november 8, 2013
Volume 16, Issue 10
November 8, 2013
Amy Northcutt, Principal
John McCullough, Superintendent
BEAR TRACKS Sulphur Bluff School —Building Brighter Futures Daily Breakfast Option: Grab n Go: Cereal, Toast, Fruit, Juice, Milk Monday, Nov. 11 Breakfast—Biscuit/Egg Patty Lunch—Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Green Beans, Salad Alternate Entrée for 6-12 Only—Quesadilla Tuesday, Nov. 12 Breakfast—Croissant, Ham Lunch—Beef Nachos, Cheese Sauce, Carrot Sticks, Charro Beans Alternate Entrée for 6-12 Only—Burrito Wednesday, Nov. 13 Breakfast—Breakfast Taco Lunch—Sweet n Sour Chicken, Rice, Vegetable Blend, Great Northern Beans Alternate Entrée for 6-12 Only—Steak Fingers Thursday, Nov. 14 Breakfast—French Toast Lunch—Fish, Blackeyed Peas, Cole Slaw Alternate Entrée for 6-12 Only—Chicken Rings Friday, Nov. 15 Breakfast—Breakfast Pizza Lunch—Hamburgers, Fixings, Potato Wedges, Pork n Beans Alternate Entrée for 6-12 Only—Corn Dog Breakfast includes Fruit, Juice, Milk. Lunch includes Fruit, Milk. All menu items subject to change according to availability of foods.
To: Families in Sulphur Bluff ISD From: Mr. John McCullough, Superintendent of Schools As a district, we are constantly trying to improve our services and increase efficiency. With this in mind, we need your input concerning the Bear Tracks newsletter. Each week over 200 copies of the newsletter are printed for our students to take home so that all of our families know what is happening in our district. With the increased usage of smart phones and iPads, more families are getting their information from the internet. The Bear Tracks newsletter is posted on our website every week and several of you have commented that you prefer the online version because it is in color. The has caused us to question whether or not we need to continue printing copies every week. This is where we need your input. Please fill out the following information and send it back with your student to help us make a decision on printing the newsletter. Thank you for your help. Have a great day!!
_____ Our family likes the printed copy. Please continue to send a copy home with our student.
Upcoming Events Nov. 8 JVB, VB CHESS Boys’ Scrimmage 6:00 Here; JVG, VG @ N. Hopkins 5:00 Nov. 11 Beta Little Cesar Fundraiser Begins; FCCLA Canned Food Drive begins; JH AG, AB vs. Yantis 6 PM Here Nov. 12 JVB, VB @ Mt. Pleasant Chapel Hill 5:00; JVG, VG @ Dekalb 5:00 Nov. 13 Beta After School Meeting Nov. 15 Veterans’ Day Assembly; JVB, VG, VB vs. Roxton Here 5:00
_____ Our family prefers the online version.
Name _________________________________________________
Student Name __________________________________________
Volume 16, Issue 10 OR QUESTIONS FOR INFORMATION
PLEASE CALL MIKE @ 214-674-3742 OR
Mrs. Blount’s Second Grade enjoys learning. Sophia, Emily, and Molly share their stories with the rest of the class. Right, Mrs. Blount and Brent do word study.
5th & 6th Grade Students Need Your Help As They Study Eco-Friendly Practices Recycle Your Old DriedDried-Up Markers
Go Bears! 6th Grader Luz Correa likes Mrs. Weeks’s wreath announcing basketball’s arrival. Page 2
They will be sent to Crayola, who will use them to make into clean-burning fuel. Collection boxes will be set up in the office and by Mrs. Weeks’ classroom.
Volume 16, Issue 10 OR QUESTIONS FOR INFORMATION
PLEASE CALL MIKE @ 214-674-3742 OR
School Picture Retakes
Dec. 11 Help Sulphur Bluff Go Green
Recycle your old, used printer and toner cartridges. Proceeds will be used to buy needed classroom materials. See Mrs. Weeks for donations or questions.
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Mrs. Massey Gives the 3rd Graders their Friday morning spelling test as the turkeys watch overhead reminding us that Thanksgiving is just around the corner. We will be having Thanksgiving lunch on November 21 and hope the community will come out to join us.
