The new year brings about a new Going Green Initiative. Red Gold News students enacted an initiative to take on the growing problem of paper consumption and waste by collecting used and discarded paper, newspaper, and cardboard to help the environment and reduce our carbon footprint.
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Carterbots Advance at Tesla League Championship
Led by Jennifer Garza, Carterbots hold on to a first-place ranking throughout much of the championship seizing a second place win and maintaining first place in the overall ranking. This school year marks the inauguration of a robotics UIL team at Jimmy Carter and through trial and tribulation the team comprised of three students managed […]
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Counselors Week
The American School Counselor Association celebrates school counselors around the nation during National School Counseling Week, February 4th-8th. This week honors school counselors for the important role they play in college, career readiness, and in helping students examine their talents, strengths, abilities, and interest. Take a moment to thank your counselor for supporting and guiding […]
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Professional Boxer Slain at Home
Uvalde, Texas-John Duane VanMeter, a professional boxer, was found bleeding out on his home’s floor a Wednesday night in January. The suspect, the police say, is a twelve-year-old friend of the son of VanMeter’s fiancee. VanMeter’s fiancee, Sammy Arellano, recounted the events that happened on the night of the murder. According to her testimony, she […]
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Battle of the Books
Congratulations to Mrs. Cavazos and her team on winning at the District Battle of the Books competition.
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Texas Holocaust and Genocide: 2019 Poetry and Visual Art Contest
Texas Holocaust and Genocide: 2019 Poetry and Visual Art Contest
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Community Hours: Can You Tell Us Why We Should?
Community Hours: Can You Tell Us Why We Should?
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District of Choices Expo on Saturday
On February 9th the district is scheduled to host an event at La Joya High School called Why La Joya ISD? Opportunities and Choices from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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Spreading Kindness
World Kindness Day celebrated to highlight good actions in the community, focusing on the positive power and the ordinary matter of kindness that bond us.
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Bottle caps help in capping chemo costs
Vanessa Brown, a tenth-grade teacher, is in the process of collecting bottle caps to help a student’s mom battle cancer. The student, who attends the Academy of Health and Science, has a mother who gets chemotherapy in exchange for plastic bottle caps. Brown has been offering extra points to students who are willing to help […]