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Youth January 22, 2009  RSS feed
PAHS wins UIL trophies
      Port Aransas High School was represented by 22 team members at the University Interscholastic League competition on Saturday, Jan. 17. The meet, at Gregory-Portland ISD, ended with Port Aransas bringing home two boxes of trophies.
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In appreciation
      The Port Aransas Independent School District Board of Trustees pose with framed certificates honoring them for their service as trustees. Gov. Rick Perry has declared it School Board Recognition Month. Superintendent Sharon Doughty presented the certificates to the trustees during a meeting on Thursday, Jan. 15.
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PAISD School Menus
January 26- 30
      Breakfast Monday Assorted cereal, graham crackers, juice, milk Tuesday Cinnamon and raisin biscuit, sausage, juice, milk Wednesday Scrambled eggs, toast, juice, milk Thursday Apple strudel stick, sausage, juice,
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EDUCATION NOTES
Cheerleaders make a positive difference
      School spirit is an important part of developing into a well-rounded person. Students who have school spirit also have pride in their school, which should result in better grades, good attendance and good behavior. Cheerleaders try to spread this school spirit to all the students.
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Alumni band concert scheduled for Jan. 29
      You can take the student out of the band, but you can't take the band out of the student. Former Port Aransas High School band students will join the current band in a concert at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 29. The public is invited to the concert at the Port Aransas Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A, a benefit for the Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association.
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Girl Scouts sell cookies
      Got milk? Need cookies to go with it? No need to wait until the Girl Scouts begin their cookie sales on Valentine's Day. Pre-sales of the cookies are available now. Cookies are $3.50 per box, payable on delivery and available in eight flavors: Lemon Chalet, Dulce de Leche, Trefoils, sugar free Chocolate Chip, Do-Si-Dos, Tagalongs, Samoas and Thin Mints.
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New school bus will roll in soon
      Port Aransas school children soon will be riding in a new bus. The Port Aransas Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Thursday, Jan. 15, to buy a 2009 Thomas Saf-T-Liner school bus for $78,455.
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Delinquent taxes skyrocket
INCREASE IS ABOUT 63 PERCENT
      A recently completed audit of the Port Aransas Independent School District has shown delinquent property taxes jumping about 63 percent in one year. While the school district saw about $504,000 in delinquent taxes as of Feb. 1, 2007, some $825,000 was delinquent at the same time the following year.
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Surprise!
      Vanessa Brundrett, vice president of the Port Aransas Education Foundation, gives outgoing interim superintendent Wayne Johnson a kiss and a hug at a surprise party that Port Aransas school district administration threw for him at Seafood and Spaghetti Works on Friday, Jan. 16.
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Time almost up
Student poetry contest entries sought
      The deadline is approaching for the 2009 Emerging Writers Poetry Contest. The Art Center for the Islands is seeking submissions from high school students in grades 9 through 12 who are under 18 years of age. Submissions must follow guidelines and be received by the art center by Friday, Jan. 30.
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BMS students winners
      More than 30 Brundrett Middle School students recently placed in University Interscholastic League academic competitions. The contests were held Dec. 2 and 4 in Driscoll and on Dec. 5 in Woodsboro.
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Olsen students win at UIL
      More than 35 H.G. Olsen Elementary School students recently were recognized by the Port Aransas Independent School District Board of Trustees for participating in academic University Interscholastic League competitions. All of the children who took part in the events were recognized at a meeting of the school board on Thursday, Jan. 15.
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Project Graduation meeting set tonight
      Projection Graduation volunteers will meet tonight, Thursday, Jan. 22, at 6 p.m. in the Port Aransas High School library. Parents of juniors and seniors are invited to participate in the fundraising organization. Donated items are currently being collected for the annual garage sale on Saturday, Feb. 21.
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PAHS Challenge! team defeated by West Oso
      A team of four Port Aransas High School students was defeated by a team from West Oso High School in a game show-style academic competition televised on Monday, Jan. 19. West Oso beat PAHS, 210-165, in the show called "Challenge!" on KEDT public television.
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Watching history
      Students in Port Aransas High School's advanced-placement U.S. history classroom watch televised ceremonies as Barack Obama is sworn in as president of the United States on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Students throughout the high school, Brundrett Middle School and H.G. Olsen Elementary School watched the inauguration on classroom TVs.
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