Bowie Students Visit KSST
First grade students, their teachers and even the principal of Bowie Primary School in Sulphur Springs visited KSST studios on Friday April 7th, 2017. Tours were led by Morning Show Host and Personality Enola Gay and James Terry, a retired 26-year elementary level teacher and music historian. Students toured the radio museum, production rooms, broadcast studios for radio and television, television production, website operation, and...
Minimal Damage to SSISD Bus; No Athletes Injured Thursday Night
A Sulphur Springs ISD school bus returning the Lady Cat track team from a meet in Kennedale was involved in an accident on I-635 in Dallas Thursday night. A vehicle was attempting to change lanes on the freeway when it sideswiped the bus. There was minimal damage to the bus and no one on the bus was injured, according to Rusty Harden, SSISD Assistant Superintendent.
Saltillo Students Advance to UIL Academic Regional Competition
Academics Spring Meet Conference 1A District 23 Event Place Points School Name Accounting 3 10 Saltillo HS Saltillo Ana Gallegos Calculator Applications 3 10 Saltillo HS Saltillo Ana Gallegos 4 8 Saltillo HS Saltillo Lorena Castro Current Issues 1 15 Saltillo HS Saltillo Ryan Prewitt 2 12 Saltillo HS...
“The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe” Opens Thursday at PJC
Magic springs to life on stage this week at Paris Junior College with the opening Thursday evening of “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” at 7:30 p.m. in the Ray E. Karrer Theater. Evening showings continue Friday and Saturday and a 2:30 p.m. matinee showing will be held on Sunday. “The production has been a joy to work on,” said director and PJC drama instructor Robyn R. Huizinga. “It’s not often that a theatre artist gets an...
KSST Donates Texas Rangers’ Tickets to Douglas Intermediate Students
KSST Radio in Sulphur Springs, TX donated tickets to nine Texas Rangers’ home games. Douglas Intermediate School will use the tickets to encourage student perfect attendance. As part of the Campus Improvement Program, Principal Holly Folmar hopes each student will attend each day and each hour of the day. “We keep track of each student, and each and every hour they attend our school.” said Folmar. A student that...
PJC Graduation Rates Much Higher Than Peers
The Paris Junior College Board of Regents received good news about PJC’s continued value in comparison to 22 other medium-sized Texas colleges. The report shows that the graduation rate at PJC is much higher than the average, validating the college’s years of work to improve student success and completion. The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) also showed PJC again outperforms peer colleges in cost of...
Video: A & M-Commerce Students Attend Texas Undergraduate Research Day at Capitol
COMMERCE, TX—Sixty-three lucky students from 51 different universities across the state of Texas participated in the “Texas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol” event which took place, March 28, in Austin. The event included a variety of activities for students, such as a tour of the Capitol building, Senate/House committee meetings, and meetings of the full Texas Senate and Texas House of Representatives. This is the fourth...
A & M Commerce Receives Grant To Support BS in Criminal Justice
COMMERCE, TX—Drs. Martha Hurley and David Hurley received a grant from the College for All Texans Foundation (CFAT) as part of their Texas Affordable Baccalaureate Grant Program. The award in the amount of $170,000 was matched by Texas A&M University-Commerce for a total of $340,000 for the two-year program. This grant will support the development of the Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice as a hybrid competency-based...
PJC Makes Changes to Nursing Program; LVN, ADN Applications Being Accepted
After a site visit and review by nursing consultants, Paris Junior College is making several changes to the Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN) and Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) programs. “Last month we had consultants review the nursing programs and we’re beginning the implementation of some of the recommendations now,” said PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin. “It’s important that we move quickly on that. The...
