March 15: Gayle Wilson

March 16: Samantha D. Daniel; Kelli Stryker; Cameron Wisenant; Susie Onishi

March 17: Kelly Ryan; Pat Garner

March 18: Randall McLemore; Thomas Skalak; Stefani Spears

March 19: Cheryl J. Finster; Heather Osborn; Wanda Redding, Darin Vasquez-Luna; Lisa Pizanie; Shirley Harper

March 20: Postmaster Johnny Johnson; Marian Stoddard; Sherry Ureste

March 21: Ashley Johnson; Wesley Hempel; Kaleigh Diaz

March 22: Matthew McCauley; Peggy Guy; Skylar Fisher

March 24: Joy Fryou; Tammy Davis

March 25: Richard Aguilar; Ray Castillo

March 26: Inez Gendke; Stephanie Smolik

March 27: Pedro Saenz; Brandon Smolik

March 29: Valerie Keller; Monique Morlan

March 30: Charlene Satterfield

April 1: Ronnie Shields; Gina Woods; Kim Boone

April 2: Mike Overton; Kayne Carriles

April 3: Ann Pesek; Rachel Gregory; Kevin Ragan; Brandon Hobbs; Tana Pavlicek

April 4: Billie Stanfield

April 5: Kimberly Gonzales; Dennis Oliphant; Than Thuy Nguen

March 6: Collin Anderson

March 8: April Skalak; Kim Sonnier; Alexis Carriles; Frank DeLoach; Kay Middleton

April 9: Pam Hecox; Kierstyn O. Milligan

April 10: Eric Clard

April 11: Linda Spencer; Lesley Bourg-Alstrom; Michaela Harper

April 12: Lola Zimmerman; Jeff Hobbs

April 13: Kenneth Gregory; Eva Meitzler; Dustin Whisenant

April 14: Toby Torres

April 15: Diana Hardegree; John Wayne Helm III

April 16: Justin Munsch

April 17: Ann Wolters; Diane Cooley

April 18: Anthony Hugh Ward

April 19: Helen Hardcastle; Derek “Sparky” Sparks; Tarah Munsch; Julie Yost

Citizens of the Week at Port O’Connor School

Week ending February 15: PreK- Orion Ragusin; Kindergarten- Stephen Bowman; First Grade- Matt Stapp; Second Grade- Ethan Redding; Third Grade- Madison Stringo; Fourth Grade- Blake Walters; Fifth Grade- Clayton Maraggia

Week ending February 22:  PreK- Colton Anderson; Kindergarten- Keegan Short; First Grade- Cody Branch; Second Grade- Ashton Albrecht; Third Grade- Maddie Hawes; Fourth Grade- Felicity Baldera; Fifth Grade- Sierra Posey

Week ending March 1: PreK, Anthony Flores; Kindergarten- Jenna Branch; First Grade- Adam Authement; Second Grade- Leah Lucey; Third Grade- Sarah Doggett; Fourth Grade- Dalton Alford; Fifth Grade- Carly Rosenboom

Week ending March 8:  PreK- Lauren Authement; Kindergarten- Marcus Garcia; First Grade- Kaitlyn Lashley; Second Grade- Ashton Fowler-Albrecht; Third Grade- Jessie Lashley; Fourth Grade- Felicity Baldera; Fifth Grade- Riley Hughs

Students of the Week at Seadrift School

Week ending February 15: PreK, Hataway- Sirus Gomez; K, Kern- Layton Davenport; K, Myers- Caden Clendennen; 1st, Christy- Annabelle Thurman; 1st, Stringham- Breann Kelley; 2nd, Sistare- Marisol Vallego; 2nd, Flisowski- Tyler Henson; 3rd, Hons- Brock Blevins; 3rd, Petrisky- Julissa Banda; 4th, McGee- Dustin Miller; 4th, Schultz- Justin Lambright; 5th, Canales- Danny Munoz Junior High: Henderson- Mycheala Bierschwale; Cady- Ethan Wooldridge; Parnell- Noah Bedwell; Anderson- Heather Glover; Sternadel- Trey Allen; Charnetski- Aaliyah Navarro; Smith- Trent Martinez; Lillge- Taylor Blevins; Blackburn- Aaliyah Navarro; Beaver- Trevor Williamson

Week ending February 22: PreK, Hataway- Chance Lewis; K, Kern- Isaac Perez; K, Myers- Abby Gillespie; 1st, Christy- Braeden Ragusin; 1st, Stringham- Miguel Munoz; 2nd, Sistare- Joey Estes; 2nd, Flisowski- Arin Cleary; 3rd, Hons- Lysette Estrada; 3rd, Petrisky- Kyler Sanders; 4th, McGee- Dustin Miller; 4th, Schultz- Stormy Mills; 5th, Canales- Amber Rodriguez Junior High: Henderson- Hector Morales; Cady- Leo Bedwell; Parnell- Dustin Nguyen; Anderson- Karley Gregory; Sternadel- Joe Aguilar; Charnetski- Walker Canales; Smith- Hailey Whitaker; Lillge- Samantha Mendez; Blackburn- Christopher Morales; Beaver- Kayla Williamson

