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Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard

Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard

"BCISD banquet recognizes employees" by: Jessica Shepard

   Bay City ISD recognized and celebrated its employees with its annual employee appreciation banquet on May 16.  Guests were treated to a catered meal and live music by the Bay City High School Jazz Band, along with a popcorn bar and several clowns providing live entertainment and balloon art.

Memorial Day closings

   Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 27, this year.  Local closures include city, Federal, and county offices.  Federal closures are the United States Postal Service and all banks.  “GFL garbage collection will be delayed one day,” reads the GFL website.
Tenaris photo A group of seventh graders from Van Vleck Jr. High School toured Tenaris’ Bay City plant as part of the TryEngineeringTogether program.

Tenaris photo A group of seventh graders from Van Vleck Jr. High School toured Tenaris’ Bay City plant as part of the TryEngineeringTogether program.

Van Vleck TryEngineeringTogether junior high schoolers tour Tenaris

   Tenaris welcomed a group of seventh grade students from Van Vleck Jr. High School to its Bay City, TX, seamless pipe mill for a tour of its operations and robotics demonstration as part of the TryEngineeringTogether program.
TISD photo Ava Hickl

TISD photo Ava Hickl

"Ava Hickl heads to Texas State" by: Jessica Shepard

   Ava Hickl is the Salutatorian of Tidehaven High School’s Class of 2024.  Ava is the daughter of Jody and Cindy Hickl and the granddaughter of Ronald and Cynthia Hickl, Ruben and Elvia Gonzalez, and Joe Avila.  She’s also the sister to Brett and Zack Hickl.