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December 17, 2009 / Youth

Multiplicity of music

Music flowed through the campuses of H.G. Olsen Elementary School and Brundrett Middle School on the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 15. More...

Seven Port Aransas High School students and four Brundrett Middle School students qualified for the Association of Small School Bands All- Region Band. Students from more than 25 schools participated in the tryouts, held on Saturday, Dec. 12. More...

Nutcracker fans

Port Aransas High School theatre arts classes went to see classmate Hazel Morris perform in ‘The Nutcracker’ Christmas ballet on Friday, Dec. 11, at the Selena Auditorium in Corpus Christi. More...

Academics, attendance are topics

BY PHIL REYNOLDS PHIL@PORTASOUTHJETTY.COM

School trustees heard reports from as far away as Philadelphia at their meeting on Thursday, Dec. 10, as well as reports on the GK-12 program and on district attendance. More...

Cool lesson on a hot topic

John Shrier and Nate Barrows show their fire truck to the teachers and students of Trinity-by-the-Sea Day School. The firemen came to demonstrate fire safety as part of a fire safety education program at the school on Wednesday, Dec. 9. More...

PAHS band plays tonight at cafetorium

The Port Aransas High School band will perform tonight, Thursday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m., in the Port Aransas High School cafetorium. The cafetorium is upstairs in the high school, at 100 S. Station St. More...

EDUCATION NOTES

Just be nice

I have a sign that hangs over my kitchen sink that says, “Just be nice”. It serves as my daily reminder to be kind, even when it might be difficult. At school, I find myself repeating this simple mantra. More...

Go, girls!

The Port Aransas High School cheerleaders give lessons at an after-school cheer camp on Tuesday, Dec. 15. The camp is being held Dec. 14 through 17, for ages three to 12, to raise money for a trip to watch a national-level compteition. More...

Reaves plans to expand athletics

BY PHIL REYNOLDS PHIL@PORTASOUTHJETTY.COM

Expansion and involvement. Those are the two things Port Aransas ISD Athletic Director Steve Reaves emphasizes when he talks about the district’s athletic program of the future. More...

A shot from Mom

Port Aransas High School freshman Jocelyn Flood gets a swine flu shot from her mother, Amy Flood, at the Port Aransas Independent School District’s administration building on Monday, Dec. 14. More...