Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 12, 1994 Page: 2 of 8
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RIO GRANDE HERALD-Thursday, May 12, 1994, Page 2
ICS opens registration for
107th year of classes
By SISTER CHRISTINE
GARCIA
SSND Principal
Immaculate Conception School
is blessed to announce that it has
opened registration for its 107th
year here in Rio Grande City.
With its Christian values steeped
in the Catholic faith and its high
academic standards, ICS is part of
the rich history and tradition of
Starr County.
Hoping to always rise to the
needs of the local community, the
school is planning to open two new
classes next year, one in pre-kinder
(4-year-olds) and one in kinder
(5-year-olds). Spaces in these
classes are limited so parents
wishing to enroll their children need
to call and register soon (487-2558,
between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.).
Opening a new kinder or pre-kinder
class is contingent on full
enrollment in that class.
The first grade class for the
'94-95 school year is already filled.
This is another indication that long
range planning will be necessary to
help meet the growing interest in
Catholic education in Starr County.
Father Pat McDonnell, pastor;
Sister Christine Garcia, SSND,
principal; the ICS School Board and
parents will be involved in this
planning.
The fee for the 1994-95 school
year will be SI300.00 per student,
which may be paid in 10 or 12
payments (a family plan is
available). As this fee does not
cover the full cost of education,
additional fundraisers are necessary.
The PTO does an excellent job of
organizing these events so success
is achieved with minimum effort.
Many parents admit that they have
found these events an opportunity
to meet people, have fun and
develop friendships.
WHY PARENTS CHOOSE ICS
Why are parents and students
drawn to ICS? Both responded to
the question with similar answers,
the number one choice being
quality Catholic education.
Each school day begins with the
entire campus gathered for prayer,
classes pray together at different
times during the day, and religion is
taught as part of the daily
curriculum
Students prepare and participate
major holy days and holidays are
marked with special prayer servces.
At a time when our world is
seeking spiritual and moral values,
ICS generally offers both and more.
ICS continually challenges itself
to improve in its academic
standards, and its students always
rise to meet the challenge. It's
thrilling to hear Pre-Kinder students
boast of being able to read and
write. And they can, because they
yearn to learn. One's heart is easily
moved when Kindergarten students
stand before the entire church and
read the words of the Bible and lead
the community in prayer.
Students are challenged by a
literature-based reading program
throughout the school. Creative
writing, journaling, poetry and
essays are part of the daily
curriculum.
To challenge itself to keep
standards high, ICS participates in
the Catholic Interscholastic League
in the areas of math word problems,
storytelling, oral reading, and
Spanish choral reading. Spanish
Choral Reading is used as an event
to keep alive the traditions and
language of our people.
ICS helps the students to be
proud of their Spanish culture with
its words, music, holidays and
traditions.
All classes at ICS are taught in
English, but it welcomes Spanish
dominant children. Modifications
are made in classes to help these
students adjust. Experience has
shown that these students soon
learn English with proficiency, and
are able to communicate with
success in two languages.
Why does ICS have such high
academic standards? What greater
gifts can we give our children than
love, faith, cultural identity and a
good education? The combination
allows them to look to the future
with hope and with dreams.
Though its small size prevents a
competitive sports program, this
smallness offers the opportunity to
become a closer community.
Students, parents, staff and faculty
get to know one another, and as
many of the students say, become a
family. The environment is safe and
affirming, allowing the students the
freedom to be children and learn.
To compile a list of all the gifts
in weekly school liturgies, and all ICS offers to the community of
Rio Grande and its students would
take an enure newspaper and more.
The best source for finding, out is, to
ask its proud alumni. Stop one of
them, from our most recent
graduates to the oldest in our
community, and they can recount
the gifts they have received and
given.
ICS could not exist without the
help of its many local and
long-distance benefactors. Rio
Grande National Bank, COD, Triple
L, H-E-B, Wal-Mart, RE Supplies,
Sanchez Funeral Home, Starr
Banking, Meadows Foundation,
Kenedy Foundation, Starr Produce,
Lopez Ready Mix, Bee Auto,
Border-Pacific Railroad, and
countless others who believe in
what happens at ICS. If you would
like to be part of this group that
makes dreams come true through
tuition assistance and other
contributions, please contact the
school; no donation is too large or
too small.
Consider some of the other
historical sights in the Valley; the
Shrine of San Juan, the Santa Cruz
at La Puerta and the Grotto of the
Immaculate Conception. All were
built on the hopes, dreams, pennies
and nickels of the people in the
Valley. ICS is also a sign of the
willingness of the people of
Mexico and the Valley to keep alive
the faith and dreams of its people.
Ideas
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census tract will be in the Rio
Grande City area north of Second
Street to Eisenhauer Street. The
western limit will be Fairgrounds
Road and the eastern boundary will
be the El Arroyo area.
Porras said, "We need any and all
possible ideas. Any and all ideas
will be considered. We're asking for
three main ideas from each person
for what will be the best project for
the empowerment zone."
Garza declared, "The project is
supposed to improve the quality of
life, create jobs and have as many
different entities as possible
involved."
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TAAS
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passing.
Superintendent Saenz wrote the
following letter to RGCCISD
teachers:
"George Patton, famed U.S.
Army General in World War II,
who led his troops to great military
victories in Northern Africa and
Europe, victories which played a
critical role in bringing closure to
the war in Europe, stated, 'accept
the challenges, so you can
experience the thrilling joy of
victory.'
