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4B » Saturday, June 18, 2016 » CALLER-TIMES School SCHOOLNOTES The following students were recognized during the West Oso High School Early College Banquet for excellence in Accelerated English-I course- work during the 2015-16 school year. Justine Martinez (from left), Nadeska Tipton, Bryan Ramirez, Na’Lajah Evans, Devinee Martinez, McKenzie Yanez, D’Anna Destiny Valencia, Christian Dominguez, John Gomez, and Matthew Garza. The students were instructed by Crystal De la Garza and Adriana Garcia. Student recognized during PSIA meet Incarnate Word Academy sixth-grader Olivia D’Anna re- ceived honorable mention in the on-site drawing category April 30 at the Private Schools Interscholastic Association (PSIA) State Meet, officials said. The meet was at Texas Chris- During the West Oso High School Early College Banquet, the following students were honored for ex- tian University in Fort Worth. cellence in their Accelerated Biology-I coursework during the 2015-16 school year: Nadeska Tipton (from A total of six IWA middle left), Destiny Valencia, Dominique Franco, Julissa Kuykendall, Mariann Hernandez, Bryan Ramirez, Romalda level students competed in Azua, and Na’Lajah Evans. The Early College Biology cohort was instructed this school year by Kyle Bow- the PSIA state meet after they ers and Claudia Wallace, pictured behind the students. placed and qualified in the PSIAdistrict meet in February. The Pan American Golf Association hosted a golf scholarship tournament Ray students donate and awarded students from various to cancer foundation area schools with scholarships for tu- ition and book expenses, officials said. Members of the National Armando Caceres Jr. (from left), Pan Honor Society at Ray High American Golf Association oresident, School presented an $890 do- Robert Bonilla and Billy “Tiger” Olivarez, nation to the Triumph over National Junior Pan American Golf As- Kid Cancer foundation started The following students were recognized for their Accelerated Spanish-I coursework during the West sociation chairman. by James Ragan and his sister Oso High School Early College Banquet for the 2015-16 school year. Christian Dominquez (from left), Bryan Mecklin, officials said. Ragan Ramirez, Destiny Valencia and Vanessa Kuykendall, along with their instructors this academic year, Belinda died after a long battle with Ramos-Pinder and Lee Ann Mota. pediatric cancer and was sub- ject of a documentary called Incarnate Word “Until 20” which premiered Academy High in Corpus Christi last month. School yearbook The donation represents stu- students earned dents’ yearlong commitment several awards May to increase awareness of the 13 at the South Tex- fight to end pediatric cancer as Press Day com- through the sale of orange petition at Del Mar wristbands and the collection College. Students of individual donations. received first place in photo illustration, SERCO students tour second place in Holocaust Museum yearbook headline and third place SERCO of Texas (SERCO) in yearbook page Community Youth Develop- design. The students ment (CYD) Program students also received honor- from South Park Middle School able mention in the and Moody High School took a following categories: field trip to the Holocaust Mu- overall excellence seum inHouston.The students yearbook; sports also toured the Rice University photo; news photo; campus.The SERCO CYD pro- non-photo illustra- gram includes career explora- tion; sports writing; tion and college readiness as and feature photo. program components to better prepare youth for their futures. Compiled by Natalia Contreras Ali Esmaeili, dean of Math, COLLEGENOTES Science and Bachelors Programs, South Texas College (from left); Anahid Petrosian, interim vice Princeton graduate wins State University for the spring president for Academic engineering award semester. Affairs, chief academic To be eligible for this honor, a officer, South Texas Col- Matthew Matl of Corpus Christi student must be enrolled in 12 or lege; Heidi Anderson, pro- graduated with Summa Cum more semester hours and main- vost and vice president Laude honors from Princeton tain a grade-point average of 4.0. for Academic Affairs, University and received the The trio includes the following: Texas A&M University- James Hayes- Edgar Palmer Prize Dallas Freyer, Theatre, School Kingsville; and Stephan in Engineering, officials said. of Theatre Nix, dean of Frank H. Dot- Major Monzingo, Marketing, terweich College of En- Man awarded masters in Mgmt, Mktg & Inter Business gineering at Texas A&M justice administration Shjan Quesada, Undecided, Spe- University-Kingsville. cial Advising Brandy Hensley of Corpus ping veterans with essential Two institutions Christi earned a Master of Sci- Corpus Christi student skills to prepare them for the sign agreement ence degree in justice adminis- earns degree in biology local and regional workforce, tration from University of the officials said. A memorandum of agreement Cumberlands on May 7. Rikki Adriana Martinez of Corpus A May 26 news release also was signed between Texas A&M Christi received a Bachelor of included Tarrant County Col- University-Kingsville and South Two named to dean’s list Science degree in Biology from lege in Fort Worth and Wake Texas College, to confirm and at Stephen F. Austin State Hollins University May 22, of- Technical Community College sustain the working relationship ficials said. in Raleigh, North Carolina. between the two institutions. The following students were Martinez is the daughter of IVMF released a report detail- The agreement furthers efforts to named to the dean’s list at Ste- Rick and Alicia Martinez of Cor- ing results from its Vocational provide students a clear pathway, Dowling phen F. Austin State University pus Christi. She graduated from Acceleration for Veterans Grant with little or no loss of academic for the spring semester. Tuloso-Midway High School. Program, which is a project credits, from South Texas College King grad earns medical To be eligible for this honor, a Hollins is an independent funded by the Walmart Foun- to A&M-Kingsville engineering degree from Duke student must be enrolled in 12 or liberal arts university offer- dation. Through the foundation, programs offered through the Rio more semester hours and main- ing undergraduate education the IVMF oversaw grants award- Grande Valley Engineering Ini- Marisa Dowling received a tain a grade-point average of 3.5. to women, selected graduate ed to numerous colleges and uni- tiative and at the main campus, medical degree from the Duke Mary Hediger of Corpus Christi, programs for men and women, versities providing veterans in along with other related science, University School of Medicine Interdisciplinary Studies, El- and community outreach ini- their communities with skills technology, engineering and May 13. Dowling also received ementary Education tiatives. training focused on workforce math (STEM) fields. a Master’s Degree in Public Margaret Strain of Port Aransas, development. Del Mar College The Engineering Initiative Policy from Harvard Univer- Theatre, School of Theatre Del Mar College leads was awarded $110,000 by the was initially designed for Rio sity’s Kennedy School of Gov- way to equip veterans Walmart Foundation and the Grande Valley students who re- ernment. She was Richard King Three named to IVMF to create and implement ceived their first two years of in- High School’s 2005 valedictori- president’s list Syracuse University’s Insti- the Vocational Acceleration For struction from area community an. She is the daughter of Tim tute for Veterans and Military Veterans Grant Program focused colleges, and want to transfer and Juanita Dowling of Corpus Three students from Corpus Families named Del Mar Col- on providing skills in areas such to A&M-Kingsville to further Christi. Christi were named to the Presi- lege among three colleges in the as industrial safety and indus- their education and earn a Texas dent’s List at Stephen F. Austin nation leading the way in equip- trial welding. A&M-Kingsville degree. Compiled by Natalia Contreras.