All A’s All Year 1st row: Mackenzie Smith, Maddix Delgado, Aiden McClelland, Matthew Stapp 2nd row: Adam Authement, Justice Epley, Brooklyn Redmond, McKenna Guevara

Port O’Connor School Honor Roll for the 6th Six Weeks

A Honor Roll

First Grade: Stephen Bowman; Maddix Delgado; Justice Epley; McKenna Guevara; Aiden McClelland; Rylie Ragusin; Hagen Rhoads; Angela Salinas; Keegan Short; Mackenzie Smith

Second Grade: Adam Authement; Kyle Doggett; Aislin Guzman; Alexzaria Lopez; Melany Romo; Matthew Stapp

Third Grade: Ashton Albrecht; Leah Lucey

Fourth Grade: Shane Branch; Amy Resendiz; Shayla Teel

Fifth Grade: Brooklyn Redmond

A & B Honor Roll

First Grade: Jenna Branch; Antonio Gloria; Jackie Gutierrez; Robbie Lynn Mayo; Kayla Resendiz; Christopher Richter; Elaine Roberts

Second Grade: Cody Branch; Ayden Brown; Kaitlyn Lashley; Sergio Sanchez

Third Grade: Adalia Gossett; Damian Guzman; Chase Harding; Bella Nazay; Harley Peeler

Fourth Grade: Sarah Doggett; Joey Helms; Jessie Lashley; Anthony Luna; Tarah Munsch; John Rosenboom; Madison Stringo

Fifth Grade: Evan Clifton; Esmeralda Garcia; Ally Luna; Jocelynn Miller; Taylor Ragusin; Eli Romo; Blake Walters; Brenley Walters

Perfect Attendance All Year 1st row: Cole Spicak, Dylan Ramirez, Amy Resendiz, John Rosenboom, Harley Albrecth 2nd row: Ashton Albrecht, Adalia Gossett, McKaelyn Carriles

Perfect Attendance for the 6th Six Weeks

Pre-K: Kyndra Carriles; Landon Jones

Kindergarten: Jerimiah Bensley; Blake Bowman; Justin Gossett;Kamyla Guzman; Landin Rhoads; Cole Spicak

First Grade: Jenna Branch; Maddix Delgado; Justice Epley; Hagen Rhoads; Keegan Short; Mackenzie Smith

Second Grade: Cody Branch; Kaitlyn Lashley; Dylan Ramirez; Matthew Stapp

Third Grade: Ashton Albrecht; Adalia Gossett; Chase Harding; Kalynn Harding; Jayden VanDusen

Fourth Grade: Harley Albrecht; Jordan Blevins; Shane Branch; Maddie Hawes; Jessie Lashley; Anthony Luna; Amy Resendiz; John Rosenboom; Shayla Teel

Fifth Grade: McKaelyn Carriles; Ronnie Carriles; Esmeralda Garcia; Ally Luna; Taylor Ragusin; Dylon Schumann; Blake Walters; Brenley Walters

Highest Accelerated Reader Points per Grade 1st row: Ashton Albrecht, Adam Authement 2nd row: McKenna Guevara, Brooklyn Redmond, Sarah Doggett

Students Walk 1,830 Miles: L to R: Donald Morales (3rd place), Michael Sachtleben (3rd place), Robert McWherter (3rd place), Jason Nguyen (2nd place), Adrian Munoz (1st place).

The Seadrift Walking Program takes “steps” to promote physical activity while teaching students about geography. The program is hosted by Dow, and involves site volunteers visiting Seadrift School every Thursday to monitor students as they walk laps in front of the school.