Mrs. Green Makes Sure the 4th Graders are ready to write good compositions with complete sentences and organize them with the correct sequencing as they use transition words to move from one paragraph to another. They also use literary devices such as similes and metaphors. She makes sure that they know the main parts of a story include characters, setting, problem, and solution.
Volume 16, Issue 10 OR QUESTIONS FOR INFORMATION
FFA Chapter Officers Welcome State Officers— Meagan Coberley, chapter president, above, and local officers L-R Cody Vance, Tyler Raine (district officer), Erin Zeringue, and Shelley Williams helped the FFA State Officers teach all of us some new moves— including Mrs. Gore, pictured right above. Or, maybe Mrs. Gore was teaching us her own moves. The state officers tour the state
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PLEASE CALL MIKE @ 214-674-3742 OR
Volume 16, Issue 10 OR QUESTIONS FOR INFORMATION
FFA Members Experience Kentucky During National FFA Convention Meagan Coberley, Kendra Jock, Summer Fischer, Cody Vance, Taylor Josey, and Shelby Williams went to the National FFA Convention last week in Kentucky. They went to several workshops and had the chance to visit some famous landmarks. Kendra Jock, Summer Fischer, Cody Vance, and Taylor Josey went to a Living Values workshop. It was about how you should live your values, not just talk the talk but walk the walk.
PLEASE CALL MIKE @ 214-674-3742 OR
Veterans’ Day Assembly Scheduled for Next Friday, November 15
All of you who have a veteran in your family or know of a community member who is a veteran, we would like to honor them on Friday, November 15. Please give Mrs. Northcutt or Mrs. Cox the information to get in touch with these The members also went to session with motivational speakers and heard retiring national officers’ addresses as veterans so well as witnessed various awards being presented. that we can The national convention week was full or late nights and invite them early mornings as they managed to get in the chance to to be with us visit Churchill Downs, the Louisville Slugger factory/ that day. museum, the FFA Expo, and the FFA Shopping Mall.
Attention: FFA Members FFA Meat will be here on
Monday And Needs to be Picked Up Then Page 5
Volume 16, Issue 10 OR QUESTIONS FOR INFORMATION
PLEASE CALL MIKE @ 214-674-3742 OR
Senior News November 2013 Reminders Research university and department based scholarships on the website of the college you plan to attend. Most university scholarships have a fall application deadline. You may check-out the Compendium of Texas Colleges and Financial Aid Calendar from Mrs. Mahan if you would like to take it home to read. The FAFSA that you will complete to receive financial aid and certain scholarships is not available until January of 2014. Do not complete the current FAFSA. Remember you have 2 college days available for visiting the college of your choice. See Mrs. Mahan for an application. You must receive approval from Mrs. Northcutt before using each college day.
Scholarships Ronald McDonald House Charities – U.S. Scholarship Program The RMHC Scholarship Progam seeks to invest in students who are exemplary role models in their communities and have the initiative to fulfill their educational goals. Apply at https://aim.applyists.net/RMHC or visit www.rmhc.org for more information. Deadline January 21, 2014 UIL Scholarships – For students that have competed at the UIL Academic State Meet any year of their high school career and plan to attend an accredited college or university in the state of Texas. See www.tilf.uiltexas.org for more information or to apply. Scholarship for students that have taken CTE (Ag, FCS, Business) courses during high school. For more information or to apply visit http://www.ctat.org/awardsand-scholarships/student-scholarships/ Deadline: March 28, 2014 AXA Achievement Scholarship – Sponsored by U.S. News and World Report. Visit www.axa-achievement.com for more information or to apply. The Texas Lyceum Leadership Award Scholarship – Provides a $2,000 scholarship to students attending accredited Texas colleges that meet their qualifications. Visit www.texaslyceum.org for more information or to apply.
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Dr. Michael O’Malley Memorial Scholarship – For students studying in the field of medicine. Deadline: Postmarked by January 10, 2014. See Mrs. Mahan for an application.
