All A’s Honor Roll

1st Grade: Ana Brown, Camren Hime, Kolt Leiker, Isaiah Ochoa, Blaklei Ruddick,
Bryce Sandy, Reid Thomas, Pierre Wilburn

2nd Grade: Marcos Blanco, Jakob Donaldson, Madden Guevara,
Riley Pagel, Skyler Pessall, Emma Sanchez, Clara Stryker

3rd Grade: Pryncess Few, Abygail Gonzales, Christian Gutierrez,
Kaleb Kendrick, Audrey Rhoads, Lexi Ruddick

4th Grade: Grace Brown, Landon Jones, Gracie O’Shields

A & B Honor Roll

1st Grade: Timothy Reneau

2nd Grade: Haiden Dean, Avery Gosnell, Addi Ruddick

3rd Grade: Laela Aranda, Bradley Eure, Remington Eure, Leon Hill,
Vanessa Martinez, Waylon Thomas

4th Grade: Kyndra Carriles, Aubrey Ragusin, Nicholas Ragusin,
Brayson Thumann

5th Grade: Blake Bowman, Alex Lopez, Kitty Mezzell,
Jaydin Rhoads, Brodie Riley, Cole Spicak

Perfect Attendance 4th Nine Weeks, 2018 – 2019

Pre-K: Mia Blanco, Samantha Garcia

Kindergarten: Amara Brown, Paxon Crone, Aliza Dean,
Brynlen Eure, Dalton Garner, Helios Ochoa, Torunn Short

1st Grade: Camren Hime, Isaiah Ochoa, Reid Thomas, Pierre Wilburn

2nd Grade: Haiden Dean, Avery Gosnell, Riley Pagel, Skyler Pessall, Clara Stryker

3rd Grade: Bradley Eure, Abygail Gonzales, Kailey Guzman,
Vanessa Martinez, Audrey Rhoads, Waylon Thomas

4th Grade: Grace Brown, Leland Carriles, Landon Jones,
Aubrey Ragusin, Nicholas Ragusin, Alexis Soechting

5th Grade: Alex Lopez, Jaydin Rhoads, Brodie Riley, Derek Tausch, Destiny Tovar

All A’s Honor Roll

First Grade: Jennifer Barcenas, John Glover, Ryan Gohlke, Gilliana Gonzalez, Eli Ladner,
Sophia Rodriguez, Symone Smith, Memphis Speer

Second Grade: Phoenix Gordillo, Jaidyn Hernandez,Emalyna Pedrotti, Payten Rivera,
Aiden Robbins, Brooklyn Russell, Tyler Saylors

Third Grade: Brennan Gregory, Lathan Griggs, Karley Sexton Mohon, Kiley Sexton Mohon

Fourth Grade: Jai’Lynn Boots, Clay Brumfield, Aspen Crittenden, Keegan Goode,
Jesus Jaramillo Vazquez, Lycan Marek, Brice Petrisky, Gavin Reyes, Ashton Sternadel

Fifth Grade: Baylee Bates, Kye Compagnari, Dean Gordillo, Kylee Gray, Zoey Henning, Jaxson Key, Abigail Sanders

Sixth Grade: Maci Bryan, Briley Christensen

Eighth Grade: Tres Canales, Jacob Nguyen, Hector Perez, Tristan Speer

A & B Honor Roll

First Grade: Jacob Boots, Osiris Calzada, Tanner Cheatham, Paige Davenport,
Amiah Harvey, Brileigh Phillips, Alie Villarreal

Second Grade: Dalton Fowler, Isrrael Jaramillo, Madelyn Martinez, Holley McGill,
Janiee Pendergrass, Cristian Ruiz, Peyton Ruiz, Audrey Scroggins, Lamar Williams

Third Grade: Journee Boots, Gaige Cady, Saige Carter, Kaden Compagnari, Riley Dworaczyk,
Olivia Hunt, Liam Key, Lexi Mendoza, Zayden Montgomery, Ava Salazar, Riley Saylors, Evelyn Scroggins,
Mallory Vannoy, Tristan Whiddon

Fourth Grade: Kendell Cady, Colten Evans, Alexis Green, Alaina Morgan,
Cash Shirhall, Amaya Stringo, Audrina Tate

