Jimmy Carter, a Blue Ribbon School, walks in parade.
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Leo’s Planted for Earth Day
The Leo’s club had an Earth Day activity here at Jimmy Carter at eight in the morning. They planted two trees, 30 plants, and several bushes. The students and members of the Leo club were more than happy to celebrate Earth Day. “It was a very fun experience. I truly enjoyed helping the community with […]
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Evangelina Garza: Para Que No Trabajes Como Un Burro
She was embarrassed, just waiting for me to arrive, she didn’t want me to see her house. It was shortly after seven in the morning before the UIL meet when I finally arrived, an inspired young lady, Evangelina Garza.She welcomed me to her house where she sat on a torn, moldy mattress on the dirt […]
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DIY Edible Easter basket
Want to get a special someone or your little siblings something for Easter but don’t know what to get them here is a resolution for your problem. What you will need is… 4 boxes of any candy you like 1 Nerd’s Rope 1 package of Paper Grass (any color) 1 Sheet of Card Stock Glue […]
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Seven Travel to Regional U.I.L Competition
On Saturday, April 13, seven students traveled to the University of Texas in San Antonio to the regional U.I.L competition. Janett Flores, senior, competed in theatrical design and will be advancing to the state competition. Michael Del Angel, sophomore, competed and placed 5th place in copy editing. Sol Garcia, senior, qualified to compete in editorial […]
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Physics Hands-on Project
Since 2003, junior physics teacher, Mr. Villarreal, has been assigning hands-on projects such as trebuchets, catapults, and gravity cars to his students. He started to assign these projects, so students could visualize and interpret the law of conservation of mechanical energy. “They are able to build a trebuchet or a catapult using the principles of […]
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Earth Day-Leo Club
Jimmy Carter’s Leo Club celebrated Earth Day by cleaning and planting trees at the City of La Joya Park. The outing was a joint venture between La Joya Lions Club, La Joya ISD Leo Club, and Carter Leo Club; they worked from 8 to 1 p.m. to clean up trash and debris from a large […]
