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2012 Grant Awards
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The 2012 Grant Awards Ceremony was held in the
High School Gym on Wednesday April 11th. All of the students and
faculty, as well as many community members gathered to witness over
$101,000 in grants being awarded! This is a record breaking in both
the amount and number of grants awarded! Thank you to all of our
supporters!
To see where the funds are going, click here to
visit our Grant Awards Page.
As you consider your role in community service,
we ask that you continue to support our efforts to fund enriching
educational experiences throughout PAISD. If you are able to make a
donation now, please click this link and
have at it! We appreciate all donations, small and large! |

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More
Good News!!! |
Marilynn Cook Gives PAISD AND PAEF
International Recognition
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Marilynn Cook spoke
about the Port Aransas Education Foundation (PAEF) and
the recent PAEF-funded "Lunch and Learn" program at the
Kappa Delta Pi International Convocation Crossroads of
Excellence 2011 Idea Swap.
Read all about it
on our News page!
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More News From Marilynn Cook
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Check out this
super webquest project that Marilynn and BMS art
teacher Philina Martinez put together for BMS students
incorporating art history into reading and critical
thinking skills! Read more about it
on our News page! |

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Record-Breaking
Fundraiser!

The Port Aransas Education
Foundation set another money-earning record for itself with its
Mardi Gras fundraising event on Friday, Oct. 5.
“Once again, we are amazed at the generosity of the Port Aransas
Community,” said Wendy Moore, president of the foundation. “We had
another very successful fundraiser and were able to beat our
record-breaking year last year and raise over $120,000!”
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Congratulations to
Sharon McKinney!
PAEF congratulates Sharon McKinney, our Port
Aransas High School principal. Texas Association of Secondary School
Principals (TASSP) recently recognized Sharon McKinney as
Outstanding Principal of the Year in the organization’s Region 2,
the coastal area of South Texas. The accolade also makes her
eligible to win the state’s Outstanding Principal of the Year next
summer.
Read all about it
on our News page!
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WANT TO HELP?
Please do!
For volunteer opportunities, please contact Beth
Owens, PAEF Volunteer Coordinator, at (361) 774-6255 or
kowensfamily@centurytel.net
For other ways to donate to PAEF, click
here!
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Thank You!
Our community supporters played a vital role in helping us raise enough funds
to award over $101,000 in grants to PAISD teachers and administrators
in 2012!
View
all our grant awards here!
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