Woodard Named State Champion In Hair and Make-Up UIL Contest
The State UIL Theatrical Design officials Monday night, May 10, 2021, named student AllieGrace Woodard as the State Champion in the Hair and Make-up Contest AllieGrace Woodard AllieGrace Woodard was chosen as a state finalist in two categories of the State Theater Design competition, marking at least the third time her theatrical designs qualified her as as state finalist. The Sulphur Springs High School student too was...
SSHS Wildcat Academic UIL Team Second In District Competition, 10 Students Advancing To Regional Contest
The Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat Academic UIL Team finished second at the District UIL Competition held in Mount Pleasant over the weekend. SSHS earned 347 points to Hallsville’s 561. Mt Pleasant, Pine Tree, Longview, Texas High and Marshall rounded out the field. In One-Act Play competition, one student was named to the All Star Cast, three others received honorable mention and one was named an Outstanding Crew...
Wildcat Theatre To Offer Feb. 28 Preview Performance Of ‘You On The Moors Now’
Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat Theatre students will present a preview at 2 p.m. this Sunday, February 28, of Jaclyn Backhaus’ “You On The Moors Now,” which the troupe will perform at the UIL One Act Play competition next week. The matinee preview will be performed in the SSHS Auditorium at Hopkins County Civic Center. The show features four literary heroines of the 19th century who set conventionalism ablaze...
SSHS Choir Advancing 5 Ensembles, 30 Soloists From Region To State Solo & Ensemble Contest
Sulphur Springs High School Choir students participated in a regional UIL Solo & Ensemble Contest on Friday, February 8, with five ensembles and 30 soloists advancing to Texas State Solo & Ensemble, which will be held virtually May 29-30. Among the students earning medals and advancing as part of both a solo and an ensemble are Alan Guzman, Madison Martin, Lausen Ost, Aidyn Rogers, Sean Dial, Jatavion Hall, David Moreno,...
SSHS Theatre Fall Show Slated Nov. 19, 21 and 22
Despite the current pandemic, and with numerous safety protocols in place for cast, crew, and audience, Sulphur Springs High School Theatre will present a fall show, “Puffs,” this November. “Puffs or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic” is a hilarious hit comedy based on a certain boy wizard who went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not that...
SSHS Wildcat Theatre’s OAP Advances To Bi-District UIL Competition
The Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat Theatre’s production of “Emma’s Child” advanced from UIL One Act Play District competition Tuesday to Bi-District with an excellent performance, according to Lesha Woodard, Director of Theatre. Four members of the theatre group also earned individual awards for their outstanding contributions to the production. Rachel Bramlett and Anthony Arroyo were awarded All-Star...
SSHS Theatre Students To Perform OAP ‘Emma’s Child’ On March 1
Sulphur Springs High School Theatre Department will offer local residents a sneak peak at the One Act Play the student will perform at competition on Tuesday. They will perform Kristine Thatcher’s OAP “Emma’s Child” at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 1, in the Sulphur Springs High School Auditorium. In “Emma’s Child,” seniors Rachel Bramlett and Chase Berry portray Jean and Henry Farrell, who,...
39 Members Of SSHS Choir Earn 1s At Region; 33 Advance to State Sole & Ensemble Contest
Sulphur Springs High School Choir students had great success at the regional UIL Solo & Ensemble contest Friday. The students earned 39 first division ratings on solos and advanced five ensembles to Texas State Solo & Ensemble at the regional UIL Solo & Ensemble contest on Jan. 31. Out of the 39 soloists earning medals, 33 advanced to Texas SSEC, which will be held in May at UT in Austin, according to SSHS Choir Instructor...
12 SSHS Choir Students Compete At Pre-Area Contest, 4 Advance To Area
Twelve members of the Sulphur Springs High School Choir competed in Pre-Area auditions on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Of the 12 SSHS students in attendance, four students advanced to the next level of the TMEA All State program. Senior Alex Walker, junior Freddy Botello, sophomore Aidyn Rogers and freshman Danielle Verlander will compete at Area auditions on Jan. 11 at Texas A&M University-Commerce. “Their competition will include...
11 SSHS Choir Students Advance To Pre-Area Contest
Eleven members of Sulphur Springs High School Choir advanced Saturday from All Region to the Pre-Area Competition to be held in December. Eleven members of the Sulphur Springs High School Choir advanced Saturday from the All Region contest on Saturday, Oct. 5, to the Pre-Area contest in December. According to SSHS Choir instructor Beth Cole, students learned five very challenging pieces of music chosen by Texas Music Educators...
