Wildcat Tennis Camp Begins Week of Training
Jul25

Wildcat Tennis Camp Begins Week of Training

Sulphur Springs High School Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez welcomed youth students into his five-day tennis camp for boys and girls Monday at the Wildcat Tennis Complex. Several younger kids entering kindergarten through the sixth grade showed up early Monday morning for an 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. session. Older kids, those that will entering the seventh through the twelfth grade, participated in a session from 10:30 a.m. until...

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SSISD Offers Online Registration Assistance
Jul25

SSISD Offers Online Registration Assistance

The Sulphur Springs Independent School District will be offering another help session for online registration through Skyward Family Access on Tuesday, August 2, at the Administration building on Connally ST. SSISD will be providing help from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. for all the steps of the registration process including computers, logins, passwords, and assistance with forms. Director of Human Resources/Communications Rusty Harden...

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SSISD Personnel Changes
Jul22

SSISD Personnel Changes

A special meeting of the Sulphur Springs ISD school board was held on Friday, July 22, 2016. Resignations   Lane Doughtie Math Teacher Middle School   New Personnel   Julianna Ramirez ESL/LPAC Facilitator Admin. Building Karina Perez Title I Aide Travis Primary Taryn Dungan Technology Aide SS Elementary Bethany Markey Special Ed Aide SS Elementary Matthew Miles SpEd Teacher SS Elementary Cristina Munoz Bilingual Aide SS...

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Sports Summer Camps Next Week
Jul22

Sports Summer Camps Next Week

Sulphur Springs ISD is offering football and tennis camps next week. Each will have two different sessions daily based on this fall’s student grade level. Wildcat Football Coach Greg Owens will have football camp Tuesday through Thursday in the Multipurpose Building. Boys entering the third through the eighth grades will have camp each day from 8:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. Cost is $45. There will also be a camp for Sulphur Springs...

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PJC Sets Listening Sessions To Discuss November Ballot Measure to Extend Tax Base
Jul16

PJC Sets Listening Sessions To Discuss November Ballot Measure to Extend Tax Base

PARIS, TX – Paris Junior College President Pam Anglin will hold five community listening sessions across five East Texas counties next week, as voters this November will consider a ballot measure to expand the junior college’s tax base to Hopkins, Delta, Hunt, Lamar and Red River Counties, all counties the junior college currently serves.  The listening sessions are open to the public. Here is the schedule: Tuesday, July 19, 5:30pm...

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Sulphur Springs ISD Teachers Attend “Daily 5” , “Daily 3” and “Cafe” Conference
Jul02

Sulphur Springs ISD Teachers Attend “Daily 5” , “Daily 3” and “Cafe” Conference

Sulphur Springs Independent School District (SSISD) teachers had the opportunity to attend the Daily Five / Cafe Teacher Workshop Conference on Thursday June 23rd and 24th. Over 81 teachers, faculty and staff attended the conference the first day, and a few of the teachers and staff got to attend the second day.   The conference was held at the Inter Continental Dallas Hotel, in Addison, Texas. The Two Sisters conference, as it is...

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New Paris Junior College Taxing District?
Jul02

New Paris Junior College Taxing District?

Paris Junior College currently serves a five county area and has one of the smallest taxing districts in the state of Texas. The area Paris Junior College serves is approximately 3,848 square miles while their taxing district is approximately 44 square miles. Only 1.14% of Paris Junior College’s service area pays taxes in support of the college. PJC has two satellite campuses, one in Sulphur Springs and one in Greenville, in...

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Small Business Development Center Credits PJC For Its Involvement in Five County Area
Jun30

Small Business Development Center Credits PJC For Its Involvement in Five County Area

The Paris Junior College Board of Regents elected 2016-2018 officers at its meeting on Monday, June 28. Continuing their roles are Board President Curtis Fendley and Secretary Berdie Gibson. Dr. Clifton Wilkerson will now be board vice president. Brad Gottshalk, director of the Paris Small Business Development Center, gave an overview of the last five years at SBDC. A change in regional leadership, a sharp reduction in the number of...

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Schlotzsky’s Opening Day Announced; DQ Managers Needed; Repavement Begins
Jun27

Schlotzsky’s Opening Day Announced; DQ Managers Needed; Repavement Begins

Schlotzsky’s Deli and Cafe located on Gilmer ST has begin employee training for nine employees and the remainder of the employee will begin training some time after July 8th. The opening day for customers had been set for July 14th but has now been moved to July 28th. On the south side of Broadway, the site of the second Dairy Queen has been chosen and managers are needed. Anyone interested can apply at [email protected]. The...

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SSISD Summer Maintenance Work
Jun24

SSISD Summer Maintenance Work

Sulphur Springs Independent School District has many maintenance jobs underway in preparation for the next school year. One of the most exciting for high school students is the changes being made the student parking lot. The parking lot is being repaved and repainted, due to the stripes 50-100 new spots will be added. The re-pavement will extend to the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center, Ag Extension Building, and the Southwest...

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