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Six area students receive Good Citizen awards
FAR WEST TEXAS – The Paisano Chapter of The Daughters of the American Revolution presented the Good Citizen Award on February 10, 2013 to the following seniors: Award winners for Daughters of the...
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Named after a former Alpine woman, Ford Elementary in Georgetown excels
GEORGETOWN, ALPINE – A Georgetown, Texas elementary school named in honor of a former Alpine woman is one of the best in the school district and one of its teachers recently earned an education grant....
View ArticleApril 6 Sully Showcase at Pete P. Gallego Center
ALPINE – Prospective students and their families can sample campus life and gain information about Sul Ross State University during the second annual Sully Showcase, Saturday, April 6. Sully Showcase...
View ArticleSul Ross faculty collaborate on classroom teaching article
ALPINE – Sul Ross State University faculty members Scarlet Clouse and Dr. Barney Nelson collaborated on an article for Faculty Focus, which published via e-zine on March 11. Their article, “Better...
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Desert willow planted in memory of Queenie Steen at Marfa Junior/Senior High...
Marfa High School students Tony Lopes, Dakota Wilbourn, Ricardo Velasquez, Tim Flores, Jesus Molinar, Principal Cyndi Wimberly, and students Orlando Sanchez and Adrian Delgado recently planted a desert...
View ArticlePublic speaking course offered at Alpine library
ALPINE – “Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Made Easy, “ is a six-week course designed to provide the tools, encouragement and practice to give a person the courage and confidence to speak for...
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Dr. Barney Nelson to retire from Sul Ross
ALPINE – Dr. Barbara “Barney” Nelson said she likes to joke that she has held virtually every job on the Sul Ross State University campus. Nelson, a fixture at Sul Ross State University for 45 years as...
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Marfa 4-H events and deadlines announced
MARFA – Marfa 4-H News and Notes members of the Marfa 4-H Club participated in the “Don’t Mess With Texas Program” on Saturday March 23 by picking up trash along the two miles along Highway 90....
View ArticleSTAAR testing begins next week at Marfa Elementary
MARFA – Students at Marfa Elementary will begin taking the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR tests) on April 2-3, 2013. Testing will begin at 8:45am both days. On Tuesday, April...
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Presidio students take top honors at regional academic competitions
By SHAWN ADAMS The spring months have ushered in warmer temperatures right on cue, and in like manner academic competition in the Big Bend region has begun to heat up with Presidio ISD students taking...
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Dr. Avinash Rangra to retire from Sul Ross State University
ALPINE – Dr. Avinash Rangra pursued – and realized – his American dream. Even in retirement, he intends to be active in helping others achieve theirs. Rangra, professor of Chemistry at Sul Ross State...
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Dr. Ray Kessler slates summer retirement from Sul Ross
In the summer of 1987, when Dr. Ray Kessler arrived on the Sul Ross State Univesity campus, the community was still buzzing about how the legislature finally decided not to close the university....
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Teen group exhibition opens at Marfa Studio of Arts Saturday
MARFA – An exhibition of artworks created by four high school students and studio teaching artist Dione Acosta will open at the Marfa Studio of Arts Gallery on Saturday, April 6, at 8pm. The student...
View ArticleDocumentary workshop coming back in June
MARFA – Barefoot Workshops will be holding a three-week documentary workshop in Marfa from Sunday, June 2 – Saturday, June 22 with instructors Chandler Griffin and Alison Fast. Based out of Marfa...
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Sul Ross IT Department receives donated engines (PHOTO)
(Photo by Steve Lang) Engines donated to Industrial Technology program - Sul Ross State University Industrial Technology instructors Roy Smith (left) and Scott Wassermann examine new Briggs and...
View ArticleSul Ross students – one from Presidio – win 34 awards in TIPA competition
ALPINE – Sul Ross State University’s student publications – The Skyline student newspaper, The Brand yearbook, and The Sage literary magazine – and contributing students earned 34 awards at this...
View ArticleSul Ross student to present research at State Capitol, has article published
ALPINE – Sul Ross State University student Daniel J. Tidwell, Sachse, will present an academic poster at “Texas Undergraduate Research Day” at the State Capitol in Austin on Friday, April 26. Tidwell,...
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Dr. Ira Blanton slates Sul Ross retirement
ALPINE – For Dr. Ira Blanton, retirement may be a misnomer. Dr. Ira Blanton Blanton, an associate professor of Languages and Literature at Sul Ross State University, will retire as a full-time faculty...
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Dr. Nancy Antrim to retire from Sul Ross
ALPINE – Among the lesser-known features of West Texas are lighthouses – many of them perched on Dr. Nancy Antrim’s shelves. Dr. Nancy Antrim Antrim, Sul Ross State University professor of English and...
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Scholarship awards, family picnic highlights Ex-Marfa Shorthorns of El Paso...
EL PASO – Recently, members of the Ex-Marfa Shorthorns and Friends met to determine top objectives for this year’s initiatives. Ex-Marfa Shorthorns and Friends - Sitting from left, Ernest (Surdo)...
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