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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.

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Students Set Sight On Holocaust Remembrance Week

Victor S. by Victor S.

Students are looking forward to the 2019-2020 Holocaust Remembrance Week as interest is piqued by two Carter students who were selected as winners last year. Maya Carrizales and Lean Lopez won $500 each for their submission to the contest. 

Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission is a state agency that was established to promote awareness of the Holocaust and events like it according to its website. “Survivors of the Holocaust and modern genocides share their stories so we can learn from their experiences and prevent future genocides. By engaging with survivors’ testimonies, Texas students can serve as a witness and use their knowledge to improve the world in which we live. ” 

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Sanchez shares his thoughts

Leslie by Leslie

Custodians not only clean areas, but they help keep the place safe for everyone. Many people may think that all they do is mop floors all the time, but Sanchez, a well-known custodian, shares his job experience in-depth, what custodians deal with on a daily basis and his thoughts about the Carter students.

What people don’t notice at first are the clean and polished floors on school grounds, no trash found anywhere,and being able to drink fresh water in water fountains. But, what if all of that never existed, would the school environment be all filthy? Jimmy Carter is a blue ribbon school, and it’s not just the awards that portray their success. The cleanliness that the custodial staff contributes to the school everyday is a major factor that plays a big part in their name– and it often goes unappreciated.

Sanchez has worked at Jimmy Carter for seven years and knows his way around the campus like the back of the hand. He is content with the environment, staff, and students at Carter, and believes that all students will succeed with the vast opportunities that this school gives.

Although Sanchez confronts and sees students discard trash on the floor or food wrappers in classes, which is a daily issue, he nonetheless loves maintaining school grounds neat and clean as his favorite part of his job.

However, Sanchez looked on the brighter side and said, “As long as I help out the school environment with a clean area as much as I can, and assist my family with their needs, I’ll be more than happy with that.”

Sanchez hasn’t been in tough situations; only times when the lights go out, or the air ducts stop working, however, he’ll quickly fix it and go on about his day. He believes that all students have great respectful attitudes, and just knowing that the majority of students give them a warm welcome or a simple hello makes his day.