May 29, 2008 RSS feed / Youth

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Community awards $93,500 in scholarships to 31 PAHS seniors

Members of the Port Aransas business community as well as individuals continued the tradition of supporting Port Aransas High School seniors by presenting scholarships at the annual assembly held Friday, May 23.
SOUTH JETTY STAFF PHOTOS BY DAN PARKER
Members of the Port Aransas business community, as well as individuals, continued the tradition of supporting Port Aransas High School seniors by presenting scholarships at the annual assembly held Friday, May 23. More...

The winners

H.G. Olsen Elementary School fifth graders Shane Johnson and Emily Roberson pose for a photo with the Jerry McDonald Citizenship Awards they won during a school assembly on Tuesday, May 27. With them is Sylvia Buttler, the school principal. More...

Four more days for soccer sign-up

There are four days left to register for the fall soccer season. Port Aransas Youth Soccer league (PAYSL) will accept registrants through June 1. Forms can be found at www. portasoccer.com, then mailed to PAYSL, P.O. More...

Girl, 9, plans projects for heart association

Jade Mouton of Port Aransas is a 9-year-old girl who has heart disease, and she has decided to help other children like herself. Mouton has set a fundraising goal to donate to the American Heart Association. More...

Squishy squid

Fifth grader Bailey Benson dissects a squid recently in class at H.G. Olsen Elementary School. Students dissected squid as a science lesson and also made art prints and even cooked calamari. More...

Ewwwww!

A fourth-grader from Lago Vista Elementary School, near Austin, reacts unfavorably to a mantis shrimp held by Dr. More...

Kids invited to art camp on Wednesday afternoons

AT ART CENTER FOR ISLANDS

Budding young artists can join Wednesday afternoon art classes this summer at the Art Center for the Islands, 323 N. Alister. More...

Spaces are still open in lifeguard course

Anyone wanting to become a lifeguard still has an opportunity to do so. More...

Yee-haw!

Brundrett Middle School student Aaron Kenigsberg clowns on a bale of hay at the King Ranch. Aaron and fellow sixth-grade students visited the giant ranch on a field trip on Thursday, May 22. More...

Conner is honored by Arkansas college

Stephanie Conner, a 2006 Port Aransas High School graduate, has recently received three honors from Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Ark. On April 15, Conner was awarded the Bea Narracong Endowment Fund Scholarship. More...

EDUCATION NOTES

A big thanks

Every year I reserve my final column of to thank our board of trustees, administration, teachers and staff for doing such a marvelous job of educating our students. More...

Super citizens

Brundrett Middle School Principal Bob Byrd congratulates eighth graders Chris Eggleston and Hazel Morris for being awarded the Jerry McDonald Citizenship Award at the eighth-grade luncheon at the Sand Castle Condominium conference center on Wednesd More...

Splash!

City offers swimming lessons at pool

Anyone wishing to register for swim lessons will need to do so in person this year. Register for the first session of swim lessons from 6 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 3. The two-week session will be taught at 9:40 a.m. More...

Hoffman graduates from TAMU-CC

Benjamin Polk Hoffman of Port Aransas graduated on May 17, from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Hoffman graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Liberal Arts. More...

Parks and rec department to hold sail classes for kids

Port Aransas has plenty of wind, kids, boats and water. The City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department has decided to put them all together. Two consecutive levels of sailing classes are offered in June to children 10 and older. More...

Science camp offers kids close look at environment

The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute (MSI) is offering a unique way for kids to learn about their environment this summer. More...

Local talent

Brundrett Middle School sixth graders Ty Morris, left, and Chris Wright play a little rock and roll for a crowd of parents and H.G. Olsen Elementary School students in the Olsen gym on Tuesday, May 27. More...

Ceremonies will mark school's end at Olsen, Brundrett

H.G. Olsen Elementary School and Brundrett Middle School still have a couple of public events left to conduct before classes let out for the summer. More...

Coeckelenbergh is on dean's list at Angelo State

Sean Coeckelenbergh, a 2004 Port Aransas High School graduate, has been named to the dean's list at Angelo State University in San Angelo. More...

Day camps offer variety

Elementary school age children should have no problem finding something fun to do this summer. More...

Skate-a-palooza rocks the rink

These skaters played a rousing game of Simon Says for prizes at Skate-a-palooza on Friday, May 23. The fundraiser was organized and manned by the Port Aransas High School Key Club to raise money for the Community Skate Park. More...













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