Volume 16, Issue 10 OR QUESTIONS FOR INFORMATION
Young Sulphur Bluff Team Makes First Appearance at Regional Cross Country Meet—Last weekend the team members pictured left and across the bottom L-R Thomas Coberley, Luke Anderson, Dillon Huie, Hudson Northcutt, and Joe Granack competed at the regional cross country meet. Although they did not return with medals, they did well for their first time out. We are proud of our team. Cross Country is a tough sport in which you are continuously competing against yourself, striving to beat your own times and distances. Thomas Coberley has competed at this stage of cross country before. Picture immediately below shows the team together. They are L-R Luke Anderson, Hudson Northcutt, Thomas Coberley, Joe Granack, Dillon Huie.
Thomas Coberley
Luke Anderson
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Dillon Huie
Hudson Northcutt
Joe Granack
Volume 16, Issue 10 OR QUESTIONS FOR INFORMATION
PLEASE CALL MIKE @ 214-674-3742 OR
Mrs. Brown Shares Sulphur Bluff History with Third Graders Even way back in 1912, the tree across the side street from Dorner’s was old. Patricia Dorner calls it a bee tree. Near this tree is a historical marker that tells a bit of Sulphur Bluff’s history. History can be gleaned from at least four books we have in the library also. Mrs. Brown subbed for Mrs. Massey one day this week, and Mrs. Massey had requested that she share the history of Sulphur Bluff with the class and information about books available to the students here that speak directly about our own Sulphur Bluff heritage. It is said that if you are on your horse and standing in just the right spot, you would be in five counties— Lamar, Red River, Delta, Hopkins, and Franklin. All of those counties have a common point, and that point is in our neck of the woods. (See picture Mrs. Brown drew on board on page 9). Sulphur Bluff originally was established on the old bluff where the North Sulphur and the South Sulphur rivers meet. The Hargrave family came to Sulphur Bluff in the 1840’s, and they had 4 sons. Originally the family settled on South Sulphur River and had a water-powered watermill. The settlement kept being flooded out so they relocated to a place three miles down the road to what is present-day Sulphur Bluff. Sulphur Bluff was the first community in Hopkins County. (Some third grade students who were hearing this history can trace their roots back to the Hargrave brothers.) Back in the 1840’s there were Indian trails throughout our area. This means that Indians used this area to pass through. Some Indians did settle along the river and lived there. By 1915 Sulphur Bluff had 300 or so people living in it. It had a hotel and livery stable. There were two Methodist churches here. One of those Methodist churches organized and established the Sulphur Bluff Cemetery and was responsible for taking care of the grounds. In 1915 also there was a two-story school building. In 1923 another school was built. That was the school that was here before our current school. Perhaps some of your parents or grandparents attended school in it. There was a Masonic Hall built by 1870. The Masonic Halls always built a two-story structure so that the bottom floor could be used as a school. The current Masonic Hall has stood for over 100 years. At the time that Sulphur Bluff was “booming” was when oil was discovered here. Mrs. Brown shared all of the above information with the third grade one day this week. Mrs. Brown gained much of her knowledge from books that are written about Sulphur Bluff or Hopkins County. Mrs. Brown is also quite a historian in her own right. She volunteers weekly with the historical society. She says that there are at least four books in our library telling information or stories about Sulphur Bluff. Those four books, however, are on reserve. That means that you can read them all you want, but they cannot be taken out of the library because those are the types of books that can never be replaced because they are no longer published. Mrs. Brown also had information about the northern part of the county on land owned by Amy DeVries Dennis’s family. Amy DeVries was a student of Mrs. Brown’s at the time. The Gregg Cemetery sits on her family’s land. The house that belonged to the Gregg family was featured in Dick Hare’s book about Hopkins County and includes a picture of the old plantation home and the slave quarters. The Gregg House and slave quarters sit on Judy Kent’s land next to the DeVries property. Amy got rubbings from the gravestones showing burial dates for Mrs. Brown then. Some third grade students who were hearing this history can trace their roots back to the Hargrave brothers. Page 8
Volume 16, Issue 10 OR QUESTIONS FOR INFORMATION
PLEASE CALL MIKE @ 214-674-3742 OR
HELP SANTA PUT TOYS UNDER ALL OF HOPKINS COUNTY CHILDREN’S TREES THIS CHRISTMAS
Thank You, Mrs. Brown
Blue Santa Barrel
For Donating New Dictionaries for Use in the UIL Dictionary Skills Contest
IN FRONT ENTRY OF SCHOOL Bring new toys, please. Sponsors: Hopkins County and Sulphur Springs Law Enforcement
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Mrs. Brown coached this event for years and knows that to be competitive you must have the latest version of the dictionaries because questions are made up from the newest version only. The Dictionary Skills teams and Sulphur Bluff ISD appreciate your help and continued support of our school.
