May 27, 2016 Progress Times - Campus Chronicle Sharyland ISD

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Sharyland ISD Graduation Edition PROGRESS TIMES

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SISD super urges grads to follow their dreams

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eniors, your journey is about to begin. Congratulations on graduating from Sharyland ISD. Some of you will go on to colleges and universities, military service and others might choose to go straight into the workforce. Wherever life takes you make the best of it. Dr. Seuss was a fantastic author, and provided us with many words of wisdom. In his book, Oh! The Places You’ll Go, he states: “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.

You’re on your own. And you know what you know.

And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go.”

I can’t promise you that life will be easy, in fact I can almost guarantee that you will be faced with many challenges. But you ultimately will decide how you handle the challenges in your life. Will you quit the first

Dr. Rob O’Connor Superintendent, Sharyland ISD time you fail at a task or will you stand tall and try again?

Will you react in anger when someone treats you unfairly or will you forgive them and treat them with respect?

Learn from each challenge, and you will become stronger and wiser. The choice of who you become is yours.

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Sharyland High School graduates to receive diplomas June 4

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haryland High School is proud to announce that the 2016 graduation ceremony will be held June 4 at 6 p.m. at the State Farm Arena in Hidalgo. The Rattler Band will perform “Pomp and Circumstance” as the graduates enter the arena.

After the processional, SHS Principal and Mistress of Ceremony Carolyn Mendiola will introduce the third-ranking student, Sofia Marian Cortez Padilla, who will give the invocation.

Following the presentation of colors on behalf of the Sharyland ISD JROTC, honor student Jacob Padilla will lead the Pledge to the US Flag, and Honor Student Madeleine Louise Garza will lead the Pledge to the Texas Flag. Honor student Gabriela Cazares will then introduce the SHS Choir and Rattler Band who will perform the National Anthem.

Mendiola will give the official welcome, acknowledging the graduates, their friends and family, honored guests, faculty and staff.

Carolyn Mendiola Principal Salutatorian Daisy Elizabeth Abraham will present the salutatory address, followed by the valedictory address by Valedictorian Katharine Leia Garza.

Senior Class President Andrea Sada will then address the graduating class and all attendees, reflecting on her and her peer’s experiences of the past four years.

After Superintendent Dr. Robert O’Connor certifies all the graduates, School Board

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Pioneer HS graduation ceremony planned June 4

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ioneer High School’s commencement exercises for the school’s second graduating class will be held Saturday, June 4 at 10 a.m. at the State Farm Arena.

The Pioneer Diamondback band will perform “Pomp and Circumstance” as the graduates enter the arena.

After the procession, third-ranking student Angelica L. Rodriguez will make the introductions, and honor student Sandra S. Solis will give the invocation. “The National Anthem” will be performed by Jacob Trigg, Dario Coronado and William Cuellar III, members of the Sharyland ISD JROTC. Honor graduate Keren A. Alvarez will lead the attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance and the Pledge to the Texas Flag.

James Heath, Pioneer principal and Master of Ceremony, will welcome the graduates, their friends and family, honored guests, fac-

James D. Heath Principal ulty and staff.

Jose F. Aleman will give the salutatory address, followed by the valedictory address by William Liang.

Senior Class President Veronica T. Rodriguez will then address the graduating class, reflecting on her and her fellow graduates’ experiences of the past four years.

Sharyland ISD Superin-

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Sharyland top three happy about success, thankful for support

arning one of the top three spots of one’s graduating class is a tremendous achievement.

Sharyland’s top three students Katharine Garcia (Katie), Daisy Abraham and Sofia Cortes Padilla exemplify what initiative, hard work and a good support system can bring.

Valedictorian Katie Garcia plans to attend Columbia University in New York City to major in political science and minor in philosophy.

“I’m proud of myself, I feel like I worked hard to get where I am,” Katie said.

Because of her experience in the debate team, she is considering going to law school and perhaps working in drafting and/or researching public policy.

“If you know me, you know that it’s not debatable that I love debate and that I enjoy being right, and debate has brought me many successes,” Katie said. “But, for every success, it’s given me 100 more failures—and I couldn’t be more thankful for those 100 failures.”

Aside from all the lessons she learned though her mistakes, Katie credits her

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accolades to the support of her family, friends, counselors, teachers and mentors, especially when she was not successful.

“Overall, the support I’ve been given in high school has been beyond comparison,” Katie said. “Of course my parents cried and hugged me when I got into college or when I found out I was Valedictorian—and I’m very grateful for that. But what I’m most grateful for, is the love and support I’ve received when I didn’t succeed or when I made a mistake.