Fifth Grade: Jada Dean, Owen Gaitan, Angel Galeana, Caitlyn Griggs, Yuliana Hernandez,
Logyn Middaugh, Matthew Morgan, Christina Ragusin, Quentin Saigger and Adam Tebault

Sixth Grade: McKenna Boedeker, Stephen Bowman, Brilee Crittenden, Layton Davenport,
Maddix Delgado, Justice Epley, Fischer Franck, Braylyn Galloway, Natalie Hunt,
John Jacobs, Rylie Ragusin, Nevaeh Rangel

Seventh Grade: Eric Anzaldua, Mileidy Anzaldua, Rachel Arfele, Lillian Hartl,
BreAnn Kelley, Athyn Morales, Edgar Munoz, Jonathan Nguyen, Braeden Ragusin, Kalani Reyes,
Morgan Russell, Mia Salazar, Natalia Zarate

Eighth Grade: Chris Boyce, Allison Fowler, Tyler Henson, Ayden Maddux, Barbara Shannon, Marisol Vallejo

As Summer Vacation months arrive, RV’s are arriving along the coast. A few tips for a smooth set-up/start-up of your RV. If you have not already done this: it is time to check filters on AC’s, water intakes, vent hoods, and generators. Clean and replace as needed. Check your refrigerator, water heat compartments and cook stove vents for mud dauber nests, wasps, etc. Note: those pesky critters will also get in your upper A/C unit fan and create issues!

Level the unit before attaching the main power cord, extending slides and starting appliances. Turn on main breaker inside. Extend the slides. Open roof vents, turn fans to exhaust mode. Bring in personal items, food, etc. Once everything is inside, close doors, windows, and vents; start the AC, and allow the compressor to cycle. Set A/C temp NO LOWER THAN 75O .  Set fan on manual mode HIGH. This keeps air flowing across the compressor and prevents freeze-up. It keeps your interior temperature uniform, reducing “hot spots” or temperature up-swings when the compressor cycles off. Result, you are comfortable at a higher temp, your RV has less humidity, and importantly, your A/C does not have to works as hard, therefore performs better overall.

If your RV refrigerator has been off and is warm inside, turn it on, set the temperature to mid-range point, NOT  coldest point. Keep it mid-range, the unit will not function at coldest setting for long periods of time. Let it cool for 4-6 hours before placing food items in it. RV refrigerator coolant can overheat and shut down unit if temp is on coldest setting, or warm food is placed in it during the cool down process. If you had it operating on LP during transport, switch to electric after RV is set up. Check that it does switch over!
Turn on the water heater switch and listen for burner to ignite. You A/C and refrigerator will Reward You with better performance if you use LP mode on water heater!

If you hooked up LP ranks at site, or recently filled them, you may need to light a stove burner to purge air from the LP lines. Watch the burner until it has an even, blue flame. Turn it off and light water heater. Remember, the water heater control is set to prevent LP flow after 3 attempts to light. Should this happen, give it 3 to 5 minutes rest before attempting to relight. Now, all set up to enjoy your RV. Time for a beverage in the lawn chair! Greeting your summer neighbors! A walk along the shore! Getting the boat launched! Heading to your fave fishing spot! Or, maybe just a cruise on the water to say “Hi” to your Coastal Summer Home!

Need supplies? Call or stop by T&A RV, 1660 Lane Road, Seadrift
Tuesday thru Saturday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
We appreciate ALL of our customer support!

Thank You

Thanks to Mary and Marion for helping me sell tickets for the Cemetery Association Fundraiser and also to all the relatives and friends who bought tickets to keep the Cemetery grass cut and looking beautiful.

Sally Ragusin

To the Editor, Dolphin Talk

A JOB WELL DONE

Recently I had an issue come up concerning my sewer tap here in POC. I explained my situation to two of the board members, which could have been a problem, and they handled my dilemma with integrity and true professionalism.

I commend them and the new board for this and for the wonderful job they are doing with our new engineer, John D. Mercer & Assoc., to improve our aging water and sewer system. I understand that even with the big rains we’ve had, there have been only a few minor problems with sewer backup.

I would like to express my personal sincere appreciation for their hard, dedicated work in maintaining and improving our systems. And I hope in the near future we have the finances to install POC customers with the improved self-reading water meters.
Again, my sincere appreciation,

Ricki McKinney

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