Volume 16, Issue 10 OR QUESTIONS FOR INFORMATION
PLEASE CALL MIKE @ 214-674-3742 OR
TOYS 4 TOTS The Beta Club is hosting a Toys 4 Tots Drive for LOCAL families who need extra help this holiday season. Last year we provided help to 17 students. There are 2 ways you can donate to this drive, and both are much appreciated! You can make checks out to S.B. Beta Club with the memo as Toys 4 Tots, or donate a new unwrapped gift from Nov.11th thru Dec.13th. There will be a drop off box in the front office marked Beta’s Toys 4 Tots Drive. If you or someone you know needs a helping hand, please complete the form below and return it to school ASAP. If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Cox or Mrs. South at 903-945-2460.
Parent name & contact info:________________________________ 1 Name of Child:_______________________Age______Grade_____ Shoe sz.___ Sock sz.___ Under garments sz._____Pant sz.____ Shirt sz.____ Needed list & Wish list _____________________________________________ 2 Name of Child:______________________Age______Grade_____ Shoe sz.___ Sock sz.___ Under garments sz._____Pant sz.____ Shirt sz.____ Needed list & Wish list _____________________________________________ 3 Name of Child:_______________________Age______Grade_____ Shoe sz.___ Sock sz.___ Under garments sz._____Pant sz.____ Shirt sz.____ Needed list & Wish list _____________________________________________ 4 Name of Child:______________________Age______Grade_____ Shoe sz.___ Sock sz.___ Under garments sz._____Pant sz.____ Shirt sz.____ Needed list & Wish list _____________________________________________
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November 8, 2013
Amy Northcutt, Principal
John McCullough, Superintendent
BEAR TRACKS Sulphur Bluff School —Building Brighter Futures Daily Breakfast Option: Grab n Go: Cereal, Toast, Fruit, Juice, Milk Monday, Nov. 11 Breakfast—Biscuit/Egg Patty Lunch—Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Green Beans, Salad Alternate Entrée for 6-12 Only—Quesadilla Tuesday, Nov. 12 Breakfast—Croissant, Ham Lunch—Beef Nachos, Cheese Sauce, Carrot Sticks, Charro Beans Alternate Entrée for 6-12 Only—Burrito Wednesday, Nov. 13 Breakfast—Breakfast Taco Lunch—Sweet n Sour Chicken, Rice, Vegetable Blend, Great Northern Beans Alternate Entrée for 6-12 Only—Steak Fingers Thursday, Nov. 14 Breakfast—French Toast Lunch—Fish, Blackeyed Peas, Cole Slaw Alternate Entrée for 6-12 Only—Chicken Rings Friday, Nov. 15 Breakfast—Breakfast Pizza Lunch—Hamburgers, Fixings, Potato Wedges, Pork n Beans Alternate Entrée for 6-12 Only—Corn Dog Breakfast includes Fruit, Juice, Milk. Lunch includes Fruit, Milk. All menu items subject to change according to availability of foods.
To: Families in Sulphur Bluff ISD From: Mr. John McCullough, Superintendent of Schools As a district, we are constantly trying to improve our services and increase efficiency. With this in mind, we need your input concerning the Bear Tracks newsletter. Each week over 200 copies of the newsletter are printed for our students to take home so that all of our families know what is happening in our district. With the increased usage of smart phones and iPads, more families are getting their information from the internet. The Bear Tracks newsletter is posted on our website every week and several of you have commented that you prefer the online version because it is in color. The has caused us to question whether or not we need to continue printing copies every week. This is where we need your input. Please fill out the following information and send it back with your student to help us make a decision on printing the newsletter. Thank you for your help. Have a great day!!
