Austin, Buda, Del Valle, Kyle, New Braunfels, San Marcos, Seguin, Schertz Free Gratis Volume 7 Number 1 LaLaLa VVVozozoz A Bilingual Publication January, 2012 www.lavoznewspapers.com (512) 944-4123 In this issue People in the News Juan Sanchez on Charter Schools High School Mariachi Competition Voces de Latinas Part 4 Calendar TejanoTejano MonumentMonument of Events FinallyFinally BecomesBecomes En palabras hay poder aa RealityReality Page 2 La Voz Newspaper - January, 2012 honor the work and career of Dr. People in the News Guerrero in Austin, Texas. They are asking all those who knew classroom teacher and helped to Janis to consider contributing to create a national professional this scholarship fund. development seminar through the Alliance for Catholic Education. Janis has devoted a lifetime to Limon serves as an advisory the education of children and, board member for the Mexican particularly, to opening doors of American Cultural Center and opportunity for students who face Nora Lopez as a mentor at the Ann Richards challenges while working to Promoted to School for Young Women realize their dreams. METRO Edtior at Leaders. Virginia Raymond A graduate of Travis High San Antonio Chavez Rodriguez She is also part of the Austin School and the University of Teaching in Early Express News Named Associate Independent School District Up Texas, Janis began her teaching Director of Latino College Program Close Program for 2010/2011.A career at Dobie Middle School. Nora Lopez was named 2008 graduate of Leadership She also taught at Austin High Affairs Dr. Virginia Raymond has METRO Editor of the San Austin’s Emerge Class, Limon School and served in the district’s recently taken a position as an Antonio Express News earlier is a member of the Association office of Gifted and Talented Julie Chavez Rodriguez is the Adjunct Professor of English for this month. of Fundraising Professionals , Education. She served as project Associate Director of Latino Austin Community College in the National Association of director for middle school policy Affairs and Immigration for the the Early College program of Lopez, 48, who started Latino Arts & Culture and the at the Texas Education Agency Office of Public Engagement at LBJ High School. Raymond interning with the San Antonio Young Hispanic Professionals and as a program director at UT’s the White House. earned both her Ph.D and law Express News 25 years ago, is Association – Austin. Dana Center prior to returning to degree at The University of still a believer in newspapers Most recently she served as the the Austin School District as Texas at Austin. despite what others keep saying Director of Youth Employment at Limon graduated from the Executive Director for Planning about the future of print the Department of the Interior University of Notre Dame with a and Community Relations in journalism. under Secretary Ken Salazar. bachelor’s degree in English and 2003. Prior to joining the Administration, Spanish and holds a Master’s The biggest challenge facing Julie served as the Director of Degree in Education from the In addition to her work at AISD, the newsroom is adapting to the Programs for the Cesar E. same university. Janis has served our community changing habits of readers, Chavez Foundation, a non-profit by serving on the Boards of Lopez said. Many print readers organization, founded in 1993 by Directors of Goodwill Industries want in-depth coverage, while the Chavez family to educate the of Central Texas, GENAustin, many Web readers want news nation about his life and work. Executive Women in Texas fast and in shorter chunks. Government, and the City of In 2001, Julie helped launch the Austin Civil Service Originally from the Rio Grande Limon Moves Over Chavez Foundation’s service- Commission. Valley, Lopez graduated from to Austin ISD as learning programs in Latino Pan American University with a communities across the United Assistant Director We ask you to consider bachelor’s degree in States. In the nine years she contributing to the Janis communication. She worked for Marisa Limon has been hired spent with the organization, Julie Scholarship Fund Guerrero Thompson the Dallas Morning News from as the new Assistant Director of distinguished herself as an Scholarship fund, which will 1993 to 2000 before coming back Community Engagement and in the Name of Dr. effective program manager, award its first scholarship to San Antonio. Lopez is a Multicultural Outreach for the Janis Guerrero community organizer, and beginning in 2012 member of the National Austin Independent School advocate for Latino youth. Thompson Association of Hispanic District. You can contribute by Dr. Janis Guerrero Thompson Journalists and served on their contacting Laura Duran at the Julie earned a bachelor’s She leaves the Hispanic passed away last from cancer. board from 1999-2003. Hispanic Scholarship degree from the University of Scholarship Consortium after And while she is now gone, she Consortium at 512-368-2956, California - Berkeley and is the four and half years as its program is not forgotten. A number of her Their address is 1107 S. 8th Street, granddaughter of UFW founder director. Prior to joining the HSC, friends have come together and Austin Texas 78704. Cesar Chavez. she spent seven years as a established a scholarship fund to La Voz Newspaper - January, 2012 Page 3 PRODUCTIONPRODUCTION EditorEditor & & Publisher Publisher AlfredoAlfredo Santos Santos c/s c/s El Año Nuevo Editorial AssociateManaging EditorEditors Pues aquí estamos en el año the 2012 Democratic and are upgrading our website and will Dr. AnaYleana María Santos González 2012! Happy New Year y todo Republican Primary Elections. be producing a more interactive Kaitlyn Theiss eso. 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