Article Category: Gov./Schools

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University has appointed successful financial planner, business strategist and SFA alumnus Taylor Kovar as the first entrepreneur-in-residence at the university’s Arnold Center for Entrepreneurship in the Rusche College of Business.  “With ACE’s entrepreneur-in-residence program, SFA continues to position itself as a hub for innovation, mentorship and business success,” said […]

Nacogdoches ISD Board of Trustees will hold a special board meeting at 5 p.m., Tuesday, March 18, at the E.J. Campbell building at 420 S. Shawnee St. The meeting will be in person. A livestream of the meeting will be available on the district’s YouTube channel Nacogdoches ISD. CLICK HERE to go to the Nacogdoches Independent School […]

Four Nacogdoches High School art students scored 4s and earned medals in the regional Visual Arts Scholastic Event held Feb. 15 in Longview. Juniors Alicia Dowell and Avonlea Grimes medaled in the fourth year division at Pine Tree High School, and juniors Pepper Hill and Hailey Shadow medaled in the third year division. The Visual […]

McMichael Middle School’s choir brought home first division ratings on stage and in sight-reading Wednesday at Legacy High School in Tyler, part of the University Interscholastic League Region 21 Concert and Sight-Reading competition. The Treble choir from McMichael received top ratings from all judges in its stage performance and in the sight-reading portion of the […]

Students in Mary Okray’s graphic arts classes at Nacogdoches High School earned medals at the SkillsUSA regional contest last month. The state competition will be held in April. Students advancing include:  Audio Visual Quiz Bowl – 1st Eymar Garica, senior Leon Saldana, senior Lexie Rios, sophomore  Megan Fox, sophomore Wyatt Russell, sophomore Lourdes Leon, Junior […]

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s School of Music has launched the Elliott String Quartet Fellowship, a new graduate-level opportunity designed to attract top-tier string musicians and enhance the university’s orchestral program. The fellowship will begin in fall 2025 and provide competitive financial support to selected graduate students pursuing a Master of Music in […]

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Two Stephen F. Austin State University business students will prove their skills on a national stage after earning top honors at the Texas Future Business Leaders of America Collegiate State Leadership Conference in February. Jessica Frasier and Julian Ieva, both students in SFA’s Rusche College of Business and members of SFA’s FBLA student […]

Nacogdoches High School automotive students medaled Feb. 15 at the SkillsUSA auto tech contest in Beaumont. Angel Garcia-Trejo won a silver medal in automotive service, Christian Cobos-Robles received silver in automotive maintenance and light repair, and Joshua Knepp took bronze in automotive and light repair.   Christian Cobo-Robles, Joshua Knepp, Juan Hererra, Andres Mejia, Alfredo Alvarez […]

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– For the second year in a row, Stephen F. Austin State University’s entrepreneurship academic program and Arnold Center for Entrepreneurship in the Rusche College of Business were collectively named one of the top three emerging entrepreneurship programs in the nation by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. This award recognizes colleges and universities for […]