SSHS Students Qualify for State Academic UIL
Both Sulphur Springs High School Academic UIL teams and individuals that qualified for the Regional Meet competed at Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, TX this past Friday and Saturday, April 22-23. Those teams and individuals who placed first through third qualified for the State competition. The Spelling Team won first place team with Carson McIllwain placing first individually, Lydia Burleson and Mandy Eckhart tied for...
Education Foundation Expo Features Eight Grant Winning Projects
Eight grant winning projects will be featured Wednesday during the 2016 Education Foundation Expo at the Hopkins County Civic Center. The Sulphur Springs Independent School District invites all local businesses and community members to join them for the Expo from at 11:30 a.m. until at 1:00 pm. Tickets are $15 for the event, which includes lunch provided by the SSHS Culinary Arts students. The Expo will showcase the eight...
North Hopkins ISD Lone Finalist Choice Raises Questions
Dr. Darin Jolly was named lone finalist for the position of Superintendent of North Hopkins Schools during a board meeting this week according to a member of the North Hopkins School staff. Jolly was named to replace Donna George. However Jolley recently resigned under duress as Superintendent of Kenedy ISD after admitting blame in an effort to shield a student or students from being found to use a prohibited substance. In a...
College Honor Society Inducts 22 PJC-Sulphur Springs Campus Students
More than 100 new members of the Beta Zeta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the two-year college honor society, were inducted at Paris Junior College this semester. PTK offers $37 million in transfer scholarships to more than 700 colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and online. Members are also eligible to apply for scholarships and award programs to assist them with costs of attending two-year schools....
SSHS FFA promotes April 30 Show, Sale and Ice Cream Social!
There are 300 members in the Sulphur Springs High School FFA Chapter. Three chapter members along with Ag Instructor J.T. Luper advertised their annual fundraiser event on the Good Morning Show with Enola Gay. The students discussed their projects, college choices and career goals. The public is invited to view the livestock, ag mechanics and horticulture projects on Saturday April 30 starting at 9am. Everyone can enjoy homemade ice...
Auditorium Remodel Forces Cancellation of Children’s Concert
An annual cultural event for all third, fourth, and fifth graders in all Hopkins County Schools has been canceled. The Sulphur Springs Symphony League has been presenting the annual children’s concert that features a music-focused learning experience for students for the past 18 years. This year the May event has been cancelled due to lack of venue. Over 1,000 students were to have attended the event at the Civic Center/SSISD...
Area Track Meet For Wildcats and Lady Cats
The Area Track Meet for Wildcats and Lady Cats begins today at Whitehouse. It pits district qualifiers from our district against the East Texas district down south. Running events take place at 2 p.m. today with field events schedule for tomorrow beginning at 10 a.m. For the Wildcats, Jacob Gatewood will be running both the 1600-meters and 3200-meters. He was second in both at district. The Wildcats 4 X 100-meter relay team of...
Miller Grove ISD Breaks Ground for New Elementary Building
Miller Grove School board members along with three (3) past board members, all MG alumnus who grad from 1936-2001, broke ground for a new elementary facility for the school district. Several elementary classes and students lined up around the flagpole area along with Superintendent of Miller Grove Schools Steve Johnson, Elementary Principal Ms. Jamie Fox, community and county dignitaries, elect officials and Chamber of Commerce CEO...
Sulphur Bluff Golf Team places at Regionals, sends Brown to State
The Sulphur Bluff Bears Varsity Golf Team competed in a Regional Golf Meet in Stephenville on April 11 and 12. The team placed 5th. Kaleb Brown placed third as an individual. Brown will advance to the State Golf Meet to be held April 27-29. Bears coach is Dustin Carr. Pictured from Left to Right are: Aaron Swanson, Thomas Coberly, Kaleb Brown, Jaden Goldsmith, Turner South and David Rosas.
Seven SSHS Senior Band Members Sign Letters of Intent to Major in Music
Seven Sulphur Springs High School Band seniors have signed letters of intent to attend universities and major in music. Six signed with Texas A & M University-Commerce and one with Dallas Baptist University. Fine Arts and Band Director Charles McCauley praised the seven male students for their dedication and for the honor they brought to the band program, the school, the community, and their families. Each of the seven will major...
