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Calling future dentist Victor Saldivar to Boston, Massachusetts

Marissa L. by Marissa L.

Victor Saldivar, a junior, was invited by the Congress of Future Medical Leaders (CFML) to receive an Award of Excellence for his academic achievements. Victor received this letter in September and has planned to travel to Boston, Massachusetts to attend a medical session on June 24 to 26.

The CFML is a program that exposes high schoolers interested in pursuing a career as doctors or medical scientists to prominent leaders in medicine and mentors them become future medical leaders.

Victor is an aspiring dentist and has decided to attend the meeting to strengthen his medical abilities and his background in medicine. At the session, Victor will get to meet winners of the noble prize, award-winning young inventors and scientists, and medical school deans. He received a personal invitation from Mario Capecchi, PhD, the science director for the CFML.

Victor will also view surgical procedures and ask questions to the surgeon in real-time for them to answer.

In the aftermath of this congress, Victor will be shared across the local RGV news stations and be sent a certificate of his acceptance of the Congress of Future Medical Leaders Award of Excellence.

“I feel like its a great opportunity to receive and I am very honored to be a delegate for the Congress,” said Victor.

“I’m so excited to go to this Congress and I can’t wait to see what I get to learn while I’m over there especially because it interests me and goes with what I want to be when I grow up.”

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La Joya ISD opts into Edgenuity

Jorge J. by Jorge J.

The school district and Jimmy Carter are placing emphasis on the adoption of Edgenuity as a supplemental teaching  material. Edgenuity is designed to provide remediation and acceleration for students who need more help or want to develop their skills in certain academic areas. Carter students can start practicing for their PSAT, SAT, and ACT that take place this year.

The AVID teacher, Felomina Bangsalud, said,  “Programs like Edgenuity are self-motivated practice avenues. These avenues help students review to achieve excellent scores to be accepted in a University of their choice.”

Edgenuity is a program that helps high school students with their ACT, PSAT, SAT, and the TSI.

Students like Nessly Garcia and Jorge Trevino passed their TSI exams because of the help from programs like Edgenuity.

Nessly said, “Bangsalud told me the districts bought a program for students to practe for exams.”

She later mentioned how she would take notes on the English section of Edgenuity and it helped her pass her TSI.

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Winter Formal: Will you dance with me?

Susan S. by Susan S.

.A.F.E. Club is sponsoring and organizing a Winter Formal for December 18.

After a year without,  the T.A.F.E. Club decided to take it into their own hands and sponsor it themselves. 

Club sponsor, Vanessa Brown, said, “We are happy to announce we will be taking charge of the Winter Formal this year with new ideas.” 

The Winter Formal is a dance, where students dress elegantly. The sponsors provide music to dance to and snacks to buy while having fun with your friends. Concessions will include pickles, hot-Cheetos and cheese, candy bars, drinks, and others.

“We also have our nominations going on. Including all grade levels, there will be a Snow King and Queen, Snow Prince and Princess, Snow Duke and Dutchess, and Lord and Lady,” said Brown.

The royal court will be selected based on who can raise the most money by the deadline. 

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Carter UIL Beginning …

Michael D. by Michael D.

Carter UIL season will begin next week, and many students lack information on the program benefits. 

As posted on their website UIL (University Interscholastic League) is an extracurricular competition program that covers a wide selection of academic areas against students from other schools within their district.

Students and coaches involved in UIL agree that confidence and learning are enhanced.

Placing in UIL helps with scholarship applications and gives students experience with real-life use of their school work.

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Summer Fun at Harvard for Carter Student

Leann.L by Leann.L

During the summer, current Carter junior Marissa Llamas visited Harvard University on a trip sponsored by the Texas Graduate Center on June 25 through June 28.

Marissa was invited to by carter teacher, Queen, a Harvard alumnus. She has known Llamas since her freshman year. Although Llamas has never been one of her students, she has participated in UIL mathematics, one of the events that Queen coaches, for the past school years.

 Llamas said,” I’ve been with her since freshman year, even though I’ve never have had her for a class, I was still in UIL mathematics, and like I’ve stuck with her, so I guess she stuck with me by allowing me to go to Harvard.”

Llamas hopes to one day become a math teacher and teach high school students.

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Carter Student Experiences Touring Washington University at St. Louis

Marissa L. by Marissa L.

Sophomore Kayla De Leon toured Washington University at St. Louis this summer. She was invited by Harvard alumnus Queen Martin and Carter principal Claudia Gomez-Perez.

Kayla was one out of two students that were afforded the opportunity to travel outside of Texas and tour universities. Kayla was chosen by freshman Algebra I teacher, Queen Martin, a recent graduate from Harvard University and by Carter’s principal because of her involvement in UIL Math and her academic accomplishments. 

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Being a minority while Hispanic

Amry L. by Amry L.

Younger generations of Millennials drive all increase in LGBT identification in the last five years. The legalization of same-sex marriage came about only four years ago, June 26, 2015, when the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, legalizing same-sex marriage in every single U.S. state.

Individuals who openly identify as LGBT are growing, even though they still make up a minority of the population. The Gallup Daily indicates that Americans exceed four times the estimated amount of LGBT. While there is an increase in self-identification and legalization of same-sex marriage, LGBT individuals are still subjected to widespread discrimination. The discrimination often stems from cultural views such as in Hispanic culture and religion as reported by Pew Research Center.