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Courtesy Alex Meyer, Earlier this month, United ISD’s STEP Academy donated Christmas presents to forty children who attend Kennedy-Zapata Elementary School. Principal Gerardo Rodriguez and his staff are pictured with children and staff from Kennedy Zapata Elementary School.
Courtesy Alex Meyer, Trautmann Elementary School (T.E.S.), celebrated their recognition as a National Blue Ribbon School. The campus was the only elementary school in Laredo to win the 2016 National Blue Ribbon Honors Award from the United States Department of Education. The recognition honors public and private elementary, middle, and high schools where students achieve very high learning standards, or
Courtesy Steve Harmon, Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) offices will close in a State-authorized holiday Thursday, Dec. 22 at noon and reopen Monday, Jan. 2 at 8 a.m. The Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library will also close at noon, Thursday, Dec. 22 at noon and open at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 2. Registration for Spring
Courtesy Veronica Cantu, Students at Centenoville, a small city inside Centeno Elementary School, celebrated their 2nd annual grand opening of their minitropolis program with a ribbon-cutting ceremony that was held on December 15, 2016. During the event, actual Commerce Bank employees inducted new student “employees,” who recently received bank training and had the opportunity to
Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-Local organization “Proyecto Niños” delivered sixty gifts to students at Kennedy-Zapata Elementary school. This organization has made holiday donations to the campus for several years. The representative for “Proyecto Niños” is Leslie Rincon. School Principal Thelma Martinez stated that the organization has been like family to her campus. “They bring so much happiness
Courtesy Steve Harmon, (Laredo, Texas)-Joining the ranks of popular writers who started their careers in science—authors such as Michael Crichton, Kurt Vonnegut, Norman Mailer, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Lewis Carroll and Brian May of Queen—is Texas A&M International University student Esteban Vargas, chemistry major and Fall 2016 Magna Cum Laude graduate. Vargas’s short story,
Courtesy Veronica Cantu, (Laredo, Texas)-For the upcoming holiday season, United Independent School District will observe the following special schedule: -December 16, 2016 –will be the last, full day for all students. Students are expected to arrive at school as regularly scheduled and will be dismissed at their usual time. – December 19, 2016 through January
Courtesy Steve Harmon, Laredo, Texas- Students and visitors to Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) can now view an impressive addition to the University’s growing art collection. Last week, Laredoan Anthony Leyendecker, Jr. provided a gift of a large-scale 17th Century painting of St. John the Baptist to the University. The painting, created circa 1690s by famed
Courtesy Steve Harmon, (Laredo, Texas)-Take a break from crowded stores and the hustle and bustle of the season and enjoy a special Christmas season show, “Mystery of the Christmas Star,” at the Texas A&M International University Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium Saturday, Dec. 17. Show times are at 3, 5 and 7 p.m. General admission is
Courtesy Rocio Moore, (Laredo, Texas)-The United Independent School Distict has been notified by American Electric Power (AEP) that Centeno Elementary will experience power outage for about an hour due to an electric line that needs to be fix in order for power to be restored in the community. Classes continue today at Centeno Elementary, officials
