The Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 12, 1989 Page: 4 of 8
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RIO GRANDE HERALD'Thursday, October 12,1989-Page 4
Incident
(Continued from Page 1)
Not far away from the route of
the buses, indicated Cano, "an
incident occurred at the Wal Mart
Shopping Center parking lot where
hundreds of youths were fighting
with each other and destroying
private properly. The police officers
were attempting to disperse the
crowd."
The superintendent indicated that
most of the Pharr police force was
occupied trying to put down this
outbreak of vandalism.
He continued, "Our buses were
unaware that anything was
happening. As soon as the buses
crossed the railroad tracks heading
norih, a group ol male youths
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9{uestro mas sinceras gracias a todas [as
personas que nos han e^tendido sus
condokncias por medio de un precioso
servicio edesiastico, ofrendas ftoraCes,
[famadas teUfonicas y otras muestras de
afecto.
Agradecemos profundamente su sentida
e?q?resion de condo[encia.
La Tamilia de %oberto ?{ecio Sr.
'The family and relatives of Santos Cjonzales
wouCd like to express tfieir thanks to all
those kind people who stood by us in our
time ofc sorrow. 'We are very grateful to
those zuho sent flowers, brought food,
donated money for masses and accompanied
us in our time of need.
'The Cjonzales 'family
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started throwing rocks."
Cano said that no band members
were injured as a result of the rock
throwing. He said that nine
members were treated briefly at
McAllen hospitals due to "a
combination of heat exhaustion, the
humidity, the strain of marching,
and the panic.''
He noted, "They had to raise the
windows because of the rock
throwing. We left seven kids at
McAllen Medical Center due to heat
exhaustion and two at Rio Grande
Cano indicated that four bus
windows were broken, resulting in
damages amounting to
approximately $135.
Regional. No rocks hit anyone. No
injuries were caused by the rock
throwing."
Cano stressed, "The Mission
incident (in which 21 students
drowned in a bus accident) was very
vivid in everyone's minds. When
some of the students saw others
pass out, it created a chain
reaction."
He noted that five more band
members became ill as the buses
approached Garciasville and were
taken to Starr County Memorial
Hospital for brief treatment that
lasted only a matter of minutes.
The superintendent emphasized,
"PSJA school district officials met
with me here on Saturday to
express regret over the incident.
There arc no ill feelings between
these two school districus."
Cano said, "Most of these youths
seemed to be junior high age kids.
Groups of youths were going at
each other. They were throwing
rocks at anything that moved."
He continued, "The rock
throwing incident did not last long.
One of our security guards and a
Sheriffs deputy tried to chase the
boys through the orange grove, but
were unsuccessful in finding them.
They (the youths) were hiding
behind trees." He said that from all
indications, at least three youths
were involved in throwing rocks at
the band buses.
Cano concluded that "the bus
drivers handled the situation very
well." He added, "We met with the
Pharr Police Department on
Monday. They were occupied with
the problems going on at the lime
(Friday night). There is a problem
of jurisdiction, dislinguishing
between Pharr and San Juan in that
area."
Cano stressed, "It is a regrettable
incident, but we (in Rio Grande
City) are ready to forget and move
on. It says a lot about our kids that
they performed so well at Pigskin,
and that they were ready to respond
as they did."
Cano concluded, "We will
strengthen our security this week.
We will do whatever it lakes to
protect everyone. I really expect no
problems to develop here. We are
doing this lo reassure the visiting
team (McAllen Memorial) that we
are serious about providing
protecuon."
The game of
vented in 1895
volleyball was in-
New Year Offers
Challenges For Rio High
ask for quality
By PRINCIPAL ROEL SMITH
and STUDENTS AT-RISK
COORDINATOR SABAS OZUNA
The 1989-90 school year has
begun at Rio Grande City High
School and it promises to be a
challenging and exciting year.
Education is a priority not only
in our community but in the state
and nation. For the first time in our
nation's history the governors of all
50 states and President Bush have
held a summit to discuss issues of
importance in educational systems.
After the conference, seven major
areas were identified in terms of
major emphasis. One of those areas
was the dropout rale.
With this in mind, we would like
to share this information with the
community. The Rio Grande City
Consolidated Independent School
District is committed and believes
in the philosophy thai All
Students Will Learn."
At Rio Grande City High
School, students are provided
services lo promote ihe maximum
educational benefit, to reduce the
Saenz Appointed
To Committee
Sieve Jacoby, President ol the
Texas Association of Secondary
School Principals, has appointed
Ruben Saen/ to a five member
commilice whose task is to
examine critical issues in education.
The committee will hold its first
meeting next month in Dallas.
Saenz, presently employed by the
McAllen Independent School
District, served as president of the
Texas Association of Secondary
School Principal during the
1982-83 school year. He was the
first Hispanic to serve as president
of a statewide association of
educators in Texas.
