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More Than a Letter Grade: Creating Opportunities That Kids Remember | School House Rocks
Elysian Fields ISD has plenty to celebrate. The district climbed from a C to a B in the latest Texas accountability ratings—progress Superintendent Amy Dickson…
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Celebrating Bobcat Success: John Martin on What Makes Hallsville Special | School House Rocks
Before the Hallsville ISD Board of Trustees gets down to the business of running a school district, there's an important item at the beginning of each regular…
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The Write Team Daily: "Finger Lickin' Good"
September 24, 1952. South Salt Lake City, Utah. Colonel Harland Sanders was already in his sixties. He had bounced from job to job, endured setbacks, watched a…
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From The Press Box: Week 5 East Texas Football | District Races Heating Up
🏈🔥 DISTRICT FOOTBALL HAS ARRIVED — AND THINGS ARE ALREADY GETTING INTERESTING. Terrell made a huge statement against Texas High. Jefferson continues to look…
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Chasing Better: How Smackover-Norphlet Turned Academic Growth Into a District-Wide Culture | School House Rocks
Three years ago, Smackover-Norphlet Superintendent Bo Smith and his leadership team went to work building a new culture across the district. Now, the results…
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The Write Team Daily: "Emmett Till'
September 23, 1955. Sumner, Mississippi. Fourteen-year-old Emmett Till had been brutally murdered after traveling from Chicago to visit relatives in…
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The Coach Maines Show: A Fresh Start | Elysian Fields Opens District at Harleton
🐝🏈 EVERYBODY IS 0-0 NOW. Elysian Fields closed non-district play with a tough 18-14 loss at Mount Enterprise, but Coach Bo Maines says the first four games…
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The Write Team Daily: "Ration Day Massacre"
September 22, 1861. A horse race at Fort Fauntleroy in the New Mexico Territory erupted into violence when U.S. troops opened fire on a gathering of Navajo…
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The Coach Strickland Show: Defense Delivers | Hallsville Hosts Explosive Terrell
🐾🏈 THE BOBCATS ARE 1-0 IN DISTRICT! Hallsville opened district play with a hard-fought 14-10 road victory over Greenville, powered by one of the Bobcats' best…
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From The Press Box: Ole Miss-LSU Fallout, Texas A&M Questions & Another Wild CFB Weekend
🏈🔥 CAN WE FINALLY MOVE ON FROM THE LANE KIFFIN DRAMA? David Weaver and Matt Paul welcome special guest Jerry Gibson to From The Press Box for another lively…
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The Write Team Daily: "American Traitor"
September 21, 1780. Benedict Arnold secretly met British intelligence officer Major John André and finalized a plot to surrender West Point to the British…
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The Write Team Daily: "James Goes To School"
September 20, 1962. Oxford, Mississippi. Air Force veteran James Meredith arrived at the University of Mississippi seeking to exercise his court-ordered right…
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The Write Team Daily: "Folsom Prison Breakout"
September 19, 1937. Folsom, California. Behind the towering granite walls of Folsom State Prison, seven desperate convicts launched a violent escape attempt…
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School House Rocks | Beyond the Letter Grade: How Karnack ISD Is Measuring What Really Matters
A school district is more than a letter grade—and student success is about more than a test score. On this episode of School House Rocks, host David Weaver…
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The Write Team Daily: "Patty Hearst: Fugitive"
September 18, 1975. San Francisco. After more than a year of kidnapping, radical politics, bank robberies, violence, and a nationwide manhunt, federal agents…
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From The Press Box: Hallsville Ladycats Volleyball with Coach Andrew Harbison
🏐🐾 THE LADYCATS ARE OFF AND RUNNING IN DISTRICT PLAY! Hallsville head volleyball coach Andrew Harbison returns to From The Press Box to talk with David Weaver…
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The Write Team Daily: "Bloody Lane"
September 17, 1862. Near Sharpsburg, Maryland. Before the sun went down, more than 22,000 Union and Confederate soldiers would be killed, wounded, or missing…
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From The Press Box: District Play Arrives | Week 4 East Texas Football & Pick ’Em
🏈🔥 DISTRICT PLAY IS HERE — AND WEEK 4 IS LOADED ACROSS EAST TEXAS. The first three weeks gave us surprises, statement wins and plenty of questions. Now, for…
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The Write Team Daily: "The Earth Is Ringing"
September 16, 2023. Around the world, seismic instruments began detecting something scientists couldn't explain. Every 90 seconds, the Earth seemed to pulse…
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The Coach Maines Show: Trusting The Process | Elysian Fields Heads to Mount Enterprise
🐝🏈 THE PROCESS CONTINUES — AND THE JACKETS ARE STILL FIGHTING. Elysian Fields enters the final week of non-district play looking for its first win of the…
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The Write Team Daily: "The Tank"
