Hopkins County Records For Aug. 30, 2019
Land Deed Transactions Lillian Lindley Hood Estate, Luann H. Schmidt independent executor, to Luann H. Schmidt trustee for the Luann H. Schmidt Irrevocable Trust; tract in the M. Williams surveyPatsy Brumfeldt to Jace Clinton Orren; tract in the Lofton Vess surveyHans Boerhof to Joanna Byrd; tract in the HD Parson surveyLou Jean Martin and Michael Martin to Gloria Olvera and Jesus Olvera; tract in the Thomas Alders surveyLinda...
SSHS Academic UIL Team Earns 12 Medals At State Contest
Matthew Harper, Literary Criticism Team Named State Champs Sulphur Springs High School sophomore (second from left) Matthew Harper is the state UIL literary criticism champion, and the literary criticism team consisting of Harper, Andrew Westlund, Carissa Carter, Lainey Whittle are state literary criticism championship team. Also pictured are (left) state literary criticism director Mark Bernier and (right) SSHS literary criticism...
SSHS UIL Academic Update
Wildcats UIL Academic Team Ends Up Second Place in District After all the District UIL Academic events were contested, Sulphur Springs High School ended up in second place. Lindale finished first with 540 points. The Wildcats had 462. Mount Pleasant was third with 430. Going into Speech and Debate events Thursday (April 4) at Mount Pleasant, the Wildcats led Lindale by 18 points and were 119 points ahead of Mount Pleasant. Wildcats...
SSHS One Act Play Fails To Advance
SSHS One-Act Play Does Not Advance at Area Competition Tuesday The Sulphur Springs One-Act Play, Jules Verne Eats a Rhinoceros, did not advance at Area competition Tuesday (April 2) at Mabank High School. SSHS Director of Theatre Arts Lesha Woodard said her kids put on a great performance Tuesday. She said the students have improved with each performance through district, bi-district and area competition. Ms. Woodard said it’s...
SSHS One Act Play Advances Wednesday From Bi-District To Area Competition
The Sulphur Springs High School One-Act Play, “Jules Verne Eats a Rhinoceros,” advanced to Area competition at bi-district Wednesday, March 27, at Texas High in Texarkana. Area competition takes place next Tuesday in Mabank. Four SSHS drama students received bi-district awards. Rachel Bramlett was named Best Actress for her role as Nelly Bly. Chase Berry was selected to the All Star Cast playing John Rhys Pendragon....
Sulphur Springs Places 2nd in Judy Tipping Memorial UIL Academic Meet
The Sulphur Springs High School UIL Academic Team hosted the Judy Tipping Memorial UIL Academic meet last Friday and Saturday, February 22-23. The Wildcats finished 2nd overall with Hallsville taking the championship. Sulphur Springs students placing at the meet include: Ready Writing (Gail Herman, coach) Matthew Harper, First Place; Braken Sant, Third Place; Lainey Whittle, Fifth Place Computer Science (Matt Wilder, coach) Team...
SSHS Academic UIL Places First at MPHS Winter Tournament
District UIL CX Debate – SSHS Wildcat Cross-Examination Debate Teams competed at the District CX Debate meet this week at First Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant, TX. While no teams advanced to the state meet, we are extremely proud of their efforts this year. The 2019 SSHS CX Debate Teams include seniors Felipe Alba and Dakota Soles, juniors James Draper and Matthew Robinson, and sophomores Mariam Tran and Kimberly Wheatcraft. CX Debate...
SSHS Drama Department Presents The Three Musketeers
Every fall, the Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat Theatre Department puts on a fund raising production. This fall they are presenting The Three Musketeers. The play premieres Thursday (November 8) at 7 p.m. It will also be staged Saturday (November 10) at 7 p.m. and Sunday (November 11) at 2 p.m. Tickets are available from any cast and crew member or at the door for $5 for students or $10 for adults. Any veteran can get in free on...
SSHS Academic UIL Successful at Regional Competition and in Essay Contests
Sulphur Springs High School Academic UIL teams competed at the regional meet recently. Several will advance to the State UIL Championships, May 3-5 at the University of Texas in Austin. Three SSHS students were among 12 finalists chosen in the Barbara Jordan Historical Essay Competition and two were selected finalists in the Latino History Essay Contest. SSHS Academic qualifiers for state competition include: Annmarie Gunn, Rachel...
SSHS UIL One Act Play Ends Run at Area Competition
Wildcats Director of Theatre Arts Lesha Woodard said her students put on a very, very good show at One Act Play Area competition Friday at Flower Mound High School but despite that, she said she was disappointed the play, Violet Sharp, did not advance to Regional competition. Ms. Woodard said she was super proud of her kids. She said the Friday performance followed a hard week of rehearsal and she called it an amazing performance. Ms....
