Wildcat Band Competes at Hot First Contest of Season at Mesquite Memorial Stadium Saturday
The Wildcat Band got into contest season as they attended their first one at Mesquite Memorial Stadium this past Saturday (October 5). Band Director Spencer Emmert said Saturday was one of the hottest days he’s ever had at a marching contest. Emmert said his band members persevered through adversity. He noted that kids from some other bands fell out due to the heat during the competition. Emmert said the Wildcat Band got to...
SSHS Band Earn Straight One’s
Wildcats Bands Get Straight One’s At UIL Contest and Earn Sweepstakes It’s been a very good week for the Wildcats’ band program. On Tuesday, the non-varsity band, called the Concert Band, attended the Spring UIL Contest and earned the highest score of 1 for their on-stage concert and for sight reading. Wildcats Band Director Spencer Emmert said it was only the fourth time in history for the Concert Band to earn...
SSHS Jazz Band Performance Schedule November 27-December 11, 2018
As a Christmas season tradition, the Wildcats Jazz Band has a number of performances scheduled beginning the week after Thanksgiving. Wildcats Band Director Spencer Emmert said the first performance will take place on the Plaza on Tuesday, November 27 from 11:30 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. On Wednesday, November 28, the Jazz Band will perform in the lobby of City National Bank downtown from 11:30 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. On Thursday, November...
SSHS Band Prepare for Patriotic Celebrations
Sulphur Springs High School band students will be performing at several veterans related events this week. Monday night (November 5) at League Street Church of Christ, the Jazz Band will play at the Wal-Mart sponsored Veterans Program. Friday (November 9) on campus, the entire Wildcat Band will play at the Veterans Day ceremony in the main gym. Then Saturday morning (November 10), after Friday night’s on field performance at...
Wildcat Band Earns Highest Score at UIL Regional Marching Contest
Wildcats Band Director Spencer Emmert said the Wildcats Marching Band’s performance was fantastic at the UIL Regional Marching Competition held at the Sulphur Springs Multipurpose Building field Tuesday (October 16). The event was moved indoors due to rain. Emmert said the band’s performance was also their best of the year, which is what he wanted to see. He was pleased that each judge gave the Wildcats Marching Band a...
UIL Regional Band Contest Moved to SSHS Multipurpose Building Tuesday; Wildcat Band Performs at 8:15 a.m.
Sulphur Springs High School’s Multipurpose Building will be the site of the UIL Regional Band Contest on Tuesday (October 16). The event was moved from Mount Plesant due to concerns about inclement weather. The Wildcats will perform at 8:15 a.m. Wildcats’ Marching Band Director Spencer Emmert calls this year the year of the gully washer with almost constant rain recently. Out of all the football game Friday nights and...
Wildcat Marching Band Earn Top Ratings at Mineola Contest Despite Rain
Wildcats Band Director Spencer Emmert could probably relate with Joe Btfsplk. Joe was a comic strip character created by Al Capp in Lil’ Abner. Wherever Joe went, a dark rain cloud hovered over his head. The Wildcats Marching Band has been to two contests in three days, on Saturday (October 6) and Monday (October 8) and they were rained on at both. Emmert said the band was warmed up and ready to go both times when rains came....
Wildcat Band Encounters Rain, Lightning at Sunnyvale Contest; March in Mineola Monday
The Wildcats Marching Band had to deal with the weather at their first contest of the season Saturday at Sunnyvale. Wildcats Band Director Spencer Emmert said the weather looked good as the band got ready for their first performance Saturday. He said just before they got started, it began to rain. After about a five minute delay, the band was able to perform. The Wildcats’ band was the only one of the 27 bands at the contest to...
SSISD Board Honors Sapaugh; New Hires; Explores Programs
Don Sapaugh, honored for his 11 years of service to Sulphur Springs Independent School District, hiring a new head band director and a new transportation director, along with presentations by the district math and science programs and the middle school robotics team highlighted the April meeting of the SSID Board Monday night, April 9, 2018. During Public forum, Superintendent of Schools Michael Lamb presented Sapaugh with a plaque...
