Steven Proctor Retires and Other End of School Year Personnel Changes in SSISD
During Tuesday night’s School Board meeting, personnel changes were approved. As the school year ends, several changes will be made.
One of those changes that ends an era of dedicated service is the retirement of Steve Proctor. Mr. Proctor has been a director in the Sulphur Springs ISD band program 33 years and has been in education for 39 years.
Approved personnel changes include:
Retirement
Steven Proctor Band Director Middle School/High School
Resignations
Kara Ballard Head Start Mental Health/ ECLC
Disabilities Specialist
Alejandra Hernandez Pre-K Aide ECLC
Lisa Johnson SpEd Teacher ECLC
Arlett Monrreal Title I Aide ECLC
Alexa Thomas Grade 2 Teacher Lamar
Alison Thompson Grade 1 Teacher Lamar
Justin Wilkerson PE Teacher Lamar
Kylie Wyly Library Aide Lamar
Shelby Harrelson Grade 3 Teacher SS Elementary
Alyssa Payne Grade 4 Teacher SS Elementary
Tiffany Walker Grade 3 Teacher SS Elementary
Stephanie Buchanan SpEd Aide Douglas
Kristin McKinney Grade 5 Teacher Douglas
Melissa Peugh English Teacher Middle School
New Personnel
Janelle Safford Elementary Instruct. Tech. Spec. Administration
Kelly Herriage Grade 1 Math & Science Teacher Former ECLC
Nicole Olson Kingergarten ELAR Teacher Former ECLC
Chelsea Adams Grade 3 Math Teacher Bowie
Summer Ball Grade 1 Teacher Bowie
Chasity Nottingham Grade 3 ELAR Teacher Bowie
Lisa Lantz Elementary Counselor Lamar
Kaci Smith Kindergarten Teacher Lamar
Aleesa Morris Grade 3 ELAR Teacher Travis
Hayley Brock Grade 5 ELAR Teacher SS Elementary
Joseph Boedigheimer Instruct. Tech. Spec. Middle School
Cassidy McClure Math Teacher Middle School
Troy Emerson Auto Tech Teacher High School
Mariela Fitzsimmons Spanish Teacher High School
Personnel Changes New position/campus Former position/campus
Rachel Kistler Special Prog. Specialist/ Acad. Spec./Bowie
Special Services
Miki Koon Mental Health&Disabilities Spec./ Kindergarten/Former ECLC
Douglas ECLC
Jovona Schmidt Grade 1 ELAR/Former ECLC Grade 3 ELAR/SS Elem
Esmeralda Aguilar Title I Aide/Bowie Receptionist/ECLC
Lesli Ray Dyslexia Therapist/Bowie Grade 1 ELAR/Bowie
Denise Bybee P.E. Teacher/Lamar Grade 1 Bilingual/Travis
Sofia Sosa Bilingual Aide/Travis SpEd Aide/Lamar
Abigail Godina Grade 5 Bilingual/SS Elem. Bilingual Aide/SS Elem.
Amanda Thompson Dyslexia Therapist/SSMS & Lamar Grade 1 Teacher/Bowie
County Commissioners Approve Exception to Plat Requirements; Appoint Bartley to Water Planning Group
Hopkins County Commissioners Court heard a report on county use and services at the Sulphur Springs Public Library, approved the appointment of Wade Bartley to the North East Texas Regional Water Planning Group, and approved an amendment to the Hopkins County Platting Procedures and Subdivision Regulations.
Exceptions to plat requirements include: An owner of a tract of land located outside the limits of a municipality who divides the tract into two (2) parts is not required to have a plat of the subdivision prepared if: 1) all lots in the subdivision are two (2) acres or more in area; 2) the owner does not lay out a part of the tract described in Section 232.001 (a)(3) of the Local Government Code; and 3) each lot has at least 200 feet of frontage on a public road to be used for access only by that tract alone. This provision does not exempt sham transactions staged to avoid the platting requirements.
Bartley will be voting member of the North East Texas Regional Water Planning Group.
The North East Texas Regional Water Planning Area encompasses all or parts of 19 counties. The planning area overlaps large portions of the Red, Sulphur, Cypress, and Sabine river basins and smaller parts of the Trinity and Neches river basins. The North East Texas Region’s main economic base is agribusiness, including a variety of crops, as well as cattle and poultry production. Timber, oil and gas, and mining are significant industries in the eastern portion of the region. In the western portion of the region, many residents are employed in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. The group serves to plan the future of fresh water development for the area and works with State of Texas planning groups to enable water availability to the all in Texas.
Dinner Bell Menu For May 16th, 2018
DINNER BELL MENU
May 16, 2018
Community Partner
The Presbyterian Church
Menu:
Herb Crusted Pork Loin Roast
Rice Pilaf
Bacon Infused Green Beans
Garden Salad
Hot Rolls and Butter
Assorted Cookies
Gelatin with Pears (no sugar added dessert)
Same time (11:45 a.m.). Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church).
