Nacogdoches High School freshman Livia Whitaker won gold medals in the girls 200-yard IM and 100 butterfly, Xilone Puffer brought home gold in the 1-meter diving and Owen Allen won the boys 500 freestyle during the District 16-5A District Swim Meet Jan. 26-27 at Porter High School in New Caney. The Lady Dragons earned 162 […]
Nacogdoches High School’s new football district is almost identical to the previous alignment. The Dragons are grouped in District 7-5A (Division II) with Hallsville, Jacksonville, Marshall, Mount Pleasant, Texas High and Whitehouse, the same as the previous two school years with the exception of Jacksonville replacing Pine Tree, which was realigned into Class 4A. The […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – A solo exhibition of works by Candace Hicks, associate professor of art in the School of Art at Stephen F. Austin State University, will open in mid-February in the The Artspace Gallery, North Las Vegas campus of the College of Southern Nevada. Hicks’ exhibition features work from her series “Notes for String […]
Nacogdoches Independent School District will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m., Feb. 15, 2024, for discussion of the district’s 2022-23 Texas Academic Performance Report. The hearing will take place at NISD’s E.J. Campbell Annex located at 420 S. Shawnee St. in Nacogdoches. The public hearing will be held during the district’s board of trustees […]
Luis Aguirre, a senior French horn player at Nacogdoches High School, will perform with the Class 5A All-State Band Feb. 10 in San Antonio at the Henry B. González Convention Center as part of the 2024 Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention. Luis was one of 11 NHS band members to earn an All-Area designation earlier […]
Nacogdoches ISD Nacogdoches ISD trustees voted unanimously Thursday to accept the low base bid of $7.03 million from Construction Managers of Southeast Texas LLC for construction of a training and conference center. The total cost of the project – which includes furniture, fixtures, equipment, technology, HVAC controls, and architectural and engineering design fees – will […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – An exhibition of works by San Antonio-based Japanese artist Hiromi Stringer will show Feb. 6 through March 23 in the Ledbetter Gallery of The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches. Hosted by the School of Art at Stephen F. Austin State University, the exhibition “The Dog Show: Time […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The STEM Research and Learning Center at Stephen F. Austin State University will host the FIRST LEGO League Challenge East Texas area qualifier tournament from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 20 in the Cole STEM Building’s Nelson Atrium. For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, or FIRST, is an international youth organization […]
High school registration is right around the corner for NISD eighth-graders. On Thursday, Jan. 18, NHS counselors will be on the McMichael Middle School campus to visit with eighth-grade students. High school class selection tickets will be distributed for students to take home. On Tuesday, Jan. 23, and Wednesday, Jan. 24, McMichael eighth-graders will visit […]
Nacogdoches High School band members earned All-Region and Area honors. And French horn player Luis Aguirre was named All-State for the Dragon band. Photos include Freshmen All-Region, High School All-Region and All-Area All-state – Luis Aguirre, French horn. Freshmen brass Front row, from left – Amarey Ward, trombone; Alexander Rojas, baritone; Kimber Quinn, trumpet; Kylee Vose, […]