During the University Interscholastic League Concert Contest in March, Texas High School Symphonic Band earned First Division Ratings from all judges for both concert and sight reading. With this accolade, the THS Tiger Band was awarded the coveted UIL Sweepstakes…
The Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) announced its top awards for scholastic publications during their 91st annual Scholastic Convention on March 20. In a field of 1,203 newspapers, magazines and yearbooks and digital publications eligible for judging in the 2015…
Texarkana Independent School District held groundbreaking ceremonies for the new sixth grade center Wednesday. Mayor Bob Bruggeman, the TISD Board of Trustees, Superintendent Paul Norton, and members of the fourth grade class which will be the first to inhabit the…
Texarkana Independent School District will host groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Sixth Grade Center at Texas Middle School on Wednesday, April 8 at 10:00 a.m. The public is invited. Event location will be at 2015 Kennedy Lane, formerly Presbyterian Church…
Texarkana Independent School District will hold their Pre-K and Kindergarten Roundup on Tuesday, April 7 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at selected elementary school locations. During the event, parents and guardians will have the opportunity to register their student…
Paris Junior College and Texas A&M University-Texarkana University officials signed a Dual Admissions Agreement (DAA) yesterday at the Paris Junior College campus. This partnership gives students who wish to attain a baccalaureate degree a clear pathway to complete their degree…
Texarkana Independent School District will honor two of their own, Martha W. Morriss (Texas High School Class of 1943) and Josh R. Morriss, Jr. (Texas High School Class of 1942), as the 2015 Distinguished Alumni during events which will be…
HOPE, AR – The University of Arkansas Community College at Hope-Texarkana Shooting Sports Teams recently competed in the Arkansas Collegiate Shooting Competition in Tillar, Arkansas. The two U of A Hope-Texarkana Shooting Teams, placed 2nd in American Trap, 4th in…
Texarkana, TX – Texas A&M University-Texarkana has appointed Dr. Gary Stading as the new Dean of the College of Business. Dr. Stading joins A&M-Texarkana from the University of Houston Downtown, where since 2001, he worked as an Assistant Professor, Tenured…
Tuesday, March 24, 2015- Texarkana, Texas– A new tuition and fees table was introduced today at the Texarkana College Board of Trustees meeting showing a cost that remains in line with the state average for community colleges across Texas and…
The Hooks ISD ACE Program started the Scholastic R.E. A.L last month. The program is for students K-5, mentoring students to “READ EXCEL ACHIEVE LEAD”. Members of the community or celebrity readers come into the classrooms to read and engage…
The Texas Senate gave preliminary approval to a measure Wednesday that would permit concealed handgun license holders to carry weapons on campus. Granbury Senator Brian Birdwell authored the bill, and he argued that the right to bear arms is a…
Texarkana Independent School District Board of Trustees talked middle school curriculum, construction, election cancellation, snow days and land purchase during their regular session on March 17, 2015. Trustees approved the competitive proposal for construction of the Sixth Grade Center at…
March 18, 2015 | The 2015 Veterans’ Expo sponsored by Red River Army Depot and Texarkana College will be held today (Wednesday, March 18, 2015) at Texarkana College in the Truman Arnold Center. “Usually, we have 5-10 people that leave there…
Monday, March 16, 2015- Texarkana, Texas- Area superintendents and school officials along with members of the Texarkana College Board of Trustees and Foundation Board met today to approve a new plan for graduating seniors in the top of their high…