Valedictorian Katie Garcia

Salutatorian Daisy Abraham will attend A&M University and plans to double major in anthropology and biology.

“I’m happy with what I have achieved and I hope my accomplishments of today enable me to excel even more in the future,” Daisy said.

Daisy is an aspiring general practitioner or cardiologist and will participate in the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine Partnership for Primary Care Program (PPC). The

program is intended to help qualified, dedicated young people, like Daisy, get a head start in her medical career and eventually contribute to improving health care in parts of Texas that need it most.

A career in the medical field comes as no surprise.

Daisy managed to expand her education with various activities involving the medical field. She took Medical Rotation classes, was a member/officer of HOSA and helped with the annual blood

Salutatorian Daisy Abraham

Third Ranking Sofia Cortez

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Pioneer’s top three choose different paths

his year’s top three students graduating from Pioneer High School have chosen different paths not only in high school, but for their future career goals as well.

Top ranking student William Liang, son of Shu Xian Liang and Yong Chu Li, plans to major in engineering and hopes to pursue a career in space exploration at SpaceX or other private companies.

Salutatorian Jose Aleman, son of Carlos and Olga Aleman, plans to study petroleum engineering in college, pursuing a career as a petroleum engineer.

Third ranking student Angelica Rodriguez, daughter of Raul and Leonida Rodriguez, plans to study medicine and pursue a career as a surgeon.

In high school Liang’s studies concentrated on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), but the times he enjoyed most came from his participation in theatre under the direction of Theatre Di-

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rector Mrs. Fertig.

“Looking back at the last four years, my most memorable and enjoyable moments in my high school career are without a doubt the hours, days, weeks, and even months spent rehearsing and putting together every single show with everyone. And the most important part of this experience is how supportive Mrs. Fertig is. Not even once did she ever discourage me from accomplishing any-

thing, instead she inspired me and continued to provide me the opportunities to better myself,” Liang said.

He also enjoyed participating in U.I.L. competitions, Chess Club and LEO Club, where he served as vice president in addition to being elected to the State LEO Council as Lion Tamer.

He provided community service as a volunteer at a local nursing home, as teaching assistant at Harry Shimotsu

Elementary School, through Meet in the Middle and the National Honor Society.

Aleman, Pioneer’s second highest ranking student, both an athlete and a top scholar, was named Cross Country MVP, and was a state qualifier in cross country and a regional qualifier in track. The scholar-athlete has volunteered his time at junior high cross country meets, track meets, at a nursing home,

Valedictorian William Liang

Salutatorian Jose Aleman

Third Ranking Angelica Rodriguez

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Sharyland Academic UIL team competes at Regionals, six advance to State

fter earning second place in district, the SHS Academic UIL students competed at the regional level in various events. The competition took place at the University of Texas-San Antonio on April 22 and 23.

“All students that participated tried their absolute best and the coaches that guided them are amazing and their never ending dedication is truly fantastic,” UIL Co-coordinator Ofelia Garza said.

The individuals and teams placing at Regionals and advancing to State are as follows: Number Sense, coached

by Jose Nava, won 1st Place Team. Number Sense team members and their places earned are as follows: 1st Place Regional Champion, Josh Jones; 2nd place, JinHo Yoon; 7th place, Hyuk Jun Choi; and 11th place, Yujin Seo. Current Issues and Events, coached by Eloisa Alvarado-Saenz: 1st Place

Regional Champion, Brandon Ramirez.

Calculator Applications, coached by Ofelia Garza: 2nd Place Team, state bound as Wildcard. Team members include: 4th Place, Josh Jones; 6th Place, Hyuk Jun Choi; 9th Place, JinHo Yoon;

and 18th Place, Heon Hui Lee. UIL provides extracurricular experience for the students through competitive events. Students taking part in UIL must have self-motivation and intellectual curiosity due to the difficulty of

the competitions.

“UIL is amazing,” junior Veronica Meza said. “When I got in UIL it was the first time I competed in anything.

I had never really had a competitive attitude, but UIL has inspired me to win.”

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Sharyland High school UIL students compete at Regionals at San Antonio.

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Sharyland HOSA competes at State Competition, advances to Nationals

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fter competing at regionals, 15 HOSA students from SHS and SA3 qualified for State.

The HOSA State Conference was held in Galveston on April 13-15.

“The State Competition was a great experience for our students,” HOSA Advisor Cynthia Aldape said.

Sophomores Carolina Becerril and Claudia Martinez competed in Health Education and placed fifth.

Health Education is a team event in which the competitors select a health related-concept or instructional objective and prepare a lesson, provide the instruction and evaluate the results.

