Gracie O’Shields, Landon Jones, Aubrey Ragusin & Jayce Simpson show off the teeth they made to practice dental flossing. POC School

To illustrate how easily germs spread, glitter represents germs on the hands of Brayson Thumann, Nicholas Ragusin & Kyndra Carriles. POC School

Ms. Peter’s Port O’Connor Kindergarten class model hats they made when learning about George Washington.  Left: Leland Carriles; Right: Shelby Wheat

The Masonic Lodge provided dental health kits to first graders at Port O’Connor Elementary. The kids learned how to take care of their teeth to prevent dental issues by eating healthy, brushing properly and flossing.

Seadrift School Second Grade students enjoy listening to Superintendent Dr. James Cowley read his favorite story in celebration of Dr. Seuss’ Birthday. At right: Natalie and Oliva Hunt and Mrs. Shirhall

Kindergarten students show off the hats they made to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday.

Port O’Connor School: front row: Grace Brown, Aubrey Ragusin, Brayson Thumann,

Gracie O’Shields, Leland Carriles, Kyndra Carriles. back row: Mato Sanchez, Shelby Wheat,

Nicholas Ragusin, Landin Rhoads, Adamariz Zuniga and Jayce Simpson.

Citizens of the Week at Port O’Connor School
Week ending February 13: PreK- Lexi Ruddick; K-Nicholas Ragusin; 1st- Landin Rhoads; 2nd- Maddix Delgado; 3rd- Matthew Stapp; 4th- Leah Lucey; 5th- John Rosemboom
Week ending February 27:  PreK- Tristan Griffith; K- Mato Sanchez; 1st- Derek Tausch; 2nd- Jenna Branch; 3rd- Kaitlyn Lashley; 4th- Kendal Mooney; 5th- Amy Resendiz

Students of the Week at Seadrift School
Week ending February 20: PreK- Emmett Gilliland; K- Lorena Torres & Kendell Cady; 1st- Cadynce Gonzales & Cody Castillo; 2nd- Destiny Starkweather & Mia Morales; 3rd- Andrea Hataway & Cody Frias; 4th- Vivian Ledesman & Eda Gilliland; 5th- Erik Jaramillo & Taysia Navarro  Junior High: Henderson- Stormy Mills; Cady- Alex Flood; Parnell- Ahni James; Coach Anderson- Liliana Torres; Coach Sternadel- Shelby Koliba; Charnetski- Lala Garza; Smith- Heather Glover; Coach Lillge- Julia Valdez; Mrs. Sternadel- Jackie Cedillo; Mr. Anderson- Mrs. Rosary Cady
Week ending February 27: PreK- Lamar Williams; K- Amaya Stringo & Alaina Morgan; 1st- Kevin Turner & Matthew Morgan; 2nd- Brilee Crittenden & Lily Waghorne; 3rd- Michael Nicholas & Diem Tran; 4th- Kathy Huerta & Kalynn Harding; 5th- Maritza Jaramillo & Terrick Martinez  Junior High: Henderson- Mrs. Cady; Cady- Mrs. Smith; Parnell- Haley Bales; Coach Anderson- Brenda Ledesma; Coach Sternadel- Keegan Brumfield; Charnetski- Mrs. Petrisky; Smith- Andrew Chavez; Coach Lillge- Yuliana Hernandez; Mrs. Sternadel- Nick Guerra; Mr. Anderson- Rayne Lamphier
Week ending March 6:  PreK- Ava Salazar; K- Briley Clark & Rylynn Green; 1st- Christina Ragusin & Zoey Henning; 2nd- Sabrina Nguyen & Francis Hoang; 3rd- Sydney Rasmussen & Phillip Vazquez; 4th- Zayda Estrada & Tyler Henson; 5th- Angie Medina-Lima & Hector Rodriguez  Junior High: Henderson- Cassie Casas; Cady- Katie Frazier; Parnell- Heather Glover; Coach Anderson- Casey Wooldridge; Coach Sternadel- Damien Cardiel; Charnetski- Cierra Harper; Smith- Kellie Blevins; Coach Lillge- Taysia Navarro; Mrs. Sternadel- Dylan Cameron; Mr. Anderson- Dylan Cameron

March 20: Johnny Johnson; Marian Stoddard; Sherry Ureste

March 21: Ashley Johnson; Wesley Hempel; Kaleigh Diaz

March 24: Joy Fryou; Tammy Davis

March 25: Richard Aguilar; Ray Castillo

March 26: Inez Gendke; Stephanie Smolik

March 29: Valerie Keller; Monique Morlan

March 30: Charlene Satterfield

April 1: Ronnie Shields; Gina Woods; Kim Boone

April 2: Mike Overton; Kayne Carriles

April 3: Ann Pesek; Sarah Apostalo; Rachel Gregory; Kevin Ragan; Brandon Hobbs; Tana Pavlicek

April 5: Kimberly Gonzales; Dennis Oliphant; Than Thuy Nguen; Sarah Kay Reneau

April 6: Collin Anderson

April 8: April Skalak; Kim Sonnier; Alexis Carriles; Frank DeLoach; Kay Middleton

April 9: Pam Hecox; Kierstyn O. Milligan

April 10: Eric Clark

April 11: Linda Spencer; Lesley Alstrom; Michaela Harper

April 12: Lola Zimmerman; Jeff Hobbs

April 13: Kenneth Gregory; Eva Meitzler; Dustin Whisenant

April 14: Toby Torres

April 15: Diana Hardegree; John Wayne Helm III

April 16: Justin Munsch

April 17: Anna Walters; Diane Cooley

Watching a movie at Port O’Connor Library

A new activity has been going on the last two months at the Port O Connor Library. Melissa Doggett has headed a group of volunteers from the Friends of the Port O Connor Library, who have provided a Saturday morning of movies, snacks and fun for the children of Port O’ Connor.

Each Movie Morning has seen over 20 children attending and several parents said a thank you for doing these movie events because otherwise their kids would not get to see them and it is great local fun.  What a fun activity for the Friends of the Port O Connor Library to sponsor!!                          -Anne Monnig

Friends of the Port O’Connor Library
Booth at the Arts & Crafts Festival

Our booth at the Arts and Crafts Festival had lots of visitors and supporters on a day just made to order! The past months have brought lots of cold and rain to POC and everyone was thrilled to have a beautiful day dawn on Saturday, March 14 for the third annual Arts and Crafts Festival organized by the Port O’Connor Lions Club. It felt like spring had finally sprung!

“Friends” hosted a booth with lots of fun activity for kids and adults alike and we had T-shirts and coffee mugs for sale. Anne and Mike Monnig crafted an ingenious Wheel of Fortune- like spinning wheel where all visitors to our booth were invited to take a spin and win a prize. Prizes included sun visors, generously donated by Rose Stringo, in addition to pens, koozies, several kinds of yummy goodies, and lots and lots of books. Kids loved it which is apparent in accompanying photos!

Of course, we gave updates on where we are at in our goal to build a state-of-the-art library. Much enthusiasm and excitement was apparent throughout the POC community and many other folks visiting from out-of-town.

We heartily thank those that made donations and/or became “Friends” members during the event. AND look for us again at the Crawfish Festival coming up in May. We will be hosting a booth there also.

Remember to check us out on Facebook and our website: www.friendsoportoconnorlibrary.org for up and coming happenings to promote love of libraries and our new facility!

Virginia Dell Lichac, President