'This quote is very appropriate to
our teachers: past, present and
future. Everyday teachers accept the
challenge to do battle against
illiteracy, ignorance, poor study
habits, learning disabilities, drug
and alcohol abuse, negative
attitudes, low test scores, and a
myriad of other obstacles that must
be overcome so that students can
experience academic success.
"As the end of this school year
draws near and you reflect on the
impact your instruction has had on
your students, undoubtedly, you can
count a number of victories as well
as identify those continuing
challenges. I trust you have
experienced the exliilirating joy of
victory many times this year.
"Yes, many are the challenges
faced by teachers; and yes, many are
the joys of victory experienced by
teachers, i.e., improved
achievement, improved student
attitudes, improved student social
skills, improved student study
skills, improved student reading,
writing and problem solving, and
so on.
"What you do is appreciated.
Thank you!"
"NOTE: Teachers ai all grade
levels are working exceedingly hard
preparing students to succeed on the
TAAS. I know that the results will
justify your efforts, and speaking of
results, I would like to take this
opportunity to express our feelings
of collective pride to the tenth grade
students, the High School faculty
and administration for the
outstanding improvement on the
EXIT TAAS."
Ariaza deployed
on amphibious
ship
Navy Airman Recruit Rogelio
Araiza, a 1992 graduate of Rio
Grande City High School, is
serving aboard the amphibious
assault ship U.S.S. Belleau Wood,
forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan,
which recently received the Navy's
Battle Efficiency Award.
This entitles Araiza to wear the
Navy "E" ribbon and the ship to
prominently display a large "E" for
excellence. Because the ship has
won this award five consecutive
years, the ship can display a gold
"E."
U.S.S. Belleau Wood is the only
ship currently in the Pacific Fleet
to have won the award this many
limes. The Navy "E" represents the
culmination of a year's worth of
work and superior performance in
the ship's operations, exercises,
(See ARAIZA, Page 6)
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Artemio Villarreal of La Grulla and Laura Zelda Saenz
of Rio Grande City w|l< exchange marriage vows on
Saturday, May 14 at 7 p.m. at Immaculate Conception
Church in Rio Grande City.
Villarreal, Saenz
to exchange vows
Mr. and Mrs. Abel S. Saenz of
Rio Grande City announce the
engagement and forthcoming
marriage of their daughter,
Laura-Zelda, to Artemio Villarreal,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Roberto
Villarreal of La Grulla.
The couple will exchange vows
on Saturday, May 14 at 7 p.m. at
Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church in Rio Grande City
The bride-elect graduated from
Rio Grande City High School and
the University of Texas-Pan
American. She is employed as a
registered dietician at McAllen
Medical Center.
Her fiance graduated from Rio
Grande City High School and is
employed by Valley Beverage, Inc.
IRS small business
workshop scheduled
An IRS Workshop for Small
Business will take place on
Wednesday evening, May 18, from
5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Haunschild
Distributorship, located west of Rio
Grande City on U.S. Highway 83.
The workshop will be presented
by the IRS and sponsored by
CEED's Small Business
Development Center, the First
National Bank of South Texas-Rio
Grande City, and the Brownsville
Chamber of Commerce.
The workshop will provide an
overview of business and
employment taxes. The first part of
this workshop is geared primarily
for sole proprietors, while the
second part will deal with
employment taxes.
The fee is $5 per person. There is
limited seating, so all interested
persons are urged to register
without delay.
The following subjects will be
covered at the workshop: Overview
of IRS, Other Sources of
Information, Advantage and
Disadvantage of Different Business
Forms, Recordkeeping, Schedule C,
Schedule SE, Estimated Taxes
(1040ES), Employee vs.
Independent Contractor,
Employment Taxes and Information
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Health Agency in the Rio
Grande City area
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competitive pay, good benefits plus
$2,000 sign-on bonus for full-time.
Contact
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APC Home Health Service
100 E. 2nd St., Suite B
Rio Grande City, Texas
1-800-APC-1131
THE RIO
GRANDE HERALD
James V. Mathis,
President-Publisher
(1967-1991)
(USPS 466-200)
is published weekly for $ 15.70 per
year in Starr County and Si8.75
per year out-of-county by Rio
Grande Herald Publishing Co. Inc,
Pearl Austin Mathis, President-
Publisher, Travis A. Mathis and
Will N. Mathis,co-owners; 215 E.
University Drive,Edinburg,Texas
78539. Second class postage paid
at Rio Grande City, Texas.
POSTMASTER: Send address
changes to The Rio Grande Her-
ald, P.O. Box 452, Rio Grande
City, Texas 78582.
Editor
Kenneth Roberts
Advertising And
Business Director
Perla (). Ba/an
Thelma Ba/an
Assistant Director-Circulation
Returns, Employee Identification
Number, Withholding Federal
Taxes, Deposit Requirements,
Highlights of the Form, Federal
Unemployment Tax, Penalties,
Form 8300.
To register, interested persons
should call the CEED Main Office
at (210) 381-3361 or the CEED
Satellite Office at 487-8396.
Letter to
the Editor
Dear Editor
El Cid Caravan No. 106, Order of
the Alhambra would like to extend
a special thanks to Starr Banking
Center, Central Power and Light
Co. and their managers Mr. Cesar
Gonzalez and Mr. Albert Macias for
their recent sponsorship at our golf
tournament held on March 27,
1994.
Their names were inadvertently
omitted from the ad in The Monitor
thanking all sponsors.
The "El Cid Caravan No. 106
regrets this oversight and thanks
both individuals for their support.
Sincerely,
El Cid Caravan No. 106
Order of the Alhambra
Rio Grande City, Texas.
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