Port Isabel High Science Fair Names Winners
Port Isabel High School's annual Science Fair welcomed about 100 projects across physical and biological divisions. Judges led by Mrs Stan Scruggs Mr Stuart Adkins and Mr Eddie Fisher selected top projects with Terry Christensen Roger Villarreal Helena Wickham Robert Christensen Pat Kell Christine Yurkovic and Roger Villarreal earning top honors. Honorable mentions included Israel Galvan Jesus Salazar Concepcion Bocanegra Lupe Guzman Israel Gonzales Alfred Evans Rand Boswell Douglas Freexe Ella Mae Higginbotham Wilma Lancaster Linda Langlois Richard Green Manuel Reyes Mike Moncevaiz and Marcella Sandoval. The top winners advance to the Regional Fair at the Elks Lodge in Harlingen with the public viewing Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel High School
Stan Scruggs
Padre Island
Stuart Adkins
Port Isabel
Eddie Fisher
Brownsville
Terry Christensen
Roger Villarreal
Helena Wickham
Robert Christensen
Pat Kell
Christine Yurkovic
Elks Lodge
Harlingen
Israel Galvan
Jesus Salazar
Concepcion Bocanegra
Lupe Guzman
Israel Gonzales
Alfred Evans
Rand Boswell
Douglas Freexe
Ella Mae Higginbotham
Wilma Lancaster
Linda Langlois
Richard Green
Manuel Reyes
Mike Moncevaiz
Marcella Sandoval
Port Isabel Junior High Hosts Inaugural Science Fair
Port Isabel Junior High School held its first science fair during Public School Week with 155 entries across Biological, Physical, Collections and Drawings divisions. Winners include Janet Bell-Electricity, Sherry Freeze Sea Life, Petra Mota Circulation of Blood, Nancy Bellinghausen Temperature Chart. Open House drew 290 visitors with science staff Mr Winklarek Mr Monkes and Miss Salazar greeting attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Janet
Marianne Bell
Sherry Freeze
Petra Mota
Nancy Bellinghausen
Angelita Sandoval
Alicia Hinojosa
Michelle Boswell
Francisco Cisneros
Francisco Galvan
Constancio Martinez
Sandra Bobbitt
Linda Zimmerman
Freddie Seals
Maria Villarreal
Winklarek
Mr. Monkres
Miss Salazar
Port Isabel community notices and school district appeal
A Port Isabel sign welcomes visitors and local groups including Girl Scouts and International Exchange Students. The piece urges voters in Point Isabel Independent School District to support current administration and keep schools off the warned list, with future coverage promising candidate names. Also promoting Four Roses products from Sam Perl of Brownsville and thanking him for his local advocacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Isabel
Rio Grande Valley
Penelope Marlin Stars In Opera Festival
Penelope Marlin daughter of Rev and Mrs F L Marlin performed in The Golden Cockerel during the San Antonio Grand Opera Festival. The production featured the San Antonio Symphony a fifty member ballet and a sixty voice TCUs chorus alongside renowned opera stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penelope Marlin
F. L. Marlin
San Antonio
San Antonio Symphony
Ballet
Texas Christian University
Municipal Auditorium
Penelope
T.C.U
Girl Scouts Troop 74 Meeting at St Andrew's Church
Girl Scouts of Troop 74 met at St Andrew's Church on Monday at 4 30 p m with leader Mrs George Colley Dues were collected Roll called seven members were absent and urged to attend future meetings Refreshments were served and the girls sang songs then played Scavenger Hunt for leaves Ginny Harris played a Walt in F major The meeting closed with taps
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scouts
St. Andrew's Church
George Colley
Senior Class Mexican Supper This Thursday
The Senior Class hosts a Mexican Supper this Thursday at the fireball venue. Plates are priced at 1.25 dollars and will be delivered.
