4H “Infinity” Club getting ready for County Show
Come and meet Miss Aubrey Giles and Jace Mayers and other 4Her’s during the Hopkins County Jr. Market Livestock Show this weekend, February 25-27, 2016 in the Civic Center arena. Admission is free. Extension Agent Mario Villarino is heading up this year’s show and sale, and everyone is invited to get a look at what area youth are doing in agriculture. Aubrey and Jace, both showing Swine projects, are students at SSMS and...
4H “PAWS” competing at NETLA Feb 25-27, 2016
Fourteen boys and girls in the SSES PAWS 4H Club will be showing animal projects at the Hopkins County Jr. Market Livestock Show this weekend. The remainder of the 68 club members have other 4H projects going currently. Shelby Gibson, third and fourth-grade teacher at SSES, is also the club leader. This year, the students have brought their 4H interests “into the classroom” by sponsoring a pet goat named Leroy and four...
*UPDATED* Saltillo Girls on Playoff Trail
The Saltillo Varsity Girls are now seeking to win Regional Semi-Finals when they play Friday February 26 at 5pm at Mansfield High School VS Lipan. On Tuesday night, the girls beat Campbell 54-39 at Cooper. And the Saltillo Boys are now out of the playoffs, after a 59-46 District loss to Campbell at Cooper. As last week wrapped up, the Saltillo Lady Lions Varsity Basketball team took the Area Championship after beating Forestburg...
North Hopkins Students’ Video Qualifies for State UIL Young Filmmakers Festival
“Heist” a video created by four North Hopkins Senior students qualified for state competition in the Class 1-A through Class 4-A UIL Young Filmmakers Festival. Eighty-four schools competed. The film, sent to Austin for the first three levels of competition, will be viewed March 2 in Austin, according to Jennifer Lucas, sponsor for the group. Seniors Allegra Thomas, Veronica Ugalde, Katerine Flores, and Aysha Day produced the video and...
SSHS Band Places 34 in Solo First Division at Regional
It was a 20-year record breaking weekend as the Sulphur Springs High School Band brought home 34 Solo First Division ratings. Band members competed at the UIL Region IV Solo and Ensemble Contest in Commerce Friday. This comes on the heels of having the most students make the All-Region Band, the All-Area Band, and winning two Grand Championships during marching season. Twelve students earned the right to perform at State competition...
National FFA Week; 2016 SSHS FFA Leaders and Officers
This is National FFA Week so watch for the distinctive “blue jackets” worn by FFA members. Sulphur Springs ISD has new leadership for the 319 members of the SSHS FFA chapter and Ag Department. Instructors John Holland and Melissa Robbins along with Kade Brown, Student Advisor and Morgan Mayers, FFA Chapter President are getting ready for the “county show” February 25-27. The annual NETLA (Northeast Texas...
SSHS Solo & Ensemble Advance to State
February 19, 2016 – The Sulphur Springs High School Solo & Ensemble choir competed at Texas A&M University Commerce Friday, February 5. 19 students attended competition and nine will be advancing to the State level. Students worked with private voice teacher Monica Lancaster in order to prepare for competition. The choir students received their music in November and have practiced both after school and at home. Choir...
SSHS UIL Canton Results
The Sulphur Springs High School UIL teams competed at the Canton UIL Invitational meet this past weekend, winning the overall Sweepstakes trophy. In L-D Debate, Corban Philo won 3rd place. In Computer Applications, Raynie Hooten won 6th place. In Ready Writing, Patricia Parks won 1st place, Steven Payne won 2nd place, Lydia Burleson won 3rd place, and Tori Mattison won 4th place. In Spelling and Vocabulary, Lydia Burleson won 1st...
Saltillo FFA Chapter 2016
SALTILLO FFA CHAPTER 2016 Bottom L-R Dena Neal, Pascual Fiscal, Rainie English, Jordan Sustaire, Jonathan Van Holten, Haylee Clover, Cheyenne Reynolds, Kortne Wilson, Michael Teague 2nd Row L-R Clayton Wilson, Dayton Henry, Michael McCarthy, Trevor Moore, Paula Boekhorst, Dalton Smith, Nathan Valenzuela, Corey Brown 3rd Row L-R Malorie Hogue, Jabe Humphries, Jace Dunlap, Branson McGill, Adam Valenzuela, McKenna Wiler, Monica...
