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You've heard it all before. Plan ahead. Set goals. Strive for success. The beginning of the school year is the perfect opportunity to discuss and set goals with the entire family. We know it, and we intend to do it. Or we make a mental note of what our goals are, but it really is important to take time to actually set some goals. Write them down. More ... After a short break, the Port Aransas High School newspaper, previously named The Splash, is making its way back. The paper, which has been out of print for four years, will resume production in October. The paper went out of print when former Port Aransas High School English teacher Rita Reed, who previously ran the paper, retired in 2004. More ... The Port Aransas 4-H Club will be dissolved unless at least two more students join and a club manager is found. A minimum of five members is mandatory for the club to continue, but this year only three students signed up. Members can participate in many ways, not just in the traditional animal raising. More ... From left, fourth-grade students Jacob Williams, Toby Suphachai, Miranda Moseley and Matt Allen play musical instruments in H.G. Olsen Elementary School teacher Gay DeMontel's music class on Friday, Sept. 19. DeMontel bought three xylophones, a metallophone and other music supplies with a $2,500 grant awarded to her in the spring by the Port Aransas Education Foundation. More ... Girl Scouts of America wants you. If you're a girl between the age of five and 18, or an adult interested in helping out, that is. A sign up and information meeting is scheduled for tonight, Thursday, Sept. 25, from 6 to 7 p.m. in the H.G. Olsen Elementary School cafeteria. More ... Only 160 tickets are available for the upcoming Mardi Gras in October, an event that helps the Port Aransas Education Foundation (PAEF) raise money to supply tangible benefits for island schools and their students. The event, scheduled for 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, at the Port Aransas Civic Center, is PAEF's biggest fundraiser of the year. More ... Three meetings - two for school employees and one for community members - will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 7, for folks to talk to a search firm representative about what kind of superintendent Port Aransas schools should have next. More ... Kiwanis Key Club officers for 2007-08 are, from left, vice president Clark Wilson, president Ashley Hendricks, treasurer Megan Park, advisor Pete Barello, secretary Charlotte Lucke and publicity chairman Meredith Berry. More ... Breakfast Monday Assorted cereal, graham crackers, juice & milk Tuesday French toast, sausage, juice & milk Wednesday Pig in a blanket, fruit, juice & milk Thursday Breakfast bagel, fruit, juice & milk Friday Assorted cereal, graham crackers, More ... Students at Port Aransas High School recently elected new Student Council representatives and officers. New officers are, from left, treasurer Rachael Phillips, vice president Joey Fries, president Mikey Cantu and secretary, Marina Milligan. More ... The giant United States map painted on the concrete slab behind H.G. Olsen Elementary School was looking tired. The map originally was painted during the 2005-06 school year; but it fell victim to bicycle tires, skateboard wheels and thousands of little footsteps over the past few years. More ... |
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