Week ending March 1: PreK, Hataway- Cash Shirhall; K, Kern- Kayle Jordan; K, Myers- Briley Christensen; 1st, Christy- Athyn Morales; 1st, Stringham- Rhiannon James; 2nd, Sistare- Avery Carrera; 2nd, Flisowski- Hector Perez; 3rd, Hons- Noah Estrada; 3rd, Petrisky- Jayda Nguyen; 4th, McGee- Hector Rodriguez; 4th, Schultz- Karime Castillo; 5th, Canales- Jacob Ruiz Junior High: Henderson- Felix Ruelas; Cady- Benny Torres; Parnell- Cierra Harper; Anderson- Cierra Harper; Sternadel- Mason Clark; Charnetski- Reagan Odell; Smith- Joseph Nguyen; Lillge- Hector Rodriguez; Blackburn- Reagan Odell; Beaver- Benny Torres

Week ending March 8: PreK, Hataway- Sarah Armbruster; K, Kern- Natalie Hunt; K, Myers- Jasmin Banda; 1st, Christy- Natalia Zarate; 1st, Stringham- Jonathan Nguyen; 2nd, Sistare- Angelica Clearly; 2nd, Petrisky- Maritza Jaramillo; 4th, McGee- Jackie Cedillo; 4th, Schultz- Joseph White; 5th, Canales- Hunter Mitchell Junior High: Henderson- Savanah Marek; Cady- Kelsey Vannoy; Parnell- Layne Blevins; Anderson- Will Helms; Sternadel- Alton Hall; Charnetski- Nathan Nguyen; Smith- Seth Bubenik; Lillge- Lauren Salilnas; Blackburn- Nathan Nguyen; Beaver- Kayla Williamson

Spring bird migration is basically between March 15th and May 15th. Bird watchers from around the U.S. and the world will visit the Texas Gulf Coast to experience this annual event. Port O’Connor’s very own Brush Freeman and Petra Hockey have compiled a complete list of all birds recorded in Calhoun County and its waters. The list contains more than 400 species. Check it out at http://www.bafrenz.com/birds/Checklists/Checklist%20of%20the%20birds%20of%20Calhoun%20County.pdf      

  -Coastal Marine & Resource News

Port O’Connor PreK, K, and 1st & 2nd graders dressed up like “100 year olds” to celebrate the 100th day of school.

The Seadrift Masonic Lodge presented 1st grade students at Seadrift School with an important lesson about dental health. The Grand Lodge of Texas provides our local lodge with bags filled with the necessities to care for teeth. The students were extremely excited and thankful!

McKenna Guevara of Port O'Connor School, wearing her beautiful Dr. Seuss dress.

The Cat in the Hat visited Seadrift School on March 8th. He read “Yertle the Turtle” by Dr. Seuss to the students. At right: the PreK class with the Cat in the Hat. -Kelly Hataway

POC School 3rd grade readers celebrated the Bluebonnet winner, “Postcards From Camp”, by hosting a camp-themed party. They had cupcakes, told campfire stories and Mrs. Mooney made Smores Trail Mix. The total amount of books read by POC School Voters was 374 (does not include totals for those who did not vote).

High Readers at POC School
Each year 20 books are chosen to be read and voted on by 3rd-6th grade students across Texas. When the student has read five or more books, they vote to choose a winner for the state. Port O’Connor School had 49 children vote this year. The votes were turned into the state program and added with other students across the state to determine the winner.
The overall school high readers were: Sarah Doggett – 19 Books (3rd Grade); Tarah Munsch – 19 Books (3rd Grade); Brooklyn Redmond – 17 Books (4th Grade); Amy Resendiz – 14 Books (3rd Grade); John Rosenboom – 11 Books (3rd Grade); Anthony Luna – 11 Books (3rd Grade); Clayton Maraggia – 11 Books (5th Grade).
3rd Grade voters read a total of 172 books:  Sarah – 19; Tarah – 19; Amy – 14; John – 11; Anthony – 11, Shayla – 9; Madison – 9; Maddie – 9; Jessie – 9; Joey – 9; Harley – 9; Gilbert – 9; Shane – 8; Reba – 8; Alex – 7; Keven – 7; Jarius – 6
4th Grade voters read a total of 105 books: Brooklyn – 17; Jocelynn – 8; Ally – 7; Faith – 7; Kinley – 7; Brenley – 6; Chloe – 6; Collin – 6; Eli – 6; Blake – 5; Dalton – 5; Dylon – 5; Esmeralda – 5; Evan – 5; Felicity – 5; Taylor – 5
5th Grade voters read a total of 97 books: Clayton – 11; Thomas – 8; Elizabeth – 7; Hannah – 7; Paige – 7; Carly – 6; Shayleigh – 6; Brianna – 5; Canion – 5; Carlos – 5; Colton – 5; Daniel – 5; Riley – 5; Sam – 5; Trey – 5; Mary – 5                                 -Andrea Munsch

Third Grade High Readers: (l-r) Amy Resendiz, John Rosenboom, Sarah Doggett, Diane Mooney (Librarian), Tarah Munsch and Anthony Luna.

Speedy Stop and ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Donate a $500 Grant to POC Elementary Principal Lydia Strakos gratefully accepts a check for $500 from Speedy Stop Store Managers, Mike Hernandez and John Hribek.

The April 9 meeting of the Conservative Club will feature guest speaker, Sonja Harris, founder of Conservatives in Action, a conservative group that promotes conservative values by taking action. Its main purpose is to show how politics impacts our conservative values.
Ms. Harris, a photographer for the City of San Antonio, is active in the Pro Life Movement, is involved in the art world and rescuing dog, cats, and horses. Her blogger articles can be seen on http://redsonja-conservativesinaction.blogspot.com/
All are welcome to attend Conservative Club meetings which are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 11:15 a.m. at the Heritage Center in Port Lavaca. Lunch ($5) is served at 11:30 and the program begins at noon.