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.

CASA (Christians Against Substance Abuse) meets each Thursday from 7-8 p.m. Call 361-652-7451 for meeting place.
First Baptist Youth Group (Port O’Connor) meets every Wednesday night from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Grades 6th – 12th; Team Kids Grades 1-5
Friday Night Youth meets each Friday, except the first of the month, at Fisherman’s Chapel, Port O’Connor, 7-10 pm
Port O’Connor Cemetery Association meets 3rd Thursday of each month at POC Community Center
Ladies Bible & Book Study is held every Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall in Port O’Connor
VFW Post 4403 meets first Tuesday of each month. 552-3886
Open Mon-Friday; Closed Weekends R. Guitierrez 210-872-1198
Sat., April 30    Crawfish Fest & Cook Off 10:00-7:00    King Fisher Beach, Port O’Connor
Sat., April 30    Clayton’s Angels Spaghetti Dinner 11:00-2:00    Bauer Exhibit Building at County Fairgrounds
Tues., May 3    Seadrift City Council 7:00 pm        Seadrift City Hall
Tues., May 3    Bunco 7:00 pm        Port O’Connor Community Center
Thurs., May 5    Port O’Connor Service Club 10:00 am    POC Community Center
Sat., May 7    Municipal Bond Election  Port O’Connor
Mon., May 9    Port O’Connor Chamber of Commerce 6:30 pm        POC Community Center

Sunrise at Port O’Connor. Photo by Mike Hessong

EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE
Sunday, March 27 at 7:00 a.m.
King Fisher Beach, Port O’Connor

HJM Elementary in Port Lavaca and Port O’Connor Elementary in Port O’Connor have been selected by Educational Results Partnership (ERP) and the Institute for Productivity in Education (IPE) as two of 713 public schools in Texas to receive the title of 2015 Honor Roll school.

The Honor Roll is part of a national effort to identify higher-performing schools and highlight successful practices that improve outcomes for students. Schools receiving this distinction from leaders in the Texas academic and business communities have demonstrated consistent high levels of student academic achievement, improvement in achievement levels over time and reduction in achievement gaps among student populations.

The Honor Roll is comprised of two different awards, the “Star Schools” Award and “Scholar Schools” Award. Both HJM Elementary and Port O’Connor Elementary were recognized as Star Schools. Star Schools are those with significant populations of socio-economically disadvantaged students that have shown a significant increase in grade-level proficiency over time. Scholar Schools are schools that are showing significant levels of academic achievement, but do not have a significant socio-economically disadvantaged student population.

“We are proud to be recognized by the Texas business community,” said Dr. James Cowley, Calhoun County ISD Superintendent of Schools. “Our teachers and administrators work diligently to improve student academic achievement practices. This hard work and dedication is paying off for all of our students.”

“The connection between economic and educational productivity is very real and critically important,” says Charles Miller, chairman of the Institute for Productivity in Education (IPE). “Shining a light on schools that work is a great first step, but we must also learn more about their financial data if we want the biggest bang for our education buck. With accurate academic and financial data, Texas can build a system that rewards productivity by giving schools the flexibility to reallocate resources for maximum student benefit. The Honor Roll is a powerful start.”

“The American education system has a secret. Many schools are doing well … the Honor Roll proves it. Students are achieving at higher levels than anyone admits and more students than ever are succeeding when given the opportunity,” said Jim Lanich, ERP president and CEO. “All schools, no matter what zip code they are in, can achieve this kind of success and leadership from the business community is critical to ensuring successes for all students.”

The annual Honor Roll award is made possible by support from numerous businesses and organizations including State Farm, AAA, Macy’s, Wells Fargo, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, the and several private foundations.

A full list of the Honor Roll schools can be found at http://edresults.org/HonorRoll/HonorRoll?State=TX

Are they Crayfish or Crawfish? Do you really suck the head?! Well POC is about to find out!!

The Port O’Connor Chamber of Commerce is gearing up to put on the 4th Annual Crawfish Festival and Cookoff! This year’s event will be held on Saturday, April 30th from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at King Fisher Park. Admission will be $2.

This event has been such a major success in the past that we can’t stop now!

This year’s entertainment will consist of Todd Dorn and the Sea Drifters, with the returning gig of Boudreaux, opening and closing the show.

Along with a horseshoe tournament for the adults, there will also be kids’ activities and contests with prizes for all winners. And speaking of winners…. Trophies will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place ‘best boiled crawfish’, the ‘best side dish’,  the best Bloody Mary, and for the crawfish eating contest.

As this is a fund raising event, the Chamber will be selling Crawfish plates, beer, T-shirts, and much more. Don’t like crawfish…don’t worry, there will be plenty of food vendors on site, so you can still join us for the fun!!  Craft vendors will also be in attendance, so there will also be plenty of shopping!

Those interested in participating as a cookoff team or vendor can find more information at www.portoconnorchamber.com.
Make plans and mark your calendars now….. April 30th!!

Laissez les bon temps roulette…. That’s Cajun for ‘Let the Good Times Roll”!!