PJC Offers Two Basketball Camps in June
Paris Junior College will offer two basketball camps during early June in the PJC Hunt Athletic Center. Links to flyers for both camps may be found at http://www.parisjc.edu/athletics, under either the Women’s Basketball or Men’s Basketball section. The PJC Lady Dragons basketball camp will be held from 9 a.m. to noon starting Monday, June 5 through Thursday, June 9 for girls of all skill levels who are entering third to eighth grade....
PJC Meets State Financial Health Standards
According to an annual report done by The Higher Education Coordinating Board for the Governor’s Office and the Legislative Budget Board, Paris Junior College is in good financial health. “It’s an assessment of the overall financial health of the 50 community colleges in Texas,” said PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin. “It’s done to identify potential financial stress and there were only 24 colleges meeting all the thresholds and PJC is one...
Summer Reading Program Launches June 7-8 with a Castle, Dragon, Knights and Princesses!
Don’t miss the Sulphur Springs Public Library’s launch of the 2017 Summer Reading Program because this year’s program is going to be awesome! According to Librarian Hope Cain, youngsters who attend the June 7 “Storytime” at 10:30am will get to meet an actor from Medieval Times and hear stories bearing the Knights and Princesses theme. Youngsters and their families who come back on June 8 at 6pm can attend...
Wildcats Head Football Coach Owens on Spring Games
Shortly after Friday night’s Blue-White Spring Game, Wildcats Head Football Coach Greg Owens said spring games can be like All-Star games, kind of sloppy. He added they also probably don’t live up to the hype. Coach Owens said the biggest thing was that the team completed the game healthy. There were also lots of reps for lots of players. Coach Owens said the most important thing about spring football was not the Spring...
SSHS Credit Recovery, EOC Exam Reviews Offered
Summer school in 2017 has two components: Credit Recovery and End of Course Reviews. There is no cost for summer school. Applications must be received before the first day of the summer school session. Credit Recovery – for recovery of credit not earned during the regular school year. Dates are Monday-Thursday, beginning 6/5 and ending 7/6. Hours are 8:00-12 Noon or 12:30-4:30 p.m. Location is Austin Academic Center, 808 S....
Video Presentation: Annual SSHS Honor Student Breakfast May 18, 2017
Twenty-eight Honor Students, members of the Sulphur Springs High School Class of 2017, along with their families and favorite teachers were guests at Thursday mornings annual Honor Student Breakfast in the Hopkins County Civic Center. Principal Derek Driver introduced Superintendent Michael Lamb who recognized special guests present. Leesa Toliver, President of the SSSD Board of Trustees introduced board members present. Students were...
SSHS Fishing Team Going to State…Again!
According to Fishing Team coach and sponsor Norman Sanders, the 20 students in the SSISD angling program have had a great year, and are about to take their boats to Lake Ray Roberts to State competition this weekend. Three 2-man teams have risen to the surface…Braden Katchinska/Matt Reynolds…Skyler Long/Sloan McGahee…and Sam Scott/Hagan Hunt. …and will enter competition with about 200 other high school teams...
SSISD Board Receives Training; Approve Personnel Changes
A special meeting of the Sulphur Springs ISD school board Monday, May 16, 2017, provided training for board members and began the process of making changes to several policies. Tammy Jordan, Policy Consultant with Texas Association of School Boards led the training and will implement the policy changes. Many of the policy changes had been discussed and recommended by administrators during a policy review held earlier in the day. The...
PJC Holds GED Graduation Ceremony
Nearly 50 students were recognized recently during a ceremony held by the Paris Junior College Adult Education Department. The keynote speaker, Blake Moore, is a graduate himself of the Adult Education Program at PJC-Sulphur Springs Center. Born and raised in Sulphur Springs, Moore obtained his GED certificate from the PJC program and now works full-time at an auto parts store while he majors in psychology, taking classes at the...
Summer Lunch Program 2017 for SSISD
Our children need nutritious meals to learn, grow and thrive-even when school is out. With the Summer Food Service Program, children and teens ages 18 and younger can continue to eat healthy throughout the summer at no cost, just by showing up at a participating meal site.
