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Kilgore ISD trustees met in closed session briefly at their Monday meeting to privately discuss the re-organization of the Board of Trustees before returning to open session to make nominations and hold votes.
Kilgore ISD announced its Teachers of the Year for the 2019-2020 school year at a Monday evening meeting of the district's board of trustees.
Although there won’t be an in-person graduation ceremony this month due to COVID-19 safety measures, Kilgore College is recognizing – through social media and on the college’s digital sign – 554 students who are candidates for spring graduation.
On Monday afternoon, Kilgore High School seniors soon set to graduate followed social-distancing policies while picking up their senior signs and got a free treat from Charlie’s SnowBalls to boot.
Kilgore Independent School District has created a new position, the Director of Safety and Emergency Management, that former high school principal Charles Presley will be stepping into over the summer.
Kilgore High School will have a new principal for the 2020-2021 school year, and it’s a familiar face.
Kilgore ISD faculty and staff are continuing to provide students with complimentary lunches for pickup from their campuses.
As a precautionary measure to help slow the spread COVID-19, the May graduation ceremonies are postponed and are tentatively scheduled for August.
Kilgore College has announced the creation of two new Associate of Applied Sciences degrees as many institutions of higher learning are adapting to a different learning environment engendered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Henderson will provide a stipend to teachers to help offset the costs of internet services due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The stipend was approved unanimously during a brief, emergency school board meeting held Monday afternoon.
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The Kilgore College Foundation has reviewed endowment levels and will release more than $600,000 in scholarships to students for the 2020-21 academic year.
Kilgore College is temporarily suspending journalism courses and the production of award-winning campus newspaper The Flare due to dropping enrollment numbers, according to faculty comments at Monday’s teleconferenced board meeting.
Kilgore College registration is underway for the summer and fall 2020 semesters with remote registration and advising options available for students due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kilgore ISD Superintendent Dr. Andy Baker has extended district campus closures through April 10, according to a recent social media post:
Kilgore ISD is continuing its efforts to keep students fed and hitting the books during a statewide shutdown of all schools related to the COVID-19 outbreak. Last Friday, KISD administrators, teachers and staff lined up at the KISD Administration building to hand out lesson packets and instr…
Seventeen students graduated this week from the Kilgore College Electric Power Technology (KCEPT) program as the 26th class to complete the 10-week certificate program.
AUSTIN — Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he has waived the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) testing requirements for the 2019-2020 school year. Additionally, Governor Abbott is requesting that the Department of Education (DOE) waive federal testing requireme…
School may be closed but no student will go hungry in Kilgore ISD.
In order to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Kilgore College will hold no credit classes, whether in-person or online, March 16-22.
Texas AFT is urging state officials to allocate funding to school districts to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. In a letter to Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath and Department of State Health Services Dr. John William Hellerstedt, Texas AFT President Zeph Capo said state agencies …
Kilgore College is proud to announce a partnership with Workforce Solutions East Texas (WSET) to create a new Access Point Partner Location on the Kilgore campus. A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 18 at the Student Support Center Lab.
The Kilgore College Visual Arts Department presents the “KC Alumni Show” featuring artwork from KC graduates through March 25 in the Anne Dean Turk Fine Arts Gallery on the Kilgore campus.
Two Kilgore College students won transfer art scholarships to The University of Texas at Tyler this week in the Professional Practices Symposium and Art competition.
Professional video gaming — or esports — has become a multi-billion dollar industry, and Kilgore College is on the cutting-edge of training future gamers with the opening of the college’s esports training room.
Front row: Brianna Redmon, Madison Pierce, Casyan Bell, and Hayden Simpkins. Back row: Joshua Webb, Rhastin Nelson, Luke Riggs, Drew Cox, and Zuleidy Lara
The KC Wind Symphony will perform a concert with the theme, “Lux et Sancti Grail,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5, in Dodson Auditorium.
Kilgore ISD and the Kilgore Chamber of Commerce is cohosting its first Parent University College and Career Fair from 6-8 p.m. Monday at Kilgore High School.
Two Kilgore College students won transfer art scholarships to The University of Texas at Tyler this week in the Professional Practices Symposium and Art competition.
Klynt Raymond, AKA Kilgore College mascot Rowdy the Ranger for the past three football seasons, (he did dual duty for West Rusk ISD and KC as a high school senior) graduated Feb. 28, 2020 from the U.S. Coast Guard Training Facility in Cape May, New Jersey. Raymond will report to his duty sta…
Noted local philanthropist and KC alumnus Mike Clements has graciously gifted $630,000 to the Kilgore College Foundation to create 40 individual student scholarships.
Kilgore College Director of Marketing Manny Almanza (at left) and Kilgore College Police Department Capt. Sammy Wagner watch and take photos as a U.S. Army UH-72A Lakota helicopter lifts off from a field at Kilgore College Commons near the KC softball fields Friday. The chopper touched down …
Kilgore High School Prinicipal Charles Presley presentsTrevor Tinney with his high school diploma at Monday’s school board meeting. Tinney is a Kilgore High School Gateway Graduate. The Gateway program, an after-school option for students with schedule conflicts, allows students to complete …
Sabine Elementary has released their Honor Roll for the fourth six weeks of the school year:
The Kilgore College Music and Dance Department will present “Vienna Blood” featuring duo piano pieces by composers Grieg, Mussorgsky, Schubert and J. Strauss II.
Kilgore ISD is bringing in their attorney from Texas Association of School Boards for further consultation on the district’s next steps in the years-long Axberg vs. Kilgore ISD lawsuit.
Kilgore ISD and the Kilgore Chamber of Commerce will co-host its first annual Parent University College and Career Fair from 6-8 p.m. March 2 at Kilgore High School.
The Kilgore College Visual Arts Department presents the “KC Alumni Show” featuring artwork from KC graduates through March 25 in the Anne Dean Turk Fine Arts Gallery on the Kilgore campus.
Kilgore College will once again honor former standout athletes, coaches and contributors at its annual Hall of Fame Weekend Sept. 25-26.
For the fifth-straight year, Kilgore College Adult Education and Literacy students have won awards from the Texas Association for Literacy and Adult Education (TALAE).
Kilgore College Theatre is proud to present “Crazytown” beginning Thursday, Feb 20. in Van Cliburn Auditorium on the Kilgore campus.
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CTE (Career and Technical Education) has had a busy month already with so many events taking place. I would like to take this time to congratulate the sponsors of each of these events. Cheyenne Kirkpatrick and Angel Galvan — Health Science, Nic Moore — Media, Amy Bates — UIL Journalism and P…
Kilgore Intermediate School students recently won a robotics design competition hosted by Region 7 Education Service Center.
Kilgore College’s East Texas Police Academy will host a Basic Peace Officer Course graduation ceremony Feb. 20 for the 323rd class of the ETPA.
A new development in the long-running Axberg vs. Kilgore ISD lawsuit came to light this week as plaintiffs filed a class-action lawsuit against the district, seeking monetary damages to cover the cost of taxes they allege were collected improperly, as well as the cost of attorney fees.
Kilgore College is accepting applications for the next Pharmacy Technology certification classes set for March 30 through July 22.
Kilgore High School students have returned from another successful showing at SkillsUSA competition, earning medals in a variety of categories related to career and technical education.
Kilgore College is accepting applications until 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, for one board appointment to fill the vacant seat of Karol Pruett who is retiring from board service.
Kilgore Lions Club honored Kilgore High School Students of the Month for December and January at their weekly meeting Thursday, Jan. 30.
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