September 15, 1916. The Western Front. After more than two years of trench warfare, British soldiers introduced a secret weapon during the Battle of…
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The Coach Strickland Show: “Fix Us” | Hallsville Opens District Play at Greenville
🐾🏈 NON-DISTRICT IS OVER. NOW THE SEASON REALLY BEGINS! The Hallsville Bobcats closed non-district play at 1-2 following a 24-10 Homecoming loss to Corsicana…
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From The Press Box: Texas Takes Down Ohio State, Oregon Stunned & Early Heisman Favorites
🏈🔥 TEXAS TAKES DOWN OHIO STATE! David Weaver and Matt Paul are back From The Press Box to break down another wild weekend of college football, led by Texas'…
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The Write Team Daily: "The Dawn's Early Light"
Today's episode of The Write Team Daily returns to September 14, 1814, and a stormy morning in Baltimore when Francis Scott Key looked through the smoke of…
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The Write Team Daily: "When Elvis Met Priscilla"
Today's episode of The Write Team Daily returns to September 13, 1959, when a chance meeting in West Germany began one of the most famous—and enduringly…
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The Write Team Daily: "Ship Of Gold"
Today's episode of The Write Team Daily returns to September 12, 1857, when the SS Central America disappeared beneath the Atlantic Ocean carrying hundreds of…
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The Write Team Daily: "United Flight 93"
On September 11, 2001, passengers aboard United Airlines Flight 93 learned that America was under attack—and realized their hijacked airplane was intended to…
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The Write Team Daily: "Boss Of All Bosses"
Today's episode of The Write Team Daily returns to September 10, 1931, when one of the bloodiest power struggles in American organized crime reached its…
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From The Press Box: Week 3 East Texas Football Picks | Gunter-Jefferson, Longview-Ruston & More
🏈🔥 WEEK 3 IS HERE — AND SOME OF THE BIGGEST NON-DISTRICT GAMES OF THE EAST TEXAS FOOTBALL SEASON ARE COMING WITH IT! David Weaver and Matt Paul are back From…
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The Write Team Daily: "A Hero's Courage"
Today's episode of The Write Team Daily returns to September 9, 1944, and the occupied Netherlands, where 23-year-old Dutch resistance fighter Jaap Musch paid…
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The Coach Strickland Show: Keep The Main Thing The Main Thing | Hallsville Hosts Corsicana
🐾🏈 THE BOBCATS BOUNCED BACK — AND NOW IT'S HOMECOMING IN HALLSVILLE! After a difficult season opener, the Hallsville Bobcats responded exactly the way head…
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The Coach Maines Show: Fighting Back From 0-2 | Elysian Fields Heads to New Boston
🐝 The Elysian Fields Yellow Jackets are 0-2 — but Coach Bo Maines isn't interested in excuses. He's looking for a response. On this week's Coach Maines Show…
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The Write Team Daily: "The Bodies Were Everywhere"
Today's episode of The Write Team Daily returns to September 8, 1900, when the deadliest natural disaster in United States history devastated Galveston, Texas…
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College Football Week 1 Overreactions, Michigan Controversy & Ohio State-Texas Picks | From The Press Box
🏈🔥 COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS BACK — AND WEEK 1 GAVE US PLENTY TO TALK ABOUT! Was there really one second left in Ann Arbor? Is Oregon as good as advertised? Is Texas…
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The Write Team Daily: "The Northfield Raid"
Today's episode of The Write Team Daily returns to September 7, 1876, when the notorious James-Younger Gang rode into Northfield, Minnesota, expecting another…
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The Write Team Daily: "Don't Let Them Hurt Him"
Today's episode of The Write Team Daily returns to September 6, 1901, when President William McKinley was shot while greeting visitors at the Pan-American…
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The Write Team Daily: "A Dark Day In Munich"
Today's episode of The Write Team Daily returns to September 5, 1972, when the Munich Olympics became the scene of one of the darkest acts of terrorism in…
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The Write Team Daily: "Geronimo Surrenders"
Today's episode of The Write Team Daily revisits September 4, 1886, when legendary Apache warrior Geronimo surrendered to U.S. forces at Skeleton Canyon. After…
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The Write Team Daily: "Massacre At Ash Hollow"
Today's episode of The Write Team Daily revisits the Battle of Ash Hollow, also known as the Ash Hollow Massacre, on September 3, 1855. Near Blue Water Creek…
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From The Press Box: Is It Time to End Marshall-Longview? Week 2 East Texas Football Picks
🏈 One week into the 2026 East Texas high school football season, and some of our preseason expectations have already taken a beating. David and Matt are back…
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The Write Team Daily: "Victory At Last"
Today's episode of The Write Team Daily returns to September 2, 1945, when representatives of the Empire of Japan boarded the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay and…
