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prepares young people for today's skilled workforce. This
partnership involves high schools, colleges and universities,
large and small businesses, governmental agencies -- all
working together!
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Monica Munoz Applies Mathematics at Tella Tool & Manufacturing Company
Monica Munoz, a Brownsville ISD student, enjoyed using the CMM machine to check
dimensions of automotive parts at Tella Tool & Manufacturing in July. Munoz spent
part of her summer at Tella Tool in Brownsville through a Brownsville Career Center
Project internship managed by RGV LEAD. Read more..
RGV LEAD Mission Career Center Project Student
Intern Is a Future Editor
Grecia Ramirez, a June 2015 Sharyland ISD
graduate, plans to attend UTRGV to pursue a
degree in English with a long-term goal of
becoming a book editor. Read more..
Mission Career Center Spring Closing Ceremony
On May 1, 2015, Mission community leaders
gathered at The Cimarron in Mission to celebrate
accomplishments of the Mission Career Center
Project, a partnership of Mission EDC, RGV LEAD,
La Joya ISD, Mission CISD, Sharyland ISD, and
other partners. Read more..
Brandon Barr of Harlingen CISD, Winner of RGV
LEAD Scholarship
RGV LEAD is pleased to announce that Brandon
Barr of Harlingen High School, Harlingen CISD has
been named recipient of a $2,000 SpawGlass
Scholarship to Texas State Technical College. Barr
received the award as part of the RGV LEAD
Scholarship competition in Spring 2015.
Read more..
Andrew Robert Castellano of Edinburg CISD,
Winner of RGV LEAD Scholarship
Andrew Robert Castellano, a 2015 graduate of
Edinburg CISD’ s Robert Vela High School, has
been named recipient of a $5,000 RGV LEAD
Scholarship. To be eligible to compete for the
scholarship, Castellano first graduated as an RGV
LEAD Scholar. Read more..
EDITORIAL: LEADing the RGV —
education/business leader summit a smart event
There were a lot of plaudits and praise among
educational leaders and business executives who
attended a regional summit on Thursday at the
McAllen Convention Center. Their goal: To better
connect academic leaders with industry leaders.
Read more..
RGV LEAD Student Ambassador Team Building
Challenge
“What you get from achieving your goals in not as
important as what you become when you achieve
your goals,” said Virdiana Garcia, a Los Fresnos
High School student. Read more..
Transforming Education: An RGV LEAD and Ford
NGL Partnership
On December 4, over a hundred Rio Grande Valley
leaders came together at UTPA to develop a
regional plan for Ford Next Generation Learning in
the Valley. Read more..
Brownsville ISD Student Gets a Glimpse
of her Future
Brownsville ISD student Krystal Rosas spent part
of her summer as an intern at the Brownsville
Animal Regulation and Care Center (BARCC)
through RGV LEAD's Brownsville Career Center
Program. Read more..
Building Student Leaders
Seventy-two students from Harlingen CISD, La
Joya ISD, Los Fresnos CISD, Sharyland ISD, and
Mission CISD participated in RGV LEAD's student
leadership workshop in Harlingen on April
29. Read more..
Sonia del Angel Honored as RGV LEAD's 2013
Postsecondary Counselor of the Year
On December 12, 2013, Sonia del Angel, Director
of Educational Talent Search at The University of
Texas-Pan American, was named RGV LEAD’s 2013
Postsecondary Counselor of the Year. Read
more..
2013 Teacher of the Year
On December 12, 2013, James Boyle, a history
Teacher at Sharyland North Junior High School,
was named RGV LEAD’s 2013 Teacher of the
Year. Read more..
RGV LEAD’s 2013 Regional Conference—Promoting
Student Success: The Power of Partnerships
RGV LEAD extends MANY THANKS to the many
wonderful people whose contributions made RGV
LEAD’s Regional Conference a success! The 2013
Regional Conference, held at South Padre Island’s
Isla Grand Beach Resort Read more..
A•L•A 2013: An Educator and Employer
Perspective
“I want to thank whoever came up with A•L•A
program…I went from college and then straight to
the classroom; and I never got hands-on
experience,” said Aimee Lafevers, McAllen ISD
teacher, during the closing luncheon of the 2013
Academic Leadership Alliance (A•L•A) Summer
Educator Externship. Read more..
