Sulphur Springs ISD Expands Transfer Policy To Potentially Include Eligible Students At All Grade Levels
Jul17

Sulphur Springs ISD Expands Transfer Policy To Potentially Include Eligible Students At All Grade Levels

Sulphur Springs ISD has expanded the district transfer policy to potentially include students of all ages, who would be eligible to attend provided they meet one of three exceptions. SSISD logo Until this past week, SSISD’s inter-district transfer policy, FDA (Local) would only allow non-resident students to enroll in SSISD: if the students were children of a nonresident full-time district employee or if the students were...

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Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs News
Jul15

Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs News

Rudy Murillo of Sulphur Springs is preparing to begin his college career with the assistance of PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Student Educational Advisor Maria Zuniga. Call 903-885-1232 for registration for the fall semester that begins August 30. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs student Maria Murillo registers for the fall 2021

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78 Personnel Changes Approved For Sulphur Springs ISD
Jul13

78 Personnel Changes Approved For Sulphur Springs ISD

Trustees approved administrators’ recommendations for 78 personnel changes for Sulphur Springs ISD during their regular monthly board meeting Monday. The list of personnel items included 23 resignations, 42 new hires and 13 position and/or campus changes at the July 12 meeting. Position/Campus Changes Thirteen SSISD employees will be swapping around, either jobs, classrooms or campuses, some potentially all three. Miranda Jones...

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COVID-19, State-Wide Teacher Shortages  Impact Sulphur Springs ISD Hiring Process
Jul13

COVID-19, State-Wide Teacher Shortages Impact Sulphur Springs ISD Hiring Process

What started as an unusual school year, thanks to COVID-19, continues to be so for many school districts, where administrators are working to try to fill an unusually high number of positions. Prior to Monday night’s recommendations, Sulphur Springs ISD’s hiring process was still on track, with typically about 60 or so changes annually for the new school year. This July, however, blew that out of the water; SSISD...

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Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Summer Studies News
Jul13

Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Summer Studies News

SUMMER STUDIESCarey Gable, center, English instructor at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center, is working with new students Leslie Pacheco, left, and Eddie Nelson-Ellis in a summer class. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Gable Summer Studies 2021

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Plenty of Activity in Sulphur Springs as Youth Basketball Camp Gets Underway
Jul13

Plenty of Activity in Sulphur Springs as Youth Basketball Camp Gets Underway

It has been a busy few weeks here in Sulphur Springs for Wildcats and Lady Cats sports. Several teams have already had their youth camps; volleyball, girls basketball, softball, baseball, tennis and boys basketball, which took place this week at the SSHS Main Gym. Not only that, but several programs will be finishing the Edge this week. Football, cross country, and both boys and girls soccer began their final week of the summer...

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Sulphur Springs Student Among Top 10 In State FFA Junior Prepared Public Speaking Event
Jul12

Sulphur Springs Student Among Top 10 In State FFA Junior Prepared Public Speaking Event

Sulphur Springs High School sophomore Rylie Carroll competed at the Texas FFA State Convention in Fort Worth last week. The Sulphur Springs student finished 9th in the state in junior prepared public speaking. “We are so proud of Rylie and all her current and future successes!” said Taylor Thompson, SSHS agriculture teacher. “We are proud of this accomplishment for this student in our FFA program,” added Jenny...

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Sulphur Springs ISD Trustees To Hold Budget Workshop, Receive ESSER Updates, Discuss UIL For Home School Students
Jul12

Sulphur Springs ISD Trustees To Hold Budget Workshop, Receive ESSER Updates, Discuss UIL For Home School Students

Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees are scheduled to hold a budget workshop, receive ESSER updates, discuss offering UIL for home schooled students in Sulphur Springs. Sulphur Springs ISD Board Trustees Leesa Toliver and Robbin Vaughn, Superintendent Michael Lamb, Board President Robert Cody, Secretary Jason Dietze, and Vice President Craig Roberts before their June 15, 2021, meeting Budget, ESSER funding The trustees budget...

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Celebrating Five Years with CHRISTUS in Sulphur Springs!
Jul12

Celebrating Five Years with CHRISTUS in Sulphur Springs!

As of July 12, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Hospital will have been serving the local community for five years. A press release about the five-year milestone stated “we have experienced so much growth and expansion in the past five years and, God willing, we are just getting started! At CHRISTUS, we appreciate the support of our community and the hard work of our Associates. We will continue our commitment to extend the...

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Sulphur Springs ISD Community Asked To Weigh In On ESSER III Fund Use Plan
Jul09

Sulphur Springs ISD Community Asked To Weigh In On ESSER III Fund Use Plan

The Sulphur Springs ISD community is asked to take a little time to weigh in on an ESSER III fund use plan. SSISD logo SSISD applied for its allocation, $7,984,629, of the $11.2 billion appropriated to the State of Texas for public education purposes under the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act through the ESSER III Fund. Funds may be spent for costs incurred March 13, 2020 – September 30, 2024. The ESSER III funding must meet one of 15...

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