We hope everyone made it through the recent freeze with no damage. We were fortunate to have only one busted water pipe, and our outside cat has now become an inside cat, but other than that, all is well, that is – until the electricity bill comes in.


As I’m writing this, I’m looking forward to the annual “Sweetheart Banquet” and wishing it had coincided with our deadline so we could tell about it in this “Valentine’s Issue”. We’ll have photos in the next issue and tell you who was selected “Citizen of the Year”.  The efforts of Port O’Connor’s  First Baptist Church are really appreciated by all who attend this annual event.


Speaking of Valentines – thanks to all who sent in their greetings. You will find them printed on the back page.


With today’s issue, we begin our 16th year of this little publication. We have truly enjoyed serving the community in this manner and I personally have enjoyed meeting so many people in our area that I otherwise would have never known. I want to say “thanks” once again to everyone who contributes news and photos, advertises, and reads the Dolphin Talk. As long as you are interested and involved, we will do our best to keep it coming.


As many already know, we have recently put Dolphin Talk on line. We hope many of you have found this helpful and informative. And we do try to update it between issues when information becomes available. If you haven’t checked it out, you can find us at:
www.thedolphintalk.com


Businesses and organizations that would like information about advertising on our web site should contact Jasmine at 361-218-5459 or jas@dietydesign.net. Special introductory pricing is being offered right now.


We also have a Facebook page and would love it if you would “like” us and recommend us to your “friends”. Simply search “The Dolphin Talk”.


I never imagined when I moved from Hitchcock to Port O’Connor, that this would be the place I wanted to spend the rest of my natural life. The Port O’Connor/Seadrift/Port Lavaca community has become “home” to me. I am blessed to be able to spend my “golden years” in a vocation I so much enjoy. Thanks to all who have participated in any way in making Dolphin Talk a success.  Remember, we are always open to comments and suggestions. We strive to make our little community paper the best that it can be. And we do appreciate your help! -Joyce Rhyne, Editor

Week ending January 28: PreK- Jaylah Ramirez; Kindergarten- Damian Guzman; First Grade- Sarah Doggett; Second Grade- Taylor Ragusin; Third Grade- Riley Hughs; Fourth Grade- Gavin Gosnell; Fifth Grade- Hailey Mang; Sixth Grade- Whitney Ronshausen
Students of the Week at Seadrift School
Week ending January 28:  PreK, Mrs. Myers- Tyler Salinas; K, Mrs. Kern- Olivia Gillespie; 1st, Mrs. Christy- Iliana Jaramillo; 1st, Ms. Stringham- Ryan Cain; 2nd, Mrs. Petrisky- Jason Nguyen; 2nd, Miss Sistare- Karime Castillo; 3rd, Mrs. Hons- Camryn Edwards; 3rd, Mrs. Rivera- Canion Epley; 4th, Mrs. Gray- Dylan Beaver; 4th, Mrs. Spaeth- Heather Glover; 5th, Mrs. Canales- Leo Bedwell; 5th, Mrs. Flisowski- Savannah Marek  Junior High:  Mrs. Henderson- Kaylene Fraizer; Mrs. Cady- Michelle Gamez; Ms. Parnell- Kolten Braun; Coach Anderson- McCade Stafford;  Coach Sternadel- Samantha Shaw; Mrs. Charnetski- Justice Cunningham; Mrs. Smith- Kaylie Gomez; Coach Lillge- Lysette Estrada; Mr. Lavigne- Matt Frazier
Week ending February 4:  PreK, Mrs. Myers- Rhiannon James; K, Mrs. Kern- Domyniec Volner; lst, Mrs. Christy- Landen Rasmussen; 1st, Ms. Stringham- Carlos Cardena; 2nd, Mrs. Petrisky- Travis Shannon; 2nd, Miss Sistare- Joseph White; 3rd, Mrs. Hons- Jakob Bierschwale; 3rd, Mrs. Rivera- Tyler May; 4th, Mrs. Gray- Karley Gregory; 4th, Mrs. Spaeth- Krislyn Key; 5th, Mrs. Canales- Erika Ruiz; 5th, Mrs. Flisowski- Jennifer Rodriguez  Junior High: Mrs. Henderson- Jesus Navarro; Mrs. Cady- Montana Lott; Ms. Parnell- Kolby Martin; Coach Anderson- Jacob Medina; Coach Sternadel- Richard Nguyen; Mrs. Charnetski- Jacob Morgan; Mrs. Smith- Falyn Thomas; Coach Lillge- Emily Cain; Mr. Lavigne- Joseph Mayorga; Mrs. Rivera- Andrea Beaver

