SSHS UIL Place 2nd at Pine Tree Winter UIL Invitational; Reid Competes at State UIL Congressional Debate
Rhett Reid Rhett Reid finished 2nd at Region VIII UIL Congressional Debate contest in November and qualified to compete at UIL State meet on January 7 – 9, 2019 at University of Texas in Austin. According to Gerald Grafton, UIL Coach, and Reid’s sponsor, Reid did not advance to finals at state but gave four excellent speeches and received high marks from his judges. The SSHS Wildcat UIL Academic Team travelled to Longview this...
Wildcat UIL Literary Criticism Team Wins Championship at State
The Wildcats UIL Academic Literary Criticism Team won the state championship at the UIL Academic State Meet this past weekend (May 4-5) in Austin. The team is made up of Carissa Carter, Lainey Whittle, Celeste Leeds-Laliberte and Natalie Cruz. In individual competition in Literary Criticism, Carter placed second, Whittle was fourth and Leeds-Laliberte was fifth. In other team and individual results, the Wildcat Spelling and...
SSHS UIL Academic Math and Science Team Members Prepare for District
Sulphur Springs High School UIL Academic Math and Science team members competed at a North Lamar Math and Science Meet Saturday (March 3) in Paris. Wildcats UIL Academic Coordinator Gerald Grafton said the competition was arranged by grade levels. He said good competition was provided by schools such as Queen City, Garland and Mount Pleasant. For the Wildcats, in Number Sense, Gillian Thomas was 4th among 12th graders, Brayden Fisher...
Update: Martin Luther King Day: Hopkins County 27th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Ceremony Has Been Postponed
Update: The event has been postponed due to the Winter Weather Advisory issued for the area, according to organizer Dr. LaVelle Hendricks. Travel is expected to deteriorate in early evening. Dr. Ray Keck, President of Texas A & M Commerce, will serve as Master of Ceremony for the 27th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Ceremony is set for 7 p.m. Monday, January 15, 2018, at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. The Martin...
Hopkins County 27th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Ceremony Set
Dr. Ray Keck, President of Texas A & M Commerce, will serve as Master of Ceremony for the 27th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Ceremony is set for 7 p.m. January 15, 2018, at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America. We commemorate as well the timeless values he taught us through his example — the values...
Hammons Qualifies for State at Region 8 UIL Congress ; SSHS UIL Academic Team Competes in Fall Meet
Two Sulphur Springs High School students went to a Region 8 UIL Congress competition earlier this month and one of the students qualified for state competition early next year. Noah Hammons finished second in the Region 8 competition qualifying for state and Rhett Reid placed sixth. Wildcats UIL Academic Coordinator Gerald Grafton said at UIL Congress competition, students introduce legislation, propose it and then debate it. Judges...
SSHS UIL Academic Team Wins Sweepstakes at Whitehouse Meet
The UIL academic team attended the Whitehouse UIL Invitational this past weekend and returned with the overall sweepstakes trophy. The contest took place over two days, with L-D Debate, C-X Debate, and Ready Writing being held on Friday evening and the remainder of the contests conducted on Saturday. In L-D Debate, Corban Philo won 2nd place, and Noah Hammons won 4th place. In C-X Debate, the team of Sean Allemang and Joshua...
Math and Science UIL Academic students competed in a practice meet last weekend
Some Sulphur Springs High School Math and Science UIL Academic students competed in a practice meet last weekend at North Lamar. They finished second overall behind Garland. Math Teacher Gerald Grafton said the team used the meet to get ready for strong district competition coming up in two weeks. Senior Ariel Gonzales was first in Number Sense, first in Calculator and second in Math among seniors
SSISD students who compete in math and science events do well
Some Sulphur Springs High School students who compete in math and science events took part in some competition over the weekend. We get results from High School Math Teacher Gerald Grafton.
Sulphur Springs High School UIL Academic 15-4A Champs Excel in 2024
April 15, 2024 – UIL Academic Team Updates (District UIL Academics Highlights 2024)April 5 & 10 – District 15-4A Academic Meet The SSHS Wildcat UIL Academic Team competed Friday, April 5 and Wednesday, April 10 at the District 15-4A Academic Meet. The team won the District 15-4A championship with 823 points, garnering 63 individual medals, 5 first place teams, and 3 second place teams. SSHS students also earned the titles of...
