Sulphur Bluff Homecoming Royalty
2016 Sulphur Bluff Basketball Homecoming Royalty were selected on January 29 in Bears Gym. Kindergarten Crown Bearers are Coda Cockrell and Evan Dugnolle, Prince and Princess are Alley Collett and Montana Hurley, Duke and Duchess are Madison Goodwin and David Rosas, and Homecoming King and Queen are Tori Dorner and Cody Vance.
Hopkins County School News
Congratulations to Aysha Day, 2016 Homecoming Queen for the North Hopkins Panthers. During the Feb. 2 Homecoming game, North Hopkins Boys beat the Cumby Trojans. Cumby will host the Como-Pickton Eagles on Friday February 5 in games that start at 5pm, and Yantis will travel to Bloomberg. The Saltillo Lions will hold Homecoming on Friday February 5, facing Union Hill. Games begin at 5pm with the JV Girls, followed by presentation of the...
SSHS Hearts Festival King and Queen Nominees
by Allison Bledsoe Sulphur Springs Student Council will hold the 2016 Hearts Festival on February 13th from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center. On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of last week SSHS students nominated the “Sweethearts” from their grade level as well as a “Wild Card” couple that consists of two students from separate grade levels. From the Freshman grade Jaci Glenn and...
“Updated, Additional Video”Renovation Bringing Change to the Civic Center Auditorium
Hopkins County Civic Center Auditorium is being renovated. Exterior doors are being raised and other work is being performed to prevent water in the building. Water in the auditorium has been a persisitent problem over the past years. Don Roundtree, who is directing the renovation, gave KSST a tour of the building Monday. ...
Fort Worth Stock Show A Success for Como-Pickton FFA
The first weekend of the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo saw success for the Como-Pickton FFA. Caden Anglin won the winter yearling class in the Junior Brown Swiss Dairy Show with Berretta, a Brown Swiss heifer bred by Overstreet Farms of Chillicothe, Texas. This was Caden’s first time participating in a stock show. Como-Pickton FFA also saw success in the Agricultural Mechanics show. FFA students exhibited 4 projects: a...
“Edge of Darkness” Highlights A & M-Commerce Planetarium’s 10th Anniversary
COMMERCE, TX –The Texas A&M University-Commerce Planetarium is pleased to announce its 10th Anniversary Celebration premiering its newest show, The Edge of Darkness, beginning at 6 p.m. on February 5, 2016. The celebration will include presentations of The Edge of Darkness at 6, 6:45, and 8 p.m. with free admission. Drawings for door prizes will be held at 7:30 p.m. and include an Astroscan telescope, astronomy books, calendars...
PJC Third Fall Graduation Includes Area Students
Hopkins County area students were among the two hundred that participated in the fall graduation ceremony at Paris Junior College in December. This was the third year a fall graduation was held to accommodate more students at PJC. After the processional entered the Hunt Center, Phi Theta Kappa president Joel Mutchler gave the invocation. Music major Rose Cooper performed “Memories.” Following is the certified list of graduates...
Going to Disney World ?
In response to the travel offer to “tag along” with the SSHS Football teams that are going to Orlando, several families and fans made the call to sign up and confirm their trip. Today’s deadline to make a deposit of $200 per traveler proved to be very desirable for Wildcat fans. KSST News spoke with Jamie Lunt, the coordinator for the trip and she said dozens signed up in the last two days bringing the total to...
February Continuing Ed Classes at PJC-Sulphur Springs Center
A wide variety of interests will be met through continuing education classes offered to the public at the Paris Junior College – Sulphur Springs Center in February. Classes will meet at the new location at 1137 Loop 301 East. Call 903-885-1232 for more information or to sign up for a course. Microsoft Excel Level 1: Essentials will be held from 1 to 4:30 p.m., Fridays, Feb. 5-12. Learn the basics of creating a worksheet; working with...
Dr. Brown Named to A & M System Chancellor’s Academy of Teacher Education
COMMERCE, TX—Early Childhood Education Professor Dr. David Brown will be inducted into The Texas A&M System Chancellor’s Academy of Teacher Educators. The academy celebrates teacher educators for their contributions to the field. “Because of the hard work our faculty put into preparing teachers for the classroom, The Texas A&M System is known throughout the country for producing some of the best teachers,” said Chancellor of...
