PHOTOS BY CHRISTY MARTINEZ-GARCIA
'Stand and Deliver'
Graduation Commencement Schedules
Jaime Escalante remembered
HSS A LASTING TRADITION: The Hispanic Student Society held its 45th Annual Awards & Scholarship banquet. Despite having different names, the organization has held strong since 1964.
YOUNG HOMBRE LEADERS: Sigma Lambda Beta members pride themselves in their community involvement and member grade point averages. Alumni also continue to mentor the members.
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The subject of the 1988 film "Stand and Deliver," Jaime Escalante, the charismatic former East Los Angeles high school teacher who taught the nation that inner-city students could master subjects as demanding as calculus, died after a battle with bladder cancer. Escalante gained national prominence in the aftermath of a 1982 scandal surrounding 14 of his Garfield High School students who passed the Advanced Placement calculus exam only to be accused later of cheating. He consistently invigorated students with a passion for learning in his AP Calculus classes. In 1979, Escalante taught his first calculus class to five students; two passed the AP calculus test. By 1981 the class had increased to 15 students, 14 passed the AP exam. In 1982, the Educational Testing Service called into question the scores of the 14 students, who passed the exam. Twelve of the 14 students agreed to retake the test and passed, again. In 1983, 33 students took the exam and 30 passed. In 1987 the program had escalated to its peak; 73 students passed the AB exam version and another 12 students passed
the BC version of the AP Calculus Exam. The story of their eventual triumph -- and of Escalante's battle to raise standards at a struggling campus of working-class, largely Mexican American students -- became the subject of the 1988 movie Stand and Deliver, which turned the balding, middle-aged Bolivian immigrant into the most famous teacher in America and a beloved icon in American education. In his own words, he is a "math teacher." But for many in the Hispanic community, he continues to enlighten and bring a sense of hope - with ganas anything is possible. After 35 years of teaching, Mr. Escalante retired in 1998. Shortly thereafter, in June 1999, he was inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame. In 1988 he was presented with the Presidential Medal for Excellence in Education by President Ronald Reagan.
Ramona Morin Aguilar Earns Doctoral Degree amona R Morin Aguilar,
daughter of Deacon Joe and Penny Morin and wife of Paul Aguilar, celebrates her graduation from Texas A&M UniversityCommerce. She will be awarded a Doctor of Education degree with a major in Curriculum and Instruction on May 15, 2010. As an elementary student at Wolffarth Elementary, she recognized the importance of a college education. In 1995, Dr. Aguilar graduated from Lubbock High School, and enrolled at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. to study political science. She returned to Lubbock and enrolled at Texas Tech University to study education. In December, 1999, Dr. Aguilar earned her Bachelor of Science degree with a major in multidisciplinary studies from Texas Tech University. She began her teaching career working with fifth grade students in Lubbock ISD.
Ramona enrolled in the Graduate School of Texas Tech University and was awarded a Master of Education degree with a major in Bilingual Education in August, 2001. While working on graduate work at Texas Tech, she attained an interest in educational leadership, and continued her educational pursuits and was awarded a Master of Education degree with a major in Educational Leadership in May, 2004 from Texas Tech University. The Aguilar family moved to Garland, TX where she attained an assistant principal position at Florence Parsons Pre-K School. Dr. Aguilar currently serves as principal of Centerville Elementary School for the Garland Independent School District. Centerville Elementary was recognized as a 2008 No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon school and as a 2009 Exemplary campus by TEA Ramona and her husband, Paul, reside in Rowlett, TX with their beautiful daughter, Iliana Morin Aguilar. Dr. Aguilar’s lifelong dream is to be in a position to inspire future generations to attain a higher education, just as her parents, grandparents, and teachers inspired her.
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Saturday, May 1 · Lubbock Christian, Rip Griffin Center, 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 7, 2010 · TTU - Ag Science, Business Administration, and Mass Communications, United Spirit Arena, 4 p.m. · TTU - Graduate School Ceremony, 7 p.m. United Spirit Arena, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 8 · TTU - Honors College, United Spirit Arena, 10 a.m. · Texas Tech - Architecture, Education, Engineering, Human Sciences, Performing Arts, United Spirit Arena, 1:30 p.m. · TTU - Graduate School, United Spirit Arena, 7p.m. · TTU Law School, United Spirit Arena , 6 p.m. Friday, May 14 · South Plains College , SPC Texas Dome - Levelland, 10 a.m. Friday, May 28, 2010 · Lubbock High, United Spirit Arena, 8:00 pm · Saturday, May 29, 2010 · Estacado, United Spirit Arena, 11:00 am · Coronado, United Spirit Arena, 3:00 pm · Monterey High, United Spirit Arena, 8:00 pm Sunday, May 30, 2009 · Frenship, United Spirit Arena, 3 p.m. Friday, June 11 · Wayland Baptist University , Calvary Baptist Church, 5301 82nd,7 p.m. Thursday, May 7 · Raiders Rojos, the Hispanic Alumni Chapter of the Texas Tech Alumni Association will hold their annual Hispanic Graduation Convocation, Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 6:30 p.m., in the Student Union Bldg, Allen Theatre -15th & Boston. Each TTU graduate will be presented a complimentary cultural stole. Faculty and administrators are invited to participate and wear their regalia in the processional ceremony. Graduates must arrive by 6 p.m. and must RSVP to info@ raidersrojos.org.
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