PJC Offering a Summer Class’ Free Tuition to High School Graduating Seniors
Graduating high school seniors are again receiving a great deal from Paris Junior College this summer — a scholarship covering tuition for one class in either Summer I or Summer II semesters. The summer tuition scholarship is available to those graduating from high schools in the PJC service area in Delta, Fannin, Lamar, Hunt, Hopkins and Red River counties. It allows students to take either a core academic class to transfer and save...
SSHS Band Earns Sweepstakes
For the third straight year, the Wildcats’ band earned sweepstakes. Only the Wildcats’ band and Pine Tree in Class 5A earned sweepstakes at the UIL Contest last Thursday featuring a concert on stage and site reading. The band also earned the highest score of first division, or 1, in marching during the fall. Wildcats Band Director Charles McCauley said when it comes time to perform, his kids show up and do well. He said...
Tennis Anyone? CAN-HELP Annual Fundraiser
Shanna Martin, Director at CaNHelp in Sulphur Springs is holding the third annual “Play it Forward” Tennis Tournament as a fundraiser for the myriad community services offered through the local agency. The benefit tournament will take place on Saturday May 6 at the SSHS Tennis complex. All ages can play. It will be set up in a round robin style with doubles play. Registration is $20 per player by April 17, or $25...
SSHS FFA Plans Local Show, Sale on April 29, 2017
Three Sulphur Springs FFA students and their Chapter Advisor John Holland shared details about their upcoming fundraiser Show and Sale with KSST listeners and Channel 18 viewers during the Morning Show on Thursday. Sophomore Brennan Murray raises beef cattle and creates ag mechanic items. Junior Marissa Greenway will show shopmade projects and Junior Kendall Blake will bring one of her horses to show. The entire class is entering at...
Cumby Robotics win National, Headed to World !
ROBOTICS ADVISOR LEE GIFFORD (CENTER) AND HER TEAMS This Spring, both the Cumby Robotics teams went to National Competition and placed First and Fourth in their divisions, and placed Second Overall in the nation out of 200 teams. Next, the two teams go to World Championships in Kentucky on April 18, 2017. TROJAN KNIGHTS TEAM: Hanna Jarvis, Jesslin Bond, Lacy Jacobs and Larek Walker TROJAN HORSE TEAM: Presley Clampitt, Ken Chapin,...
Two Lady Cats’ Track Athletes Headed to Meet
Two Lady Cats’ Track Athletes Headed to Meet Two Lady Cats’ track athletes are heading to an area track meet next week after their performances on the first day of competition at the district track meet Monday at Pine Tree. Freshman Sydney Washburn recorded her best time all year and finished third in the 1600-meter run to qualify. Imani Taylor won the long jump with a leap of 17-feet, 9-inches to qualify. Two other Lady...
Wildcats Track Qualifies for an Area Meet
Wildcats Track Qualifies for an Area Meet Three Wildcats’ track athletes qualified for an area meet next week on day one of the district track meet Monday at Pine Tree in Longview. Landon Thornton finished second and Peyton Vickery was fourth in the 1600-meter run. Wildcats Track Coach Matt Young said Thornton was in last place after the first 200-meters but worked his way back into the race to finish second. Thornton and...
SSHS Regional UIL Results
Sulphur Springs placed 3rd overall at the regional meet with 165 points. Competitors in five events are advancing to the state meet. Computer Science Brayden Fisher-3rd Editorial Writing Natalie Cruz-3rd Literary Criticism Lydia Burleson-1st Chloe Ross-2nd Carissa Carter-3rd Jesse Allen-4th Poetry Interpretation Jaci Reed-4th Celeste Leeds-Lalibetre-7th Prose Interpretation Jacy Ashford-5th Ready Writing Lydia Burleson-4th Tori...
SSHS UIL District Results
Results from SSHS UIL competitiors: Accounting Gilliam Thomas-5th Felipe Alba-6th Accounting Team Roldolfo Perez & Caleb Yanez-2nd Computer Applications Dino Saldivar-4th Daisy Weis-5th Juan Guzman-6th Cross Examination Debate Dakota Soles & Daisy Weis-3rd Current Issues and Events Christian Diaz Deleon-1st Editorial Writing Natalie Cruz-2nd Julie Benoist-6th Headline Writing Natalie Cruz-5th Informative Speaking Corban...
