SSISD Trustees Approve School Calendar For 2020-21
Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a calendar for the 2020-2021 school year that looks very similar to this year’s school calendar. Superintendent Michael Lamb told trustees during their lunch meeting Friday, March 6, that the committee that drafted the calendar had discussed potentially changing the number of staff work days held prior to the first day of classes, but ultimately decided to...
CTE: EMT Class Offered At Sulphur Springs High School
At Sulphur Springs High School 270 students are involved in the health science programs, more than any other offered. To give as many students as possible a leg up when it comes to career training, the school works to offer as many opportunities and courses as possible. Students for a few years have had the opportunity, after successfully completing course work, to test to become a Certified Nurse Assistant or a Certified Medical...
Graduation at Sulphur Springs Public Library
Career Online High School is a program that enables adults without a high school diploma or GED, to take classes to earn their high school diploma. A student can take up to 18 months to complete the program, but the changes a student goes through during this event are amazing. The library is pleased to announce a graduation is planned for March 10 at 6pm at the library for 2 graduates. You are cordially invited to witness these adult...
SS Public Library Hosts Graduation of Two Students in Career Online High School
You are invited to attend as two more students are honored with a graduation ceremony of Career Online High School, hosted at Sulphur Springs Public Library. The public is invited to attend. Librarian Hope Cain has announced the graduation date as Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 6pm. Career Online High School is a program that enables adults without a high school diploma or GED, to take classes to earn their high school diploma. A student...
SSPL Recognizes 3 Career Online High School Grads
Sulphur Springs Public Library celebrates Pamela Daniels, Marquasha Hawkins and Heather Miller’s graduation from Career Online High School. Based on 2017 census records, 19 percent of adults living in the city of Sulphur Springs lack a high school diploma. There are many reasons that students are not able to complete a high school education in a traditional timeframe. A young person may be pushed out of school with discipline,...
284 Candidates Honored At SSHS Class of 2019 Graduation
The Sulphur Springs High School Class of 2019 commencement exercises at Gerald Prim Stadium did not include a lot of fan fare; the graduation ceremony was direct and to the point, finishing in under 2 hours. Aside from introductions by administrators and speeches from the valedictorian and salutatorian, the high school band played “Pomp and Circumstance” as the seniors entered the field in pairs. Cameron Horton sang the...
Sulphur Springs High School Band Banquet Highlights
SSHS Band Director Spencer Emmert Says Awards Were Highlight of Recent Band Banquet The highlight of any Sulphur Springs High School Band Banquet is announcement of major awards for senior band members. The banquet took place last Thursday (May 2) at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center with more than 270 people in attendance. The top award, the John Phillip Sousa Award went to Peyton Baugh, a band drum major. The Louis Armstrong...
Congratulations! First Graduates in Career Online High School Program Through Sulphur Springs Public Library
Graduate Raquesha Sneed with Librarian Hope Cain Raquesha Lashaun Sneed of Sulphur Springs, along with another student who chose to remain anonymous, were the first graduates in the Career Online High School Program offered through Sulphur Springs Public Library. A group of more than 25 persons were present to attend the ceremony. Following the Processional, the students were seated and welcomed by Librarian Hope Cain. Musical...
SSISD Board Tours Career Technology Classrooms; Hear Reports on Schools, Legislative Funding and Policies; Set March 11-15 as Public School Week; Make Personnel Changes
School Board members and SSISD Administrative staff tour Career and Technology Education Classrooms during board meeting Tuesday. February is Career and Technology Education Month. Sulphur Spring School Board celebrated the event with a tour of the career and technology courses taught at Sulphur Springs High School as well as conducting the regular business of hearing reports and taking action on various items. Jenny Arledge, Career...
Lantz Appointed Pastor for First United Methodist Church, Sulphur Springs
July 16, 2018 – Ed Lantz has been appointed Senior Pastor for First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs. Ed Lantz was raised in Princeton, Texas, where he attended Princeton ISD from kindergarten through the twelfth grade. Upon graduation he briefly studied Forestry at Stephen F. Austin State University before transferring to East Texas State University where he received a BA in English and Psychology. While in college...
