SSHS Ag Mechanics Students Earn Recognition At Shows For Projects
March 27, 2019 – The Sulphur Springs FFA Agriculture Mechanics Show team has had a successful show season this year. Overall, five projects built by 12 students were exhibited at five shows: the State Fair of Texas, Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, San Angelo Livestock Show and Rodeo, NETLA Ag Mechanics Show and Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. All the projects exhibited received a blue ribbon at every show, and two projects...
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...
Today is Texas Independence Day
By Savannah Owens Today many Texans are celebrating the 182nd anniversary of Texas Independence Day. This official state holiday began when Texas first declared independence from Mexico on March 2nd, 1836. This occurred at the same time as the Siege of the Alamo, which started on Feburary 23rd and ended on March 6th. Santa Anna refused to recognize Texas’s independence until he was captured, about six weeks later by Sam Houston...
SS FFA Team Leaves Mark at Ft Worth Stock Show, Now Heads to Houston
January has been a busy time of year as we have been gearing up for the county show at the end of February and we just returned from the Ft. Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. The second weekend of January Jr. FFA member Layden Pace showed his fire pit in the Outdoor Recreation Division and received a blue ribbon. The next week the SS FFA show team took 10 head of beef heifers to compete in the Ft. Worth Junior show. There were 2,400 junior...
North Hopkins, Cumby in 2A Basketball District 14
In Conference 2A Basketball Cumby and North Hopkins will face Campbell, Dallas Gateway, Martins Mill, and Quinlan Boles in District 14. Other 2A Basketball alignments: District 1 Boys Ranch Gruver Sanford-Fritch Stinnett West Texas Stratford Sunray Vega District 2 Clarendon Claude Memphis Panhandle Wellington Wheeler District 3 Bovina Farwell Hale Center Lockney Olton Sudan District 4 Abernathy Crosbyton Floydada New Deal Post...
Spring at the Sulphur Springs Public Library… by Hope Cain
Spring is an exciting time for us at Sulphur Springs Public Library. Winners of many book awards come out and we look forward to which books will win these prestigious awards. I wanted to share some of the kids and young adult selections with you. Texas Bluebonnet Book Award for 2015 is The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt. Coretta Scott King (author) Book Award for Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson Caldecott Award The...
