Fuentes Appointed to Texas Assocation of Chicanos in Higher Education State Board
COMMERCE, TX—Assistant Dean of Enrollment Dr. Fred Fuentes was appointed by the president of the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education (TACHE) to serve on the State Board and regional representative of the Northeast Texas area.
Fuentes is a 2012 recipient of the TACHE Graduate Fellowship Award and has presented at TACHE’s annual conferences in the past. In 2010 he co-presented with colleagues Luis Franco and Gilbert Hernandez on The SALSA Project (Success & Access for Latino Students Ahora), and presented on “The Self-Anglicization of Latino Names to Acculturate Into American Society” in 2013. Last year, he co-presented with Dr. Chris Green and Julian Sanchez on the Latino American Mentorship Program, bilingual mentorship programs, and grant funding.
Mrs. Belinda Harmon, TACHE President and Director of Community Outreach at the University of Texas-San Antonio, stated, “Not only will Dr. Fuentes be an excellent representative, but the fact that he has been a TACHE Fellow and now comes back to serve on the board makes him a great role model for our members.”
TACHE was established in 1974 and has been a significant resource for students, staff, faculty and institutions alike. In 2002, TACHE issued a series of report cards on the status of employment and educational access of institutions of higher education in Texas. Each institution is given a performance grade based on Hispanic student enrollment, as well as the extent to which faculty and administrative employment at these universities reflect the student demographics of the respective institution. The report cards have helped diversify the staff and faculty at institutions of higher learning. The state board also earned accolades for its annual conference that recognizes distinguished scholars, faculty and staff.
“Dr. Fuentes will be an active participant on the TACHE Board and will serve as an outstanding representative for the Northeast Texas area,” said Dr. Lee Young, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management & Retention at Texas A&M University-Commerce. Dr. Young adds that in this role, Dr. Fuentes will continue to be an advocate and strong supporter of higher education, inclusion and student engagement as critical strategies for increasing student success and goal attainment.
SSHS FFA Leadership Development Event Team Competes at State
FFA Leadership Development Events qualify Sulphur Springs High School Chapter Members for State!
by John Holland, SSHS FFA Advisor
Over the past few weeks, we have had lots of students competing in LDE for Sulphur Springs FFA. We traveled to the Alba-Golden Invitational bringing home banners and Lindale Invitational bringing home some plaques. In addition to the invitationals we had 8 teams compete at the Paris District LDE contest Nov. 3rd. at this contest we placed 1st in the Greenhand Quiz contest and advanced to the Area Contest. Greenhand team members were Annie Horton, Maurie Flecker, Elida Miller, and Savannah Allen.
In the Quiz contest FFA members must take a 100 question test over Parliamentary Procedure, the FFA Manual and History, as well as the Leadership Guide. Savannah Allen also placed 3rd at District in Greenhand Creed and advanced to Area Contest.
The Creed contest is an individual event where the student must recite the FFA Creed from memory and then answer questions about what the creed means. They are scored on how well they present the creed as well as how well they answer the questions.
Upon arriving at the Area 6 LDE contest the GH Quiz team and Creed Speaker Savannah Allen competed against the 12 best FFA teams/members in the North East Texas area for a chance to advance to State Contest. The quiz team gave it everything they had but sadly did not advance even though they did extremely well with every team being within 20 points of each other.
Savannah Allen placed 1st overall at Area Contest earning her spot to compete with the 20 best Greenhand Creed Speakers in the State of Texas on December 1st!!!! Let that sink in; Area 6 had 67 GH creed speakers at the District levels before Area 6 Contest and we had 10 Areas in the State of Texas. This means that only 20 out of approximately 600-700 competitors make it to State and Sulphur Springs FFA’s own Savannah Allen is one of the 20!!
The Advisor’s of Sulphur Springs are extremely proud of all of our students that have competed this year and we are extremly excited for Savannah Allen who to our knowledge is the first Greenhand Creed Speaker to go to State for Sulphur Springs FFA in over 30 years!!!!!!
Thanks,
John Holland
SS FFA
Annie Horton, Maurie Flecker, Elida Miller, Savannah Allen
SSHS FFA LDE Team at Paris District meet
Lady Cat Hoopfest Schedule Changes; First Pool Game at 2:40 p.m. Thursday
There are some changes for the Lady Cats in the Winnsboro Hoopfest. The Lady Cats and Mount Pleasant have switched pools. The Lady Cats are now in Pool D with Gilmer and Emory Rains. Mount Pleasant moves to Pool C with Lindale and Tyler Grace Community School. The Lady Cats now have pool games at 2:40 p.m. Thursday against Gilmer in the Winnsboro High School Gym and at 5:20 p.m. Thursday against Emory Rains in the Winnsboro Junior High Gym. Mount Pleasant now takes on Lindale Thursday at 8 a.m. in the Junior High Gym and Tyler Grace at 1:20 p.m. Thursday in the High School Gym.
