How are Port Aransas schools doing? How do they treat students? How do they treat parents? How much are parents involved in education here? All those are items the school administration wants to find out – along with many other opinions parents may have about the schools. And to learn those opinions, the school district is making an on-line survey […]
Everybody loves pie
J.J. Morris, above, was one of many who lined up to throw pie in the face of local ‘celebrities’ at the Project Graduation Country Fair on Saturday, April 17. First Baptist Church pastor William Cambell was the recipient of Morris’ pie, above. Connor Collins and Carlie Munoz, below, took a pie in the face for the cause, as well.The fair […]
School district’s NovaNet lab helps improve GED program
To Harry Shaw, school outreach is a real and tangible thing. Shaw, director of the Port Aransas General Educational Development (GED) program, is ecstatic that Port Aransas ISD Superintendent Dr. Sharon Doughty will let his students use the school district’s NovaNET equipment. The process began more than two years ago, when the school board asked then-superintendent Billy Wiggins to investigate […]
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Oh-h, say…
Brenna Martin, a freshman at Port Aransas High School, sang the National Anthem at the Hooks game at Whataburger Field on Monday, April 19. The Marlins varsity and junior varsity baseball teams were there to watch, along with the Li’l Marlins little league team. Martin is the daughter of Jeanice Martin of Port Aransas and Charles Martin of Los Angeles, […]
Parents, counselors to meet, discuss 2010-11 school year
Parents of students at Brundrett Middle School are invited to “Meet the Counselors Night,” tonight, Thursday, April 22, from 6 to 7 p.m., to discuss the 2010-2011 school year. School counselors will meet with parents at the BMS cafeteria, at the corner of 10th Street and Avenue B. Parents of students currently in sixth and seventh grade will meet with […]
Fresh water at last
The group took time out for a post-tournament fresh-water swim at the Island Moorings Marina pool. Chase Denton, from left, Chris Lancaster, Jessica Borden, Shellbie Ehman, Austin Sergeant, Ashley Taylor, Randy Borden, and Dakota Cowen are caught mid-jump.
Riders to get safety ‘411’ at Bicycle Rodeo
Bike riders from 5 to 12 years old are encouraged to come to the third annual Bicycle Rodeo, scheduled for the parking lot of Port Aransas High School on Saturday, April 24. Registration will start at 8 a.m., with the event ending at noon. The event is free. Participants will get instruction in bicycle safety as well as other safety […]
Ardoin graduates from Coast Guard training
United States Coast Guard Seaman Jason C. Ardoin, a 2009 graduate of Port Aransas High School, recently graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Recruit Training Center in Cape May, N. J. During the eight-week training program, Ardoin completed a training curriculum consisting of academics and practical instruction on water safety and survival, military customs and courtesies, seamanship skills, first aid, […]
Seashore Middle Academy to perform at PACT in May
Gidget goes Pygmalion? Seashore Middle Academy students will present “My Fair Surfer” at the Port Aransas Community Theater, 2327 State Hwy. 361, Friday through Sunday, May 7 – 9. The play is a fundraiser for the school’s theater arts class. Theater arts teacher and director Ashley Knotts said “the funds will be used to purchase costumes, props and set materials.” […]
