PJC Offers Summer Scholarship to Hopkins County Graduating Students
Graduating high school seniors are again receiving a great deal from Paris Junior College this summer — a scholarship covering tuition for one class in either Summer I or Summer II semesters. The summer tuition scholarship is available to those graduating from high schools in the PJC service area in Hopkins, Hunt, Delta, Fannin, Lamar, and Red River counties to set them on a path to finish more quickly at PJC. “A graduating high...
SSHS Annual Band Awards
Sulphur Springs High School Band presented annual awards at the 2016 Band Banquet this past weekend. The John Philip Sousa Award was presented to Zachary Herron and Timothy Ramos. Gillan Boyer received the Director’s Award. Aaron Randolph and Jose Lopez received the Louis Armstrong Award and Carlos Williams was presented the Rex Wilemon Legacy award. Outstanding musician awards were presented to Freshmen: Carissa Carter, Jaci Glenn,...
SSHS Anglers Hook And Reel Their Way To State Tourney
Members of the Sulphur Springs High School Fishing Club will be heading to the Texas High School Bass Association state tournament held at Toledo Bend Reservoir on the Texas-Louisiana Border. State qualifiers are Matt Reynolds, Braden “Katfish” Katchinska, Sam Scott, and Skylar Long. State Competition will be held June 17-19. First started as the SSISD Fishing Club at the Sulphur Springs Middle School, it has now spread to...
Moreland, Kenny Re-elected to Yantis ISD Board
Yantis ISD voters returned incumbents Joni Moreland and Mike Kenny to their seats on the board. Moreland received 99 votes, Kenney 76, and April Johnson 70. There were two seats available and the two with the greater number of votes were elected. A canvas of the votes will be conducted later this week.
Keck Appointed Interim President at A & M-Commerce
College Station, TX – John Sharp, Chancellor of The Texas A&M University System, announced today that Dr. Ray M. Keck has been appointed Interim President at Texas A&M University-Commerce. Keck succeeds Dr. Dan Jones, who served as President at A&M-Commerce from 2008 until he passed away April 29. Since 2001, Dr. Keck has served as the fifth president of Texas A&M International University in Laredo, where he worked...
Top Awards Presented At SSHS All-Sports Banquet
Golfer Brody Blackmon and track and cross country distance runner Jacob Gatewood shared the Forrest Gregg MVP Award for a Wildcat and volleyball and softball player Sarah Womack got the Forrest Gregg MVP Award for a Lady Cat at the Wildcat All-Sports Banquet Thursday night. Football, soccer and cross country player Tanner Ramirez won the James Cameron Fighting Heart Award for a Wildcat. Basketball senior Lexie Moore and volleyball...
Daehn’s Essay Chosen by Nursing Leadership Group
Forty-six (46) essays with the topic “Caring is the Essence of Nursing” were submitted by high school students in the area. The essays were written as a precursor to National Nurses Week 2016. Miranda Daehn’s essay was chosen as the top essay (see below) by the Nursing Leadership group at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. Miranda is in the Heath Science program at Sulphur Springs High School and recently decided to enter the health...
FFA Project Show Auction Results
The Sulphur Springs High School Future Farmers of America held an auction on Saturday April 30 at the Arena of the Hopkins County Civic Center. Fourty-four (44) projects were sold by SSHS FFA members, and the Sulphur Springs chapter surpassed last year’s sales by an impressive amount. Alex Robinson sponsored by J&J Meat Market sold a Drum Grill with T-Shirt and BEEF Decal to L. Looney of CNB for $40.80. The Agricultural...
Two Como-Pickton art students win
Two Como-Pickton students came away with first place ribbons in the Annual Heritage Park Art Show last weekend. Junior, Beatriz Olvera won with her detailed scratch art work of a lion. Marbella Santivanez, Junior, won with her multi-media colored pencil and ink work of an elephant. Congratulations to these two talented Como-Pickton Eagles!




