Citizens of the Week at Port O’Connor School

Week ending March 24: PreK- Isaiah Ochoa; K- Marcos Blanco; 1st- Laela Aranda; 2nd- Brayson Thumann; 3rd- Emily Ferrell; 4th- Hagen Rhoads; 5th- Matthew Stapp

Week ending March 31: PreK- Blaklei Ruddick; K- Emma Sanchez; 1st- Leon Hill; 2nd Gracie O’Shields; 3rd- Byron Ferrell; 4th- Eben Smith; 5th- Dylan Ramirez

Week ending April 7: PreK- Ollie Busby; K- Mimi Mezzell; 1st- Pryncess Few; 2nd- Grace Brown; 3rd- Kerek Tausch; 4th- David Holley; 5th- Gage Smith

Seadrift School’s Pirates of the Week

Week ending March 24: PreK- John Glover; K- Victoria Spencer; 1st- Wyatt Eastlick & Olivia Hunt; 2nd- Clay Brumfield & Zoe Canchola; 3rd- Christina Ragusin & Dayz Hinds; 4th- Hannah Freeman & Jasmin Banda; 5th- Pennelope Wymer Junior High: Henderson- Ethien Nguyen; Cady- McKenzie Bierschwale; Sternadel- Hector Rodriguez; Coach Anderson- Daniel Castillo; Coach Sternadel- Mrs. Sternadel; Charnetski- Tres Canales; Coach Lillge- Mercade Owen

Week ending March 31: PreK- Sophia Rodriguez; K- Isaiah Flint; 1st- Mallory Vannoy & Jonathan Grifaldo; 2nd- Marisol Banda & Hunter McGill; 3rd- Matthew Morgan & Jaxson Key/Mrs. Wehmeyer; 4th- Francis Hoang & Audrey Wesley; 5th- Eric Anzaldua Junior High: Henderson- Iliana Jaramillo; Cady- Adrian Cano; Sternadel- Tyler Cobb; Coach Anderson- Justin Lambright; Charnetski- Jacob Nguyen; Coach Lillge- Wyatt Eastlick

Week ending April 7: PreK- Symone Smith; K- Tyler Saylors; 1st: Gaige Cady & Marcus Moncrief; 2nd: Aspen Crittenden & Amaya Stringo; 3rd- Mrs. Ceclia & Zoey Henning; 4th- Dillon Morales; 5th- Nevaeda Munoz Junior High: Henderson- Ryder Morales; Cady- Kendyl Smith; Sternadel- Seth Migues; Coach Anderson- Fernie Mendes; Coach Sternadel- Malachi Arriaga; Charnetski- Marisol Vallejo; Coach Lillge- Blake Bundrick

Week ending April 13: PreK- Grayson Bernal; K- Isaiah Flint; 1st- Izabella Chatham & Kailey Treumer; 2nd- Gunner Martinez; 3rd- Kevin Turner & Mrs. Ruppelius; 4th- Brilee Crittenden & Destiny Starkweather; 5th- Emma Spencer Junior High: Henderson- Viviana Munoz; Cady- Ryan Wesley; Coach Sternadel- Jason Nguyen; Charnetski- Leah Lucy; Coach Lillge- Isabella Arriaga

AA meets each Saturday night at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Port O’Connor.
Seadrift Chamber of Commerce meets the third Thursday of each month, 6:00 p.m. at First National Bank meeting room, Seadrift
Commissioner’s Court meets the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month at 10 a.m., 1st Floor of the Court House, Port Lavaca.
Crossroads Astronomy Club meets at 7:00 p.m., third Mondays, at U of H, Victoria, Room 223 info: wes81461@yahoo.com   935-2016
Calhoun County Quilt Guild meets the first Wednesday of each month at 9:30 a.m. at the Fairgrounds Exhibit Building.
Calhoun County Democratic Club meets the last Thursday of the month
CASA (Christians Against Substance Abuse) meets each Thursday from 7-8 p.m. Call 361-652-7451 for meeting place.
VFW Post 4403 meets first Tuesday of each month. 552-3886
Open Mon-Friday; Closed Weekends R. Guitierrez 210-872-1198

Sat., April 29    Crawfish Fest King Fisher Beach, Port O’Connor
Sat., April 29    Tractor Supply’s Farmers Market 715 St Hwy 35 S, Port Lavaca
Sun., April 30    Friends of Rocky Lunch  9:30 am til ?    St. Patrick Church, 302 Cleveland, Seadrift
Tues., May 2    Seadrift City Council  7:00 pm  Seadrift City Hall
Tues., May 2    Bunco  7:00 pm  Port O’Connor Community Center
May 18-20    Warrior’s Weekend in Port O’Connor

4-H Photographer Rylie Ragusin’s photo
1st Place in Marine/Aquatic

Four Junior class members of 4-H (4th graders) from Port O’Connor did an outstanding job in the March 7th 4-H County Round-Up for Calhoun County. They received their training from local photographer, LeaAnn Ragusin, who showed them how to look for good photo opportunities, how to take the photos and how to edit them.