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The Coach Maines Show: Elysian Fields Looks to Bounce Back at Sabine
🐝🏈 FIX BAYONETS. KEEP FIGHTING. The Elysian Fields Yellow Jackets didn't get the start they wanted in their 2026 season opener, falling to Hawkins, 33-13. But…
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College Football Week 1 Picks, Predictions & Our College Challenge Draft | From The Press Box
The first full weekend of the 2026 college football season has arrived, and David and Matt are back From The Press Box to break down Week 1, make their picks…
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The Write Team Daily: "The Dawn of War"
Today's episode of The Write Team Daily revisits September 1, 1939—the dawn of World War II, when Nazi Germany invaded Poland and plunged Europe into the…
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The Coach Strickland Show: Bouncing Back | Hallsville Heads to Kaufman
🏈 How do you respond when Week 1 doesn't go according to plan? That's the challenge facing the Hallsville Bobcats as they turn the page from their…
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The Write Team Daily: "A Murder In Whitechapel"
Today's episode of The Write Team Daily revisits the chilling murder of Mary Ann Nichols on August 31, 1888—the first widely recognized victim of the infamous…
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From The Press Box | East Texas High School Football Week 1 Picks & Predictions
🏈 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS ARE BACK IN EAST TEXAS! The 2026 Texas high school football season has arrived, and From The Press Box is kicking it off with a huge Week…
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The Coach Maines Show: Elysian Fields vs. Hawkins Season Opener Preview | From The Press Box
Football season is finally here in Elysian Fields! 🏈🐝 On the premiere edition of The Coach Maines Show on From The Press Box, Elysian Fields head football…
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From The Press Box | Coach Josh Strickland Show: Hallsville vs. Lindale Season Opener Preview
Friday night football is back in Hallsville! 🏈🔥 On the first edition of The Coach Strickland Show on From The Press Box, Hallsville head football coach Josh…
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The Conversation | From the Background to the Forefront: Kresha Lane on Faith, Purpose & Answering God’s Call
What can happen when you stop allowing fear to keep you in the background and begin stepping into the purpose God has placed on your life? On this episode of…
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From The Press Box | 2026 Heisman Trophy Predictions: Arch Manning, Jeremiah Smith & More to Watch
Who will win the 2026 Heisman Trophy? 🏆🏈 David and Matt close out their college football preview on From The Press Box by revealing their preseason Heisman…
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From The Press Box | 2026 College Football Playoff Predictions: Our 12-Team CFP Field
Who makes the 2026 College Football Playoff? 🏈🏆 David and Matt put their preseason predictions on the record as they build their projected 12-team CFP fields…
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From The Press Box | 2026 College Football Conference Predictions: SEC, Big Ten, ACC & Big 12 Champions
Who wins the SEC, Big Ten, ACC and Big 12 in 2026? 🏈🏆 On this segment of From The Press Box, David Weaver and Matt Paul make their 2026 college football…
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From The Press Box | 2026 College Football Preseason Rankings: Who Should Really Be No. 1?
The 2026 AP Preseason College Football Poll is out—but do preseason rankings really mean anything before anyone has played a game? 🏈 On this segment of From…
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From The Press Box | 2026 College Football Preview: CFP Picks, Conference Champions, Heisman Predictions, & More
Football is back—and From The Press Box is kicking off the season with our complete 2026 College Football Preview! 🏈 David Weaver and Matt Paul break down the…
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The Conversation | From Teacher to Present Mom: Terra Croley’s Leap of Faith
After nearly a decade in the classroom, Terra Croley reached a defining moment: She loved teaching, but she also wanted the freedom to be fully present for her…
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School House Rocks | A New Day in Elysian Fields: Amy Dickson on New Schools, New Opportunities & a Rural District on the Rise
A new school. Improved facilities. New students. And a new chapter for Elysian Fields ISD. In this episode of School House Rocks, host David Weaver visits with…
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School House Rocks | Hallsville's John Martin on Leadership, Team Building, School & Community Culture
What makes a school district more than just a collection of campuses? For Hallsville ISD Superintendent John Martin, it comes down to people, relationships…
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School House Rocks | Superintendent Bo Smith: Building a Culture of Excellence in Smackover-Norphlet Schools
How do you change the culture of a school district? For Smackover-Norphlet School District Superintendent Bo Smith, it starts by getting students, educators…
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School House Rocks | Karnack's Angela Fitzpatrick on Community, Leadership & the Power of Public Schools
What can a small school district offer that larger schools sometimes can't? For Karnack ISD Superintendent Angela Fitzpatrick, the answer starts with…