“We basically have to do a presentation in front of judges showing them how we would present to middle school student. We just talked about unhealthy eating and how it affects us,” Claudia said.

Damian Gaouette and Miguel Garza competed in Pharmacology and were recognized at the State Conference. This event is a 100 item written exam with an essay tie-breaker question. The questions measure knowledge at the recall, application and analysis levels. Damian placed first and Miguel

placed second. Both students qualify for the National HOSA Conference.

“It was pretty nerve-wrecking and very intense,” Damian said. “They brought the top five finalists in random order to the stage and from there they revealed the top three contenders who would advance to nationals.

When they called third place and onwards, I was just happy to move on to the next round to represent my school at a higher level.”

In the HOSA Chapter Reflections category, senior Ana Cecin placed, qualifying her for the Nationals HOSA conference also.

“I thought I wasn’t going to make it and I was really nervous,” she said. “While we were at the ceremony everybody was holding my hand because I got really nervous and my name wasn’t called out until the second to last. It was super overwhelming when they called my name. I started crying; I went up to the stage and at that moment I was still super shaky and I had a really funny feeling because when you win at area it’s like ‘cool I made it to state,’ but when you win at State there are so many people watching you, there were over 3,000 peo-

ple.”

Aside from the actual state competition the students had the opportunity to have some fun at the Galveston Island Historical Pleasure Pier.

“HOSA planned this thing called ‘Discover Galveston’ and we went to the pier and we got on the Ferris wheel and got on all those rides and games,” senior Rebeca Gonzalez said. “We also went to the beach, walked… and had fun. We then went downtown to go eat at cute little restaurants.”

HOSA had very high standards and through the years, the organization keeps proving itself among others.

“I have no words to describe how I feel,” HOSA advisor, Cynthia Aldape said.

“I am so proud of all my students that compete because HOSA is hard. The events we have are all research based, medically innovative and creative so it requires a lot of preparation, medical skills demonstrations, etc. And the competition from specialized medical high schools in other areas is tough. Nevertheless, my students rise up to the challenges presented,” The National HOSA Conference will take place June 22-25 at Nashville, Tennessee.

Front Row: Claudia Martinez, Carolina Salinas Becerril, Paulina Moreno, Rebeca Gonzalez, Carlos Esquivel, Andres Benavides, and Joshua Briones.

Back Row: Damian Gaoutte, Ana Cecin, Miguel Garza, Daniel Carlson, Julio Perez.

Not pictured: Mariela Cavazos, Fabiola Serna, and Alyssa Luna.

SHS BPA students are pictured visiting Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, where the team placed ninth in the nation at the Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference. Josh Jones, of Sharyland High School, was installed as a state officer at the BPA State Leadership Conference

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Sharyland BPA competes at State, advances to Nationals

haryland High School’s Parliamentary Procedure Team placed ninth in the nation at the Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference held in Boston, Massachusetts on May 5-9. Junior Joshua Seth Jones who was installed as a state officer and named State Reporter at BPA’s State Leadership Conference in March also attended the conference and participated in the Leadership workshops and camps. Josh is Sharyland ISD’s first state officer, and he competed against 30 other candidates.

The Parliamentary Procedure team took a written test on parliamentary laws and procedures then presented to a panel of judges in prelims where 25 other teams from across the nation also competed. This young team made it to the final round of the top 10. Congratulations to Anel Cuarenta, Paulina Echanove, Mario Garza, Anna Gonzalez, Arianna Gutierrez, Cristina Nava, Paulina Sada and Erick Vega and their advisors Nancy Barboza and Irene Morin.

Previously, the SHS BPA chapter competed at the State Leadership Conference held in Corpus Christi. This is the largest group that the SHS BPA chapter has ever taken to the state conference with a total of 39 competing. The Parliamentary Procedure

team ranked second in the state.

“As you can see, the students were extremely successful and demonstrated superior abilities compared to the rest of the State,” Barboza, advisor, said. “We were ranked as one of the top schools in our region, and now the state.”

In January, SHS BPA chapter competed at the annual Regional Leadership Conference held at STC. The students were extremely successful and demonstrated superior abilities to the rest of the RGV. “Our kiddos are on their way on being ‘Tomorrow’s Business Professionals’…. running companies, serving as C.E.O.’s, creating software, running the medical industry, and serving in leadership roles,” Barboza said.