Coach Talk: Final Word on Wildcat Baseball, Lady Cat Softball; Taylor at State Track Meet
Hammack on Wildcats’ Season Ending Loss
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack expressed disappointment with his team’s Area loss to Prosper on Friday and Saturday. The Eagles won Friday, 7-4 at Rockwall and 9-6 Saturday at Rockwall. Coach Hammack said he felt going in the Wildcats could win the series. He said they matched up well with Prosper and competed hard. With the Prom Saturday night, Coach Hammack said his players left no doubt that they were there Saturday to win. The Wildcats got off to s good start with three runs in the first inning and two more in the second to take a 5-0 lead. Coach Hammack said the Wildcats had a bad bottom of the second inning and Prosper scored four runs to make it only a 5-4 Wildcat lead after two innings. The Eagles scored three runs in the bottom of the third and two more in the bottom of the fourth to go up 9-5 after four innings. The Wildcats were only able to score one more run, that one in the top of the fifth, to make it 9-6. Coach Hammack said for the second straight game, the Wildcats out hit Prosper but had trouble getting the big hit. The Wildcats left eight runners on base Saturday and Coach Hammack said the Wildcats twice left the bases loaded. He said the Wildcats had a couple of innings Saturday where pitching and the defense struggled. The same thing happened Friday night. Coach Hammack said that ultimately determined the outcome of both games in the series. Pacen Edwards started Saturday and got the pitching loss allowing six hits and seven runs, only four of them earned, over three innings. Jaxon Chaney threw the last three innings and allowed two runs and two hits. The Wildcats had twelve hits Saturday. Kaden Argenbright was 3 for 3 with a run, an RBI and a double. Austin Dodd was 2 for 3 with two runs, a walk and a stolen base. Chaney was 2 for 4 with a run, an RBI and a home run. Edwards was 1 for 3 with a run, an RBI, a walk and a stolen base. Ryan Humphries was 1 for 3 with a sacrifice and a double. Triston McCormick was 1 for 4 with a run and an RBI. Dawson Draper was 2 for 4. Gavin Millsap drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. The Wildcats end the season with an 18-15 record. For the second year in row, the Wildcats took part of the district championship. They were co-champs last year and tri-champs this year. Texas High and Hallsville are still playing. Coach Hammack said this year’s Wildcats were a great group with seniors who will be missed.
Carrillo on Lady Cats’ Season Ending Loss to Forney
Lady Cats’ Softball Coach David Carrillo knew the Forney Lady Rabbits were the real deal. He said their batting order, one through nine, was the best the Lady Cats had seen this season. After a 14-2 win at Forney Friday night, the Lady Rabbits wrapped up the Regional Quarterfinal Series with a 14-5 win at Lady Cat Park Saturday. Coach Carrillo said his team ran into a third round buzz saw. Nevertheless, Coach Carrillo said the Lady Cats did a lot of good things this season. He said there is no disgrace in being beaten by a potential state champion. Coach Carrillo said he wanted his team to play the best game Saturday that they could. Despite Prom Saturday night, he said the Lady Cats gave it all they had Saturday against Forney. When the Lady Rabbits started a pitcher other than their ace, Forney pulled her out when the Lady Cats got to within 10-4 and were threatening to score more. Coach Carrillo said the Lady Cats had a great year and went on a great journey. He said he wouldn’t trade his team for any other. Coach Carrillo said they bought in to the concept of We Over Me all year long. The Lady Cats ended the season with a 28-7 record. They won an outright district championship, Coach Carrillo’s first one in Sulphur Springs. He said he is losing four wonderful seniors. Coach Carrillo said they will go off and do great things. Three of them have softball college scholarships. Coach Carrillo is already looking forward to next season. He has an incredible junior class this year led by pitcher Bailey Haggerty, first baseball Brinklee Driver, second baseman Sierra Smith, shortstop Kelsey Wallace and left fielder Sadie Stroud. Coach Carrillo added sophomore Alli Fite really stepped up with her hitting this year. He also liked the way Tessa Holt pitched against powerful Forney Saturday. Coach Carrillo predicted the Lady Cats would be good next year also.
Coach Abron on Imani Taylor at State Track Meet
Lady Cats Track Coach Triston Abron said senior Imani Taylor, who finished seventh in long jump at the State Track Meet in Austin Friday, did a great job of representing Sulphur Springs and the Lady Cats’ track program. He said Taylor was in second place after her first jump Friday but he said she could not hang on. Still Coach Abron said he was pleased that Taylor got the chance to compete on the big stage. After three fruitless years at the Regional Track Meet for Taylor, she broke through this year on her fourth try. Taylor and Coach Abron were joined at the State Meet by Taylor’s position coach Kurt McCain and by Lady Cat sprinter Sadavia Porter. Coach Abron told Porter he expects her to return to the State Meet next year and not have to pay to get in. Porter went to the Regional Track Meet and competed in both the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash and as a member of the Lady Cats’ 4 X 100-meter relay team.
