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December 20, 2007 / Youth

That's a wrap!

For H.G. Olsen Elementary School fifth graders in teacher Rhonda Burger's room, some practice at gift wrapping doubled as a math lesson on figuring volume, area and perimeter during a class session on Monday, Dec. 17. More...

LAST DAY BEFORE HOLIDAYS

Writers' tea, caroling set

The community is invited to the annual H.G. Olsen Elementary School Writers' Tea tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 21. It will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the school. More...

For a good cause

Members of Port Aransas High School's service-learning class present a check to officials with the Helping Hands Food Pantry Tuesday, Dec. 18. More...

Legislature mandates statewide drug testing

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Port Aransas High School is one of hundreds of high schools around the state where students could undergo testing for steroids this school year. More...

Challenge TV show to air Saturday

A team of four Port Aransas High School students lost to a Corpus Christi high school team in a game show-style academic competition televised on Monday, Dec. More...

Little elves

Kindergarteners arriving at their two H.G. Olsen Elementary School classrooms on the morning of Monday, Dec. 17, were delighted to find that Santa Claus had left elf hats as gifts on all of the children's desks. More...

EDUCATION NOTES

Weigh drug-testing carefully

There is a lack of substantive discussion in our community about teen drug and alcohol use/abuse. Not to suggest people don't recognize it's a "problem", but overall, dialogue has lacked continuity and direction. More...

PAISD lists penalties for violations of drug policy

Students who are involved in extra-curricular activities and stand accused of violating controlled-substance policies at Port Aransas High School face increasingly severe consequences each time they break the rules. More...