Class Brings Music to PJC
SULPHUR SPRINGS — PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Music Instructor Richard Shanks brought a variety of musical instruments to his class recently to give Angel Cedilla, left, Gage Baughman and other class members an opportunity to see what produces the music they hear every day. Social distancing is being practiced in all classrooms, like Instructor Shanks’s lecture shown above. Call PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Campus at...
Classes Underway at PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Campus
SULPHUR SPRINGS — Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center Math instructor Charla Holzbog lectures her statistics class during the first week of classes on campus. Classes began Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. Social distancing is being practiced in all classrooms, like instructor Holzbog’s lecture pictured above. Call PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Campus at 903-885-1232 for more information. Paris Junior College — located in...
Sulphur Bluff ISD Off To A Good Start With Health, Safety Precautions In Place
District Receives Assistance Purchasing Technology; Adds Full Time Officer To Start Campus Police Department Sulphur Bluff ISD student began the new school year Tuesday, with multiple health precautions in place, and has some additional safety precautions and renovations in the works including starting a campus police department. The district also received help with purchase of new technology. Back to School SBISD’s first day of...
Cumby ISD Meet the Teacher, Schedule Pick Up Times Announced
Candidate Filing Continues Through Aug. 17 For A Place On Nov. 3 Trustees Ballot; Cumby ISD Bond Election Cancelled Cumby ISD Meet the Teacher and schedule pick up times were announced Thursday night, Aug. 6. A traditional Cumby ISD Meet the Teacher Night won’t be held this year due to COVID-19, but times have been allocated on four different days for parents to drop their children’s supplies off at school and meet their...
Carter BloodCare Blood Drives Scheduled In Sulphur Springs
Two blood drives have been announced this week for Carter BloodCare, and at least three additional blood drives are scheduled later this month in Hopkins County to help bolster supplies during “the most prolonged period of a critical shortage in recent history.” Summer, according to CBC, is typically a challenging time for blood supplies. Social distancing, canceled company and school blood drives, and other rapidly...
PJC Announces Spring Graduates
Paris Junior College is pleased to release the certified roll of graduates from the spring graduation ceremony of May 22, 2020, that was held virtually. Students from area receiving associate degrees:Commerce: Austin Driver, Ashley Flanagan Como: Elaine Scaff Cooper: Harley Briggs, D’nasha Henderson, Whitney Watson Cumby: Colby Lindsey Dike: John Hammer Emory: Misty Mattson Klondike: Matthew Nesom Ladonia: Hannah Cantrell Mt....
Administrators Outline The 2 Back To School Learning Options For SSISD Students In 2020-21 School Year
Parents Need To Complete Online Registration Soon, Will Be Asked To Select Full Time On-Campus Or Virtual Academy Schooling One of the big questions for educators and families has been what to expect for the 2020-2021 school year, which is still scheduled to begin on Aug. 18 for Sulphur Springs Independent School District students, with staff returning for professional development days on Aug. 6. SSISD Director of Curriculum Lisa...
Gwen Parker
Funeral service for Gwen Parker, age 86, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 3, 2020, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel with Shane Carrington officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Curtis Mayo, Mike Miesse, Mitch Ramsey, Casey Phillips, Heath McCraw, Jarret Wilson, Josh Davis, and Greg Scott serving as pallbearers. Shane Carrington, Don Petty, and George Walker will serve as...
PJC Begins Face-To-Face Classes
By PJC-Sulphur Springs Center, Public Information Services PJC expands Summer II offerings with face-to-face classes Working to meet the varied learning needs of students, Paris Junior College has addedseveral face-to-face classes to a Summer II term already offering a larger than normal number ofonline classes. Financial assistance is also available to help students pay for their classes.Summer II begins on July 8. “PJC is...
Future Outlook Bright For 2020 Gillis Foundation Scholarship Recipients
The applicants who applied to the John and Deborah Gillis Foundation for Bright Stars Scholarships were so impressive that only 0.02 of a point on the rating scale separated the 10th and 11th place finalists. When Executive Director Robin Shrode contacted John Gillis, he agreed an additional scholarship should be funded for another student, increasing the number of scholarships recipients in 2020 to 11. Awards and certificates for the...