Saltillo Lions, Lady Lions Drop Games to Celeste
Both the Saltillo Lions and Lady Lions had a tough time with Celeste at Kerry Garmon Gym in Saltillo Tuesday evening (November 28). The Lions hung with Celeste for one quarter trailing only 14-12. After that Celeste steadily pulled ahead winning 64-36. The Lions are now 1-4 for the season. For the Lions Chris Boekhorst had a team high 9 points. Trevor Moore scored 8, Lyle Bench had 5 points, Levi Hoover and Mike Simmons had 4 points apiece, Matt Gurley and Walker McGill had 3 points each. The Lions play next in a Miller Grove tournament. They face Cooper and Ector Thursday.
Meanwhile the Saltillo Lady Lions dropped a close one to Celeste, 61-56 in overtime. The Lady Lions were up 18-15 after one quarter, led 27-26 at halftime and 41-35 after three quarters. Celeste rallied to tie the game 49-49 after four quarters. The Lady Lions were outscored 12-7 in overtime. They were led by Madison Simmons with 16 points. Tori Mobley had 15, Jocelyn Ochoa scored 12. Maddie Smith had 8 points. Kristina Wade, Anna Reeder and Christie Gurley all had one point. The Lady Lions are now 4-7 for the season. Next the Lady Lions play Winnsboro in the Winnsboro Hoopfest Thursday morning.
Meal-A-Day Menu: December 4th-December 8th
Meal A Day Menu
December 4th – December 8th
Monday
Chicken Breast on Bed of Rice
Provence Vegetables
Pickled Beets
Roll
Tuesday
King Ranch Casserole
Pinto Beans
Corn
Wednesday
Ham and Cheese Omelet
Broccoli
Roll
Thursday
Beef Patty with Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans
Roll
Friday
Pork Chops with Gravy
Sweet Potatoes
Brussels Sprouts
Roll
Dinner Bell Sponsored by Mother’s Culture Club
The Dinner Bell’s return meal after Thanksgiving break was sponsored and served by the Mother’s Culture Club. The meal served was a Mexican stackup, including tortillas and butter, sopapilla cheesecake, and a sugar-free butterscotch pudding. Dinner Bell is a free meal served at 11:45 on Wednesdays at the First United Methodist Church, and open to the whole community. If you or your business would like to be a part of the Dinner Bell, call FUMC at (903) 885-2185.
PJC Regents Modify Campbell Soup Agreement
The Paris Junior College Board of Regents approved amending a tax abatement agreement with Campbell Soup. The original 2013 agreement was for a single serve beverage line. The modification will apply to the new Plum Organics line for the remainder of the agreement, which runs to 2020.
In other business, the Regents:
- Approved the 2018-2019 Academic Calendar, setting the dates for terms in the academic year.
- Adopted changes to nursing admission criteria for both the Licensed Vocational Nursing and Associate Degree Nursing programs. The HESI score requirements for entrants were increased to include reading comprehension and anatomy and physiology, which are the best predictors of success in nursing program. A scored interview was also approved.
- Set a minimum age of 17 for students to live in the residence halls.
- Approved offering federal student loans beginning in the fall 2018 semester.
- Received a report about the final of six national Pathways Institutes from regents Curtis Fendley, Berdie Gibson, and Clifton Wilkerson. PJC, along with the other 29 colleges that participated this year, will receive $10,000 from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Additionally, PJC will provide date to the American Association of Community Colleges for three more years to continue tracking success of students through Pathways.
- Accepted the employment of Accounting Instructor Lissa Julius and Educational Talent Search Advisor Sara Ricketts; the resignation of Educational Talent Search Advisor Lauren Joie, and retirement of Licensed Vocational Nursing Instructor Kay Miller, effective Aug. 31, 2018.
Cumby Man Arrested for Aggravated Kidnapping and Assault Family/Household Member Enhanced
November 29, 2017 – Asa Cole Bloyed, 33, of Cumby is in Hopkins County Jail following his arrest on two warrants, Felony 1 Aggravated Kidnapping and for Assault Family/Household Member Enhanced. He is being held on a total of $80,000 in bonds.
Asa Cole Bloyed
Bloyed was arrested by Cumby Police around 6 p.m. Monday at his residence on West Tarrant St in Cumby. The warrants for his arrest were out of the Cumby Police Department.
Bloyed has a record of assault, deadly conduct, burglary of a habitation, and criminal mischief beginning in 2001.
Troop 69 All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast is Saturday Dec. 2 at FUMC
On Saturday December 2, Boy Scout Troop 69 will hold a Pancake Breakfast from 6 am until 12 noon in the Fellowship Hall of First United Methodist Church in downtown Sulphur Springs. Adult tickets are $7 and tickets for children under age 12 are $5. The breakfast is all-you-can-eat and the menu includes pancakes, bacon, sausage and beverages. The public is invited and tickets are available at the door.
