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The Rio Grande Herald-Thursday, September 6, 2007, Page 6
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1. 70 percent to 75 percent of
all students and subgroups in
grades 3-11 must meet passing
standards in the TAKS areas of
Reading, Writing, English
Language Arts, Mathematics,
Science and Social Studies.
(Rio Grande City C1SD
exceeded state expectations by
scoring an 84 percent in
Reading, 93 percent in writing,
90 percent in Social Studies, 78
in mathematics, and 72 percent
in Science.)
2. A minimum of 70 percent ot
the students taking SDAA II in
grades 3-11 must meet passing
standards in the areas of
Reading, Writing, ELA and
Math.
(The district surpassed the state
standard, 93 percent of the
district's students met
expectations.)
3. The high school must ensure
that 85 percent of the cohort
students complete high school in
four years.
(The completion rate for the
high school was 88 percent.)
Trustees
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4. Middle schools must ensure
that less than .7 percent (7/10 of
a percent) of their students drop
out from school.
(The drop out rate for the district
was .2 percent.)
Congratulations to the Rio
Grande City CISD for receiving
"Recognized District' status.
You Rock!
Kidnap
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scene was where the body was
found."
He indicated, "The Sheriff's
Department is investigating the
case with the assistance of the
Border Area Violent Crimes
Unit." Anyone with information
about the homicide is urged to
call the Sheriff's Department at
487-5571. All information will
remain confidential.
With the help of technology,
families can take control of
their hectic schedules and free
up more time for togetherness.
level pertaining to
commencement exercises.
Villarreal explained, "For the
future, our policy will be that all
students who complete the high
school requirements and pass all
parts of the TAKS testing will
walk in commencement
exercises."
The board president continued,
"Those who do not pass all parts
of the TAKS test will only be
allowed to participate if they
have at least a 90 percent
attendance in TAKS tutorials.
Hopefully, this will improve
attendance in TAKS tutorials
and improve the passing rate for
TAKS."
The trustees voted to approve
"possible action on
determination by the Board ot
Trustees of Emergency Status
per Texas Education Code
44.031(h) for Repair of School
Facilities and Replacement
and/or Repair of Damaged
Equipment as a result ot
flooding at all affected District
Facilities and authorize the
Superintendent to execute the
necessary contract(s) to
accomplish the replacement
and/or repair."
Villarreal explained, "To deal
with the flooding we had a
month and a-half ago, we had to
call our insurance company to
assess the damage at several
schools. This motion allows us
to go into an emergency type
mode to allow for the quickest
possible repair of all the
facilities damaged by the
flooding."
"The high school got the worst
damage and General Sanchez
Elementary also sustained
damage," indicated Villarreal.
"There was some hail damage in
the Grulla area."
The trustees approved a letter
of agreement with N.T.C. Drug
Testing Service, Inc. Villarreal
noted, "This is the drug testing
service we use for the district. It
mainly involves testing of bus
drivers. Federal law requires that
bus drivers be tested on a
random basis."
The trustees voted to renew
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the district's membership with
the Equity Center for the 2007-
2008 school year. The board
president pointed out, "We
participate in their effort to try
to obtain equalized funding for
all school districts. Most
districts in the Valley participate
in their efforts."
The trustees approved a
Memorandum of Understanding
between the RGCCISD and the
Texas Migrant Council for the
Texas Early Education Model
(TEEM) School Readiness
Program for the 2007-2008
school year. The trustees also
okayed a similar memorandum
for a Pre-Kinder Expansion
Grant Application.
Villarreal explained, "It (the
actions) will allow us to receive
inservices from the Texas _
Migrant Council and use their -
curriculum and use their ideas
on how to improve education for
Pre-Kinder kids."
The trustees voted to authorize
the Superintendent to
investigate the possibility and
practicality of establishing a
Basic Emergency Medical
Technical Course for high
school seniors.
The trustees voted to approve
the publication of proposed tax
rates involved in the notice for
the public meeting that is
required to be published.
Villarreal noted, "This is the
advanced notice by publication^
of the proposed tax rate."
Awards
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Youth Fair was primarily in the
Baking Division, where she won
honors with her pies and candy.
She plans to become a speech
pathologist in order to help
people, especially young
children.
Charlie has shown steers in
the Starr County Fair for three
years, earning honors with his
Grand Champion American
Breed Steer in 2005. He played
basketball at Rio Grande City
High School, participating on
varsity level as a junior and
senior, serving as a captain his
senior year. Leadership roles in
4-H included Super Starr 4-H
Club Council delegate, Vice-
president, and treasurer. Active
in community service, he
volunteered in the Feast of
Sharing and the American
Cancer Society "Relay for Life."
He plans to center his studies on
computer science for a career in
technology.
Alberto is a pre-med major at
the University of Texas Pan
American. He feels that being a
physician will allow him to help
people and use his knowledge in
science. He advanced to
regionals in U.l.L. Science and
received the top Physics score in
the 4-A District. He is very
active in his church and youth
group and served Roma FFA as
secretary and as vice-president
for two years. His projects in
the Fair included meat goals,
market hogs, rabbits, and steers.
He received the title "Best
Mariachi Vocalist in the U.S."
for the high school uivision at
National competition.
Yazmin has won numerous
awards with her art. A four year
member of the Art Club at
Roma High, she serve the
organization as Vice-president,
then President. She participated
in the Art Division of the Starr
County Fair for three years,
entering an oil painting and two
pastels her senior year. She was
also a state medal winner and
runner-up in Washington, D.C.
This honor roll student also took
part in U.l.L. and enjoyed acting
in plays at her church. Inspired
by an algebra teacl "r, she plans
to become a teacher and help
students with thei, education
and with problems they may
face.
Alejandro has begun his
studies at Texas A&M
University in College Student to
prepare for a career in
agriculture. He continued his
winning ways in showing
Simbrah heifers at the Stari^
County Fair by winning Senior
Grand Champion Showman in
2007. He also showed
outstanding farm shop projects
at the fair and was first place
high point individual welder atjb
the District FFA welding
competition. A National Honor
Society member, he was Student
Council historian, reporter,
secretary, and treasurer, as well
as Vice-president, treasurer, and
secretary of FFA. He enjoyed
team roping in Texas High
School Rodeo, Region 8
competition.
Bianca served as president of
the San Isidro Student Council
her sophomore, junior, and
senior years and held positions
of sentinel, secretary, and
president of FFA, as well a:^p
reporter, treasurer, and Vice-
president of F.C.C.L.A. A
two-time Grand Champion in
the Clothing Division of the
Fair, she also won honors at the
Rio Grande Valley Livestock
Show and qualified for State 4-^
II Clothing competition. Other
projects included lambs, rabbits,
poultry, market hogs, poultry,
pageant, and baking. She
excelled in basketball, cross
country track, and U.l.L. Poetry.
She is attending UTPA in
preparation for a career in
communications.
Cleanup
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rivers, creeks, ponds, wetlands,
and other inland freshwater
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program (formerly known as the
Lake and River Cleanup
program) supported 291 events,
drawing more than 33,000
volunteers who removed
approximately 540 tons of litter
from areas around Texas
waterways. Don't miss this great
opportunity to show your Texas
pride and put your passion to
work to keep your community
clean, safe, and beautiful.
For more information
regarding the Texas Waterway
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event, and to find out if a
waterway cleanup is scheduled#
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take responsibility for improving
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every Texan has the opportunity
to take individual responsibility
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Roberts, Kenneth. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 6, 2007, newspaper, September 6, 2007; Edinburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth196081/m1/6/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.