_____ Our family likes the printed copy. Please continue to send a copy home with our student.
Upcoming Events Nov. 8 JVB, VB CHESS Boys’ Scrimmage 6:00 Here; JVG, VG @ N. Hopkins 5:00 Nov. 11 Beta Little Cesar Fundraiser Begins; FCCLA Canned Food Drive begins; JH AG, AB vs. Yantis 6 PM Here Nov. 12 JVB, VB @ Mt. Pleasant Chapel Hill 5:00; JVG, VG @ Dekalb 5:00 Nov. 13 Beta After School Meeting Nov. 15 Veterans’ Day Assembly; JVB, VG, VB vs. Roxton Here 5:00
_____ Our family prefers the online version.
Name _________________________________________________
Student Name __________________________________________
Volume 16, Issue 10 OR QUESTIONS FOR INFORMATION
PLEASE CALL MIKE @ 214-674-3742 OR
Mrs. Blount’s Second Grade enjoys learning. Sophia, Emily, and Molly share their stories with the rest of the class. Right, Mrs. Blount and Brent do word study.
5th & 6th Grade Students Need Your Help As They Study Eco-Friendly Practices Recycle Your Old DriedDried-Up Markers
Go Bears! 6th Grader Luz Correa likes Mrs. Weeks’s wreath announcing basketball’s arrival. Page 2
They will be sent to Crayola, who will use them to make into clean-burning fuel. Collection boxes will be set up in the office and by Mrs. Weeks’ classroom.
Volume 16, Issue 10 OR QUESTIONS FOR INFORMATION
PLEASE CALL MIKE @ 214-674-3742 OR
School Picture Retakes
Dec. 11 Help Sulphur Bluff Go Green
Recycle your old, used printer and toner cartridges. Proceeds will be used to buy needed classroom materials. See Mrs. Weeks for donations or questions.
Page 3
Mrs. Massey Gives the 3rd Graders their Friday morning spelling test as the turkeys watch overhead reminding us that Thanksgiving is just around the corner. We will be having Thanksgiving lunch on November 21 and hope the community will come out to join us.
Mrs. Green Makes Sure the 4th Graders are ready to write good compositions with complete sentences and organize them with the correct sequencing as they use transition words to move from one paragraph to another. They also use literary devices such as similes and metaphors. She makes sure that they know the main parts of a story include characters, setting, problem, and solution.
Volume 16, Issue 10 OR QUESTIONS FOR INFORMATION
FFA Chapter Officers Welcome State Officers— Meagan Coberley, chapter president, above, and local officers L-R Cody Vance, Tyler Raine (district officer), Erin Zeringue, and Shelley Williams helped the FFA State Officers teach all of us some new moves— including Mrs. Gore, pictured right above. Or, maybe Mrs. Gore was teaching us her own moves. The state officers tour the state
Page 4
PLEASE CALL MIKE @ 214-674-3742 OR
Volume 16, Issue 10 OR QUESTIONS FOR INFORMATION
FFA Members Experience Kentucky During National FFA Convention Meagan Coberley, Kendra Jock, Summer Fischer, Cody Vance, Taylor Josey, and Shelby Williams went to the National FFA Convention last week in Kentucky. They went to several workshops and had the chance to visit some famous landmarks. Kendra Jock, Summer Fischer, Cody Vance, and Taylor Josey went to a Living Values workshop. It was about how you should live your values, not just talk the talk but walk the walk.
PLEASE CALL MIKE @ 214-674-3742 OR
Veterans’ Day Assembly Scheduled for Next Friday, November 15
All of you who have a veteran in your family or know of a community member who is a veteran, we would like to honor them on Friday, November 15. Please give Mrs. Northcutt or Mrs. Cox the information to get in touch with these The members also went to session with motivational speakers and heard retiring national officers’ addresses as veterans so well as witnessed various awards being presented. that we can The national convention week was full or late nights and invite them early mornings as they managed to get in the chance to to be with us visit Churchill Downs, the Louisville Slugger factory/ that day. museum, the FFA Expo, and the FFA Shopping Mall.