Sharyland Students Learn About Careers in
Construction
On May 27, 2013, 17 high school students from
Sharyland ISD spent half a day with a team of
architects, engineers, project managers, and
technicians to see exactly what it takes to build a
SpawGlass building. Read more..
Security First Hosts Students for Job Shadowing
On April 18, 36 students from Palmview and Juarez
Lincoln High Schools of La Joya ISD visited McAllen
Construction, Security First Credit Union, Hidalgo
County Courthouse, Univision Radio, and Doctor’s
Hospital Renaissance to learn more about possible
future careers.
Read more..
GenTX Day – May 3rd – Come Celebrate With Us!
RGV LEAD and Texas State Technical College will
celebrate the Third Annual Generation TX Day on
May 3 in partnership with local media KGBT-TV
Channel 4. GenTX Day is a statewide initiative that
promotes college awareness to students from
grades K-12.
Read more..
RGV LEAD’ s Third Annual Employers and
Education Forum: Thank you to our Sponsors!
RGV LEAD would like to thank all our supporters
and sponsors for making our Third Annual
Employers and Education Forum a huge success!
Read more..
TSTC president honored for 20-year service
Texas State Technical College President Cesar
Maldonado was recognized as a RGV LEAD All-Star
along with state Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr. and Albert G.
Chronis, an architect with ERO Architects, during
RGV LEAD’ s third annual Employers and
Education Forum on Friday at the Knapp Medical
Center Conference Center.
Read more..
RGV LEAD’s 2012 Regional Conference—Linking
Economic and Academic Development
RGV LEAD extends MANY THANKS to the many
wonderful people whose contributions made our
Regional Conference a success! This year, our
2012 Regional Conference was held at the Isla
Grand Beach Resort in South Padre Island. We are
grateful for all the presenters and participants who
participated and made the event a great success.
Read more..
Lower Rio Grande P-16 ECHS Planning Consortium
The Lower Rio Grande P-16 Council created an
Early College High School Planning Subcommittee
in February 2011. Through an application process,
the Texas Education Agency approved the work of
the subcommittee as the Lower Rio Grande P-16
Early College High School Planning Consortium.
Read more..
Job Shadowing Helps Students Set College and
Career Goals
On February 23, students from high schools
throughout the Rio Grande Valley got to experience
the real world of work by shadowing professionals
at their workplaces during one of Tech Prep’s Job
Shadow Days. Read more..
Job Shadow Day Opening Ceremony
Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr., and Dylan Wells, a
Weslaco High School junior, were among the
participants when the Rio Grande Valley
Partnership and Tech Prep of the Rio Grande Valley
celebrated the beginning of regional Job Shadow
Days initiatives in Weslaco on February 2, 2012.
Read more..
AT&T Supports Tech Prep
On December 12, 2011, Sergio Contreras, External
Affairs Regional Director for AT&T, presented a
$2,000 check to Pat Bubb, Executive Director of
Tech Prep of the RGV and to Rene Capistran,
President of Tech Prep Board, to support Tech
Prep’s initiatives and programs. Read more..
Job Shadowing Gives Harlingen High School South
Students a Firsthand Look at Their Career
Pathways
On December 13, 2011, Tech Prep RGV gave
several Harlingen High School South students the
opportunity to explore various career pathways of
their choice. Read more..
Partnership - United Launch Alliance and Tech Prep
The $1,000 check that Ernest Roybal, Jr., Director
of Harlingen Operations, United Launch Alliance,
presented to Tech Prep Executive Director Pat
Bubb and Worksite Learning Specialist Martha
Gutierrez, represents the aerospace company’s
long-term commitment to STEM education. Read
more..
2011 Tech Prep Teacher and Counselor of the Year
Recipients
Tech Prep honored two wonderful educators with
the 2011 Tech Prep Teacher and Counselor of the
Year awards at Tech Prep's annual regional
conference on December 1, 2011. Read more..
MANY THANKS TO THOSE WHO MADE TECH PREP'S
CONFERENCE
POSSIBLE!
Tech Prep extends MANY THANKS to the many
wonderful people whose contributions made the
Tech Prep Regional Conference/ Lower Rio Grande
P-16 ECHS Planning Institute a success! Read
more..
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