PARENT ENGAGEMENT SURVEY OPEN THROUGH NOV. 20

Nacogdoches ISD’s Parent Engagement Survey is now open (ESSA-Title 1, Part A requirement). The survey is open for parents through Monday, Nov. 20.  The survey is available in English and Español. NISD Communications

SFA alumni make their mark in Texas Rangers’ front office for World Series run

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Four Stephen F. Austin State University alumni from the Rusche College of Business sports business program are supporting the Texas Rangers during the team’s World Series run as part of the organization’s business development and ticketing operations staff. Bryana Novegil ’21 & ’23, Aaron Rangel ’20, Isaiah Schreiber ’20 and Isaiah Yates ’18 […]

SFA to screen ‘John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs’

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Stone Fort Wind Quintet at Stephen F. Austin State University will perform works by Endre Szervánszky, Marc Mellits and Arne Running when the faculty ensemble presents a recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus. The quintet is comprised of Dr. Christina Guenther, flute; Dr. Christopher […]

SFA to screen ‘John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs’

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and the Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of “John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs,” directed by filmmaker and SFA alumnus Derek Wayne Johnson, at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, at The Cole Art Center @ The […]

Cole Art Center: Works by artist Muñoz to be featured in ‘Twenty’ exhibition

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House will present “Twenty,” an exhibition featuring the work of Benjamin Muñoz, running Nov. 2 through Jan. 19 at The Cole Art Center. “We are excited to host ‘Twenty’ and have Ben Muñoz as […]

MCMICHAEL’S TOVAR RECEIVES TOP RANKING FROM TEXAS BILINGUAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

McMichael Middle School teacher Pedro Tovar has been ranked fourth among 6,000 English as a Second Language teachers in Texas schools. Those schools represent around 300 districts in the state.  The second-year teacher received the recognition this week from Texas Bilingual Education Association during an event held in McAllen.  Tovar works with students newly arrived in the […]

SFA Music Preparatory Division students qualify for regional orchestras

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Several students in the Music Preparatory Division of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music secured positions on the TMEA All Region Orchestra during recent competition in Kilgore. “We are delighted to announce that 10 string students earned well-deserved spots in the prestigious Region 4 and Region 21 Orchestra,” said […]

ALGER WINS RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BEEFMASTER AT 2023 PINEYWOODS FAIR

Nacogdoches High School’s Amanda Alger won Reserve Grand Champion Beefmaster in the heifer show at the 2023 Pineywoods Fair over the weekend. Amanda was one of several NHS students who won and placed with livestock or projects at the fair. Goat Show Matty Lockard – Grand Champion Senior Showmanship, fourth place in class and 15th […]

University officials welcome singer-songwriter Foster to SFA

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Numerous Stephen F. Austin State University administrators attended the University Series’ Ruthie Foster concert, the first event of the Micky Elliott College of Fine Arts’ Centennial Season and the first University Series performance since 2019-20 when the pandemic, followed by three years of Griffith Fine Arts Building construction, halted the series. Welcoming […]