NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Every faculty and staff member and student in the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music who interacts with Francisco Morales Font remarks on how friendly he always is and what a positive attitude he always has. His positive personality is infectious among the campus music community, and people can’t help […]
Nacogdoches High School has its second consecutive National Merit Scholar. Vivyan Nieberding, currently ranked No. 1 in the NHS Class of 2023, learned last week she received the award. Vivyan already has plans to attend the University of Michigan in the fall. The National Merit award will provide her with additional opportunities for scholarships. “There […]
Nacogdoches ISD Trustees Farshid Niroumand, Leabeth Abt and James Montoya were sworn in Monday for new terms during the board’s monthly agenda review meeting at the E.J. Campbell Annex. The three board members were re-elected to their posts earlier this month. NISD trustees are elected to three-year terms. After the trustees were sworn in, the […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University recently became a recognized member of Tree Campus Higher Education, and as a symbol of this distinction, students and faculty from the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture presented an Arbor Day banner to the SFA Board of Regents during their meeting in April. Tree Campus […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents today accepted the May 31 retirement of President Steve Westbrook and named Gina Oglesbee, vice president for finance and administration, as interim president beginning June 1. Oglesbee will serve as interim president until a new president is named. She will not be a candidate […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The Stephen F. Austin State University Foundation announced its Faculty Achievement Award recipients for 2023. Dr. Deb Scott, professor in the School of Music, was presented the Faculty Achievement Award for research and creativity, and Dr. Jeremy Stovall, professor in the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, was presented the Faculty Achievement […]
It is my distinct honor to announce the recipients of the Cushing Independent School District’s Teacher of the Year Award. The 2022-23 Elementary Teacher of the Year is Mrs. Tracy Crumpton. She builds meaningful relationships with all her students and those relationships continue after the students leave the elementary school. Mrs. Crumpton cares about her […]
Nacogdoches High School senior Sinh Sinh An is less than a month away from graduation. He’s already been accepted at the University of Texas-Dallas, where he plans on double majoring in computer science and marketing. And, best of all? Sinh Sinh has been named a Terry Foundation award recipient, a scholarship valued at more than […]
Twenty Nacogdoches High School students were recognized Tuesday night during the inaugural Nacogdoches ISD Education Foundation Scholars Banquet held at the Malcolm Rector Center for Advanced Careers & Innovation. The students represent the top 20 graduates in the Class of 2023. During the banquet, the students were introduced. Then, the students honored their most influential […]
Nacogdoches High School senior Veronika Willardson has accepted an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. Veronika is a member of the Class of 2023 at NHS. On Monday, U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions was on hand at NHS to publicly announce the appointment. Sessions represents the Texas 17th Congressional District, which includes Nacogdoches. Afterwards, a reception […]