Every lap the students walk is recorded, and results are correlated to actual miles. Total miles walked this year was 1,830! Students started their “Walk Across America” this year in Austin, TX and have walked from there to Baton Rouge, LA, Jackson, MS, Little Rock, AK, and Montgomery, AL, Tallahassee, FL and made it all the way to Columbus, Ohio.
An end of year pizza party celebrating the students “Walk Across America” took place on Thursday, May 22nd. Prizes were awarded to the students that walked the most laps. Congratulations to the following “super steppers”:

1st Place – Adrian Munoz – 61 laps/15.25 miles
2nd place – Jason Nguyen – 60 laps/15 miles
3rd place – Donald Morales – 49 laps/12.25 Miles
3rd place – Michael Sachtleben – 49 laps/12.25 miles
3rd place – Robert McWherter – 49 Laps/12.25 Miles

Thank you to Seadrift School staff for allowing Dow to spend time with their students, and to Dow site volunteers who visited Seadrift School every Thursday to encourage students with high fives and words of inspiration as they walked their laps.

POC Grand Slam Scholarship Recipients

The POC Grand Slam (Chris Ragusin Memorial) Fishing Tournament is pleased to announce that we were able to give 9 – $500.00 shcholarships to Calhoun High School Graduating Seniors this year.:

Drew Rivera, Darian Bubenik, Daylyn Cady, Adreanna Gonzales, Heather Osborn, Kaitlyn Rice, Payton Rice, Johnathan Pitonyak, Jackie Lopez.

Every year we are able to give more and it warms our hearts to be able to help the nine who were chosen to help further their education. Once again we would like to take this time to Thank our Community for the help and support given to the POC Grand Slam throughout the year.

Seventeen years ago a group of women started the Port O’ Connor Community Service Club to give back to the community they loved so much. Professionals and homemakers, moms and career women pitched in to raise money, build awareness and meet needs in POC. They built the community center, began the Senior Christmas Luncheons, and other projects. One of the most important projects to this group was to raise money and award scholarships to hometown kids deserving of help. All students of POC elementary who complete requirements for graduation from Calhoun High School and have plans for college or professional training are eligible to apply. More than 60 scholarships later the club is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2014 Service Club Scholarships.

The following 2014 graduates will each receive a $500 scholarship award:

Johnathan Pitonyak, Kaitlyn Rice, Jaclynn Lopez, Peyton Rice, Heather Osborn

Special Scholarship:

This year we have a special scholarship. One of our founding members and greatest supporters died in February after 91 years of life full of service to our community. Agnes Marion Munsch Valigura was born in POC and spent most of the years of her life here. She was vitally involved in the life of our community serving in Women’s’ Service Club, Chamber, St. Josephs Catholic Church, and her smiling face and willing hands were present at almost all community events Agnes belonged to a coffee and chat group who got together regularly over Cookie and Josie’s coffee and discussed the problems and pleasures of our little home at the end of the road and the world at large. Over the years they solved a bunch of those problems. Ms. Agnes was a go getter. She was a mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and sister who made a difference in the lives of those treasured family members around her as well. Her grands and greats are contentedly continuing her community commitment.

The Port O’Connor Community Service Club is proud to announce the 2014 Agnes Valigura Memorial Scholarship. This onetime $1000 scholarship will be awarded from proceeds from our 2014 garage sale funds in honor and memory of the incredible and unselfish life of our friend and club member Agnes Marion Munsch Valigura. Agnes was proud to say she was Port O Connor born and bred. She attended school in the old wooden school building before it burned down. She grew up in ‘the Port O Connor that was’ she used to say. She held offices and committee positions for the service club, was part of the altar guild at St. Joseph’s, was a lifelong Chamber member, made oral and pictorial contribution to the history project currently under development, worked in local businesses and was our Postmaster for many years. It seems only fitting to honor her in such a way.

It was difficult for the committee to select just one applicant. All of our kids showed great promise and potential and submitted outstanding applications. We are very proud of you all. Even so, it gives us great pride and pleasure to award this special scholarship award to our home grown graduate Mr. Johnathan Pitonyak. Congratulations Johnathan! We look forward to watching you soar!

Johnathan Pitonyak Recipient of the Agnes Munsch Valigura Memorial Scholarship