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Port Aransas school students pose with two quilts they created recently to be raffled off at the Port Aransas Relay for Life, which will raise money for cancer research and awareness April 27-28. Twenty-three fourth- and fifth-grade students from H.G. More ... The drawing for the Project Graduation raffle will be held Monday, April 30, at a Project Graduation meeting at the PAISD Administrative Bldg., 100 S. Station St. Winners need not be present to win. Tickets are available until the drawing is held. More ... From left, Port Aransas High School students Allie Coleman, Kelsey Russell and Ashley Hawes display a few of the 24 pillow cases they recently created to donate to the Ronald McDonald House near Driscoll Children's Hospital in Corpus Christi. Supervised by teacher Claudia Locher, the students picked out the fabric and used sewing machines at the high school to make the pillowcases. More ... Three youngsters from Port Aransas will perform Saturday, April 21, at the Rialto Theater, 327 Commercial St. in Aransas Pass. Four performances of "Under the Rainbow" and a birthday party for children whose birthdays are in April will be held with the actors performing in all. More ... Posing for a photo with the school district's new marquee recently were, from left, Port Aransas ISD Superintendent Billy Wiggins and Board of Trustees members Ann Appling, Margaret Price, Chuck Borders, Bob Smith, Lorraine Stern, Rick Adams and Ken Dunton. Jeff Moss, a computer technician at the school district, will train employees at Port Aransas High School, H.G. More ... The National Honor Society envelops exactly what it says. Honor. And PAISD high school NHS students are proud to uphold the namesake of this prestigious league. This year, Port Aransas boasts an impressive 22 students, including 15 seniors and seven juniors in NHS. Not just anyone can join, either; it takes a maintained 90 or above average and an excellent behavior record. More ... Aaron Kenigsberg, left, Jenna Ward, right, and Ty Morris, not pictured, will perform at a birthday party for children whose birthdays are in April. The party and four performances of "Under the Rainbow" are scheduled on April 21, at the Rialto Theater, 327 Commercial St. in Aransas Pass. Ward will perform as Alice from Alice in Wonderland and as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. More ... A group of 66 students from Kealing Middle School in Austin were among the audience for the last Schweppe Public Lecture of the series at the University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute. The students were participating in the MSI visiting class program aboard the research vessel 'Katy'. The speaker, Dr. More ... Port Aransas Independent School District cafeteria workers stand while being recognized at an April 12 meeting of the Board of Trustees. A Texas Department of Agriculture audit recently concluded that the cafeteria was doing an excellent job of providing nutritious meals to students. From left: Lisa Jones, Brenda Hayes, Deborah Richardson, Coleen Gartman and Donna Youngblood. More ... A few weeks ago, H.G. Olsen Elementary School teachers Heather Collins and Shannon Null challenged their first-grade students to each read at least 30 books at home during a one-month period, from early February to early March. All 32 students reached the goal and were rewarded with a pizza party, provided at no cost by Jay's Seafood and Spaghetti Works. More ... Austin Sergeant of Port Aransas had his hair cut Tuesday, April 10, and donated it to Locks of Love. He is an 11-year-old, sixth-grader at Brundrett Middle School. Sergeant decided to donate to the non-profit that makes wigs for ill children as a tribute to his grandmother, Carol Huey, who is an eight-year breast cancer survivor. More ... Although the deadline has passed to order a Port Aransas Independent School District 2007 yearbook stamped with a name, time remains to order a yearbook without a name stamped on it. Orders will be taken through Friday, June 1, at the Port Aransas High School, 100 S. Station St. More ... PTO officers Lisa Shelton, left, and Amy Cody carry goody bags into H.G. Olsen Elementary School on Tuesday, April 17. The PTO put together the bags of gum, energy bars, fruit and drinks to sustain teachers while administering the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills test. The school was providing students with snacks. More ... |
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