Education

Collin Baker, a rising junior from Kaufman, has been named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2026 semester at Maryville College, located in Maryville, Tennessee.. The Dean’s List recognizes full-time students whose academic performance was distinguished in the previous semester.

news@kaufmanherald.com Kemp Independent School District recently named Amber Townsend as the new principal for Kemp Primary School for the 2026-27 school year.

On June 22, Kemp ISD’s board of trustees approved adopting the proposed budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, with that now-adopted budget being posted on the Yellowjackets’ official website of kempisd.org.

Kemp Independent School District announced the hiring of their new high school and junior high school principals last week. Kemp ISD welcomed James Colbath as their new high school principal on Monday, June 22.

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Kemp ISD announced their 2026 Summer Reading Challenge will kick off on Monday, June 1. They are less than 93,000 minutes away from hitting their community goal of over 800,000-plus total minutes of reading time for the 2025-26 school year.

During their May 18 school board meeting, the Kemp ISD School Board swore in new member Hillary Sullivan (Place 2) and Board President Vidal Jones (Place 1). .

Scurry-Rosser ISD celebrates the graduation of their Kindergarten class on Monday, May 18. From learning letters and numbers to making new friends and growing in confidence, these little Wildcats have accomplished so much this year.

Scurry-Rosser IT Coordinator/Communications We are excited to welcome Ashley Sheppard as our new Assistant Principal at Scurry-Rosser Elementary School. Ashley is a dedicated educator with over 15 years of experience in classroom teaching, instructional leadership, and administrative roles.

Crandall ISD is proud to announce that it has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the NAMM Foundation for the third time.