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17 Personnel Decisions Approved By SSISD Trustees
Jun26

17 Personnel Decisions Approved By SSISD Trustees

Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees during a special noon meeting Wednesday approved 17 personnel items affecting six district campuses. Three resignations were accepted, 11 new hires approved and three personnel changes were approved. Two staff members will be swapping jobs on their campus while one swaps campuses. Overall, four new teachers were hired, as were two new police officers, two coaches and five...

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Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Runners Are Getting In Work This Summer
Jun25

Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Runners Are Getting In Work This Summer

Perhaps you have seen a large number runners jogging as a group early in the morning this summer. Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks is encouraging his athletes to train this summer and he says participation is increasing. Some middle school athletes are joining the Wildcats and Lady Cats. Coach Hicks says between 35 and 50 runners are showing up. The runners gather at 7:15 a.m. at Prim Stadium. They run in Buford...

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Sulphur Springs School Board Has Packed Agenda For June 11 Meeting
Jun11

Sulphur Springs School Board Has Packed Agenda For June 11 Meeting

Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees have a packed agenda for their regular June meeting, which is being held tonight, June 11, one day later than normal. In addition to the regular updates from Assistant Superintendents Kristen Monk and Josh Williams and report on summer activities, Assistant Superintendent Rusty Harden is also expected to report on the 45-day contract release date, that is the date by which...

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K’Lah Skidmore, Maria Lara Recognized As Como-Pickton High School Valedictorian, Salutatorian
May24

K’Lah Skidmore, Maria Lara Recognized As Como-Pickton High School Valedictorian, Salutatorian

May 24, 2019 – K’Lah Skidmore and Maria Lara were honored this week as the top students in the Como-Pickton High School Senior Class of 2019. K’Lah Skidmore, daughter of Lee Skidmore and Kris Brown of Pickton, graduates first in the class of 63 students Friday with a 3.8 grade point average. She has attended Como-Pickton CISD for 13 years. The valedictorian has been active in sports, and involved in National Honor...

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Amy Sprague, Breeanna Hicks Announced As NHHS Valedictorian, Salutatorian
May23

Amy Sprague, Breeanna Hicks Announced As NHHS Valedictorian, Salutatorian

Amy Sprague, daughter of Duane and Lisa Sprague, and Breeanna Hickks, daughter of Mindy Hicks, have been recognized as the top seniors at North Hopkins High School. Five years ago, they were the top two students in their class in junior high, Hicks as valedictorian and Sprague salutatorian. Throughout high school their GPAs continued to be close. Over the years, a rivalry developed between the two, but a friendly one, as each...

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SSISD Opts For Buses Without Seat Belts Due to Budget Constraints
May15

SSISD Opts For Buses Without Seat Belts Due to Budget Constraints

Sulphur Springs Independent School District moving forward will purchase school buses without seat belts for general bus routes, district trustees decided this week. Pre-kindergarten and Head Start buses will still have the safety devices required by law, but all other new buses will not have seat belts for students.Superintendent Michael Lamb cited budget constraints as the prime reason for his recommendation of buses without seat...

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22 Personnel Changes Approved For SSISD During  Monday Meeting
Apr22

22 Personnel Changes Approved For SSISD During Monday Meeting

Close to two dozen personnel matter were approved by Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees during a special meeting called Monday specifically to speed the spring/summer hiring and assignments process along in readiness for the next school year. Overall, the school board members approved recommendations for nearly a dozen new hires and seven position or campus swaps, as well as three resignation. Resigning was...

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SSISD Kindergarten Registration Ongoing All Week For New Students
Apr02

SSISD Kindergarten Registration Ongoing All Week For New Students

Parents of pre-school aged children who will be entering the pre-kindergarten, Head Start or kindergarten classes for the first time this fall will want to take note of the designated registration dates for those children as well as the documents needed for each. Kindergarten Round-Up for the 2019-2020 school opened Monday and will continue daily from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Friday, in the Administration Board Room at SSISD...

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SSISD Board Briefs from Regular Meeting – March 11, 2019
Mar14

SSISD Board Briefs from Regular Meeting – March 11, 2019

BOARD BRIEFS Regular Meeting 3/11/19 A regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs ISD school board was held on Monday, March 11, 2019 in the Board Room of the SSISD Administration Building. PUBLIC FORUM No one requested to address the Board. Businesses were acknowledged for their support of SSISD and the community via the TASB 2018-2019 Business Recognition Program. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS Douglass ECLC students demonstrated the Drum Fit...

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SSISD Invites Public to Open House at Each School March 11-14, 2019
Feb18

SSISD Invites Public to Open House at Each School March 11-14, 2019

Sulphur Springs Independent School District would like to invite parents and the community to visit our schools during Texas Public Schools Week. Below is the Open House Schedule for each campus: Monday, March 11 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Sulphur Springs Elementary School Grades 4 – 5 Sulphur Springs Middle School Grades 6 – 8 Tuesday, March 12 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Bowie Primary Kindergarten (K) – Grade 3 Bush Primary...

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