Award recipient McCade Stafford (third from left) and Laurie Gail Beaver with members of Seadrift Masonic Lodge.

The Open House held at the Seadrift Masonic Lodge on Saturday, May 27, was a great success. A number of people from Seadrift and surrounding areas visited and while there enjoyed refreshments and fellowship.

The Awards Presentation was completed as scheduled with the following individuals receiving recognition:

The Community Service Award was presented to Mrs. Laurie Gail Beaver for her outstanding work with children.

The $1,000.00 Scholarship Award was presented to Mr. McCade Stafford for his achievements while attending Calhoun ISD High School. He stated the funds will be used to offset his college costs.

Many thanks go out to those who attended the Open House and to the Lodge members who helped make it a special day.

A collaborative program of the Texas Sea Grant College Program and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is offering a free six-hour workshop in Victoria June 21 about natural techniques to clean and conserve stormwater.

“Managing our Stormwater, from Gutter to Gator” will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Victoria Educational Gardens Pavilion at 283 Bachelor Drive. The program is designed for professionals in industry, municipalities, contracting, education or other fields, or for anyone interested in water quality improvements.

The workshop will be conducted by the Texas Coastal Watershed Program (TCWP), a cooperative educational and outreach effort between Texas Sea Grant and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension that provides information to local governments and citizens about how land use decisions affect watershed health and water quality.

“Victoria is the regional hub for the seven-county area known as the Golden Crescent, and being the ‘big city’ in a rural area makes it the ideal location to offer educational programs on stormwater management, which is regulated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality,” said Rhonda Cummins, Calhoun County Coastal and Marine Resources Agent for the Texas Sea Grant College Program and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. “Often rural areas may not have the resources they need or timely information to help guide decision-makers. This is a void that the Extension Service tries to fill by working with local stakeholder groups.”

The workshop will include sessions on collecting and cleansing stormwater runoff at home and in the neighborhood, water-efficient landscapes that provide function and beauty, using wetlands in flood control basins for water quality and habitat, and the benefits of large-scale wetland restoration.

“Our streams and bays are greatly impacted by the quality of the stormwater flowing into them, and now is a great time to start improving it with practices that can be implemented at home, in neighborhoods, or beyond,” said Mary Carol Edwards, TCWP’s Stormwater Wetland Program Specialist and one of the presenters at the workshop.

There is no charge to attend the workshop, but online registration at http://tcwp.tamu.edu/event/ is required by June 20. Lunch is included with registration. Anyone needing special accommodations should contact Matt Bochat at 361-575-4581 at least five days in advance.

For more information about the workshop, contact Cummins at rcummins@tamu.edu or 361-552-9747.

POC School All A’s All Year

1st Grade: Laela Aranda, Bradley Eure, Remington Eure, Abygail Gonzales, Kobe Guzman, Landy Resendiz, Audrey Rhoads

2nd Grade: Grace Brown, Kyndra Carriles, Connor Ferrell, Landon Jones, Gracie O’Shields, Nicholas Ragusin, Dane Spencer

3rd Grade: Byron Ferrell, Emily Ferrell

4th Grade: Alexandra Mallory

5th Grade: Matthew Stapp

A Honor Roll for the 4th 9 Weeks

First Grade: Laela Aranda, Bradley Eure, Remington Eure, Pryncess Few, Lillyan Gibson, Abygail Gonzales, Kobe Guzman, Landy Resendiz, Audrey Rhoads

Second Grade: Grace Brown, Kyndra Carriles, Connor Ferrell, Landon Jones, Gracie O’Shields, Gracie O’Shields, Nicholas Ragusin, Dane Spencer, Brayson Thumann

Third Grade: Byron Ferrell, Emily Ferrell

Fourth Grade: Alex Mallory

Fifth Grade: Matthew Stapp, Annabelle Thurman

A & B Honor Roll for the 4th 9 weeks

First Grade: Christian Gutierrez, Tadam Hamilton, Kailey Guzman, Leon Hill, Corbin Washburn

Second Grade: Leland Carriles, Matilyn Gibson, Aubrey Ragusin, Mato Sanchez

Third Grade: Blake Bowman, Layne Brown, Alexavier Lopez, Lyric Lopez, Kathrine Mezzell, Jaydin Rhoads, Cole Spicak

Fourth Grade: Maddix Delgado, McKenna Guevara

Fifth Grade: Ayden Brown, Aislin Guzman, Alexzaria Lopez, Dylan Ramirez

POC School Perfect Attendance All Year

1st Grade: Bradley Eure, Abygail Gonzales

2nd Grade: Landon Jones

3rd Grade: Lyric Lopez, Landin Rhoads

5th Grade: Dylan Ramirez, Sergio Sanchez

Seadrift School Maintained Straight A’s for the Year

First Grade – Gaige Cady, Saige Carter, Izabella Chatham, Riley Dworaczyk, Brennan Gregory, Olivia Hunt, Liam Key, Marcus Moncrief, Brylie Penney, Ava Salazar, Riley Saylors, Evelyn Scroggins, Karley Sexton Mohon and Kiley Sexton Mohon

Second Grade – Clay Brumfield, Kayden Garza, Keegan Goode, Alexis Green, Brice Petrisky, Ashton Sternadel, Callum Taylor and Lorena Torres

