September 4, 2008 RSS feed / Youth

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Swarm of students

STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER Swarm of students Moments before the first bell of the day, students line up and sit on the floor while waiting for the classroom doors to open at H.G. Olsen Elementary School on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 3. More...

PAISD mentor volunteers to meet Friday

Anyone interested in volunteering and/or mentoring in the Port Aransas schools is invited to a reception on Friday, Sept. 12, at 10 a.m. in the administration building, 100 S. Station St. Attendance at the meeting does not obligate anyone. More...

Public perspective on next superintendent welcomed by PAISD

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Teachers and other community members will have opportunities to chime in on what kind of superintendent should be hired to supervise the Port Aransas Independent School District. More...

School board approves tax rate and new budget

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

The Port Aransas Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a tax rate of $1.058300 per $100 valuation at a meeting on Thursday, Aug. 28. More...

Scratching an itch

Scratching an itch STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER Flinging droplets of water forward, a bird known as a common moorhen reaches up and scratches an itchy spot on its face while wading through shallow water at Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center in Port Aran More...

BRUNDRETT CAMPUS GAINS 8.8%

Port Aransas schools see jump in enrollment, possibly revenue
BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

The latest figures show that the Port Aransas Independent School District is experiencing a spurt in enrollment. More...

EDUCATION NOTES

Moving beyond ratings

How would you feel about outsourcing all of our local school decisions to somebody else… say Flour Bluff… or Corpus Christi… or Austin? More...

BMS gets new books, bookcases

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER

Students visiting the Brundrett Middle School library this fall term have found more than 65 new books - courtesy of a grant from the Port Aransas Education Foundation (PAEF). More...

New math-science lab at middle school

BY DAN PARKER SOUTH JETTY REPORTER Brundrett Middle School

Brundrett Middle School has established a new program to help students who are struggling with math and science. Called "math-science lab," the program is conducted for about 45 minutes each day, said Bob Byrd, superintendent at BMS. More...













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