SSHS Student Advances To State In Theatrical Design Contest
AllieGrace Woodard advanced to State in UIL Theatrical Design, marking her second year to do so, according to Lesha Woodard, Director of Theatre at Sulphur Springs High School. This year’s Theatrical Design Contest concentrated on creating sustainable, time-traveling designs for Pedro Calderon De La Barca’s “Life is a Dream.” AllieGrace’s advancing hair and makeup entry featured Rachel Bramlett, Chase...
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,...
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 State Update
Three SSHS UIL Theatrical Design Students Compete at State Last Weekend SSHS Theatre Technical Director Desi Pharis took three students to UIL Theatrical Design competition this part weekend. Senior Belinda Flores and senior Hagen Hunt competed in set design and freshman AllieGrace Woodard was in hair and makeup design. Ms. Pharis said Flores is responsible for the local interest in the competition. She said Flores was new to theater...
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 Advances
SSHS One-Act Play Advances The Sulphur Springs High School One-Act Play, Jules Verne Eats a Rhinoceros, advanced during district competition in the Sulphur Springs High School Auditorium Tuesday (March 5). Junior Rachel Bramlett was named Best Actress. Junior Chase Berry made the All-Star Cast. Senior Hagen Hunt was selected Honorable Mention, All-Star Cast. The play is described as a wacky time-shifting farce recounting the career...
SSHS Theatre Performs Jules Verne Eats a Rhinoceros Sunday
SSHS Theatre will perform their 2019 UIL OAP, JULES VERNE EATS A RHINOCEROS, for the public this Sunday, March 3rd, at 2pm in anticipation of their OAP contest on March 5th. The show is a wacky time-shifting farce recounting the career and personal milestones of legendary female journalist Nellie Bly (Junior Rachel Bramlett) at the end of the 19th century. The play starts at the moment of Nellie’s death and goes into a series...
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 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...
