NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of Athletics has accepted an invitation to join the Southland Conference as a full-time member effective July 1. “We are in a dynamic, new era of college athletics,” said Michael McBroom, SFA’s director of athletics. “We need stability but also bold and strategic thinking to ensure a […]
Nacogdoches ISD is providing free meals this summer for children ages 1 to 18 at a number of locations throughout the city, including five NISD campuses. School locations will be at: • Mike Moses Elementary, 2801 Park St., Monday-Thursday, June 3-27, breakfast 7:30 to 8:15 and lunch 11 to 12:30 p.m. • Nacogdoches High School, […]
Viviana Chavarria is Valedictorian of the Class of 2024 at Nacogdoches High School, and Nayeli Carrillo is Salutatorian. They will lead their fellow graduates tonight at graduation ceremonies that began at 8 p.m., May 24, at William R. Johnson Coliseum on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University. Viviana posted a top score of 106.6712 to […]
Nacogdoches High School is celebrating another state champion. Justin Phillips is bringing home a state title in Academic UIL Current Issues and Events. The NHS junior topped the field in Austin during the Class 5A competition held Wednesday. Phillips was joined at the state academic contest by NHS senior Samantha McQuage, who finished fourth overall […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens recently hosted the 26th annual Bugs, Bees, Butterflies and Blossoms event on April 5 and April 19 at the Mast Arboretum. This collaborative event — organized by the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, SFA Gardens, SFA Department of Education Studies, Texas Forestry Association, and […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Two theatre students from Stephen F. Austin State University brought the highest honors in collegiate acting to the university when they won the Irene Ryan Acting Competition at the National Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival recently in Washington, D.C. The acting duo of Kiya Green, senior theatre major from Waxahachie, and […]
Nacogdoches High School’s art community is abuzz with celebration as Toni Saucedo, one of its own, achieves a remarkable feat at the 30th Annual State Visual Arts Scholastic Showcase. On April 27th, Saucedo doubled down on her senior year by submitting two original artworks for the 2024 Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE). Saucedo was honored […]
Carsen Hickman put his stamp on the design competition in the Junior American Citizen Contest held in March here in Nacogdoches by the Daughters of the American Revolution. The Mike Moses Elementary School first-grader won first place locally and second place overall in Texas. The Nacogdoches Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted […]
Children’s author Liz Garton Scanlon went through the process of writing a book during her visit this week with Nacogdoches ISD second-graders. “We’re going to start by brainstorming,” she told students Monday at Emeline Carpenter Elementary. That was part of an exercise where students created a story about a rocketship. “What do you need for […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Michael McBroom has been appointed director of athletics at Stephen F. Austin State University by Interim President Gina Oglesbee and The University of Texas System. Currently serving as director of athletics at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, McBroom will officially join the Department of Athletics on May 15. “We are excited about […]