For the fourth year in a row, Aikin and Justiss elementary schools have been nominated to receive Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase Schools awards for the 2020-2021 school year by the Flippen Group.
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Recently, Paris ISD campuses celebrated the 100th Day of School. Each year, on the 100th day of school, students celebrate being in school for 100 days and learn the importance of larger, three-digit numbers. Students spent the day working on a variety of games and activities that were cente…
The top 16 Lamar County spellers competed in the Virtual Lamar County Spelling Bee on Feb. 10. Paris Junior High School eighth-grader Nicole Octavio was named champion.
Lamar County Head Start classrooms are celebrating Black History Month by performing skits in their own classrooms on Wednesday and Friday throughout the month of February.
Residents in cities and school districts throughout the Red River Valley will be going to the polls May 1 to determine who will serve on city councils and as school trustees for the coming year.
Paris ISD’s Board of Trustees moved its planned Monday meeting next month. The meeting has been delayed several times as a result of last week’s inclement weather.
Paris ISD’s Board of Trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at Travis High School of Choice, 3270 Graham St., for a meeting delayed by inclement weather last week.
Paris, North Lamar, Detroit ISDs have discontinued remote learning through the rest of the week because of technical issues due to rolling blackouts.
Although many area schools were off today for President's Day or for a teacher in-service day, some are planning to stay physically closed for the week due to the severe winter weather that's blanketed Texas in ice and snow.
Paris ISD students received checks recently for their winning entries in the annual Lamar County Soil and Water Conservation District Poster and Essay Contest. All winning essays and posters have been submitted for judging at the regional level.
Last week, the Paris High School Human Growth & Development students got hands-on experience with kids — well, at least with eggs that were dressed up as babies.
All Paris ISD campuses will have a two hour delay tomorrow due to inclement weather, according to a press release.
Paris ISD and North Lamar ISD students recently competed in campus spelling bees and eight students will represent the District in the annual Lamar County Spelling Bee. This year’s spelling bee will be held online Feb. 10 at 4 p.m.
Residents in cities and school districts throughout the Red River Valley will be going to the polls May 1 to determine who will serve on city councils and as school trustees for the coming year.
Eight students from the Travis High School of Choice class of 2021 walked across the stage to receive their diplomas Friday. “It feels good,” Ja’Varrein Coleman said. “I’m going to start a new journey.”
Paris Junior High School’s Science Fair winners were announced recently. The winners, pictured front row from left, are seventh graders first place — Zahra Tapia; second place — Nolan Bennett; third place — Ian Allen; fourth place — Miles Lindsey; and back row from left, eighth graders first…
Paris High School senior Allyssa Standifer earned a $7,000 scholarship from the VFW for writing an essay with the prompt “Is this the country the Founders envisioned?” Despite tumultuous times, her answer: yes.
Justiss Elementary School’s Science Fair winners were announced recently. The winners, pictured with Principal Renee Elmore, from left are: third graders Ethan Wilkins – 1st place – The Floating Egg; Dakarrie Clayton – 2nd place – Air Brown Apples; Anna Echols – 3rd place – Gummy Mosis; and …
Aikin Elementary School’s Science Fair winners were announced recently. Principal Kimberly Donnan pictured with the winners from left are: Kristen Cunningham – 1st place – Does Vinegar and Salt Kill Germs?; Ava Booth – 2nd place – Vitamin E – Miracle or Myth?; Sarah Cunningham – 3rd place – …
Paris High School band director Charles Grissom announced students named to the 2021 All-Region Band. From left are Omar Hernandez, Anderson Bunch, Preston Thompson, Brody Holleman and Lissandro Hernandez.
Paris High School engineering students took some of their class time recently to meet by Zoom with former Paris High School engineering students.
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