(Laredo, Tx)- The U.S. Department of Justice has appointed Estela Quintanilla of Laredo as an alternate member to the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice (FACJJ) for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).
 With this appointment, Quintanilla will assume an essential role in conveying the group’s perspectives on juvenile justice issues during the absence of the primary member. Quintanilla will serve as a representative for the following states and territories: California, Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico. In late October, Quintanilla traveled to Washington D.C. for the first meeting of …

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(Laredo, Tx)- All Laredo Independent School District campuses will be closed Friday, November 11, due to staff development training. LISD administration, faculty, and staff will report to work on Friday morning for their required staff development training.
 There will be no classes for students on Friday due to staff development training. However, on Friday morning hundreds of LISD students will participate in the annual Veterans Day Parade in downtown Laredo. Students will resume their regular schedules on Monday, November 14.
 The LISD Administration Offices and the LISD Tax Office will remain open. …

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(Laredo, Tx)-  Obtaining a college education is generally accepted as both a goal and a value among students today.  By eighth grade, over 80% of students indicate that they will earn at least a college degree when asked and nearly half also expect to earn a graduate or professional degree.
 To encourage higher education, Laredo ISD is organizing college tours for over 3,000 seventh and eighth grade students from Christen, Lamar, Cigarroa, and Memorial Middle Schools.
 Students will be visiting both Laredo Community College and Texas A&M International University this month.  …

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(Laredo, Tx)- The Laredo Independent School District continues to offer free flu clinics for LISD students. Now through November 15th, free flu vaccine clinics are scheduled for eligible students at LISD campuses.
 Elementary school students have their flu vaccines clinics scheduled at their schools through mid November. Parents/guardians must accompany their children.
 Middle and high school students must submit signed parent pre-consent forms with their school nurses on designated consent dates. Parents do not need to be present.
 LISD Health Services Director Patricia Keck says the flu shot is recommended for everyone …

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(Laredo, Tx)- As part of the celebration of the opening of the new Shirley Field Sports Complex, the LISD Athletic Department will have a LISD Parade of Former Athletes prior to the kickoff of the annual Martin Nixon football game on Saturday, November 5. The parade of former athletes will start promptly at 6:15 p.m.
 All former athletes from Martin, Nixon and Cigarroa High Schools are invited to participate in the LISD Parade of Athletes. Former athletes are encouraged to wear Letterman’s jacket, team sweaters, jerseys, or school colors. The …

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 (Laredo, Tx)-The Vidal M. Treviño School of Communications & Fine Arts invites the community to the 18th Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival. The festival will take place today, at St. Peter’s Plaza in downtown Laredo from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00p.m.
 Dr. Martha Villarreal, the director of the VMT Magnet School, said this year’s festival will honor the late Eddie Galvan, one of the school’s first music directors and mentor, who left his indelible mark at VMT. “Come hear the music of Soundtown, in which he had a big part in …

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(Laredo, Tx)- The Laredo Independent School District’s Athletic Department announces the sale of tickets for the annual Martin-Nixon football game, which will be played on Saturday, November 5, at 7:00 p.m. at the new Shirley Field Sports Complex. Tickets go on sale Monday, October 31.
 Reserved tickets for the game can be purchased at the Athletic Department’s office at Shirley Field at the North End Zone. The athletic office is open Monday- Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
 Reserved tickets will be sold for $7.00. Also, general admission tickets will be …

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 The Laredo Independent School District’s Transportation Department will be celebrating this year’s National School Bus Safety Week scheduled October 17- 21 with several events.
 The celebration will kick-off on Tuesday, October 18, with a parade starting at 9:30 a.m. at Veterans Field and ending at the LISD Student Activity Center (SAC). Immediately following the parade, a proclamation ceremony honoring all bus drivers will be held at the SAC.
 National School Bus Safety Week is an active and evolving public education program designed to promote school bus safety. The program …

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(Laredo, Tx)- Because healthy kids are better learners, the Laredo Independent School District will be offering free flu vaccines for LISD students.
 Now through November 15th, free flu vaccine clinics are scheduled for eligible students at all LISD campuses.
 Elementary school students have their flu vaccines clinics scheduled at their schools from October 19 through November 4. Parents/guardians must accompany their children.
 Middle and high school students are scheduled for flu vaccines from November 8, through November 15. Students must submit signed parent pre-consent forms with their school nurses. Parents do not …

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 (Laredo, Tx)-For the fifth year in a row, a parent volunteer from the Laredo Independent School District was recognized by the Texas State Board of Education as a “Heroes for Children” Award recipient for District One. J.C. Martin Elementary grandparent volunteer, Hilda Granados, was one of 15 volunteers from school districts across Texas honored for her significant contribution to public schools in Texas, and for outstanding contributions to the success of the Texas Public Education System.
 Granados has been a parent volunteer for over 38 years. She was the …