SSISD Board Meets Monday
REGULAR BOARD MEETING SULPHUR SPRINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2016 6:00 PM CALL TO ORDER: Invocation 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 Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. Approval of the minutes...
Grand Jury Hands Down 84 Indictments in May 2016
May 27, 2016 – Thursday May 26, 2016, was a busy day for the Hopkins County Grand Jury as they handed down 84 indictments against 65 individuals. Of the 84, 12 were sealed indictments. Phillip Justin Rhone, 27 of Barksdale, Louisiana was indicted for sexual assault of a child. Rhone was arrested February 28, 2016 when the minor’s parents informed law enforcement officials that their child had not returned home. Officers began...
FFA Project Show Auction Results
The Sulphur Springs High School Future Farmers of America held an auction on Saturday April 30 at the Arena of the Hopkins County Civic Center. Fourty-four (44) projects were sold by SSHS FFA members, and the Sulphur Springs chapter surpassed last year’s sales by an impressive amount. Alex Robinson sponsored by J&J Meat Market sold a Drum Grill with T-Shirt and BEEF Decal to L. Looney of CNB for $40.80. The Agricultural...
Lady Cats Place First; Wildcats Fourth at Mt Pleasant
The Lady Cats Track team finished first and the Wildcats’ track team finished fourth at a Mt. Pleasant meet last Friday. Both Wildcast and \ Lady Cats squad will compete in the district meet April 13-14 in Pine Tree. Coach Matt Young said 65 points was not too bad considering the quality of the competition there. In field events, Derrick Weeks was fourth in the discus with a throw a little shorter than his usual. Newcomer Josh...
SSISD Board Hears Report of Educational Performance, Academic Achievement
Monday night the SSISD Board were briefed on the Annual Report of Educational Performance, including the 2014-2015 Texas Academic Performance Report. Josh Williams, administrator, noted that several reports are received during the year and that each report includes basically the same information regarding performance of students. Williams pointed out that the local students are performing above state levels in many of the categories...
AP US History Classes Cancelled for Next Year
Sulphur Springs High School has decided to terminate the Advanced Placement United States History (APUSH) class for students classified as juniors starting next year. The decision to cancel the class was in part due to nationwide results of passing rates in APUSH classes and also SSHS’s partnership with Paris Junior College. “As it is known, here at SSHS we have several options at a lot of different levels for different...
Prickette Chosen SSISD Board President
John Prickette was selected as board president for the next year by the Sulphur Springs school board Monday night during their May session. Leesa Toliver was chosen vice-president and Robin Vaughn secretary. The Sulphur Springs School Board recognized Valedictorian Andrew Allen and Salutatorian Ariel Gonzalez and gave them plaques at Monday night’s board meeting. Oaths of office for another term were also given to Don Sapaugh...
SSHS Band Awards Presented at Banquet
Saturday night’s Sulphur Springs High School Band Banquet was a very special one. There were lots of awards given including one presented posthumously to the family of Isaac Perez, who passed away recently. Wildcats Band Director Charles McCauley named award winners: Carlos Ramirez won the “John Philip Sousa” award. Riley Dixon won the “Director’s Award” award. JaRyus Ivery and Gioanni Villegas both...
Judy Carroll Mills
Judy Carroll Mills, age 67, of Saltillo was taken up to her Heavenly Father during the early evening hours of May 15, 2015 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Mills was born to the late Mr. Marvin Moreland and the late Mrs. Ruth Abbott Wilson on September 1, 1947 in Commerce, TX. On September 27, 1963 she married the love of her life, Mr. Clovis Mills, and after 51 years of a beautiful life together and raising their...
Over 3.1 Million Dollars in Scholarships Presented SSHS Students
Over 3.1 million dollars in scholarships were earned by Sulphur Springs High School students this school year. The scholarships and other honors were present to students Thursday night during the annual Sulphur Springs High School Honors and Awards Program in the Civic Center Auditorium Thursday night. Williams noted that the scholarships were presented by some of the finest technical schools in the country as well as Ivy League...
