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$2500 Check: Cyber Techies finalist in Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow Competition

by Ivan Silva

Cyber Techies named State Finalists in Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow national STEM competition.

The student organization was among the top 300 finalists of over 1,000 submissions across the United States.

A $2,500 award was earned by the team to be used for classroom technology and supplies and has them moving into phase 2 of the competition.

A state win would yield winnings of $12,000 for the newly inaugurated organization.

The CTs considered problems worldwide and focused on an issue that inspired them to solve a pressing need for parents; they are developing an intelligent sensor to be used in vehicles and child carriers to alert parents of the safety risk.

The sensor is to be placed under the fabric of car seats to detect a child’s body heat.

Posted inEducation

Jaymee Gomez Gives An Insight Into Her Extracurricular Activities

Samantha Cabrera by Samantha Cabrera
This entry is part 11 of 46 in the series RedWolves in the Wild

Extracurricular activities allow students to shine outside academics, as it has done for sophomore Jaymee Gomez, Jewelette, and basketball players at La Joya High School.

“I like being in extracurriculars because they allow me to shine outside academics. I can meet new people through both of those programs and try different things,” said Gomez.

Gomez said that she considers herself a leader and likes to put herself in roles where she can lead; for example, she is an officer in Jewelettes and a captain in basketball.

“It helps me be more structured in a way, even though sometimes it’s hectic, it helps me become the person I am,” said Gomez.

Gomez said that even though it’s helpful, it gets very timely, making it very hard to stay on top of certain things.

“Like last weekend, I went to Corpus, and I was out for three days for basketball; it was kind of hard to make sure that all my assignments were done, but I feel that if anything, it just pushes me to try harder and better myself, and mold myself into a better person academically that way I’m able to be the person that I need to be on the court and in the dance room,” said Gomez.

Gomez said that if someone were to join these activities, they would have to know what they are getting into, especially the type of commitment it is if they already do UIL.

“It’s a little bit less time than if you have to go to practice every day at La Joya or if you have to walk to a different school to go and practice,” said Gomez.

Gomez said that if someone were to do an extracurricular activity, they would have to know what’s right for them and how much they can offer to that club.

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Senior Rubie Lopez Describes what her Experience as a Member of the Juarez Lincoln Varsity Cheer Squad has Taught her.

Deandra Soto by Deandra Soto

Senior Rubie Lopez describes what her experience as a member of the Juarez Lincoln Varsity Cheer squad has taught her.

“Something that this squad has taught me is patients because when we had to teach the newbies as a vet I had to learn to be patient with them because they were new,” said Lopez.

However she mentions that another important thing that being part of the squad has taught her was what family meant.

“The team has taught me what family is because the girls that I’ve been with for the past four years have been with me by my side and it’s just been an awesome journey with them,” said Lopez.

She continues by mentioning that since the team is like a family there have been some disputes but at the end of the day they always come back together and agree on something. Lopez also states upcoming future events for the team.

“This year we are going to competition to actually compete at three competitions,” said Lopez.

She states how she believes this will help them connect better with each other and strengthen their already close bond. Demonstrating the commitment and ever-growing thirst for improvement that this team has.