SFA art student Hill earns AAF scholarship

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Madyson Hill, Stephen F. Austin State University art/graphic design junior from Fort Worth, is a 2023 American Advertising Federation District 10 $5000 Scholarship recipient. The AAF 10th District Scholarship is designed to recognize, promote, and encourage academically talented students of creative disciplines, helping them complete their education. “I want to say thank […]

CHHS Graduate – Class of 2018 Grayson Rodriguez gets called up to the Big Leagues! 

CHHS Graduate – Class of 2018 Grayson Rodriguez gets called up to the Big Leagues! On Wednesday, April 5th Rodriguez took the mound in his home state of Texas as the starting pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas. This is a day that will never be forgotten in the Central Heights Community. What […]

SFA regents make plans for anticipated transfer to UT System

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — During its three-day quarterly meeting, the Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents made plans for the anticipated passage of the bill making SFA a member of The University of Texas System. As the regents met, Senate Bill 1055 was undergoing its second reading on the House floor of the 88th Texas Legislature […]

SFA art graduate Fleniken to speak at Portfolio Night

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –Stephen F. Austin State University art alumna Emily Fleniken will be the guest speaker at the School of Art’s Graphic Design Portfolio Night from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, in Room B121 and the front art gallery of the Art Building off Wilson Drive on campus. Fleniken, a 2013 SFA graduate, […]

SFA combined choirs, orchestra to perform Mozart’s Great Mass in C minor

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The combined choirs and orchestra of Stephen F. Austin State University will present W.A. Mozart’s Great Mass in C minor when the student ensembles perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at First Baptist Church, Nacogdoches. Performing are the SFA A Cappella Choir, directed by Dr. Michael Murphy, director of choral activities […]

Four students named Best of SFA

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The Stephen F. Austin State University Division of Student Affairs announced Michalla Byrd of Joaquin, Heath Sharr of Jacksonville, Jay Teamer of Lewisville, and Curtis Tran of Nacogdoches as recipients of this year’s Best of SFA Awards. “The committee was overwhelmed with the amazing pool of candidates for the awards this year, […]

ALL 1S AGAIN FOR GOLDEN DRAGON MARCHING BAND

It’s all 1s again for Nacogdoches High School’s Golden Dragon Marching Band. The varsity symphonic band directed by Jacob Weems received straight 1s on stage and in sight-reading during the UIL Concert and Sight-Reading contest held April 5-6 in Whitehouse. Those scores, when added to the 1st division rating from last fall’s marching contest, means […]

‘[title of show]’ challenges SFA students to act, sing, dance simultaneously

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The musical/comedy “[title of show]” is set to take the stage April 20 through 23 in Kennedy Auditorium on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University. With music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen and book by Hunter Bell, the production provides great growth opportunities for college students who are learning the […]

SFA graduate student Silvas’ film chosen for summer feature

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – A film by Armando Silvas Jr., graduate student in the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art’s filmmaking program, has been selected to be produced as the 2023 SFA summer feature. Silvas’ “The Russian at Christmas” is a feature-length action/comedy holiday film about a Russian hitman who tracks down a mall Santa […]

ROLLOUT OF STAAR 2.0 BEGINS NEXT MONTH

In the 2023 Spring semester, state testing in Texas is changing and the original State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) will fully transition to the newly designed STAAR 2.0. This means all students will be assessed exclusively online, and students will see several different types of questions rather than the traditional multiple choice. […]