PJC hosts Scholarship Donor and Recipient Celebration Banquet
Paris Junior College brought scholarship donors and recipients together recently at a banquet in the PJC ballroom. The dinner offered an opportunity for students and donors to interact with each other. “If it were not for you, our students would not be here tonight and many of them would not be attending college here at PJC,” Dr. Pam Anglin said as she addressed the donors at the dinner. Dr. Anglin continued: “I want...
SSISD Board Adopts Resolution Opposing A-F Accountability Rating System for School Districts
Sulphur Springs School Board adopted a resolution opposing the A-F Accountability Rating for Texas Schools. Assistant Superintendent Josh Williams presented the resolution to the board Monday night during their March session stating the local district has met standards. However, he noted the A-F system does not give an accurate picture of SSISD. The resolution calls for the repeal of the rating system and requests that each local...
A & M University-Commerce Receives National Science Foundation Grant
COMMERCE, TX—The National Science Foundation has awarded Texas A&M University-Commerce a $295,000 grant in support of the university’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program for 2017-2020. The REU program at A&M-Commerce, started in 2006, is a 10-week summer program that immerses students from community colleges in chemistry-related novel research. The training includes lab skills, instrumentation techniques,...
SSHS Senior Joiner Qualifies for National BPA Conference
Dylan Joiner, a senior at Sulphur Springs High School qualified for the National Student Leadership Conference for Business Professionals of America at a state BPA conference last week at Sheraton Dallas Hotel. The national conference will be in Orlando, Florida the second week in May. Joiner specializes in economics, specifically in fiscal policy for the government such as the budget the executive branch would release to decide...
Como-Pickton FFA Teams Win at San Angelo Show
Winning Milking Parlor builders Tyler Osborne, Heston Wilburn, Denton Lawson and Robert Flewelling At San Angelo Ag Mechanics Show, Como-Pickton FFA exhibited five projects in the show. Receiving a Red Ribbon – Farm Gate built by Osvaldo Gutierrez, Shawn Murray, and Brynden Andrews Blue Ribbon Projects: Smoker Trailer – Built by Robert Flewelling Blue Ribbon and Placing in class Projects: Electrical Livestock Equipment 1st...
Saltillo Lions Seek Regional Semi-Final Title Friday March 3 after Slidell Win
On Friday March 4, the Saltillo Varsity Boys will travel to Mansfield High School Gym to battle Graford for Regional Semi-Final title. They beat Slidell in Quarter-final rounds on Tuesday February 28. Here are photo highlights from the Saltillo win over Slidell. Ryan Prewitt Treyvor Ryan Prewitt Logan Camp Walker McGill Lyle Bench Matthew Gurley Clayton Varsity Boys outscored Slidell 58-56 at Blue Ridge High School Gym...
PJC Board of Regents Simplify Tuition and Fee Structure
Providing a simplified tuition and fees structure for students, while balancing costs and maintaining affordability, was the goal of the Paris Junior College Board of Regents as they adopted a new structure for 2017-2018 tuition and fees. In-district tuition remains at $55 per semester credit hour (SCH), while out-of-district tuition will be $105 per SCH ($55 tuition plus an out-of-district fee of $50), and non-resident tuition of...
Lamar Primary Students Celebrate 28 Days of Kindness
During the month of February Lamar Primary School has been practicing 28 days of kindness. The event ended Tuesday, February 28, as students and staff, joined by a number of parents, marched from the school to Celebration Plaza. Principal Rowena Johnson read a list of acts carried out by the students. Students were reminded to continue the acts of kindness. Each child was carrying a red balloon which was released in celebration of the...
