Marlin Athletic Booster Club meets Monday at board room
      School is in session, and it’s time to get down to business. The Marlin Athletic Booster Club will hold the first meeting of the new school year on Monday, Sept. 14, at 6:30 p.m. Club secretary Rosalie Johnson said, “New officers have been elected and all are very eager to work hard toward our club goals. Please join us.”
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PAISD EDUCATION NOTES
Past will be part of future
      A community coming together – that is what Port Aransas is known for. Exemplary campuses, exemplary district and an exemplary community. Whether it was called Ropesville, Tarpon, Mustang Island, or Port Aransas, we want the students of Port Aransas ISD to know the history of our community.
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Running the gauntlet
      Clad in a wetsuit, Jim Cole, band director at Port Aransas High School and Brundrett Middle School, is struck by water balloons (that’s one exploding against his ribs) thrown by BMS students in a parking lot outside school on Friday, Sept. 4.
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PORT ARANSAS ISD SCHOOL MENUS
     MILK SERVED WITH ALL MEALS SEPTEMBER 14 - 18 Breakfast Monday Assorted cereal, graham crackers, juice Tuesday Biscuit and gravy, sausage, juice Wednesday Breakfast on a bun, juice Thursday Pig in a blanket, fruit, juice Friday Assorted cereal, graham crackers, juice
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Golf tourney to benefit scholarship fund
      Spend a beautiful September day golfing with friends (or ruthlessly against rivals) and help raise money for Port Aransas youth scholarships. Sponsors and teams are invited to participate in the second annual Port Aransas Kiwanis Club Scholarship Golf Tournament at Newport Dunes Golf Club on Saturday, Sept. 19.
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A day in the life. . .
      South Jetty reporter/photographer Dan Parker, left, speaks to students in the career connections class at Port Aransas High School on Friday, Sept. 4.
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Lunch with a few friends
      Ava Shook contemplates her next bite while she and the other kindergarten students get the hang of lunch in the H.G. Olsen Elementary School Cafeteria on Friday, Sept. 4. Kindergarten is when students begin spending the entire day at school, and school cafeteria procedures are a whole new learning experience for most.
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Girl Scout leaders and helpers needed
      Port Aransas Girl Scouts are getting organized and preparing a new year of programs.
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Graduation requirements may change
      Changes in the number of credits required by the Texas legislature to graduate from high school have yet to make it to Port Aransas. Specifically, the legislature is recommending the reduction of credits necessary to graduate from high school for physical education, health, speech and technology applications.
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