Following is a list of SHS BPA students who placed high in the competition: 1st in Advanced Accounting: Jesus Reyna, 2nd in Banking & Finance: Joshua Jones, 1st in Economic Research Individual: Abraham Cruz, 1st in Integrated Office Applications: Clarissa Lopez, 4th in Basic Office Systems & Procedures: Romeo De Leon, 1st in Fundamental Spreadsheet Applications: Hyuk Choi, 3rd in Medical Office Procedures: Alan Garcia, 2nd in Admin Support Research Individual: Erwin Von Nach-

er Hongo, 3rd in Computer Network Technology: Elliud Hernandez, Jr., 2nd in PC Servicing & Troubleshooting: Roberto Rivas, and 4th in Network Administration Using Microsoft: Ivanna Castañeda.

Others taking top awards at the competition were: 3rd in C++ Programming: Jorge Mendoza; 4th in JAVA Programming: Alejandro Garcia; 2nd in SQL Database Fundamentals: Mario Tapia; 2nd in Fundamentals of Web Design: Cecilia Adame; 4th in Digital Publishing: Alejandro Torres; 1st in Interview Skills: Andres Tamez; 2nd in Extemporaneous Speech: Jesus “Chuy” De La Fuente Lozano; 1st in Financial Analyst Team: Marcela Marin, C. Andrea Ruiz, Evelyn Quinlan; 1st in Economic Research Team: Julio Contreras, Josh Jones, Stephanie Kim, Hannah Kirby; 2nd in Network Design Team: Ricardo De Leon, Alan Garcia, Alejandro Garcia, Clarissa Lopez; 2nd in Web Site Design Team: Ana Sofia Lopez, Cecilia Adame; and 1st in Parliamentary Procedure Team: Anel Cuarenta, Paulina Echanove, Cristina Nava, Arianna Gutierrez, Anna Gonzalez, Mario Garza, Erick Vega, Norberto Alejandro Hinojosa.

Class Of 2016 Migrant Students At Pioneer High School

Adame, Eritza Darlie

Alaniz, Pricilla Lyzeth

Cazares, Marlen Aracely

Garcia, Kenneth

Garcia, Laura Lee

Gomez, Marisol

Guevarra, Jesus Esaias

Hernandez, Ruben

Viggiano Reynoso, Kevin

Not Pictured: Gonzalez, Ricardo A.; Quintana, Banesa Isabel; Rios, Juan Miguel

Texas Migrant Interstate Program Sharyland I.S.D. Federal Programs Office Texas Migrant Program

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tendent Dr. Robert O’Connor will certify all the graduates, and School Board President Ricky Longoria will present the diplomas to the graduating students.

Pioneer High School Principal James Heath will offer final thoughts for the Class of 2016, and the ceremony will end with the singing of the Sharyland Pioneer Alma Mater, which will be led by honor students Matthew Guerra, Javier Martinez Jr.,

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Daniela Delgado, Karynna Peña, Elise Lopez, Jonathan Jones, and Josiah Gonzalez.

They will be joined by Senior Advisory Council members Veronica Rodriguez, Juan Salazar, Kailee Serna and Jennifer Shepherd.

Graduates of the Sharyland Pioneer Class of 2016 will then proceed out of the arena as Diamondback band plays “Pomp and Circumstance.”

Sharyland Pioneer FFA Participates in State Leadership Career Development

Sharyland Pioneer FFA Chapter traveled to Huntsville December 4, to compete in Texas FFA’s Leadership Career Development Events. Four teams qualified for the state competition, three advanced to the finals and one was named a state semi-finalist. PHS placed fourth in Senior Agricultural Skills Demonstration Contest. Team members included: John Ryan Rodriguez, Nadia Gomez, & Richard Longoria, Bella Alaniz, Michael Landavazo, & Emily Michki. Bella Alaniz, Greenhand FFA Creed Speaker, placed eighth in the finals and the Public Relations team earned the title of state semi-finalists. The team included: Lauren Esqueda, Andrea Guajardo, Johnny Howell and Jacob Madrigal. Sharyland Pioneer FFA Advisors are Marco A. Barrientes and Joe C. Carter.

PHS Winter Guard Takes State On April 2, the Pioneer High School Winter Guard competed at the Texas Educational Color Guard Association State Championships at PSJA North. The PHS Winter Guard was named the Scholastic A South Zone Champions and earned the gold medal with a score of 94.640. The guard earned the highest score of the day out of 44 guards present. The Winter Guard had a successful season as they went undefeated at all 6 contests that they competed at. This is the first State Championship title the Color Guard program has earned. The Pioneer High School Color Guard is under the direction of Samuel Aguilar.

Pioneer High School’s Avery Coronado qualified for the State Powerlifting Championships competition.

