Citizens of the Week at Port O’Connor School

Week ending February 11: PreK- Melany Romo; Kindergarten- Ashton Albrecht; First Grade- Tarah Munsch; Second Grade- Brooklyn Redmond; Third Grade- Sam Thumann; Fourth Grade- Adriana Carriles; Fifth Grade- Jerry Satterfield; Sixth Grade- Will Ragusin
Week ending February 18: PreK- Kaitlyn Lashley; Kindergarten- Kaylnn Harding; First Grade- Joey Helms; Second Grade- Esmeralda Garcia; Third Grade- Daniel Ixtepan; Fourth Grade- Zoila Garcia; Fifth Grade- Jaylin Ramirez; Sixth Grade- Will Ragusin

Students of the Week at Seadrift School

Week ending February 11: PreK, Mrs. Myers- Miguel Munoz; K, Mrs. Kern- Briana Madere; 1st, Mrs. Christy- Marisol Vallejo; 1st, Ms. Stringham- Nataly Rodriguez; 2nd, Mrs. Petrisky- Andew Ragusin; 2nd, Miss Sistare- Spencer Allen; 3rd, Mrs. Hons- Amber Rodriguez; 3rd, Mrs. Rivera- Liliana Torres; 4th, Mrs. Gray- Alyssa Vazquez; 4th, Mrs. Spaeth- Chloe White; 5th, Mrs. Canales- Caleb Timms; 5th, Mrs. Flisowski- Dustin Nguyen Junior High: Mrs. Henderson- Mariah Wilson; Mrs. Cady- Tiffany Galloway; Ms. Parnell- Rosalinda Klamm; Coach Anderson- Samantha Mendez; Coach Sternadel- Falyn Thomas; Mrs. Charnetski- Victoria Reyes; Mrs. Smith- Tristan Henderson; Coach Lillge- Franny Youngblood; Mrs. Rivera- Trey Rodriguez
Week ending February 18: PreK, Mrs. Myers- Derrick Youngblood; K, Mrs. Kern- Mariah Martinez; 1st, Mrs. Christy- Brock Blevins; 1st, Ms. Stringham- Noah Estrada; 2nd, Mrs. Petrisky- Logan Whitaker; 2nd, Miss Sistare- Cassandra Perez Vallejo; 3rd, Mrs. Hons- Christian Bedwell; 3rd, Mrs. Rivera- Emily Cain; 4th, Mrs. Gray- Anna Sachtleben; 4th, Mrs. Spaeth- Ahni James; 5th, Mrs. Canales- Cristal Barcenas; 5th, Mrs. Flisowski- Hector Morales Junior High: Mrs. Henderson- Patrick Kubena; Mrs. Cady- Zach Reyna; Ms. Parnell- Ryan Williams; Coach Anderson- Jose Vallejo; Coach Sternadel- Sara Guice; Mrs. Charnetski- Peter DeForest; Mrs. Smith- Rosalinda Klamm; Coach Lillge- Ahiwake James; Mr. Lavigne- Joseph Mayorga; Mrs. Rivera- Mya Nguyen

Feb. 25: Tabitha Gonzales; Steve McManus; Melissa Rivera; Jasmine Gordon Feb. 26: Michael Medford; Mark Stoddard Feb. 27: Bill Satterfield Feb. 28: Josie Covarrubias; Stewart Valigura; Maason Luckey March 1: Juan Castro; Coy Lewis; Henry Anderson March 2: Bert Haynes March 3: Elizabeth M. Edwards; Travis Mapp; Henry Truett March 4: Rebecca Lovett; Jimmy Crouch; Marcos Gohlke March 5: Jessica K. Young; Zachary Taylor; Del Girard March 6: Betty Hart March 7: Grady Jean Clark; Tim Cobb March 8: Jessica Trevino; Amanda Lento; Belinda Tigrett; Ruth Young March 9: Bridget Raby; Linda Fielder; Jerome Preslar, Jr.; Mikaela Overton March 10: John Michael Clifton II; Brenda Smith; Poke Wilkinson March 11: Lamar Wilkinson

Weeblo Scout Gavin Gosnell, of Port O’Connor Pack 116, attended the South Texas Council Annual Leader Recognition Banquet aboard the USS Lexington. Gavin is pictured above with Ronnie Williams, Indianola District.

CHS Young Republican Club in Austin

The Calhoun High School Young Republicans Club recently visited the State Capitol. The group arrived at the Capitol at approximately 10:00 a.m. where they were met by Caleb McGee of Representative Todd Hunter’s staff.

First stop was Representative Hunter’s offices where Caleb outlined the basic steps the staff take when a constituent makes a request of Representative Hunter. Next, we had a wonderful visit with Representative Hunter. Todd spent about 40 minutes with the students, explaining in detail the legislative process, which included a visit to a committee room where Representative Hunter encouraged students to take the seat of committee chairpersons before giving further explanation of the legislative process.. Later the group visited the House in session. Representative Hunter asked for floor time and recognized the group.

The group met with Senator Hegar about 12:30. Senator Hegar spent time with the students, regaling them with stories of his journey from farm boy to Senator. One student asked if Texas was permitted to secede. Senator Hegar gave a short history of the document Texas signed with the U.S. which allows Texas to return to the status of a Republic. The Senator then gave the group reasons why he felt it would be a disadvantage for Texas to secede.

After a very late lunch and a visit to the gift shop, the group met with Governor Perry. Governor Perry spent about 30 minutes visiting with students. One student asked if the Governor planned to run for President, to which he gave a resounding “Absolutely Not”. The governor then explained to the group why he felt his most important job at this time was to fight the federal government to ensure the 10th Amendment (State’s Rights) was strictly adhered to. The governor also explained the importance of public service, education, and the generosity that our nation’s citizens offer freely to the rest of the world. He especially recognized the public service of our United States Military, along with the service of educators and law officers. Governor Perry then introduced former Senator Ken Armbrister and recognized his 14 years as a police officer and 27 years in public office, followed by seven years with Governor Perry. Then, as individual students shared their future goals, he exclaimed, “Study!” and “whooped” for those who will be attending Texas A&M.

Too many things were discussed from each of these visits to cover here, but suffice to say, we had six exciting and informative hours in the Capitol.
Student attendees:
J.T. Kisiah
Dylan Sassman
Sara McClellan
Tom Tomlinson
Shantel Noel
Eddie French
Jessica Hart
Brooke Sassman
Caitlin Carter
Kingsly Scott
Jenny Hargus
Brianna Bergstrom
Rebecca Vaughn

Parent Chaperones: Sherrie McClellan and Jennifer Tomlinson; CHS Sponsor: Tracie Massey; GOP Party County Sponsors: Russell Cain, County Chair; Connie Hunt, former County Chair

John Earle, Seadrift Coke Human Resources Manager, will be the featured speaker on March 8 at the Calhoun County Conservative Club. A dynamic speaker, Navy veteran John flew F-4 Phantoms off the USS Forrestal and was a flight instructor until 1974.

He will have some interesting things to say about the recent changes at our local plant and about government regulations on them.

Calhoun County Conservative Club meets at the Heritage Center, 2104 W. Austin in Port Lavaca. The meeting begins at noon. Lunch is served at 11:30 at a cost of $5.00.

All are welcome to attend, but if you are not a regular attendee, please call Connie Hunt at 552-0917, to ensure there will be enough lunch plates available.