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 […]
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A Great College Experience
The AVID teacher has planned an AVID field trip to UTRGV and Main Event scheduled for Thursday, April 18, that will be paid in full by the district. I think it’s a great opportunity for students to experience college life.”, says Felomina Bangsalud, the AVID coordinator of Jimmy Carter ECHS. AVID is a nonprofit school […]
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Jimmy Carter Finds Its Glee!
As of last Monday, the Jimmy Carter Glee Club has began to meet during lunch on Mondays and Friday in room E-105. The club, as of now, is only for fun and as a way for students to explore the arts. Esmeralda Loeras, a freshman, along with Mrs.Robles are the ones who began the Glee […]