PHS Choir Making Music On January 23, 10 Pioneer High School students competed at the Choir UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest. Of those 10, seven earned first division ratings for their solos, including, sophomore Arlyn Gonzalez and senior Tanner Trigg, who qualified to compete at the State Solo and Ensemble Contest in May in Austin. The girls went on to perform at UTRGV as part of the Women’s Choral Festival.

PHS Percussion and Winter Guard Success Break On Saturday, March 12, the Pioneer High School Indoor Percussion and Winter Guard competed at the Edinburg North High School T.E.C.A. Invitational. The Indoor Percussion Ensemble placed 3rd in their class. Both groups competed at the very first ever Pioneer High School T.E.C.A. Invitational, and the Indoor Percussion received first place in its class and the highest score of all the percussion units competing that day. The Winter Guard received first place in its class, as well and received the highest score of all the guards competing.

The Winter Guard also competed on April 2 at the State Championships at P.S.J.A. North H.S. and the Indoor Percussion competed on April 9 at their State Championships at Palmview H.S.

PIONEER HIGH SCHOOL - CLASS OF 2016 Parent’s Name: Shu Xian Liang and Yong Chu Li Academic Areas of Concentration in High School: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).

Community service or volunteer work at school: Volunteered at the Nursing home (2014-15).

Teacher Assistant for the Harry Shimotsu Elementary School during the summer (2014). Volunteer participation through LEO Club, Meet in the Middle, and NHS. Leadership positions: Theatre Vice-President (11th), LEO Club Vice-President (11th), and State LEO Council Leo Tamer (12th).

William Liang Awards/Honors: AP Scholar with Distinction Valedictorian (2015), A Honor Roll (9th-11th), Perfect Attendance (9th-11th), LEO State Council Honors (12th).

Participation in academic and extra-curricular activities: U.I.L (9th-12th), Theatre (9th-12th), LEO Club (10th-12th), Chess Club (9th-12th), NHS (12th).

Future plans after high school: Major in engineering and eventually work in the field of space exploration at SpaceX or other private companies.

Parent’s Name: Carlos Aleman, Olga Aleman Academic Areas of Concentration in High School: Math, Science Community service or volunteer work at school: Volunteered at junior high cross country meets, track meets, a nursing home, football concession stands, fundraisers, homecoming booths, and libraries.

Leadership positions: Captain of cross country team.

Awards/Honors: A Honor Roll, State Qualifier in Cross Country, Regional Qualifier in Track, OutJose Francisco Aleman standing Student in Calculus and Environmental Salutatorian Science, MVP in Cross Country.

Participation in academic and extra-curricular activities: Mainly cross country and track. Have been in Leo Club and Environmental Club, and National Honor Society.

Future plans after high school: Going to major in petroleum engineering in hopes of becoming a petroleum engineer in the future.

Parent’s Name: Raul and Leonida Rodriguez Academic Areas of Concentration in High School: Health Science Career Cluster Principles of Health Science, Medial Terminology and Pathophysiology, Clinical Rotations; upper level/AP Science and Math courses Community service or volunteer work at school: VolunTEEN at Doctors at Renaissance, volunteered at Rio Grande Regional Hospital, LEO club member, volunteered at Ronald McDonald House Organization, volunteered in church community events at Holy Spirit Parish Angelica Rodriguez Leadership positions: Drum Major of High 3rd Ranking Student School band and officer of Health Occupation Students of America Awards/Honors: A Honor Roll, AP Scholar, member of NHS, All Region Band member, and member of National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists, member of 2015 5A UIL State Marching Band Participation in academic and extra-curricular activities: member of High School band, member of Health Occupation Students of America, and LEO club Future plans after high school: Biology Major with a Pre-Medical track at Texas Tech University; plans to become a surgeon.

Parent’s Name: Diana & Heriberto Solis Academic Areas of Concentration in High School: Math and Science Community service or volunteer work at school: Morning announcer for pledges, assisted in homecoming festival, peer tutor, folklorico performer for the elementary schools and junior highs, conducted seatbelt checks at the high school, assisted with Teens in the Driver’s Seat- Drinking and Driving Simulator, promoted Body Positivity Awareness.

Leadership positions: NHS, SADD, and Volleyball (Athletics) have allowed me to be a leader around the school by leading by example.

Sandra Sophia Solis Awards/Honors: A-Honor Roll, A&B Honor Roll, 4th Ranking Student AP Scholar, National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists Award of Excellence, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Outstanding Senior, Volleyball Academic All-State Participation in academic and extra-curricular activities: Volleyball, Folklorico, Religion Classes (CCD), Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), National Honor Society (NHS) Future plans after high school: University of Texas at Austin; Major: Petroleum Engineering Parent’s Name: Rogelio Alvarez Jr. & Keren Wendy Alvarez Academic Areas of Concentration in High School: In high school, I took advantage of the education I was getting, and signed up for the optimum classes to enrich my foundation of knowledge. Additionally, I concentrated more on Spanish language classes, core classes, and CTE courses for prospective educators.