Attention: FFA Members FFA Meat will be here on
Monday And Needs to be Picked Up Then Page 5
Volume 16, Issue 10 OR QUESTIONS FOR INFORMATION
PLEASE CALL MIKE @ 214-674-3742 OR
Senior News November 2013 Reminders Research university and department based scholarships on the website of the college you plan to attend. Most university scholarships have a fall application deadline. You may check-out the Compendium of Texas Colleges and Financial Aid Calendar from Mrs. Mahan if you would like to take it home to read. The FAFSA that you will complete to receive financial aid and certain scholarships is not available until January of 2014. Do not complete the current FAFSA. Remember you have 2 college days available for visiting the college of your choice. See Mrs. Mahan for an application. You must receive approval from Mrs. Northcutt before using each college day.
Scholarships Ronald McDonald House Charities – U.S. Scholarship Program The RMHC Scholarship Progam seeks to invest in students who are exemplary role models in their communities and have the initiative to fulfill their educational goals. Apply at https://aim.applyists.net/RMHC or visit www.rmhc.org for more information. Deadline January 21, 2014 UIL Scholarships – For students that have competed at the UIL Academic State Meet any year of their high school career and plan to attend an accredited college or university in the state of Texas. See www.tilf.uiltexas.org for more information or to apply. Scholarship for students that have taken CTE (Ag, FCS, Business) courses during high school. For more information or to apply visit http://www.ctat.org/awardsand-scholarships/student-scholarships/ Deadline: March 28, 2014 AXA Achievement Scholarship – Sponsored by U.S. News and World Report. Visit www.axa-achievement.com for more information or to apply. The Texas Lyceum Leadership Award Scholarship – Provides a $2,000 scholarship to students attending accredited Texas colleges that meet their qualifications. Visit www.texaslyceum.org for more information or to apply.
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Dr. Michael O’Malley Memorial Scholarship – For students studying in the field of medicine. Deadline: Postmarked by January 10, 2014. See Mrs. Mahan for an application.
Volume 16, Issue 10 OR QUESTIONS FOR INFORMATION
Young Sulphur Bluff Team Makes First Appearance at Regional Cross Country Meet—Last weekend the team members pictured left and across the bottom L-R Thomas Coberley, Luke Anderson, Dillon Huie, Hudson Northcutt, and Joe Granack competed at the regional cross country meet. Although they did not return with medals, they did well for their first time out. We are proud of our team. Cross Country is a tough sport in which you are continuously competing against yourself, striving to beat your own times and distances. Thomas Coberley has competed at this stage of cross country before. Picture immediately below shows the team together. They are L-R Luke Anderson, Hudson Northcutt, Thomas Coberley, Joe Granack, Dillon Huie.
Thomas Coberley
Luke Anderson
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PLEASE CALL MIKE @ 214-674-3742 OR
Dillon Huie
Hudson Northcutt
Joe Granack
Volume 16, Issue 10 OR QUESTIONS FOR INFORMATION
PLEASE CALL MIKE @ 214-674-3742 OR
Mrs. Brown Shares Sulphur Bluff History with Third Graders Even way back in 1912, the tree across the side street from Dorner’s was old. Patricia Dorner calls it a bee tree. Near this tree is a historical marker that tells a bit of Sulphur Bluff’s history. History can be gleaned from at least four books we have in the library also. Mrs. Brown subbed for Mrs. Massey one day this week, and Mrs. Massey had requested that she share the history of Sulphur Bluff with the class and information about books available to the students here that speak directly about our own Sulphur Bluff heritage. It is said that if you are on your horse and standing in just the right spot, you would be in five counties— Lamar, Red River, Delta, Hopkins, and Franklin. All of those counties have a common point, and that point is in our neck of the woods. (See picture Mrs. Brown drew on board on page 9). Sulphur Bluff originally was established on the old bluff where the North Sulphur and the South Sulphur rivers meet. The Hargrave family came to Sulphur Bluff in the 1840’s, and they had 4 sons. Originally the family settled on South Sulphur River and had a water-powered watermill. The settlement kept being flooded out so they relocated to a place three miles down the road to what is present-day Sulphur Bluff. Sulphur Bluff was the first community in Hopkins County. (Some third grade students who were