August 5, 2010 RSS feed / Youth

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The food fighters

Harrison Clark of Port Aransas celebrated his 13th birthday with a food fight on the beach on Saturday, July 24. More...

Two at one time

Des Kidd and his 7-year-old son, Kai, ride together on a surfboard at Horace Caldwell Pier on Saturday, July 24. Father and son frequently tandem surf together. More...

Free, low-cost breakfast, lunch available

FOR KIDS WHOSE FAMILY INCOMES QUALIFY
BY PHIL REYNOLDS
phil@portasouthjetty.com

Children who qualify can get free or reduced-price breakfasts and lunches at Port Aransas schools. More...

Gimme the ball!

Josh Leeder, 12, of Boerne, tries to wrestle a basketball away from his twin brother, Jarrett, during a break between basketball games at the Brundrett Middle School gym on Thursday, July 29. More...

Counting laps

Nana Ward, left, and Wendy Brown count laps at the Port Aransas Swim Team’s recent swim-a-thon. Swimmer’s sought sponsors to fund completed laps in the pool. More...

New student sign-up is set

Students new to the Port Aransas ISD will be able to register during an open registration period on Wednesday, Aug. 11. More...

Orientation set for BMS

New Brundrett Middle School students – those who will start sixth grade and new seventh- or eighth-graders moving in to Port Aransas ISD – are invited to an orientation session Friday, Aug. 20, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. More...

You can do both

Mayer writes book to help teachers teach students to pass the test and write well
BY MARY HENKEL JUDSON
southjetty@centurytel.net

Teachers who teach kids to write well enough to pass the TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) test are meeting the minimum standards, just as are their students. More...

No shots, no school

Two weeks left to get kids immunized

With classes resuming on Monday, Aug. 23, for students of the Port Aransas Independent School District, parents have just two weeks to make arrangements to get their children immunized. More...

All aboard for reading

Children ages four to nine enjoyed the summer reading program at the Bill Ellis Memorial Library during June and July. More...

Site director is hired; latchkey drawing set

BY DAN PARKER
dan@portasouthjetty.com

The Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department officially has hired a site director for Marlin Academy, the afterschool latchkey program at H.G. Olsen Elementary School. More...

PAHS 2010 grad earns scholarship to Southwestern

Andrew Ferguson-Johns has received a Ruter Scholarship to attend Southwestern University in Georgetown. The scholarship is merit-based and provides funding between $5,000 and $10,000 a year. More...

Tax-free holiday set for Aug. 20-22

Parents trying to put everything together in time for the start of school may nevertheless want to wait until almost the last minute for some key purchases. From Friday, Aug. 20, through Sunday, Aug. More...

First place cup

Michael D’Herde, 9, set a new track record and took first place at the Southwest Regional Cup races in Denton last weekend, July 31 and Aug. 1. More...













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