Port Aransas High School theater students Caden Meyer, left, and Hazel Hearn perform in a scene from ‘The Lonely Girl from Planet X’ on the school’s Second Story Stage on Wednesday, March 6. The performance was a rehearsal that was open to the public. The students are planning to put on the play at a UIL competition on Saturday, March […]
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Picnic day
Students and parents enjoy a picnic in an outdoor area at H.G. Olsen Elementary School on Friday, March 8. Subscribe Purchase Single Issue The full version of this story will be available to all readers after 2 weeks. Full versions of news stories from the most recent 2 weeks are available to online subscribers only. Access to full versions of news stories […]
BMS, PAHS bands earn honors at regional contest
Port Aransas ISD bands have plenty to toot their horns about. Several band students from Port Aransas High School and Brundrett Middle School did well when performing before judges at regional UIL solo and ensemble performances in Robstown on Feb. 15. Sherry Marshall, Port Aransas ISD band director, said she’s proud of her students. “They have worked hard and have […]
Paper play
Brundrett Middle School students launch paper airplanes in the school gym on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 1. The just-for-fun activity was held between basketball games that night. The student who managed to get his or her airplane closest to the foot of School Resource Officer Brett Boyer – who was standing still in the middle of the gym floor […]
For youth
Texas Surf Camps staff recently donated $4,700 to the Port Aransas Youth Development Foundation. Standing in front of Port Aransas High School, from left, are Madison Ray, E.G. Mayfield, Morgan Faulkner and Brittany Tupaj Faulkner. All four are PAHS alumni. The money was raised during the Texas Surf Camps’ 5th annual Halloween Costume Surf Contest last year. Subscribe Purchase Single Issue […]
Recognized
Port Aransas High School computer science teacher Tracy Cunningham and student Izzy Osburn pose for a photo while being recognized at a recent meeting of the Port Aransas ISD Board of Trustees. PAHS has earned the College Board’s AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award for expanding young women’s access to that area of study. Cunningham was honored at the school […]
Students to perform UIL play for public
“ The Lonely Girl from Planet X” will be performed for the public by Port Aransas High School students on Wednesday, March 6. Technically, the performance will be a rehearsal, but everyone is invited to come watch. It will start at 7 p.m. on the Second Story Stage at PAHS. Students later will perform the play in a UIL competition. […]
Ladies’ luncheon
Students and teachers enjoy Brundrett Middle School’s annual Eighth Grade Ladies’ Luncheon in the board room of Port Aransas ISD’s administration building on Wednesday, Feb. 14. The girls sat down to a catered meal, with some students choosing to dress up for the occasion. Highlights included tables decorated with Valentine-themed decor, conversations with school district staff members, desserts and parting […]
Banquete edges out PAHS in game show
By just 5 points, a team of Port Aransas High School students fell to another high school team in a televised game show called “Challenge!” Banquete High School won, 170-165. The episode aired on Thursday, Feb. 22, on KEDT, the Public Broadcasting Service station in Corpus Christi. Folks who missed the episode when it aired Thursday still can see it. […]
Contracts extended for administrators
Several Port Aransas ISD administrators recently had their contracts extended. The contracts were extended by a 5-0 vote by the school district’s board of trustees on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Trustees Daniel Johnson and Leslie Mills were absent. Contracts were approved for the 2024-25 school year for Jackie Peaslee, director of business and finance; and for George Lerma, principal of H.G. […]