The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 32, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 18, 1995 Page: 1 of 41
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Voluntary religious ceremony to be reinstated at APHS
□ Trustees favor voluntary
Baccalaureate service,
approve principal reports
By JOHN LOWMAN
Aransas Pass Progress
The long-standing tradition of a
religious ceremony for graduating
high school seniors will likely be
restored in Aransas Pass.
An area Ministerial Alliance on
Monday asked Aransas Pass
Independent School District
trustees for permission to hold a
Baccalaureate service prior to the
graduation of the class of 1996.
HAMETNER VICKERY
While the event cannot be direct-
ly sponsored by the district, it will
be allowed, according to board pres-
ident Frank Hametner.
"It's against existing law for the
school to sponsor a Baccalaureate
service, but you can have a
Baccalaureate service as long as it's
not mandatory,” Hametner told
Second Baptist Church pastor Dan
Sanford and other members of the
alliance offering a petition with sig-
natures of more than 250 residents
supporting the effort.
“It seems to me that if the ministe- '
rial alliance or others in the reli-
gious community want to hold such
a meeting, that’s fine."
The meeting could be held in the
same facility as graduation, and a
provision waiving an hourly rental
fee will likely be implemented, said
superintendent Bob Smith.
Trustees were in agreement with
the plan, and Smith instructed
Sanford to mail a letter of applica-
tion to the board for official consid-
eration.
Principals of all five Aransas Pass
schools gave reports on their respec-
tive improvement plans during the
Monday meeting. Faulk Elementary
School principal Bill Ratliff pointed
to success in a school-wide reading
program and to alternative disci-
pline measures at his campus.
Kieberger Elementary is in a
"rebuilding period” and Texas
Assessment of Academic Skills
scores should improve there,
according to principal Joe Kelly.
Incentives for fifth grade students to
make better academic and conduct
grades are in place at Walter Noble,
said principal Hector Acevedo
Raising TAAS scores, reading
comprehension and drug awareness
are three of the focuses at A.C.
Blunt Middle School, according to
principal Patti Vickery. Over 200
students have joined an anti-drug
program on that campus, she said.
Stronger attendance guidelines
are in place at the high school, net-
ting a 96.4 percent attendance rate
over the first (six weeks of study,
said principal Dewey Smith. Work-
training programs, like those imple-
mented in Jhe recently-opened
Health-Science wing, should soon
serve to place APHS at the forefront
of area schools. Smith added.
Trustees applauded the principals
for their efforts after presentations.
See School, Page 12
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Aransas Pass City Council
members are seeking
Aransas Pass residents to
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two members will
be appointed for ternm oi
one year. Thereafter,
appointments will be for a
period of two years.
The Parks and Recreation
Board normally would be
comprised of live Aransas
Pass residents including
one member of die Little
League Board of Directors,
One member of the Soccer
League Board of Directors,
one member of the Softball
League Board of Directors,
One member of the
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors and one
resident of Aransas Pans.
As the Softball League is
See Council, Page 12
Leigha Kazmaier, 21 months, enjoys a ride on a toy at the Aransas Pass Community
Park as her father, Cary Kazmaier, rocks her. Kazmaier visited the park with Leigha
and her twin sister, Lydia.
Red Ribbon week
begins Monday
{^State-wide effort
focused on prevention
of drug abuse
By JOHN LOWMAN
Aransas Pass Progress
Aransas Pass residents
have the chance to tie one on
next week.
The tenth annual Red
Ribbon Week —- a state wide
drug awareness effort focused
on area schools — begins
Monday and lasts through
Friday. By wearing a red rib-
bon provided by the Aransas
Pass Lion’s Club, residents
show their commitment to a
drug-free lifestyle, according
to Aransas Pass Independent
School District community
relations director Laura
Simank.
"The idea is to increase the
level of awareness of drug use
and abuse,” Ms. Simank said.
“Drugs are probably the worst
scourge our society knows. It
just devastates. And, if we
can. through these kinds of
activities, increase the level of
awareness and cause one
person — adult or child — to
stop and think and not use
drugs, then it will be worth
it."
Each day during Red
Ribbon Week will have a dif-
ferent theme as set by coordi-
SIMANK
n a t o r
S c o t t i e
Holmes.
Monday
marks a 9
a.m. kick-
off at
Kieberger
Elementary
School and
is “Sock-it"
to drug abuse day. Area
teachers and students may
wear their “craziest" socks.
Tuesday is "Hat Day." and
toppers are intended to repre-
sent a “hats off salute to a
drug-free lifestyle. Residents
are encouraged to wear red
on Wednesday, and Thursday
is Western Day, the message
being “Real Texans don’t do
Drugs." Friday marks "Spirit
Day," as students, parents
and teachers send the mes-
sage “get high on school spir-
it instead of drugs."
While events are focused on
youths, all residents are invit-
ed to wear red ribbons to
work. Parents should take
lime to talk to their children
about illicit drug use, Ms.
Simank said.
"They can take this oppor-
tunity to sit down and have a
serious talk with their chil-
dren about what kind of
exposure they've had to drugs
and people who use them,"
she said. "The most impor-
See Ribbon, Page 12
Treats, not tricks at Fire Dept.
Color guard adds sparkle to halftime
Members of the Aranns Pass Color Guard pose Friday after a
GoUad.
□Ha//oween haunted
house planned at station
By JOHN LOWMAN
Aransas Pass Progress
While Pirates and Power Rangers
will take to the streets this
Halloween, those dressed as fire-
men might have a corner on tricks
and treats.
Aransas Pass fire chief Gilbert
Ritz and fire official Trey Sheffield
are planning a Halloween Haunted
House for area youths to be held at
the AP fire department building on
Cleveland Blvd. The event is
intended to provide an alternative
to traditional Trick-or-treatlng.
Ritz said.
“It’s a way to make a fun. safe
night for kids In town." Ritz said.
"Wc figure we can do something for
the community — something for
Aransas Pass so they can enjoy
Halloween.
“Kids can have a good time and a
safe night instead of being on the
street.”
Parts of the fire station will be
converted to a haunted house —
with care being taken that no
interference with normal opera-
tions occurs — and will open at 5
p.m. Tuesday. October 31.
Activities will include traditional
Halloween favorites such as bob-
bing for apples and a best costume
contest. Planning for the first-ever
Halloween hoe-down began about
three weeks ago and volunteers
are needed. Ritz said.
“We re going to do our best to
have a good Halloween haunted
house, and there's a lot more work
and planning to do." Ritz said. "We
won't turn away anyone who
wants to help."
□ Small group big on
spirit
By TRACI VICKERY
Aransas Pass Progress
Without the Color Guard, it's just
another band.
The Aransas Pass High School
Color Guard has this year proven It
doesn't take a lot of people to add
sparkle to a half-time show. With
only nine members, the guard has
taken everything they learned at
Color Guard camp — as well as a lit-
tle spirit — and helped to make the
APHS half-time show a huge suc-
cess.
In June, the color guard attended
the 1995 Fred J. Miller clinic at St.
Thomas University In Houston. TX.
While at camp the guard learned
basic routines and difficult, more
advanced drills.
“We learned so much at camp this
year," said Chrtssy Claybourn. “ We
learned a number of drills as well as
ways to motivate those In our
group," she said.
While at camp, guard members
Miss Claybourn and Vivlana
See Color. Page 12
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Cole, Mary. The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 32, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 18, 1995, newspaper, October 18, 1995; Aransas Pass, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1171942/m1/1/: accessed July 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Ed & Hazel Richmond Public Library.