Third Grade – Angel Galeana, Zoey Henning and Jaxson Key

Fourth Grade – Maci Bryan and Briley Christensen

Fifth Grade – Andrea Hataway

Straight AB’s for the Year

First Grade – Christopher Barcenas, Nikolas Clayton, Talen Henson, Anna Nguyen, Ethan Rodriguez and Tatum Semmler

Second Grade – Kendell Cady, Zoe Canchola, Briley Clark, Aspen Crittenden, Jason Joines, Hunter McGill and Cash Shirhall

Third Grade – Baylee Bates, Jada Dean, Kylee Gray, Christina Ragusin and Kyle Staggs

Fourth Grade – Jasmin Banda, Taylor Blevins, McKenna Boedeker, Brilee Crittenden, Layton Davenport, Braylyn Galloway, Phong Hoang, Natalie Hunt, Draven Maldonado, Dillon Morales, Trevon Ragusin and Ethan Saenz

Fifth Grade – Rhiannon James, Trinity Morgan, Jonathan Nguyen, Morgan Russell, Tyler Salinas and Natalia Zarate

Sixth Grade – Isabella Arriaga, Tres Canales, Andromeda Gilliland, Leah Lucey, Ayden Maddux, Jacob Nguyen and Hector Perez

Seventh Grade – Evan Clifton, Noah Estrada, Maritza Jaramillo and Jayda Nguyen

Eighth Grade – Malachi Arriaga, Caleb Lehtinen, Fernie Mendez, Franklin Murcia Rivera and Jason Nguyen

4th 9 Weeks A Honor Roll

First Grade: Gaige Cady, Saige Carter, Nickolas Clayton, Riley Dworaczyk, Brennan Gregory, Talen Henson, Olivia Hunt, Liam Key, Marcus Moncrief, Anna Nguyen, Brylie Penney, Ethan Rodriguez, Ava Salazar, Riley Saylors, Evelyn Scroggins, Tatum Semmler, Karley Sexton Mohon and Kiley Sexton Mohon.

Second Grade: Clay Brumfield, Kendell Cady, Zoe Canchola, Aspen Crittenden, Caden Garza, Alexis Green, Hunter McGill, Brice Petrisky, Ashton Sternadel, Amaya Stringo, Callum Taylor, Evan Tompkins and Lorena Torres.

Third Grade: Baylee Bates, Jada Dean, Angel Galeana, Kylee Gray, Zoey Henning and Jaxson Key.

Fourth Grade: Maci Bryan and Briley Christensen.

Fifth Grade: Andrea Hataway, Trinity Morgan, Jonathan Nguyen and Morgan Russell.

Sixth Grade: Ayden Maddux and Jacob Nguyen.

Seventh Grade: Evan Clifton and Maritza Jaramillo

Eighth Grade: Caleb Lehtinen and Jason Nguyen.

A/B Honor Roll for the 4th 9 weeks

First Grade: Christopher Adame, Juan Banda, Christopher Barcenas, Izabella Chatham, Wyatt Eastlick, Autumn Hernandez, Conner Tompkins and Kailey Treumer.

Second Grade: Marisol Banda, Briley Clark, Colten Evans, Jason Joines, Chance Lewis, Gunner Martinez and Cash Shirhall.

Third Grade: Sarah Armbruster, Kingston Cady, Yuliana Hernandez, Dayz Hinds, Logyn Middaugh, Matthew Morgan, Christina Ragusin and Kyle Staggs.

Fourth Grade: Taylor Blevins, McKenna Boedeker, Brilee Crittenden, Layton Davenport, Braylyn Galloway, Natalie Hunt, John Jacobs, Draven Maldonado, McKenzie Moncrief, Sabrina Nguyen, Trevon Ragusin, Ethan Saenz, Audrie Wesley and Derrick Youngblood.

Fifth Grade: Eric Anzaldua, Blake Bundrick, David Cano, Rhiannon James, BreAnn Kelly, Kaitlyn Lashley, Edgar Munoz, Braeden Ragusin, Sydney Rasmussen, Mia Salazar, Tyler Salinas, Phillip Vazquez, Penelope Wymer and Natalia Zarate.

Sixth Grade: Isabella Arriaga, Keaton Cady, Tres Canales, Allison Fowler, Kaelyn Garcia, Eda Gilliland, Kathy Huerta, Leah Lucey, Mercadee Owen, Hector Perez, Tim Pham and Nate Saenz.

Seventh Grade: Tyler Cobb, Ellie Cowan, Lysette Estrada, Noah Estrada and Jayda Nguyen.

Eighth Grade: Alex Flood, Jamie Martinson, Fernie Mendez, Franklin Rivera, Kristopher Salinas and Joseph White.

Citizens of the Week at Port O’Connor School

Week ending May 19: PreK- Kolt Leiker; K- Haiden Dean; 1st- Lillyan Gibson; 2nd- Brayson Thumann; 3rd- Emily Ferrell; 4th- Christopher Richter; 5th- Annabelle Thurman

Thanks to a grant from Target, Port O’Connor Elementary students in Kinder through 2nd grade were able to spend a day at the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus.
Front row: Madden Guevara, Skyler Pessall
Back row: Abygail Gonzales, Landy Resendiz, Laela Aranda, Enola Walton, Adamariz Zuniga, Connor Ferrell, Tadam Hamilton, Gracie O’Shields, Matilyn Gibson, Audrey Rhoads, Clara Stryker, Mimi Mezzell