Marine Corp League Lowers Flags to Half Staff in tribute to Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week
The Hopkins County Detachment of the Marine Corps League will pay tribute to Peace Officers Memorial Day on Tuesday May 15th at the Veterans Memorial in Sulphur Springs. Service Flags will be lowered to half Staff at 8 a.m. followed by the Policeman’s Prayer. Then the large U.S. Flag in the center of the plaza will be lowered as taps is played.
Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week is an observance in the United States that pays tribute to the local, state, and Federal peace officers. Police Week is the calendar week in which the Memorial falls. The holiday was created on October 1, 1961, when Congress asked the president to designate May 15 to honor peace officers. John F. Kennedy signed the bill into law on October 1, 1962. Much of the holiday centers on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial wall in Washington, D.C., whose walls feature the names of more than 19,000 law enforcement officers who have been killed in the line of duty.
The public is invited to observe the event. Coffee and donuts will be served. Flags will be raised to full staff at 5:30 p.m. the same day.
Sheriff’s Posse Members Earn Certificates of Service, Refresher CPR Training During Monthly Meeting
Posse Captain Frank Teiman (center)( congratulate Enola Gay Mathews and Tim Glenn with Certificates of Service
The regular monthly meeting of the Hopkins County Sheriffs Posse was held on Tuesday May 9, 2018 in the Courtroom of the Sheriffs Office. Captain Frank Teiman conducted the meeting and approximately 18 members were present. A Five-Year Certificate of Service was presented to Jim Glenn, and a Fifteen Year Certificate of Service was presented to Enola Gay Mathews. A CPR Refresher Class was conducted by EMS Technician Carlton Goldsmith. Each attendee took the classroom portion and completed hands-on training in teams of two persons. Additionally, Posse members volunteered for service during upcoming Spring events including “The 9-1-1 Connection” on May 19 and the Hopkins County Dairy Festival June 9-16. The Hopkins County Sheriffs Posse is a 30-year-old auxiliary branch of the Department and Sheriff Lewis Tatum.
Wine and Pearls Fundraiser for Democrat Candidate US Congress District 4
Kranz Campaign News Release
Greenville, TX, June 2nd, 2018 – Northeast Texas finally has a Democrat running for US Congress. Catherine Krantz is tired of small towns in America getting the short end of the stick. They are underfunded in almost every area: schools, roads, hospitals, and infrastructure, especially internet telecommunications. We are being left behind. She (like so many of us) is ready to put people over politics and start investing in our communities. She is inspiring voters all across northeast Texas who are ready for positive change with her grass-roots campaign. She will be in Greenville on June 2, 2018 from 7 – 10 pm, @ the Landon Winery in downtown Greenville, at a fundraiser for her campaign. Come out and enjoy some of Landon’s award-winning wines, talk about pearls with special guest Vantel Pearls and meet the candidate who is trying to represent our communities that so need to have a voice in Congress. Kranz will face Republican incumbent John Ratcliff in the November General Election.
Kranz is described as an award-winning International Entrepreneur and Publisher, with 20 years of experience in economic development. In a campaign statement, Kranz said: “I am a Democrat running for office in one of America’s Top 5 most Conservative Republican districts, but I will win because I know how frustrated we all are with low paying jobs, high cost of health care, lack of prosperity and opportunity in our communities. I know we have more in common with each other than with the politicians who represent us and I know we all want what’s best for our communities. I would like to be your Community Development Candidate, someone you can trust to fight for you in Congress. I will fight for Progressive American Values that benefit all Americans: Universal Health Care, Social Security Protection, Net Neutrality, a Living wage, Legalizing Cannabis for medical use and economic boost, Women’s Rights, Debt-Free College, Criminal Justice Reform, fighting income inequality and holding Wall Street accountable, getting big money out of politics and instituting term-limits for elected officials. We need a government that represents us.”
$20 for 5 tastes with Hors d’oeuvres, space is limited please RSVP to [email protected]
Pickton Man Arrested for Assault on Public Servant
May 14, 2018 – A Hopkins County Deputy conducted a courtesy transport of a woman to her home after her husband had left her at a party in Franklin County. When they arrived at the residence, located State Highway 11E, they found the residence locked.
Both the deputy and woman knocked on the doors, exterior walls, and windows but there was no response. The woman found an unsecured window with house keys near it. As the deputy held the window open for the woman to recover the keys, her husband Hollis Blaine Sartin, inside the house, told his wife to “Get back [expletive deleted]” and slammed the window on the deputy’s hand causing swelling, redness, and bleeding.
Hollis Blaine Sartin
The deputy was in full uniform and easily identifiable as a Peace Officer.
Hollis Blaine Sartin, 43, of Pickton, was arrested for Assault on a Public Servant, a Felony 3.