Their photos, along with the other entrants’, were sent to an independent graphic designer and fine art photographer, Erica Moreno of Night Owl Visions in Austin.

Rylie Ragusin placed First in five different categories: Animal Wildlife, Dominant Color, Marine/Aquatic, Nature/Landscape, and Plants/Flora. Rylie will be advancing to the District Competition to be held in Victoria on April 8.

Antonio Gloria placed First in Elements of Design, 2nd in Animal Wildlife, 2nd in Marine/Aquatic, 2nd in Plants/Flora, and 6th in Nature/Landscape. Antonio will also advance to the District Competition.

Elanah Sanchez placed Second in Animals Domestic.

McKenna Guevara placed Second in Elements of Design, 3rd in Animals Wildlife, 3rd in Marine/Aquatic, and 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 6th in Nature and Landscape.

Roxanne Ochoa, POC 4-H Sponsor

4-H Photographer Antonio Gloria’s photo
2nd Place Plant/Flora

4-H Photographer Elanah Sanchez’ photo
2nd Place Animals Domestic

4-H Photographer McKenna Guevars’s photo
3rd Place in Animal Wildlife

EASTER Sunday, April 16 SUNRISE SERVICES

Port O’Connor Front Beach Pavilion – 6:45 a.m.

Seadrift Bayfront Pavilion 7:00 a.m.

POC Easter Sunrise Service
The Annual Port O’Connor Easter Sunrise Service will be Sunday, April 16, 2017 on the Front Beach at the Pavilion at 6:45 a.m.

The First Baptist Church Choir will be singing and there will also be Special Music by Fisherman’s Chapel. Bro. Donnie Martin will deliver the Easter Message.

Those attending will sing Easter Music. Wear a light jacket and bring a spare chair as we celebrate our risen Savior, Jesus Christ.

Hot coffee and rolls will be available courtesy of Fisherman’s Chapel and Cathy’ Restaurant.

Easter Egg Hunt in POC

The Annual Port O’Connor Easter Egg Hunt will be Saturday, April 15, 2017 at First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.

This is for Children Pre – K thru 6th. Grade. Special areas are set aside for each group. There will be refreshments and prizes.

Children, bring your Baskets and come to the Church at 2:00 p.m. for the BIG HUNT. Special Prizes for Special Eggs.

Fifteen Calhoun County residents were named to Victoria College’s Dean’s List for the Fall 2016 semester.

Named to the list were Port Lavaca’s Kody Balfanz, Michael Brown, Dustin Canales, Mauro Contreras, Dylan Cox, Reynaldo Gonzalez, Elizabeth Guevara, Natividad Maseda, Paul Riccio, Andrea Silva Andrade and Wei-Ting Su; Port O’Connor’s Justin Osborn, Troy Wygrys; and Seadrift’s Wyatt Bowman and Peter Deforest.

To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn at least a 3.5 grade point average over a minimum of 12 academic credit hours within the semester and must not have any unsatisfactory grades in any classes.

Peter DeForest Jr., son of Peter DeForest and Stacey DeForest of Seadrift made the Dean’s List of Honor Students at Victoria College for the 2016 Fall Semester with a GPA of 3.50
He is also a Seadrift Volunteer Firefighter

Caitlin Carter, daughter of Chuck and Brenda Carter of Port O’Connor, Caitlin made the Dean’s List, Fall 2017, at A & M University.
Caitlin is a Geology student.

Victoria Reyes, 18, of Seadrift is now in her second semester at Sam Houston State University. She pulled off a 3.75 GPA for her first semester and now has landed a spot on the Dean’s List! She is going for her business degree. She attends college full time and works part time at The Farm Patch in Bryan/College Station.
Congratulations Vicki, I am so proud of you! Keep reaching for the stars and you will succeed!
Love, Mom