NHS STUDENTS COMPLETE AP CAPSTONE PROGRAM FOR THE YEAR

Ten Nacogdoches High School students have completed the AP Capstone program this year.  Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and on four additional AP Exams of their choosing receive the AP Capstone Diploma. Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research […]

ANITA NORMAN IS ANNE K. WALLACE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD WINNER

Anita Norman received the Anne K. Wallace Award for Excellence in Teaching for the 2022-23 academic year. Norman teaches math at Nacogdoches High School. The award is presented annually to a Nacogdoches ISD teacher by the children of Anne K. Wallace, a longtime NISD teacher, in recognition of outstanding dedication to the instruction of NISD […]

Friday Night Film Series to present ‘What We Leave Behind’

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 “What We Leave Behind,” a documentary by Iliana Sosa that examines her relationship with her grandfather and his homeland. The screening is at 7 p.m. Friday, June 2, in […]

NISD RETIREES RECOGNIZED DURING BANQUET, CEREMONY

Nine Nacogdoches ISD staff members were honored during Tuesday’s annual retirement dinner at the Malcolm Rector Center for Advanced Careers & Innovation. Culinary arts students from Nacogdoches High School prepared the meal and catered the banquet. Students from National Honor Society helped serve the tables. Plaques presented to retirees were engraved by students in the […]

DELAYNA ADAMS PLACES THIRD IN HEADLINE WRITING AT STATE ACADEMIC UIL

Nacogdoches High School sophomore DeLayna Adams won a bronze medal May 17 in headline writing at the state Academic UIL competition at the University of Texas in Austin. DeLayna and sophomore Mark Sifuentes (who qualified for state as an alternate after finishing fourth at the regional competition) are the first NHS journalism team members to […]

NHS KEY CLUB MEMBERS ATTEND CONVENTION; JANIYA TEAL NAMED REGION LT. GOV.

Nacogdoches High School junior Janiya Teal is the 2023-2024 Region 10 Lt. Governor for the Texas-Oklahoma Division of Key Club. Janiya was elected in February, but her official duties began in April.  Janiya is taking over the position for graduating senior Jennifer Ramirez. As Lt. Governor for the region, Janiya will organize training and provide […]

Nominations open for the Stone Fort Museum’s 2023 Cum Concilio Club Heritage Preservation Award

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Nominations are being accepted for the Stephen F. Austin State University Stone Fort Museum’s biennial Cum Concilio Club Heritage Preservation Award, which honors those dedicated to preserving Nacogdoches and its history. The award recognizes an individual or group who has made significant contributions to the preservation of East Texas history and Nacogdoches’ heritage.  […]

Cole Art Center receives needed maintenance

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Stephen F. Austin State University is doing some needed maintenance to its downtown art gallery, The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House. SFA workers will clean the outside brick and remove deteriorating grout to apply new material and sealant to prevent seepage that has caused some damage to interior upstairs […]

Patrons donate picnic tables to SFA Music Prep

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Zoe and Ezra Fuller, students in the Music Preparatory Division of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music, prepare to practice outside while enjoying a donated picnic table. Program supporters Natalie Jamison and Haley McDorman recently donated picnic tables to the Prep House grounds, specifically for use during summer camps […]

SFA’s Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture hosts inaugural Drone Day 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture and the Center for Applied Research and Rural Innovation hosted its inaugural Drone Day 2023 on April 27.  The event, organized by the Student Association of Spatial Scientists under the guidance of Dr. David Kulhavy, the Lawrence C. Walker Distinguished Professor, […]