February 11: Micki Morris; April May  Feb. 12: Benjamin Bourg; Johnny Hawes; Joseph Carey; Lucas Haynes; Herbert Rodriguez  Feb. 13: TH Long; Christa Hawes  Feb. 14: Dodie Sanders  Feb. 15: Kaitlin & Payton Rice; Raymond Dobecka; Ariel Johnson; Tesha Russell; Xandra Alford; Leanne Smith; Cheryl R. Sandoval  Feb. 16: Kevin McCauley; Vincent Lopez; Raymond Page; Frank Dornak; Samira Romero; LaVern Pease; Karen Smith  Feb. 17: Kristin W. Hadley; Elida Ragusin; Kristen Weathersby  Feb. 19: Paul Martinez; Nicholas Raby  Feb. 21: Kendall Mitte  Feb. 22: Allyson Luna; Brooke Young; Christopher Pavlicek  Feb. 23: Carmine Gibson; Gene Boerm; Paige Satterfield  Feb. 24: Bao L. Tran; Billy Ragusin  Feb. 25: Tabitha Gonzales; Steve McManus; Melissa Rivera; Jasmine Gordon

Photo by C.C. Sandridge, Port O’Connor
Submit your photos to: dolphin1@tisd.net.

A Honor Roll
First Grade:     Brock Blevins, Martiza Jaramillo, Terrick Martinez, Ryder Morales, Jayda Nguyen, Kyler Sanders and Ivin Vazquez
Second Grade:      Spencer Allen, Colin Carabajal, Kinley Lowery, Stormy Mills, Matthan Morgan, Christopher Salinas and Travis Shannon
Third Grade:      Christian Bedwell, Emily Cain, Rebecca Mendez, Ethan Mikolas, Hunter Mitchell, Amber Rodriguez, Michael Sachtleben and Casey Wooldridge
Fourth Grade:      Heather Glover, Karley Gregory, Ahniwake James and Krislyn Key and Anna Sachtleben
Fifth Grade:      Layne Blevins, Torri Mikolas, Abigail Morgan, Caleb Timms, Kelsey Vannoy and Ethan Wooldridge
Sixth Grade:      Seth Bubenik and Walker Canales
Seventh Grade:  Madison Carter, Shelby Pritchard and Victoria Reyes
Eighth Grade:      Katherine Glover, Kaylie Gomez, Sara Guice, Tristan Henderson, Rebecca Johnson, Micaela Litsey, Marissa Martinez, Tessa Mikolas, Mya Nguyen, McCall Stafford, Falyn Thomas and Matthew Vannoy
A-B Honor Roll


First Grade:      Julissa Banda, Azriel Carrera, Lysette Estrada, Noah Estrada, Destiny Garza, Hayden Gillespie, Emily James, Iliana Jaramillo, Taysia Navarro, Landen Rasmussen, Nataly Rodriguez, Barbara Shannon, Jordi Vallejo, Nadia Vallejo and Joel Zarate
Second Grade:      Shelby Cady, Karime Castillo-Martinez, Shaley Edwards, Caleb Gregory, Fernie Mendez, Jason Nguyen, Hector Rodriguez, Andrew Ragusin and Joseph White
Third Grade:      Lexxie Gilliland, Troy Madere, Danny Munoz, Alyssa Reyna, Eve Timms, Liliana Torres and Abigail Vallejo
Fourth Grade:      Shay-Lei Barnes, Kellie Blevins, C.J. Morales and Danielle Morales
Fifth Grade:      Cristal Barcenas, Leo Bedwell, Raquel Clinton, Shelby Deforest, Sean Estes,
Victoria Gilliland, Alex Morales, Dustin Nguyen, Jennifer Rodriguez, Erika Ruiz and Hannah Spencer
Sixth Grade:      Trey Allen, Ty Boedeker, Luke Cain, Alexis Carabajal, Gage Daniel, Victoria Frazier, Alton Hall, Tesa Hubbell, Joseph Mayorga, Samantha Mendez, Joseph Nguyen, Gabriel Ramirez, McCade Stafford, Matthew Stringham, Jose Vallejo and Mariah Wilson
Seventh Grade:  Morgan Blakeman, Wyatt Bowman, Marcus Carabajal, Justice Cunningham, Tiffany Galloway, Grant Gray, Angel Martinez, Monica Mendez, Jacob Morgan, Christina Nguyen and Mario Rodriguez
Eighth Grade:      Andrea Beaver, Kolten Braun, Kassidy Colianni, Ashley Cunningham, Adam Emery, Julian Hernandez, Rosalinda Klamm, Jacob Montano, Richard Nguyen, Laura Quezadas-Lima, Ashley Ramirez, Samantha Shaw, Mario Vallejo, Marisol Vallejo, Taylor Wilson and Franny Youngblood


Congratulations, Students!