May 07 2016
PRESS Staff Report The following are the unofficial election results for the City of Port Isabel and the Point Isabel Independent School District Board of Trustees elections. Projected winners’ totals in red; (I) denotes incumbent. Early voting numbers also include mail-in ballots. City of Port Isabel Mayor Juan Jose “J.J” Zamora – 61% Early voting: 423 Election …
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May 09 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Listed below are the unofficial results for the City of Port Isabel, Town of Laguna Vista, and Point Isabel Independent School District elections. Canvassing of votes will occur later this week. Incumbent candidates are indicated with “(I).” Race winner tally numbers are shown in green. To jump to …
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Apr 07 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Part One (Click here for Part Two) Connected Coast Increasingly, access to technology is becoming the metric by which one can predict academic achievement. So much learning in today’s classrooms makes use of computers and the internet that those without access to such are finding themselves on the …
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Feb 20 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS February 19, 2015 Several groups of Point Isabel ISD students were recognized at Tuesday’s regular board meeting for their accomplishments in UIL competition. It was a packed house as parents filled the boardroom for the occasion, which included groups from Port Isabel Junior High, Derry Elementary School and …
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May 23 2013
By SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel Independent School District (PIISD) Board on Tuesday approved a five percent general pay increase for teachers and a five percent from midpoint raise for administrative, professional, clerical and paraprofessional employees and auxiliary personnel. “It’s the first general pay increase in three years,” said superintendent Dr. Lisa …
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May 16 2013
By CHRISTINA R. GARZA Staff Writer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel Independent School District held its 2013 School Board Election on Saturday, May 11. The incoming trustees will serve a three year term. Incumbent Mickey Furcron defeated Raul “Cowboy” Loera, Jr. for Trustee Place 3 by 138 votes with 294 votes for Furcron and 156 for …
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May 16 2013
By CHRISTINA R. GARZA Staff Writer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Rita “Nina” Garcia is passionate about education. The Port Isabel Junior High School counselor will celebrate her 40th year working for the Point Isabel Independent School District. Garcia and her husband Rudy, currently director of Project Puente, an after-school program, were born and raised in Port Isabel. The …
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May 16 2013
Special to the PRESS The Point Isabel Independent School District continues to provide a premier music opportunity for students in today’s Texas Public School System. Establishing a strong music curriculum from the elementary campuses through high school has yielded a consistent outcome in students’ musical achievements. On April 11 and 12, the Port Isabel Junior …
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Apr 18 2013
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel Independent School District will be sponsoring the Autism Awareness Walk and Fun Run on Sunday, April 27, at 8 a.m. April is National Autism Awareness Month. The district hopes to raise awareness about Autism, the fastest growing developmental disorder in the United States. The walk of 2.2 …
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