S&S Consolidated Independent School District is a public
school district
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based in
Sadler,
Texas
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. The first graduating class from S&S was in 1961.
About
The district serves the cities of Sadler and
Southmayd as well as rural areas in west central
Grayson County, and was formed by consolidation of prior districts in 1961.
Though Southmayd is the larger of the two towns, the first alphabetically is Sadler, and the location of the administration building, but the "S&S" does not necessarily mean "Southmayd and Sadler" and the district does not state which S stands for which community.
In 2009, the school district was rated "
recognized" by the
Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States. .
Schools
S&S Consolidated ISD has a total of three schools - two in Sadler and one in Southmayd.
*S&S Consolidated High (Grades 9-12, Sadler)
**S&S High won the
UIL Current Issues and Events team competition for Class 2A for 15 consecutive years (the streak ended in 2009), winning eight state titles during this time. S&S regained the team title in 2010 and repeated (in a tie with Jim Ned High School) in 2011.
UIL: Academics - Archives
/ref> In addition, S&S High has also won team titles in Literary Criticism
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(2002–2003, 2006–07, 2007–08, and 2008–09) as well as the 2003-04 individual titles in this event.
*S&S Consolidated Middle (Grades 5-8, Sadler)
*S&S Consolidated Elementary (Grades PK-4, Southmayd)
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School districts in Grayson County, Texas