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August 19, 2010 / Youth

A fond farewell

Janice Roberts, seated at center, was honored by fellow Port Aransas Education Foundation board memers on Wednesday, Aug. 11, upon her retirement as chairman. More...

Latchkey registration deadline coming quick: It’s tomorrow!

Registration forms for the Marlin Academy after-school latchkey program are due before 5 p.m. tomorrow – Friday, Aug. 20. The forms may be picked up at city hall, 710 W. Ave. More...

‘Meet the Teacher’ program Saturday

Parents of kindergarteners and prekindergarteners will have a chance to meet the teacher and see what H.G. Olsen Elementary School is like on Saturday, Aug. 21, when the school holds a “Meet the Teacher” program. More...

Pay raise approved for PAISD employees

BY PHIL REYNOLDS
phil@portasouthjetty.com

An across-the-board pay raise approved by school trustees on Thursday, Aug. 12, will mean an average 3.86 percent increase for Port Aransas ISD employees. All except one. More...

Bid higher than estimate

BY PHIL REYNOLDS
phil@portasouthjetty.com

Port Aransas school board members on Thursday, Aug. 12, got what they asked for – a solid bid to replace the vestibule on the north side of the Port Aransas High School gym, instead of an architect’s estimate. More...

Sales tax holiday runs this weekend

Sales tax savings for shoppers buying certain back-to-school items start tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 20, and run through Sunday, Aug. 22. More...

New ‘ball game’ for PAISD coaching staff

It’s a whole new ball game for the Marlins this year. Coaching assignments have been announced for the 2010-2011 school year by Port Aransas ISD Athletic Director Steve Reaves, with some shifts in coaching. More...

New (and almost new) faces on campus

Meet teachers and administrators new (or almost new) to the Port Aransas ISD and one who has changed campuses

SHARON MCKINNEY Teaching assignments: PAHS principal Former city and school district (or former position at PAISD): Round Rock ISD Where did you grow up? Arlington Family: Parents, one younger brother More...

PAISD trims budget in response to lower values

BY PHIL REYNOLDS
phil@portasouthjetty.com

........ T he b udg et fo r the Por t Aransas ISD is shaping up to be $2,047,111 less than it was at this time last year. More...

Kids need shots to attend school

With the start of school on Monday, Aug. 23, parents of children attending Port Aransas Independent School District, have just a few days to have their children immunized. More...

A little show business

Molly Moats puts on a puppet show for friends at H.G. Olsen Elementary School Tuesday, Aug. 17. More...

Girl Scout leaders needed

Wanted: Fun-loving, adventurous adults to lead Port Aransas Girl Scout troops. Service unit manager Lu Ann Ferguson is holding a training class for new leaders Sunday, Aug. 22, at 2 p.m. at the Girl Scout Hut, 739 W. Ave. A. More...

Fish camp is today

“Fish Camp” – the introduction to high school for incoming Port Aransas ninthgraders – is being held today, Thursday, Aug. 19, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the high school cafetorium. More...

BMS student orientation slated for tomorrow

Tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 20, is new Brundrett Middle School sixth-graders’ chance to find out what they need to know about their new school. More...

Welcome aboard

Brundrett Middle School Principal Gina McKeever, second from left, welcomes new Port Aransas ISD teachers during a tour of the middle school on Friday, Aug. 13. More...

Whoops!

A headline in the Aug. 12 issue of the South Jetty about two swim team members was incorrect. The headline should have identified the two as earning a spot at nationals rather than at state. More...

Trade school supplies for free swim at pool

All activities at the Port Aransas Community Park pool will be free on Friday, Aug. 20, with a donation of school supplies. Swim laps, exercise and play as you help students in Port Aransas Independent School District. More...