SSHS Fish Camp Set For Monday, August 22
Sulphur Springs High School Student Council and National Honor Society members spent most of Friday preparing for Fish Camp. Fish Camp is a fun spin on freshmen orientation to calm first day jitters for new ninth graders. The students will meet in the Sulphur Springs High School Cafeteria at 9 a.m. for a class meeting that highlights dress code rules, schedule pick-up, and then a mock class day. The idea behind a “mock class...
Yantis School Board Calls For Tax Increase
Yantis School Boards is calling for a Tax Ratification Election (TRE), because the State of Texas is reducing funding for school districts. The Yantis School Board has proposed a $0.0518 tax increase. Voting is this week from August (16th-18th) at Yantis High School from 8:00 am to 7:30 pm. Voting is also open Monday and Tuesday of next week (22nd & 23rd) from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. According to one voter, the School Board claims...
PJC Tax Annexation Interview With Dr. Pam Anglin
Jim Rogers with KSST sat down for an interview with Dr. Pam Anglin, President of Paris Junior College, regarding new and exciting opportunities PJC has to offer as well as the annexation proposal. The proposal is set to be voted on in the November election. More information regarding the annexation may be found in this previous article. Dr. Anglin, Paris Junior College has some very significant things ahead? “We do. We...
SSISD Meet the Teacher Schedule for All Grades
Sulphur Springs Independent School District Meet the Teacher Activities August 2016 Schedule of Events Tuesday, August 16 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Head Start 3, Head Start 4, and Pre-K ECLC 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Kindergarten (K) and Transitional First (T-1) ECLC Thursday, August 18 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 1st and 2nd Grades Bowie, Lamar, Travis Students in grades 1 or 2, who are new to the district, must pre-register with the...
A & M Commerce Implements Zero-Tolerance For Animal Neglect; Ag Department Personnel Change
COMMERCE, Texas — Texas A&M University-Commerce Interim President Ray Keck announced today the implementation of a zero-tolerance policy for the neglect and mistreatment of animals by university personnel and students, as well as plans to enhance university oversight of the agriculture department. The announcement was prompted by Dr. Keck’s findings during an ongoing university-wide review, which he launched after assuming the...
1300 Laptops Ready for SSHS Students
New Sulphur Springs High School Digital Learning Specialist Meredith Townsend was on campus Monday working to get 1300 laptops re-imaged and ready for every high school student. They are expected to get them sometime early this school year. As of Monday morning, about 800 were already ready to go. Ms. Townsend says this year will be one for students to get used to the laptops. They will be able to carry them around and take them home....
Volleyball and Team Tennis to Start
Sports activity for the fall semester at Sulphur Springs High School will begin Monday as the Lady Cats’ volleyball team and the Wildcats’ team tennis squad will have practice. The Lady Cats’ volleyball team will have sessions Monday from 7:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. and then from 9:45 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The new Lady Cats volleyball coach is Justin Maness, who was the Head Volleyball Coach at Paris Junior College for...
