Congrats to the Roughnecks on their double digit win over Sudan Friday!
Celebrating an Incredible Career & Wishing a Well-Earned Retirement to Mrs. Pamela Elam
Today, we pause to celebrate a woman whose impact on Sundown ISD cannot be measured by years alone, but by the countless lives she touched along the way. Mrs. Pamela Elam has served our district with grace, humility, and an unwavering heart as the Superintendent’s Secretary, and her retirement marks the end of an extraordinary chapter.
Mrs. Elam has embodied what it means to have Sundown Heart. She always welcomed our staff, students and community with genuine warmth, steady kindness, and authenticity that was never performative, and always sincere. Her care for people, her quiet strength, and her consistency made this place better, every single day.
She has been a constant presence of calm, compassion, and professionalism. She led with grace, served with humility, and loved others the way Christ calls us to love, steadfastly, quietly, and without condition. Her patience was never wasted, her kindness never accidental, and her impact will long outlive her time in this role.
God placed Mrs. Elam exactly where she was needed, exactly when she was needed. The seeds she planted will continue to grow, because faith-filled work always leaves an eternal imprint.
Mrs. Elam, enjoy your retirement, you have earned every moment of it. Please know that you will always be loved, appreciated, and remembered here at Sundown ISD.
Thank you for everything.
Roughettes drop a heartbreaker 47-42 to Ropes.
Roughettes enter the 4th with a 32-28 lead over Ropes.
Roughettes lead Ropes 25-14 at the half.
Varsity girls lead Ropes 16-6 after 1.
The JV girls enter the 4th down 29-19 to Ropes in the 1st JV game.
The 1st JV girls game is at the half:
Sundown 10
Ropes 9
In the 1st JV game of the day the Roughettes are leading Ropes JV 6-3 after 1.
Thank you to the City of Sundown, Police Department, Fire Department, City Library, Hockley County Sheriffs Office, DPS, and other who poured into our Elementary students today. We appreciate your generosity and love to give our students a special Christmas memory.
Roughettes get district started off with a big win in Seagraves 65-19 over the Lady Eagles.
Final
Sundown 43
New Deal 60
End of 3 in Seagraves and the Roughettes lead 47-17.
Varsity Boys 35
New Deal 48
End of the 3rd Quarter
Roughettes are at the half with a 33-12 lead over Seagraves.
Varsity Boys 23
New Deal 36
Halftime
Roughettes lead Seagraves 19-8 after 1.
Final
Roughnecks JV Boys 33
New Deal 29
JV girls final:
Sundown 30
Seagraves 21
Great job ladies!
JV Boys 20
New Deal 19
End of the 3rd Quarter