Graduation Update:
The 2024 Graduation Ceremony will take place at Bud Moody Stadium at 6:00 P.M. Seniors are required to report to Ballard Gymnasium by 4:30 P.M. Gates will also open at 4:30 P.M.
For family and friends unable to attend in person, here is the link to the live stream of the 2024 Graduation Ceremony.
https://www.youtube.com/live/cF1zN6g2M28?si=2RraWGjc1YYNNLmd
Graduation 2024 Update:
The 2024 graduation ceremony will now begin at 6:00 P.M. at Bud Moody Stadium. Gates will open at 4:30 P.M. QISD will continue to monitor the weather and will make a final decision regarding the location at noon. The graduation ceremony will start at 6:00 P.M. regardless of the location. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
For family and friends unable to attend in person, here is the link to the live stream of the 2024 graduation ceremony.
https://www.youtube.com/live/cF1zN6g2M28?si=H_hVJJSyWPvNwJFO
Monday, January 15, 2024, is a school holiday in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Please monitor the school's social media and website for updates on any potential school delays or closures, as we are anticipating possible winter weather next week. Thank you.
Please review the attached letters regarding the changes made to the 2023/2024 District Calendar.
Subject: Sissy Spacek
Your story about Rip Torn and Sissy Spacek is mostly true. They were cousins, and Rip Torn played a very important role in Sissy becoming the star that she is. However, she was born and raised in Quitman, Texas which is in Wood County. They have streets named after her there, I would be surprised if folks from Quitman haven't already contacted you.... they are very proud of their home town girl. I hear she was a majorette and the home coming queen when she was a senior there. After she graduated, she moved to New York with her cousin Rip Torn and the rest is history... - James Neal, Mineola, Texas, August 12, 2005.
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History in a Pecan Shell
The county's first and only county seat, Quitman was formed in 1850 and named after John A. Quitman, a governor of Mississippi and a General during the Mexican War who distinguished himself at Monterey and also served as governor of Mexico City during the U. S. occupation.
In 1872 as the Texas and Pacific Railway headed west across Texas, they wanted to have a depot there, but as was the custom, they demanded tribute. James Stephen Hogg, who later became Texas' first native-born governor, stood up to the railroad. No money changed hands, but Quitman didn't get their depot, either.
The T & P chose Sodom, Texas - a town that changed its name to Mineola - according to The Handbook of Texas.
By the 30's Quitman's population rose to a respectable 950 before declining like most of Texas. An oil discovery reversed the decline and by the mid-1950s it was back in the 900s.
Quitman is the hometown of actress Sissy Spacek.
