May 4 – June 1 Note: This is not a full list of events. Visit the SFA calendar for more. Spring Commencement Ceremonies 2 p.m. & 6 p.m. • May 7–8 Johnson Coliseum Four ceremonies will be held. Full schedule available at sfasu.edu/graduation/commencement/guest-info. Plant Propagation with Dr. Andrew King 9 a.m. • May 9 Brundrett […]
Maybe our best days aren’t really over for good. That was the overriding sentiment Thursday for a ballroom full of people on hand at The Fredonia Hotel & Convention Center for Nacogdoches ISD Education Foundation’s Scholars Banquet sponsored by Citizens 1st Bank. With more than 250 people in the audience, the top 20 graduates of […]
Nacogdoches ISD is once again an NAMM Foundation Best Communities for Music Education. It’s the seventh time the district has earned the designation, which is awarded to school districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students. To qualify for the Best Communities designation, NISD answered detailed questions […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Two recent Stephen F. Austin State University graduates, Julia Whitehead and Ireland Bramhall-Ragland, will give the commencement addresses during SFA’s spring graduation ceremonies for undergraduates. Whitehead, fifth-grade teacher and social media influencer, will address graduates at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 7, and Bramhall-Ragland, senior area of study advising specialist at Austin Community College, […]
To say Zephaniah Moore was excited after his first time shadowing a patient care tech at Nacogdoches Medical Center. “[Zephaniah] was really ready to go back right away,” said Shawn Lucena, Director of Career and Technical Education at Nacogdoches High School. The initiative that allows senior health science students at NHS to shadow Nacogdoches Medical […]
A string of first division ratings at the regional marching contest stretches back decades to 1980 for Nacogdoches High School. Which is also the year Jim Hagood took over as director of the band at NHS. NISD is going to acknowledge the tradition of excellence initiated by Mr. Hagood. Please join the district at 5:30 […]
The interdistrict and intradistrict transfer window opened April 21 for parents to submit a transfer request for the 2026-27 academic year. The transfer window for students will remain open until May 22. The transfer request can be downloaded by CLICKING HERE. Once completed, the transfer application should be submitted to the campus you want your child […]
Nearly 30 Stephen F. Austin State University students helped the Sylvans earn its seventh consecutive victory and sweep all the collegiate events at the Louisiana Forest Festival April 25 in Winnfield by scoring 54 points overall. No team has ever swept all the competition’s events. Louisiana Tech University came in second with 40 points, and […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s Model European Union team, consisting of eight political science majors and one accounting major, earned third place in the Best Delegation contest during the 2026 Midwest Model European Union in Bloomington, Indiana. Hosted by Indiana University, the MMEU competition is the nation’s largest and second-oldest intercollegiate simulation of […]
Nacogdoches High School senior Avery Hardcastle has been selected as a member of the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals All-State Academic Team. As a member of the TASSP All-State Academic Team, Avery will be attending the annual Summer Workshop in Dallas in June where she will be recognized by the 2,000 secondary school principals […]