Corrected: PJC-Sulphur Springs PTK Honor Society Induction
NEW PTK MEMBERS The Beta Zeta chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the two-year college honor society at Paris Junior College, held fall induction ceremonies at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus this week. To be eligible for membership, students must have a grade point average of 3.5. PTK offers students opportunities to develop qualities of scholarship, leadership, fellowship, and service. New PTK members are (Back row left to...
Applications Being Taken for Chamber’s Adult Leadership Class For Fall 2018
Lynda Hager, a veteran ambassador for the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce, is encouraging applications for the 28th Class of Adult Leadership. A class is forming which will meet on August 29 for the first of nine sessions. Applications must be completed and returned by August 15 at the Chamber office, 300 Connally Street, downtown Sulphur Springs, according to Chamber Director Lezley Brown. The concept of Adult Leadership training...
2018-2019 Chamber of Commerce High School Leadership Class Announced
2018-2019 Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce High School Leadership Class has been named. This will be the 25th year that the Chamber of Commerce has facilitated this program for Hopkins county’s outstanding high school seniors. The students will participate in several classes throughout the school year including, the Ropes Challenge Course in Commerce, Justice, Order & Politics, Poverty, Crisis and Cultural Sensitivity,...
Four Sulphur Springs Middle School Students Participate in Envision’s Junior National Leadership Conference in D C
(photos and story) by Brandon Williams Four Local SSMS Students Taking Part in Envision’s Junior National Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. This summer, Jack Bain, Merrin Williams, Jocelyne Yanez, and Khira Young from Sulphur Springs, Texas, will join outstanding middle school students from across the nation to take part in a unique academic and career oriented development experience, Envision’s Junior National Leadership...
Video Update: Dietze, Harper Named Top Grads SSHS Class of 2018
Thursday morning, May 10, 2018, Sulphur Springs High School Principal Derek Driver introduced the Valedictorian and Salutatorian for the Class of 2018. Peyton Dietze, with a 4.28 Grade Point Average (GPA), was named Valedictorian and Sarah Harper, with a 4.25 GPA, was named Salutatorian. Peyton, daughter of Jason and Jill Dietze, will attend Baylor University and major in Accounting. She has served as Class President her Sophomore,...
AMGA Acclaim Award Recognizes the Quality and Value of Care Provided to Sulphur Springs and Northeast Texas
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX – CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic, the Northeast Texas-based provider group and part of CHRISTUS Health, has been recognized with the American Medical Group Association’s (AMGA) prestigious 2017 Acclaim Award. Each year, the award, supported by AMGA Foundation, rewards a single medical group or other organized system of care that are bringing the American health care system closer to the ideal delivery model – one that is...
Local Trustee Continues Participation in Leadership Program
Leesa Toliver, trustee from Sulphur Springs ISD joined 29 other school board members from across Texas February 28–March 3 at the third of five sessions of the Leadership TASB class of 2018. Selected by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB), the group is participating in a yearlong education leadership study program. These trustees represent school districts of all sizes, with student populations of 158 to 98,688, and reflect...
PJC Sulphur Springs Campus Beta Zeta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Induction Ceremonies
The Beta Zeta chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Paris Junior College recently held spring 2018 induction ceremonies in Sulphur Springs, Greenville and Paris. The two-year college honor society inducted 175 students this semester. PTK offers students opportunities to develop qualities of scholarship, leadership, fellowship, and service. To be eligible, students must have a grade point average of 3.5. They also may become eligible for...
SSHS BPA Competed at State Leadership Conference
Heath Robinson is a Business Technology Teacher at Sulphur Springs High School and he teaches classes in Audio Visual Production and Computer Animation. Robinson accompanied several SSHS Business Professionals of America students to Corpus Christi last week (February 28-March 3) where they attended the State BPA Leadership Conference. Robinson said the students learned a lot and had fun. Among those competing were the Computer...
Sulphur Springs School Board March Meeting Filled With Activity
It was a night of honoring staff and preparing for the future for the Sulphur Springs School Board. They also canceled the May 5th election. Only incumbents Kerry Wright and Jason Dietze had filed for election. Sulphur Springs School Board’s March meeting began with a tribute to the late Charles McCauley, Fine Arts Director and High School Band Director, who died this week. Board President Leesa Toliver spoke of his impact on staff...
