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The Rio Grande Herald-Thursday, February 11,1999, Page 3
USDA-NRCS celebrating
Natural Resources Week
USDA-Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) is
celebrating Feb. 8-12, 1999 as
Natural Resources Recognition
Week in Texas.
In a statement issued in Temple,
Texas by USDA-NRCS State
Conservationist John P. Burt, the
week is designed to encourage all
Texans to reflect on the importance
of natural resources in our daily
lives.
"Our abundant natural resources
of soil, water, air, plants and
animals continue to provide us with
a healthy environment," Burt said.
The wise use of these resources sets
us apart from every other country in
the world. We are fortunate to have
a conservation ethic that encourages
landowners and all citizens to
conserve and protect those things
which benefit all of us."
In Texas, NRCS works with 216
local Soil and Water Conservation
Districts to address local resource
issues. As part of the local
celebrations, various activities are
planned at each USDA-NRCS
office in Texas. These will include
conservation tours, displays,
educational programs,
environmental awareness, and other
events.
"Each office will participate in its
own program," Burt said, "which
will be tailored to local natural
resource issues or concerns. We
have a real opportunity to have
people across the state become
better aware of our environment and
the work of our conervation
programs in Texas."
For more information, contact
your local USDA-NRCS office or
visit the NRCS website at
http://www.tx.nrcs.usda.gov.
Career & Technology Dept says Job Shadowing successful
The Rio Grande City CISD Career and Technology Depaitment and the Rio Grande City Rotary Club have
" evaluated the Job Shadowing Day undertaking held on Feb. 2 as an outstanding success. Pictured left to right
in the front row are Jesus Ortiz, Grulla Middle School studnct; Kristina Bazan, GMS student; Abigail Leal,
Starr Bankign Center; Adriana Zarazua, GMS student; Elma Bazan, GMS student; and Eliza Garcia, RMS
student. In the back row, l-r, are Cynihia G. Fuentes, Career and Technology Dept.; Basilio Villarreal, Jr.,
RGCCISD board of trustees president; Lee Roy Salinas, GMS student; Francisco "Paco' Zarate, RGCCISD
board of trustees vice president; and Leonel Lopez, GTE Communications. (RGCCISD photo:
publicinfolO@yahoo.com)
# RGCCISD Job Shadowing
Program considered successful
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RGCCISD News Release
The Rio Grande City CISD has
evaluated Job Shadowing Day,
celebrated on Tuesday, Feb. 2 or
Groundhog Day under the auspices
of the RGCCISD Career and
Technology Department, as a
tremendous success.
Career and Technology
Department Chairman Arturo
Menchaca indicated, 'This program
gives students a chance to discover
through first hand experience what
occupations are available. Basically
in the program, students were
rncntored for three hours a day by
employers."
Menchaca exulted, "The results
were tremendous with 30 students
participating from Grulla Middle
School and Ringgold Middle
School."
In this program, the person to be
shadoweed could be the owner,
manager, or an employee.
"We got tremendous response
from both employers and students,"
emphasized Menchaca "At the
iebriefing, students explained what
they had experienced."
The director stressed, "We plan to
repeat the program, hopefully at
least twice a year. I thank all the
businesses that participated in
making this a worthwhile
experience."
The program was carried out in
conjunction with the Rio Grande
City Rotary Club, Communities in
Schools, and Tech Prep of the Rio
Grande Valley, along with
America's Promise, the National
School to Work Opportunities
Office, and the American Society of
Association Executives.
On Groundhog Job Shadow Day,
or Tuesday, Feb. 2, 30 students
from Grulla and Rio Grande City
received an up-close look at how
the skills they learn in school are
put into action in the workplace as
they shadow a mentor as he or she
carries out a normal workday.
Local area businessmen and
women as well as public officials
served as mentors for Job Shadow
Day.
The Job Shadowing Program is
designed to assist students
attempting to decide on a career
choice. A major emphasis of the
program is to assist students in
making a connnection between
school course work and the skills
and knowledge needed for their
career.
This is where a business fits into
the program. The business man or
woman allows the student intern to
shadow him or her or a business
employee for three hours. The
business person will be asked to
assign the person to someone who
is working in the program that the
student wants to pursue. It is
desired that the student see first
hand what is expected of him/her
should they choose that career. In
essence, the student will follow that
person around observing all that
he/she does. The mentor also has
the option to give the student the
chance to perform simple or routine
duties.
A business will benefit from
participation in this new and
innovative program by:
* Satisfaction from serving the
needs of our school and the
community.
* Satisfaction from helping local
students choose a career.
* Satisfaction from showing
students the importance of their
school work.
* Recognition in program
literature, promotions and
advertising where applicable.
* Recognition in our business
and school community.
The purpose of the program for
students is:
(1) To provide students with a
"real-world" career experience."
* To provide students an
opportunity to observe their career
choice in action.
* To help students understand the
importance of classroom learning
and its relationships to the
knowledge and skills used in their
career choice
* To help students make
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USDA-NRCS personnel
awarded certificates of merit
Arturo Ibarra, District
Conservationist, and Roel O.
Guerra, Conervation Technician for
the USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service, were recently
awarded certificates of merit by
John Burt, State Conservationist.
The award was for their extra
effort in carrying out the 1998
Conservation Reserve Program
(CRP) and Environmental Quality
Incentive Program (EQIP) at the
Rio Grande City Field Office, while
providing excellent assistance to
Starr County producers.
The Conservation Reserve
Program generates approximately
$2.15 million and the
Environmental Quality Incentive
Program generates another
$150,(XX) annually, which help the
local economy. The CRP and
EQIP programs are environmentally
sensitive conservation programs.
Local producers compete against
other producers - local, state and
nationwide — for approval.
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) prohibits
discrimination in its programs on
the basis of race, color, national
origin, sex, religion, age,
disability, political beliefs and
marital or familial status.
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and play dead.
NRCS personnel recognized
District Conservationist Arturo Ibarra, right; and USDA-NRCS
Conservation Technician Roel O. Guerra were recently awarded
Certificates of Merit by State Conservationist John Burt. They were
recognized for their extra efforts at the Rio Grande City field office in
carrying out the 1998 Conservation Reserve Progam (CRP) and the
Envirionmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
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Glen E. Roney announces the election ot
Ted Pigott as Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of Texas Regional
Bancshares, Inc. and its subsidiary,
Texas State Bank.
Pigott. most recently held the position
ot Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of a specialty finance company in Austin.
Texas. Prior to that, he spent 13 years with
large financial institutions in Austin and
Dallas as an Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer. Pigott also spent
six years in audit services with Arthur
Anderson & Co. in Houston.
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corporations, Pigott will direct the
accounting, treasury, financial analysis, and
asset-liability management functions
Pigott earned a Bachelor of Business
Administration degree from the University
of Mississippi at Oxford. He is a C P A and
a member of the American Institute of
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Roberts, Kenneth. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 11, 1999, newspaper, February 11, 1999; Edinburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth195691/m1/3/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.