Lamb said the new equipment and new signs have been needed for some time but the purchase had been delayed in anticipation of changes in purpose of some lower grade campuses. Boundaries for each...
Ham Scramble – Musical Chairs on the Square
Call the Sulphur Springs Middle School for tickets 903 885 7741.
Cumby’s Ashley Haygood Named ‘Community Hero’ by Chicken Express
After Cumby High School Senior Ashley Haygood graduates this Spring, she plans to continue the momentum she has built with a goal to pursue and complete a Doctorate of Physical Therapy. With a stellar high school career in sports and in the classroom, Ashley was noticed for the impact she’s made on and off the field of play. In March 2018, Lone Star’s Nick Bolton and Cumby High School’s Ashley Hagood were selected as...