Community service or volunteer work at school: Within the Sharyland school district, I volunteered most of my time as an intern at Jessie Jensen Elementary and at the GO Center. Furthermore, I volunteered within the Keren Alizza Alvarez community service organizations I was a part of in 5th Ranking Student school.

Leadership positions: Book Club (Club Secretary), National Honor Society (Historian), Female Rights Equal Equity Club (Club Historian/Media Specialist) Awards/Honors: AP Scholar Award with Honor, 3 Outstanding Student Awards (Pre-Calculus/College Algebra Dual-Enrollment, AP English III, and AP Spanish Language), A Honor Roll (9th, 11th), A&B Honor Roll (10th), STAAR Commended Performance (English II and U.S. History), Mission Junior Service League Student Recognition, Texas Scholars Award recipient, Outstanding Senior Award Recipient, 1st Place at Texas Public Service Association Regional Event (Advancing to State) Participation in academic and extra-curricular activities: Student Council (Class President) (9th), Band (Percussion Section Leader) (9th), Spanish Club (Club President) (11th), Book Club (Club Secretary) (11th-12th), National Honor Society (Chapter Historian) (11th-12th), Leadership, Experience, and Opportunity (LEO) Club (Member) (12th), Instructional Practices in Education and Training (Participant) (12th), Female Rights Equal Equity Club (Club Historian/Media Specialist) (12th), Criminal Justice Club (Member) (12th), Masterminds Club (Alternate) (12th) Future plans after high school (college and/or career as you anticipate at this time):I will be attending Texas A&M University in College Station in pursuit of a degree towards early childhood education. I plan to be teaching as a bilingual generalist and eventually serve within a school district in the Rio Grande Valley.

Parent’s Name: Ronnie Guerra and Martha F. Guerra Academic Areas of Concentration in High School: Math and Science Community service or volunteer work at school: Thanksgiving Food Bag Preparer, St. John of the Fields Church, Nov 2013. Food Bag Preparation, Rio Grande Valley Food Bank, Dec 2014.

Leadership positions: Captain of my club soccer team, the Houston Dynamo South Texas Academy.

Awards/Honors: 2014 – 2015 All District First Team 31-5A Boys Soccer, 2015 – 2016 All District Matthew Jacob Guerra Second Team 31-51 Boys Soccer, Member of the National Society of High School Scholars, Phi Theta 6th Ranking Student Kappa International Honor Society at South Texas College, Outstanding Senior, National Honor Society Member Participation in academic and extra-curricular activities: Soccer Team all four high school years, Team Tennis and Individual Tennis all four high school years, Engineering Club Member, LEO Club Member, Houston Dynamo South Texas Soccer Academy Soccer Player Future plans after high school: I plan to attend Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX and pick up a double major of Biochemistry and International Business. Depending on what it is I like more, I will either go on to medical school to achieve my Doctorate to become an Anesthesiologist or go on and receive a master’s degree in business.

Parent’s Names: Javier Martinez and Cynthia Ann Martinez Academic Areas of Concentration in High School: Math and Science Community service or volunteer work at school: LEO Club, Health Occupations Students of America, Summer Band Camp, National Honors Society Leadership positions: National Honors Society Treasurer, LEO Club - Tail Twister, Sharyland Pioneer Band - Secretary, Sharyland Pioneer Band - Section Leader, Sharyland Pioneer Winter Guard – Road Crew Captain Awards/Honors: Certificate of Volunteerism at Javier Martinez, Jr. McAllen Medical Center, Texas Music Scholar, State 6th Ranking Student Marching Band, All-Region & Pre-Area Qualifier, First Place at Winter Guard State Championship Participation in academic and extra-curricular activities: Member of the Sharyland ISD Band organization, Member of the Sharyland Pioneer Winter Guard Road Crew, Member of the Sharyland Pioneer National Honors Society, Member of Sharyland Pioneer Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA), Member of the Sharyland Pioneer LEO Club Future plans after high school: After graduating high school, I plan on being a Chemistry major at the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley, and the career that I am currently pursuing is a Radiologist specializing in pediatrics.

