SSHS FFA Members Bring Home Honors from Houston Junior Ag Mechanics Show
At the Houston Junior Ag Mechanics show this past weekend, Sulphur Springs FFA members exhibited four projects and all received blue ribbons (meaning they received at least 90 points on a 100 point scale) with one of them placing 6th in their class, according to J. T. Luper, FFA Advisor at SSHS. He said this is quite an accomplishment as the students competed in a field of over 550 projects divided between 16 classes. Taking sixth in...
SSISD Board Approved Resignations and Personnel Changes Monday
Personnel changes were made at the special meeting of the Sulphur Springs School Board Monday at 11:30 a.m. The board met in executive session but no decision was required for the discussions conducted. Personnel Changes include: Resignations Tiffany Ramsey SpEd Aide SS Elementary Sarah Frazier Math Teacher Middle School Personnel...
Yantis High One Act Play Going to Contest on April 1st, Needs Funding
Yantis High School’s One Act Play Group is going to Area contest on April 1st. We are hosting a dinner theatre at the Yantis school cafeteria on Thursday March 30th, 2017 to help raise funds for contest costs. DSC_4670 DSC_4677 DSC_4706 (1) DSC_4706 DSC_4734 DUTB 2 DSC_4658 Meal will begin at 6:00 and our production of Digging Up the Boys by Laura Lundgren Smith will be performed at 7:00. Meal and admission are by donation....
PJC-Sulphur Springs Offering CNC Machine Training
Manufacturing affects many industries that drive our local economy and this hands-on field has high demand for qualified technicians as the new technology evolves. Computerized Numerical Control (CNC) machinists literally build things from scratch using computer-enhanced machines — and now the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center is offering a course covering the basics with CNC machine training. CNC machine training offers the chance to gain...
Sulphur Springs FFA Teams Place at Houston Livestock Show
According to Sulphur Springs FFA Advisor John Holland, the FFA Show team traveled to Houston for the Junior Heifer show and calf scrambles. Thursday night Blaine Flemens, Phillip Rater, and Brennan Murray all competed in the Houston Rodeo Calf Scramble. If students compete in the Calf Scramble they must catch a wild calf, halter that calf, and then lead it into the winners square in the middle of the NRG Arena (Houston Texan’s Arena)....
SSHS Wildcat Theatre’s OAP Advances To Bi-District UIL Competition
The Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat Theatre’s production of “Emma’s Child” advanced from UIL One Act Play District competition Tuesday to Bi-District with an excellent performance, according to Lesha Woodard, Director of Theatre. Four members of the theatre group also earned individual awards for their outstanding contributions to the production. Rachel Bramlett and Anthony Arroyo were awarded All-Star...
Kindergarten and Pre-K Roundups
Miller Grove and Cumby ISD plan Pre-K and Kindergarten Roundups during early April. Early enrollment for Pre-K is for children age 3 or 4 on or before September 1, 2017. For early enrollment in Kindergarten, children must be age 5 on or before September 1, 2017. All must present proper documentation including birth certificate, Social Security card, current immunization record, proof of residence and a parent’s Driver’s...
PJC Working Through The Pathways Institute
One of thirty institutions in the country selected last year for the national Pathways Project to better guide academic and a career pathway, Paris Junior College is well along in the process. Recently staff and faculty attended the fourth of six institutes, this one focusing on student engagement in the classroom. Pathways provides support services and re-aligns curricula and instruction to help students master the knowledge and...
Aslan Family Increase Endowment, Establish Two Mathmatics Awards Benefiting A & M Commerce
COMMERCE, TX—Dr. Bill Aslan, former faculty member and Professor Emeritus, recently established two mathematics awards and increased the Aslan Family Graduate Endowment by $10,000. These combined gifts amount to $30,000. Aslan’s recent contributions follow 23 consecutive years of support, benefiting Texas A&M University-Commerce students. These latest Department of Mathematics awards will support an outstanding undergraduate and a...