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The retirees pictured above, who
meet the last Friday of each month
the "good old days" in Rio Grande
row, from left to right, are Noe
Olivarez. In the back row, from
reside in El Paso,
to reminisce about
City. In the front
Diaz and Avelino
left to right, are
Apolinar Rodriguez, Rafael Reyna, and Rolando Ponce.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
dropout rate, and to better serve the
students at-risk. Programs include
counseling in areas such as
academic needs, behavior,
attendance, tutorial, personal
problems, substance abuse, arid
motivation.
Computer assisted instruction, a
wide variety of vocational classes, a
disciplined athletic program, reading
and writing classes, gifted and
talented classes, remedial classes,
and TEAMS directed classes are
only a few of the many services
provided to the students.
The high school administration
and faculty encourages all parents to
take full advantage of the
community's educational system.
Recommended arc strong study
habits, time set aside for school
work on a daily basis, parental
involvement in schools, and
on-going communication with the
child to insure the strongest
learning environment at home.
Let us work together to provide
the best education for our children.
There is no doubt that "Together
We Will Make a Difference.'
Dear Editor:
I felt that I should try lo clarify
some of the statements published in
a previous Letter to the Editor sent
by SFC (Ret.) Leonel Garza.
I respect Mr. Garza and admire
him for publicly expressing our
sentiments and sorrow (on behalf of
all Starr County) to all the loved
ones of all the children that were
lost in that tragic bus accident in
Alton. 1 felt it was very gracious
and kind of him to take time and
publicly do so and also expressing
his gratitude in commending all the
EMS Services in the Valley.
I would just like to clarify where
he is praising Armando Garza, Jr.,
on an individual basis. I, as their
(EMS Dept.) Supervisor, do praise
Armando, but Mr. Garza was
misinformed and thought Armando
had gone out on his own.
Well, had Armando been off duty
and known of the tragic accident,
I'm sure he would have responded
just the same and gone out there on
his own and done just as well, but
Armando was responding as part of
a crew and ambulance dispatched
officially by the Starr County
Memorial Hospital EMS
Department. The crew consisted of
both Armando and Pole Corona;
therefore, they should both be
praised.
I'm very proud of all my staff as
they are all excellent medical
technicians whom we can all
greatly depend on in any type of
medical emergency. Although it is
expected of them (EMS Personnel)
as part of their duty, many times
they do go above and beyond the
call of duty and often expose their
lives lo danger.
Starr County Memorial
Hospital's EMS Department
dispatched a crew and ambulance to
the accident site as part of mutual
aid to our neighbors in the
Alton-Mission area. Unfortunately,
due to a shortage of EMS personnel
and limited ambulances in Starr
County, we were only able to
dispatch one ambulance and crew to
assist in the disaster.
We shall continue to assist our
neighboring communities in the
•future, in time of disaster, to the
best of our capabilities. Once more,
I would like to thank Mr. Leonel
Garza for having recognized our
EMS service and all EMS services
throughout the Valley, as our work
is often taken lor granted not only
by us in the administrative
positions in EMS and fail to often
praise our staffs, but also by the
public we serve, so il brings us
great pleasure when we hear words
of praise lo any or all EMS units.
I thank you, Mr. Garza, and all
the public of Starr County for all
your support and hope you continue
to support your EMS as we arc
serving you.
Noel Garcia, EMT-Paramcdic
EMS Director
Starr County Memorial Hospital
Bullock Praises Court
Decision
On School Financing
Austin-State Comptroller Bob
Bullock Monday said the Texas
Supreme Court's decision that
public school funding is
unconstitutional brings hope that
the Texas education system can be
vastly improved.
"The court has given Texas a
second chance at a better education
for our kids. I only wish the
837,000 students who have
graduated since the lawsuit was filed
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could have benefitted," Bullock
said.
Bullock, who was a member of
the Perot committee, said that panel
recommended a state funding
scheme which the plaintiffs in the
lawsuit said would have avoided the
lawsuit il the Legislature had funded
it.
Bullock said he handed the
Legislature a plan last session thai
meets the terms of today's decision
by guaranteeing access to public
funds for Texas schools.
I hope the Legislature will take
another look at it."
Bullock said the court s decision
didn't spell out how the old system
was to be lixed. "They have clearly
marked the areas that lail to meet
the constitutional test between
wealthy and poor districts and have
told the Legislature to fix it."
Bullock said he was pleased to
see the court Lake notice of the need
lor suite help with school facilities
and classrooms.
"I've been preaching this idea for
some time and in the long run il
will help education in Texas."
Bullock described the court's
ruling as a double dose of good
news.
"the good news is that the court
has acted to stop an unfair system
of school financing and the good
news is that Texas has a chance to
do what's right in education."
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Roberts, Kenneth. The Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 12, 1989, newspaper, October 12, 1989; Edinburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth195206/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.