Another group of students from Japan arrived this week in Nacogdoches and will spend time at two NISD campuses. Middle school and high school students from Ikueikan Junior High and High School are from Kagoshima City located on the island of Kyushu of Japan. On Wednesday, the high school students were touring NHS where they […]
Nacogdoches ISD students and staff will be on fall break Friday and Monday, Oct. 13 and Oct. 16, but there is still a full slate of activities this weekend. On Friday, the Dragons host Mount Pleasant at 7:30 p.m. in the 2023 Pink Out football game. Nacogdoches and Mount Pleasant are two of three teams tied for […]
Nacogdoches High School’s marching band will perform at 9:15 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 14, in the Region 21 marching contest at Homer Bryce Stadium on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University. Bands in Region 21 will march all day Saturday, beginning with Class 2A schools at 9:15 a.m. Class 5A bands begin at 8:15 […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The diverse roles in today’s banking and wealth management industry require not only good numbers sense but also “soft skills,” according to industry experts advising Stephen F. Austin State University students at the fall “Bank on Your Future” career exploration day. The event, hosted Oct. 4 by the Chadwick Family Banking Program in […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Dr. Christina Guenther, professor of flute at Stephen F. Austin State University, will join music faculty colleagues in presenting the concert “Controversy and Hope: Music for Flute and …” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus. Performing with Guenther will be Dr. Brad Meyer, percussion; […]
How much is a living wage in Nacogdoches and Lufkin? Students at Nacogdoches ISD’s Margie Chumbley Academy for Success have a clearer picture of that figure after participating in a Texas Reality Check with Josh Fleming, Work-Based Learning Coordinator with Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas. Thursday’s presentation was the first of five workshops Fleming will […]
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 the first week in October in the Transystem Gallery at Arts Fort Worth. Hicks’ exhibition features work from her series “Notes for String Theory.” “These hand-embroidered pages […]
There is a growing threat to the health and safety of our youth that Nacogdoches ISD wants to bring to your attention. Fentanyl is a man-made, Schedule II narcotic that has reached a growing number of communities of all sizes across Texas and has impacted many lives. October is Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month. In the next […]
Three Nacogdoches ISD students had their work on display this week at the 2023 TASA/TASB Convention in Dallas. Toni Sauceda, Alicia Rene Dowell and Makinley Pickens were selected to submit works to the Texas Art Education Association for display at the convention, NISD Fine Arts Director Deshmond Johnson said. Toni is a senior and Alicia […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Plans are being finalized for the annual 12 X 12 Scholarship Fundraiser hosted by the Friends of the Visual Arts at Stephen F. Austin State University and benefiting students in the SFA School of Art. Mark your calendars for Oct. 7 through 21 to make sure you have time to participate in […]