Thursday Gameday Has Three Teams in Action
Thursday, Mar. 24 brings track & field, team tennis and Wildcats golf in action. Team tennis are back on the road but taking the trip to Galveston for an Invitational tournament. Coach Tony Martinez & Co. look for an exciting yet intense trip as they take on talent from all over the state of Texas, the likes of which team tennis would not normally face throughout the year. The Galveston invitational runs for three days,...
Yantis OAP Named Alternate For Area, 4 Students Earn Individual Honors At Bi-District Contest
Yantis High School students performance Friday of Lewis John Carlino’s one act Play, “Mr. Flannery’s Ocean,” earned the troupe an alternate designation for the UIL Area OAP contest. Three members of the cast on one crew member earned special recognition for their contributions to the March 18 performance at the SSHS Auditorium. Jasney Hinton earned Outstanding Tech honors at the UIL Bi-District OAP Contest....
Sulphur Springs High School Designer Headed To State For Fourth Consecutive Year
A Sulphur Springs High School designer is once again headed to the state UIL competition. This year, AllieGrace Woodard has qualified to advance in two UIL theatrical design categories- Hair and Makeup, and Costumes contests. Both are areas she continues to shine in, SSHS reported Thursday evening. This year will be her fourth consecutive year Woodard has advance to state in theater design categories. In 2019, the high school designer...
Sulphur Springs Wildcat Bands Have Had A Productive Month So Far
The Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat Band has had a productive month so far, participating in two concerts and two different group competitions. (All photos courtesy Sulphur Springs Wildcat Bands) Wildcat Band members had the privilege of performing with Northeast Texas Symphony Orchestra as they provided a Children’s Concert for area school children. And, from all accounts, they did a great job. The bands also scheduled a...
Wildcats and Lady Cats New 4A Districts Announced
On Thursday, Feb. 3 the UIL announced the new districts for Texas. Wildcats football now play in District 8-4A of Division I and play Anna, Mabank, Nevada Community, Paris and Kaufman. The new district for football has Sulphur Springs play two schools from East Texas (Paris, Mabank) and three more from the outskirts of the DFW metroplex in Anna, Kaufman and Nevada Community. For non-football sports such as basketball, the Wildcats and...
Four Teams In Action For Tuesday Game Day
Both basketball and soccer squads are in action for Tuesday game day on January 25, 2022. Wildcats soccer are the first team up, in North Lamar taking on the Panthers at 5:30 P.M. Coach Alexi Upton noted schedule changes for the JV1 and JV2 squads, originally taking on North Lamar and Sabine respectively, but those have since been altered: JV1 now hosts a home match at 4 P.M. versus Mount VernonJV2/freshmen play at Mount...
10 Personnel Changes Approved For Sulphur Springs ISD
Dates For Candidate filing For May 7 School Board Election Announced Dates for filing for three seats on Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees were announced and 10 personnel changes were approved during the regular January school board meeting Monday evening. School Board Election SSISD logo Candidates filing for the May 7, 2022, SSISD trustees election will begin Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022 a in SSISD Tax Office, located inside SSISD...
District & Campus Improvement Plans, Policy Update, Personnel Recommendations Considered During Sulphur Springs SSISD Board Meeting
Fine Arts Letter Jacket Policy, Head Start Policies Discussed As Well Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees worked their way through their regular October agenda this week rather quickly. Approved were campus and district improvement plans, several Head Start documents, a policy update, and 10 personnel recommendations. During public forum, a parent and grandmother asked the school board to review policy requirements for students to...
Sulphur Springs ISD Back-To-School Activities Slated Over The Next Week
Although school will not officially start until Wednesday, Aug. 18, days have been designated for Sulphur Springs ISD back-to-school activities over the next week to help ease students and families into the 2021-2022 school years, including Meet the Teacher, School Supply Drive Thrus, Squad Offs, an alumni basketball tourney and Device Pick Up. Elementary officials too have announced plans for an After School Program to begin the...
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...