White Sands guests reel in large Bay area catches
Guests at the White Sands Motor Lodge report several anglers with big catches. Welch Texas residents D W Server and partner net 54 lbs of red snapper from Bob Williams boat. Ray D Boggess lands trout from a White Sands boat. Denver City pair M H McCord and spouse haul over 100 lbs of trout from Bay waters. Others include J G Sharp from Paris Texas and Temple duo A G Stephens Clyde W Graham with 150 lbs red snapper from Texas Joy. Wm Scharff nets 4 lbs red snapper from Warsaw. W O Lockwood and Weiss reel 50 trout from a White Sands boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sands Motor Lodge
D. W. Server
Welch
Texas
Bob Williams
Ray D. Boggess
White Sands
H. B. McCord
Denver City
M. C. Thomas
J. G. Sharp
Paris
A. G. Stephens
Clyde W. Graham
Temple
Texas Joy
Wm. Scharff
Warsaw
W. O. Lockwood
Mr. Weiss
Destruction of Fun-A-Rama at Isla Blanca Park underway
The Fun-A-Rama kiddie park at Isla Blanca Park is being torn down after years of neglect and damage from salt air and storms. Owner George MacLean of Miami is moving the rides to Florida, though lease-related legal issues remain unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isla Blanca Park
Jerico
Sait Air
George MacLean
Miami
Florida
MacLean
O Florida
Literary Meet Set For April 6 in Port Isabel
Twenty five Junior High students contest to represent Port Isabel at the District Literary meet on April 6. Contestants include Daryl Dozier Myra Murphy Karen Nelson Susan Byrd Crisanne Meyners for Essay. Petra Mota Michelle Boswell J Mack Parker Henrietta Barrera Sandra Waldrum Marianne Bell and Susan Byrd for Number Sense. Adan Medrano Efren Gonzales Ignacio Casanova Memardo Mota Ernesto Mota Tomasa Quintanilla Robert Boswell Domingo Camacho Lana Mobley Cindy Purvis Lupita Gonzales and Michelle Boswell for Declamation. The Eighth Grade Spelling team features Mariann Bell and Sandra Waldrum with Henrietta Barr ram as Alternate. The Sixth Grade Spelling team is Lisa Jones and Aleene Cheney with Billy Pash as Alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Daryl Dozier
Myra Jean Murphy
Karen Nelson
Susan Byrd
Crisanne Meyners
Petra Mota
Michelle Boswell
J. Mack Parker
Henrietta Barrera
Sandra Waldrum
Marianne Bell
Adam Medrano
Efren Gonzales
Ignacio Casanova
Memardo Mota
97 Students Named On Schools Honor Rolls
Ninety seven Point Isabel Independent School District students are placed on the Gilt Edge or Regular Honor Rolls for the fourth six week period. Gilt Edge honors require all A grades, Regular honors require all but one grade as B or higher. Names listed include seniors Terry Kristensen James Harris and others across high school grades. Continued on page
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Point Isabel Independent School
Public School Week Draws 1200 Visitors to Port Isabel
More than 1,200 people toured Port Isabel schools during Public School Week. Otto Langlois, superintendent, praised the turnout and thanked the district for support. Open House at Derry and Garriga Elementary offered tours for day workers, while Science Fairs at the Senior and Junior High Schools were also open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Otto Langlois
Derry and Garriga
Port Isalel
Point Isabel Independent School
Rotary to hear Grecian exchange student talk
Miss Judy Matheopoulou of Athens Greece, studying in Brownsville as an exchange student in the Rio Grande Valley, will present a talk at the Port Isabel Rotary Club next Saturday at noon. John Kittila Jr., program chairman, said Ted Hunt arranged the program and Judy will discuss her native country.
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Judy Matheopoulou
Athen
Greece
Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
Port Isabel Rota Club
John Kitila, Jr
Kittila
Ben
Ted Hunt
Judy
Port Isabel students seek permanent name for naval station
On March 11 Port Isabel High School representatives including Student Council, Honor Society, and class officers spoke at the County Commissioners Court. They urged keeping the former Port Isabel Naval Auxiliary Air Station as Port Isabel if redeveloped for county use, presenting their case in Brownsville with superintendent Otto Langlois and about thirty students led by Rueben Torres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel High School
County Commissioners’ Court
Port Isabel Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Port Isabel
Otto Langlois
Rueben Torres
Brownsville
Steve Marlin Visits in New Orleans Mardi Gras
Steve Marlin son of Mr and Mrs F L Marlin along with two Southern Methodist University peers visited New Orleans La invited by Pete Smith during Mardi Gras festivities. They stayed at the Harpee Smith home. Steve learned Hector Cantu aboard the Lexington was in Port Isabel on leave when he visited the ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Marlin
F. L. Marlin
Southern Methodist University
Pete Smith
New Orleans
Robert Har Pee Smith
Pete
Steve
Lexington
Hector Cantu
Hector
Port Isabel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pat Bell
C.p.&l. Co
She
Petra Mata
Janet Bell
Nancy Jo Bellinghausen
Bud Franke
South Padre Island
Laguna Heights
Laguna Vista
Welome
Monterrey Girl Guides
International Exchange
Southpie Island
Tank
Sam
Perl
Perl Bros. Fashion Center
Bnd Franke
Bam Road
Opera
Terry Kristensen
James Harris
Edgar Hood
Herlinda Saldivar
Reguar
Denzil Dixon
Herminia Medrano
Father Fanning
M. I
Rotary
Mary Kennedy
Andrea Barrientez
Mike Meyners
Rosemary Varnam
Mary Ruth Pockrus
Judy Schumacher
Neomi Gonzales
Mario Giqueroa
Laurel Mercurio
Mary de la Garta
Ann Privett
Dale Tamayo
Caroline Ramirez
Charlies Bobbitt
Estefana Hernandez
Herminia
Irene Ragusin
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