North Hopkins Short Film Earns Spot in UIL Young Filmmakers Festival Semi-Finals
North Hopkins High School students Breeanna & Brennen Hicks submitted a short film entitled “Help Wanted” in the Traditional Animation Category of the UIL Young Filmmakers Festival. According to the school, they passed the preliminary round to the Quarter-Finals at the end of January and were notified this weekend that they advanced to the Semifinal round. One more round could qualify them for the state final. They...
SSISD Board Meets Monday
Sulphur Springs School Board meets Monday, February 13th at 6 p.m. for their February session. The board will conduct a public hearing on the 2015-2016 Texas Academic Performance Report and a public hearing on considering designation of the SSISD as a District of Innovation. The Racial profiling report by SSISD police will be presented along with other administrative reports. Several items related to the district of innovation will be...
PJC Adult Education Program
A new program at the Paris Junior College – Sulphur Springs Center targets individuals with a high school diploma or GED who are looking to start college to pursue a career. The Adult Education and Family Literacy program is offering the Life Skills Education Advancing People (LEAP) Academy to equip potential students for success beginning Thursday, Feb. 16. The free LEAP Academy will provide information about college and career...
Lady Cats Softball Scrimmages
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo says this year’s preseason scrimmages have been the hardest he has had. They started with Forney, then scrimmaged Rockwall, The Colony and North Forney Saturday and Lindale Monday night at Lady Cat Park. Coach Carrillo says his team’s hitting had been sporadic so far but he adds the Lady Cats have faced one quality pitcher after another so far in scrimmage season. Coach Carrillo says...
PJC-Sulphur Springs Offers Drafting and Computer Aided Design
COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN Drafting and computer aided design instructor Brandon Eulberg, left, reviews work by students Tanner Pristien, center, and Alan Hudson. The classes are conducted at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center. For more information about this and other workforce technology courses, call 903-885-1232.
Early Childhood Specialist Leads PJC-Sulphur Springs Workshop
Area child care employees will have an opportunity on March 25 to learn from a well-respected early childhood education specialist in a workshop at Paris Junior College. The workshop meets Texas Department of Family and Protective Services continuing education. Early childhood specialist Lisa Murphy, M.Ed., founder and CEO of Ooey Gooey, Inc., will lead the workshop designed for all child care employees. The training provides...
Filing for Area School Board May 6th Election Continues
Here’s a look at school board elections in the area through Wednesday February 1. Final day to file for the May 6th election is February 17th. With three positions up for election this year, Mt Vernon ISD currently has two packets returned of the ten packets requested for filing for the May 6th school board election. Millisa Dunvavant and Brook Bussell have filed. Those seats that will be open are currently held by Board Vice...
Sulphur Bluff Schools Closed Until Thursday Due to Flu Epidemic
According to a report to KSST News, Sulphur Bluff schools are closed through Wednesday as staff sanitizes the entire school. The school was closed Tuesday due to a flu epidemic that has affected a number of students. The closing of the school is not only to allow for sanitizing but also to give those ill time at home for rest and to keep other students from spreading the flu germs and becoming ill. Classes are set to resume Thursday...
Como-Pickton ISD Bingo Night Set For This Saturday
The annual Como-Pickton ISD/PTO Bingo Night has been set for Saturday, February 4th, 2017 at 6 pm in the Como-Pickton school cafeteria. A bingo card for the entire night will be $10 and $0.50 for additional cards. Foods such as Dominos pizza, nachos, Chick-Fil-A sandwiches will be available for purchase.
SSISD Takes Step Toward District of Innovation
Monday at 11:30 a.m., the Sulphur Springs School Superintendent Michael Lamb expressed his thanks and appreciation for the SSISD Board of trustees. He called them a great team with whom to work. He presented gifts from the various campuses to recognize school board members during School Board Appreciation Month. The board approved resolutions designating SSISD as a District of Innovation. Districts in Texas may apply to be a District...