Parent’s Names: Jorge Delgado & Mrs. Julie Delgado Academic Areas of Concentration in High School: Health Science Career Cluster Community service or volunteer work at school: Hospital Volunteer-transported patients and helped nurses (48 hours), LEO Service Clubhelped organize community Palm Festival (8 hours), Student Council-helped collect canned goods for needy families (6 hours) and raised money for local Women’s Cancer Center during Breast Cancer Awareness Month ( 6 hours) Leadership positions: HOSA, 2012-Present; OfDaniela Delgado fice: Sentinel, Worked football concession stand (6 8th Ranking Student hours), Safety Halloween Fair 2014 (4 hours), Veterans Day Appreciation Cards, Donated toys and canned goods during holidays (6 hours), National Club Project for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Ran the Annual Blood Drive (8 hours), LEO Club, Built mobiles for handicaps, Palm Fest 2012 (6 hours), Collected canned food donations for needy families during month of November, Student Counc 2015-2016, Senior Class Vice President, Student Council Community Project, National Honor Society 2015-2016, Club Vice President Awards/Honors: Student of the Month (September) 2010, Perfect Attendance 2010-2011, Sharyland North Top 20 Ranking Student 20112012, A-Honor Roll 2012-2013, Sharyland Varsity Tennis Team 2013-2014, District Girls Singles 2nd Place (Regional Qualifier), A-B Honor Roll2 013-2014, Acceptance into Clinical Rotations Program 2014-Present, Varsity Tennis Girls Singles 1st Team All District 2014-2015 Junior Service League of Mission Nominee 2016 Participation in academic and extra-curricular activities: Varsity Tennis Team, Student Council, HOSA, National Honor Society, and LEO Club Future plans after high school:After I graduate high school I plan on going to college at UTRGV for two years where I will complete my pre-requisite courses in Pre-Physical Therapy. I will then go off to gradu-ate school at the University of Texas at Austin where I plan to enter the Physical Therapy program and hopefully earn my P.T. doctoral degree and become a certified Physical Therapist.

Parent’s Name: Jose Alberto Peña and Veronica Peña Academic Areas of Concentration in High School: Math and Science Community service or volunteer work at school: Summer Band, Dance camp, Belle’s Fundraisers, LEO Club, Teacher’s Aid volunteer, Relay for Life volunteer Awards/Honors: Guard of the week as a freshman, Belle of the Week as a senior, Student’s Award for Academic accomplishments, Student of the Month by Mission’s Women’s League, National Honor Society for High School Scholars Participation in academic and extra-curricular Karynna Pena activities: Member of the Sharyland band’s color 9th Ranking Student guard, Member of Diamonds dance team, Member of Diamond Belles dance team, Member of the LEO Club, Member of Sharyland Pioneer’s National Honors Society Future plans after high school: I plan to major in Biomedical Science and graduate with a bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University. Then I wish to pursue further education in a P.A. school and graduate from that program to pursue an active career in the medical field as a Physician’s Assistant.

Parent’s Name: Fabiola Jeffries and Hugo Lopez Academic Areas of Concentration in High School: Engineering, Math, and Science Community service or volunteer work at school: Helped with UIL Meet, Volunteered at the annual Homecoming Hoedown (2014-2015; 2015-2016), Volunteered at Football Games with different concession stands. (Taco Hut, Concession Stand) Leadership positions: Secretary of Business Professionals of America (2014-2015), Vice-President of Business Professionals of America (2015Elise Lopez 10th Ranking Student 2016), Captain of the Varisty Volleyball Team (20142015; 2015-2016) Awards/Honors: AB Honor Roll (9th grade-12th grade), 1st Place at UTB Piano Competition (2012), 2nd Place in Global Marketing Team at regionals (20142015; 2015-2016), Honorable Mention for Volleyball (2013-2014), Defensive Player of the Year (2014-2015), 2nd Team All-District (2014-2015), All-Tournament at Missions Veterans Tournament (2015-2016), All-Tournament at Sharyland ISD Invitational Tournament (2015-2016), 1st Team All-District (2015-2016) Participation in academic and extra-curricular activities: Piano Lessons and Competitions, School Volleyball at Sharyland and Pioneer High School, Club Volleyball, Business Professionals of America, National Honor Society, UIL Academics (Computer Applications) Future plans after high school: I plan on going to study engineering at Texas A&M College Station. I want to specialize in Biomedical Engineering which focuses on prosthetic work. After that, I hope to achieve my masters degree in possibly business.

