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...
Como-Picktons Students’ Projects to be Auctioned in Scholarship Fundraiser
As a part of the Como Crawfish Festival, the Como-Pickton FFA and SkillsUSA students have designed and constructed projects that will be used to raise money for the Clay Evans Memorial Scholarship for Como-Pickton Seniors. The event, on CR 2337 just off FM 69 (follow the signs) is set for April 16th, 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. A patio fire pit built by River Thomas and Brayden Densmore will be raffled for the scholarship fund. Tickets are...
Saltillo FCCLA Team Bring Home Medals From State Meet
Saltillo FCCLA students competed in the State FCCLA meeting last weekend in Dallas. The team brought home 12 Gold and two (2) Silver medals.