hearing this history can trace their roots back to the Hargrave brothers.) Back in the 1840’s there were Indian trails throughout our area. This means that Indians used this area to pass through. Some Indians did settle along the river and lived there. By 1915 Sulphur Bluff had 300 or so people living in it. It had a hotel and livery stable. There were two Methodist churches here. One of those Methodist churches organized and established the Sulphur Bluff Cemetery and was responsible for taking care of the grounds. In 1915 also there was a two-story school building. In 1923 another school was built. That was the school that was here before our current school. Perhaps some of your parents or grandparents attended school in it. There was a Masonic Hall built by 1870. The Masonic Halls always built a two-story structure so that the bottom floor could be used as a school. The current Masonic Hall has stood for over 100 years. At the time that Sulphur Bluff was “booming” was when oil was discovered here. Mrs. Brown shared all of the above information with the third grade one day this week. Mrs. Brown gained much of her knowledge from books that are written about Sulphur Bluff or Hopkins County. Mrs. Brown is also quite a historian in her own right. She volunteers weekly with the historical society. She says that there are at least four books in our library telling information or stories about Sulphur Bluff. Those four books, however, are on reserve. That means that you can read them all you want, but they cannot be taken out of the library because those are the types of books that can never be replaced because they are no longer published. Mrs. Brown also had information about the northern part of the county on land owned by Amy DeVries Dennis’s family. Amy DeVries was a student of Mrs. Brown’s at the time. The Gregg Cemetery sits on her family’s land. The house that belonged to the Gregg family was featured in Dick Hare’s book about Hopkins County and includes a picture of the old plantation home and the slave quarters. The Gregg House and slave quarters sit on Judy Kent’s land next to the DeVries property. Amy got rubbings from the gravestones showing burial dates for Mrs. Brown then. Some third grade students who were hearing this history can trace their roots back to the Hargrave brothers. Page 8
Volume 16, Issue 10 OR QUESTIONS FOR INFORMATION
PLEASE CALL MIKE @ 214-674-3742 OR
HELP SANTA PUT TOYS UNDER ALL OF HOPKINS COUNTY CHILDREN’S TREES THIS CHRISTMAS
Thank You, Mrs. Brown
Blue Santa Barrel
For Donating New Dictionaries for Use in the UIL Dictionary Skills Contest
IN FRONT ENTRY OF SCHOOL Bring new toys, please. Sponsors: Hopkins County and Sulphur Springs Law Enforcement
Page 9
Mrs. Brown coached this event for years and knows that to be competitive you must have the latest version of the dictionaries because questions are made up from the newest version only. The Dictionary Skills teams and Sulphur Bluff ISD appreciate your help and continued support of our school.
Volume 16, Issue 10 OR QUESTIONS FOR INFORMATION
PLEASE CALL MIKE @ 214-674-3742 OR
TOYS 4 TOTS The Beta Club is hosting a Toys 4 Tots Drive for LOCAL families who need extra help this holiday season. Last year we provided help to 17 students. There are 2 ways you can donate to this drive, and both are much appreciated! You can make checks out to S.B. Beta Club with the memo as Toys 4 Tots, or donate a new unwrapped gift from Nov.11th thru Dec.13th. There will be a drop off box in the front office marked Beta’s Toys 4 Tots Drive. If you or someone you know needs a helping hand, please complete the form below and return it to school ASAP. If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Cox or Mrs. South at 903-945-2460.
Parent name & contact info:________________________________ 1 Name of Child:_______________________Age______Grade_____ Shoe sz.___ Sock sz.___ Under garments sz._____Pant sz.____ Shirt sz.____ Needed list & Wish list _____________________________________________ 2 Name of Child:______________________Age______Grade_____ Shoe sz.___ Sock sz.___ Under garments sz._____Pant sz.____ Shirt sz.____ Needed list & Wish list _____________________________________________ 3 Name of Child:_______________________Age______Grade_____ Shoe sz.___ Sock sz.___ Under garments sz._____Pant sz.____ Shirt sz.____ Needed list & Wish list _____________________________________________ 4 Name of Child:______________________Age______Grade_____ Shoe sz.___ Sock sz.___ Under garments sz._____Pant sz.____ Shirt sz.____ Needed list & Wish list _____________________________________________
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