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April 28, 2011 / Youth

Holy Week First Communion

These Port Aransas youth received First Communion at Saint Joseph Catholic Church on Thursday, April 21, at the 5 o’clock mass. More...

A very Good Friday!

H.G. Olsen Elementary School fifth-graders took a field trip to Sea World in San Antonio on Friday, April 22, as a culmination of Project MARE (Marine Activities, Resources and Education). More...

EDUCATION NOTES

We’re high and dry without WADA

CHUCK BORDERS

Remember “Two bits, four bits, six bits, a dollar. . .”? Well, now in Texas school finance it’s something like “Gold pennies, copper pennies, tax cap and WADA”. More...

PAISD Honor Rolls - Fifth Six Weeks

Staff photos by Dan Parker

H.G. OLSEN ELEMENTARY A HONOR ROLL FIRST GRADE More...

A legacy

Brundrett Middle School band students were treated to a special performance by the grandson of the legendary keyboardist Floyd Cramer. More...

Field of dreams

The Easter Bunny was the celebrity guest at a community Easter egg hunt on Sunday, April 24, at the Port Aransas Community Park. More...

Institute offers lessons in outdoors for children

The University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) is offering youngsters the chance to explore the Texas coast’s unique ecosystems this summer through hands-on field and laboratory lessons. More...

Community theatre to hold summer camp

With summer just around the corner, it’s not too early to begin making those summertime plans for the kids. More...

Students of science

Thirteen youngsters scored honors in a recent science fair held for H.G. More...

Port Aransas kids to compete in Coastal Bend Science Fair

Thirteen youngsters who scored honors in a recent science fair for Port Aransas school students are scheduled compete in the Coastal Bend Science Fair to be held Saturday, April 30, and Sunday, May 1, at the Island Hall in the University Center at Te More...

Students to perform at PACT

How often do you get a chance to see a double feature live performance? You’ll have a chance next week when theatre arts students from Seashore Middle Academy present two performances on stage at the Port Aransas Community Theatre. More...

Whoops!

School board president Chuck Borders, quoted in last week’s South Jetty about worst-case scenarios involving school financing, was referring to what legislators did in the 2005-2006 biennium, not what the current legislature might do. More...