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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees Meet Monday
Sulphur Springs School Board meets in a February regular session Monday, February 11, 2019, at 6 p.m. in the Library at Sulphur Springs High School. I. CALL TO ORDER: Invocation Pledges led by High School CTE students II. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS: Announcement by the President whether a quorum is present, that the meeting had been duly called and that the notice of the meeting had been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings...
Child Passenger Seat Safety Check Set in Franklin County
PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation personnel will conduct a child passenger seat check from 10 a.m. to noon on March 2 at the Mt. Vernon Elementary School in Mt. Vernon, Texas. TxDOT personnel and representatives of the Mt. Vernon Head Start program and Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) will be on hand to help parents evaluate their current child passenger seats. “Parents can come by with their vehicle,...
SSISD Board Places Emphasis on Lamar Primary During January Meeting; Campus Reports; Superintendent’s Contract Extended
Leesa Toliver was presented a plaque in recognition of her service as school board President for the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years during the January regular session of the Sulphur Springs School Board. January is “School Board Appreciation Month” and the board received tokens of appreciation from each campus. A program presented by Lamar Primary students and staff, “Capturing Kids Hearts” and a number of reports...
