Lady Bears volleyball players honored on all district teams
La Vernia Lady Bears earned multiple District 26 3A honors after finishing as co champions. Soph Kim Kvapil was named district offensive MVP with strong stats including a 90 percent serve percentage and over one ace per match. Teammates Jenny Kvapil Ashley Pearch and Korrin Richter were first team selections.
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LA Vernia
la Vernia Lady Bears
Kim Kvapil
Jenny Kvapil
Ashley Pearch
Korrin Richter
Pearch
Richter
Bernice Voigt
Christy Uribe
Bryn Larrison
Uribe
Larrison
Robin Blandford
Erin Dilley
Erin Uribe
Alexa Salinas
Blandford
Laura Castro
Dilley
Poarch
Stockdale ISD Sets Credit by Examination Deadlines
Stockdale Independent School District outlines credit by examination options for K through 12. Exams require superintendent approval and offer two paths with different passing scores and no fee. Testing dates are January 6 23 and 24 with enrollment due December 13. contact Judy Childress for details.
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Stockdale Independent School District
Judy Childress
Stockdale Isd
Palo Alto College gains associate degree in landscape and horticultural science
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approves an associate degree in landscape and horticultural science at Palo Alto College. The program covers outdoor work in landscaping and nurseries and indoor roles in interior landscape design and the floral industry.
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San Antonio
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Palo Alto College
Palo Alto
Ana M. “Cha” Guzman
Rodger Minatra
Joe Perez
Fairway Landscape & Nursery
Dallas
Houston
UTSA Honors Alliance Debating Contest Seeks Contestants
UTSA invites high school and college students to enter a debate on Is Honesty Always the Best Policy. Essays 500 to 750 words due by 5 p.m. January 10. Finalists announced January 17, debate January 24 at Loop 1604 campus. Prizes for top three in each category.
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San Antonio
University of Texas At
Aenglert
Utsa
Anne Englert
SLCP
North Loop 1604 West
Loop 1604
University Center
Retama
East Central High honors National Hispanic scholars students
Two East Central High School students Bianca Mercado and Nadia Gaona earned National Hispanic Recognition Program honors among 3,800 scholars from 200,000 PSAT takers nationwide. They will be praised by the school board December 17 alongside other FFA and agriscience award recipients.
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East Central High School
Bianca Mercado
Nadia Gaona
Bianca
Nadia
East Central School Board
Gignac Achieves 1600 SAT in Texas Honors Run
East Central High School senior William T. Gignac scored a perfect 1600 on the SAT among 40 top finishers from 111000 Texas test takers. He joins marching and symphonic bands, helped a prize winning Robotics team sponsored by San Antonio BEST, and plans to study physics at MIT or UT Austin. He is the son of Dawna Nowlin and Andrew Gignac.
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East Central High School
William T. Gignac
Texas
San Antonio Best
William
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Texas At Austin
William Is
the Son
Dawna Nowlin and
Andrew Gignac
Czech Heritage Society讲 Texan Czech History Lesson
Czech Heritage Society members shared the Czech emigration history and cultural impact in Texas with La Vernia High School world geography students on November 15. The session opened with Czech music, closed with a language lesson, and introduced the Tex Kit program from the Institute of Texan Cultures.
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Czech Heritage Society of Texas
Texas
United States
la Vernia High School
Europe
Institute of Texan Cultures
The
Czech Heritage Society
World of Geography
Amber Farrell Shines At Distinguished Youth Of Texas Program
Amber Farrell daughter of Susan Farrell of Floresville participated in the Distinguished Youth of Texas Scholarship and Recognition Program held at the Renaissance Hotel in Austin from November 29 to December 1. Two Texas students received $1,000 Savings Bonds and one year state titleholder rights, with $250 awarded to their schools. total awards exceeded $5,000. The event honors high academically ranking girls seen as leaders. Amber was sponsored by local supporters from Floresville and nearby communities.
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Amber Farrell
Susan Farrell
Floresville
Renaissance Hotel
Austin
Texas
U.S
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