USHS Students Excel At Texas Future Educator Conference
Written by admin, Mar 4, 2013, Comments Off
Courtesy Veronica Cantu,
(Laredo, Tx)- Members of the United South High School Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) recently attended the Teach Tomorrow Summit State Competition in San Antonio . It is the largest career and technical competitive event in Texas with over 1,600 high school students representing 20 regions. USHS did extremely well as they placed in the following categories:
National Qualifier
JOSHUA LLAMAS – 3rd place in the Keynote Speech (competed against 39 individuals).
National Qualifier
SAMANTHA HOLGUIN and BIANCA PESCADOR – 3rd place in the Promotional Video (competed against 14 videos of which only the top 5 are recognized).
Project Visualize – Team Event
1st place Blue Ribbon (the group received a 2nd place rank amongst 63 entries of other high school groups. Only the top 5 are recognized).
Chapter Yearbook – Team Event
1st place Blue Ribbon – Created by: Jesse Solis, Joshua Llamas, Stephanie Meza, Samantha Holguin, Erendira Perez, Bianca Pescador, Ana Luna, Leslie Gonzalez, Richard Mata, Rebecca Salazar, Karen Galvan, and Kristine Medellin.
Bachelor’s Portfolio
Karen Galvan received a Silver award
This is the first year TAFE has members that will compete in national competition in Keynote speech and Promotional Video.
TAFE is a co-curricular statewide non-profit (501 c3) student organization created to allow young men and women an opportunity to explore the teaching profession. The organization was created in 1984 so that the best and brightest high school and middle school students in Texas would be able:
1. To learn about the teaching profession, its opportunities, responsibilities, and its important role in our democracy;
2. To explore their interests and abilities in relation to the various fields of teaching;
3. To cultivate the qualities of character, service, and leadership which are essential in good teachers;
4. To learn how and where teachers receive their training, the cost, scholarships available, number of years required, certification requirements, and standards; and
5. To study the lives and influence of great teachers.
TAFE is sponsored by the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals and is governed by a board of directors comprised of teachers, students and principals.
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