Photos from the First Football Game in the New Stadium
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School Supplies on the Square
By Savannah Owens The Girl Scouts of North Texas are collecting school supplies for children affected by Hurricane Harvey. The three troops will be out on Celebration Plaza for most of Saturday, September 9th. Their ultimate goal was to supply at least one classroom with supplies for the year. They still need supplies such as pens, pencils, folders and many other supplies. “We’ll take any [school supplies] people are...
Blue Blazes Set Dinner and Auction Fund Raiser; Plan Team Trip to New York in January
The Blue Blazes Drill Team Booster Club and Blue Blazes Director Christie McCullough have come up with a fund raising idea they hope to make an annual event. It’s a dinner and auction night. This year’s event is set for Saturday, September 23. Tickets for $10 are on sale now from Blues Blazes or from their Booster Club members. Ms. McCullough says the ticket will be for dinner and a paddle to use for bidding on silent and...
Local Girl Scouts Help Harvey Victims
On September 9th, at 10 am, on the Square, help the Girl Scouts of Hopkins County give back to the children affected by Hurricane Harvey by donating school supplies: back packs, lunch boxes, pencils, crayons, glue sticks, markers, rulers; anything a child needs for school. Bring school supplies so these children can know we care! If you have any questions or to make a donation call: Rachael Beggs (903)-243-7730 or Jennifer Huggett...
North Hopkins ISD To Conduct Tax “Swap” Ratification Election
According to Superintendent Darin Jolly, in an effort to maximize state funding, North Hopkins Independent School District is seeking to pass a Tax “Swap” Ratification Election. The purpose of the election is to allow the district to move $0.13 from the Interest and Sinking (I&S) (debt payment) tax rate to the Maintenance and Operations (M&O) tax rate. This move causes the $0.13 to generate more money from the state for the...
Townsend Named Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert
On August 25th, 2017 Meredith Townsend the SSISD secondary instructional technology specialist was announced today as a Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Expert joining the more than 6,700 educators in the MIE Expert program worldwide. Each year, Microsoft selects innovative educators to share ideas, try new approaches and learn from each other as a global community dedicated to improving student outcomes through technology....
