Juniors Mariana Castillo and Jesus Menchaca were admitted into the Harvard Secondary School Program! Castillo received a full-ride scholarship, and Menchaca received a partial scholarship to attend this summer’s residential SSP.

Carolina Amador is currently a Junior and a First-Generation student at Jimmy Carter ECHS. She is currently working on obtaining her Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice as she wishes to become a U.S Attorney or a Historian. Amador is actively involved across many of the school's organizations including: UIL, One Act Play, Chess Club, Mu Alpha Theta, Future Business Leaders of America, Student Government, Psi Alpha, and National Honors Society. Amador joined journalism in order to expand her writing abilities in hopes of taking them to the next level.