🌱 Legacy Line Practice and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Legacy Line Practice at Gregory-Portland H S
• Taft ISD Employee Banquet at TAFT ISD
• 2026 EOY ART SHOW at Gregory-Portland H S

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 92 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 90, low: 76.
• Friday: Some sun, then clouds; breezy, with a high of 88 and low of 78 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Portland

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Thursday May 14

• Legacy Line Practice
  Gregory-Portland H S Gregory-Portland High School
  4:30 pm
• Taft ISD Employee Banquet
  TAFT ISD Taft, TX 78390
  5:30 pm

Friday May 15

• 2026 EOY ART SHOW
  Gregory-Portland H S Gregory-Portland High School
  5:30 pm
• TABC - THS Student Athlete Awards Assembly
  TAFT ISD Taft, TX 78390
  6:00 pm
• Senior Sunset
  Gregory-Portland H S Ray Akins Football Stadium
  7:30 pm

Saturday May 16

• THS- SENIOR TRIP TO SEA WORLD
  TAFT ISD Sea World, Sea World, San Antonio, Texas, 78251

Tuesday May 19

• Talent Show
  East Cliff
  5:30 pm

Friday May 22

• Taft HS Graduation Ceremony
  Taft Greyhound Stadium
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• 8th grade pool party
  Ingleside ISD Ingleside, TX 78362
  9:00 am
• Fine Arts Night
  Aransas Pass Independent School District Aransas Pass, TX 78336
  5:30 pm
• Taft HS Awards Ceremony
  TAFT ISD Taft HS Gym
  6:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• 6th grade perfect attendance fieldtrip
  Ingleside ISD Ingleside, TX 78362

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Corpus Christi's first AI edge data center opens with 'zero' water use (caller.com)
• Corpus Christi student wins Ford Bronco for perfect attendance (kristv.com)
• City council vote could jumpstart stalled construction projects (kristv.com)

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