Pasadena ISD Alumni News Vol 1. Issue 2

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ALUMNINEWS

VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2

WINTER 2021, JAN 29

FEATURE STORY

IN THIS ISSUE:

ALUMNI FEATURE: Andy Gonzalez, p. 2 ALUMNI NEWS: Community School Success, p. 3 WHERE ARE THEY NOW? p. 6

Community School helps struggling students earn a degree By Reesha Brown Alumni News Editor Happy New Year! Now that 2020 is behind us, I am looking forward to what 2021 has in store. I am happy to announce that our new-ish alumni newsletter is starting to pick up steam and our alumni editorial staff have been receiving some great news tips about graduates who are still connected with the school district either through former teachers or as community members themselves. This newsletter is our way of building and maintaining those connections with alumni because they are a valued member of our Pasadena ISD community. Here are some highlights from this month’s newsletter! Community School Success: Community School has hit the refresh button on their marketing efforts. Through various communication methods, the school of choice, in collaboration with PISD communications, has been raising awareness of its efforts to help struggling students earn their high school diplomas, while working toward increasing knowledge and participation of the school’s programs. Over the past two months, we’ve read stories about multiple graduates who were almost on the verge of giving up due to stressors around them, but the Community School gave them a second chance at earning a degree. We are so proud of these graduates for not (as their slogan says) “throwing away

[their] shot” and crossing the finish line. In this edition, we are also recognizing the talent and brilliance of Pasadena High School alumnus and artist, Andy Gonzalez. Andy creates modern biblical art that “combines Abstract and Cubism in his featured Collection, titled, AGGA,” according to his website. He discovered his passion for drawing and painting while he attended PHS and never looked back. I get many questions throughout the day from people wondering “where is [fill in the blank]?” Many of these individuals are searching for fellow Pasadena ISD alumni who they lost contact with over the years. Some folks just want to know that their old pals are doing well. Well, I am happy to report that our “Where are they Now” feature stories will help to answer this question. Want to know what Andrew Smith has been up to? Well, he’s been making a name for himself as an EMT with the Deer Park Fire Department. Read all about it in this month’s issue. Please be sure to check back next month for more positive news about our alumni! Enjoy!

Reesha Brown, PISD Communication and Alumni Coordinator


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