Parent’s Name: Mr. Samuel Nathan Jones and Mrs. Kelly Andersen Jones Academic Areas of Concentration in High School: Math and Science Community service or volunteer work at school: Over 1000 hours of various service and volunteer work at BT McAllen Leadership positions: Leadership council for football my senior year, Captain/President of FCA my senior year Awards/Honors: Academic All-State Wrestler my senior year (1st in school history), Regional Jonathan Peter Jones Qualifier for Wrestling in the 145 Lb. weight class 10th Ranking Student senior yea, Regional Alternate for Wrestling in the 138 Lb. weight class junior year, Member of the all-region band my senior year, Every year I marched, the band received a 1 (the best a band can do) at the annual Pigskin Jubilee Marching Contest. Member of the Marching Band Senior year that competed at the State Marching contest in San Antonio and placed 23rd out of 31 bands and finished the season 23rd out of 223 5A marching bands in the state of Texas Participation in academic and extra-curricular activities: 4 years in Concert Band, 3 of which I was in the Honors (top) band and 1st chair in the school, 3 years marching band, 4 year football player, 2 year letterman as a quarterback and safety, 2 year wrestler, 2 year letterman in the 138 Lb. weight class junior year and 145 Lb. weight class senior year, 3 year sub-varsity track runner in the 100, 200, 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400, Competed in UIL Math, Number Sense, Science and Calculator Applications at various times throughout high school and competed at the varsity level my senior year in all but science.

Member of FCA my senior year and was one of the students who helped start the organization on Pioneer’s campus Future plans after high school: I will attend Baylor University in the fall and study humanitarian engineering. After my 4 years at Baylor, I plan on either attending Southwest Theological Seminary or going into the workforce to, most likely, be a missionary or work for a disaster relief organization.

2015-2016 Sharyland ISD Board of Trustees – Ricky Longoria, President Dr. Noe Oliveira, Vice-President Julio Cerda, Secretary Melissa Smith, Assistant-Secretary Superintendent: Dr. Robert O’Connor

Jose Garcia, Member Rolando Peña, Member Dr. Noel O. Garza, Member H.S. Principal: James D. Heath

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Pioneer HigH ScHool 2016 graduateS Abrego, Aisa Eulogia

Acosta, Samantha Dannielle

Adame, Eritza Darlie

Aguilar, Lydia Marie

Alanis, Julissa Susana

Alanis, Pricilla Lyzeth

Aleman, Jose Francisco

Alfaro, Daniela

Alonzo, Crystal

Alvarez, Keren Alizza

Amador, Yalitza

Amaya, Ailyn

Aparicio, Humberto Alejandro

Arellano, Alejandro

Arguello, Vianette Angelica

Arredondo, Cyana Janelle

Avila Jr., Isidro

Balderas, Jonathan Anthony

Ballesteros, Lauren Nicole

Barrientos, Stephanie Marie

Barrientoz, Fabian Manuel

Becerra, Miguel Angel

Beltran, Cesia Kereny

Benavides, David

Benavidez, Gabriel

Best, Clyte Walker

Bloom, Aleena Kay

Bravo, Jesus Ramon

Brechler, Jordyn Leigh

Bryan, Justin Daniel

Bustamante Avendano, Jenyfer A

Byrd, John Philip

Calzada Jr., Gerardo

Calzada, Keana Alina

Canales, Raymundo Alonzo

Cantu, Victoria Alejandra

Casas, Adalberto

Castillo, Harley Dennett

Castejon, Brandon

Cavazos IV, Roque

Cavazos, Issac

Cavazos, Karen Juliet

Cazares, Marlen Aracely

Celedon, Kimberly

Centeno Cuellar, Jenny Araceli

Cerda-Aguilar, Alexa Dariela

Colunga, Sean Michael

Conchas, Allan Jafet

Corona Jr., Tomas

Corona, Jireh Isai

Coronado, Avery Alexis

Coronado, Dario Eduardo

Correa, Sofia Carina

Cuanang, Jonas Regan Leano

Cuellar III, William Roman

Cuellar, Anthony Lee

Cuervo, Grecia Daniela

Davidson III, James Glenn

Davila, Kaisha Lizette

De Leon, Melissa Jacqueline

Delgadillo, Lydia Cecilia

Delgado, Daniela

Delva, Florian Lemeul

Elizondo, Hector Daniel

Enriquez, Abigail Kristine

Escamilla, Philip Henry

Esmeralda, Amanda Nicole

Esparza, Josue

Estrada, Alex Bouvier

Famiglietti, Bridgette Nicole

Farias Jr., Daniel

Flores, Andrew Joseph

Fuentes, Brisna

Galvan, Meagan Marie

Gamboa, Jesus

Garces, Juan

Garcia, Ahily Lizbeth

Garcia, Erika Paulette

Garcia, Jayda Dionnette

Garcia, Jessica Gisell

Garcia, Jose Alfredo

Garcia, Kassandra Isabel

Garcia, Kenneth

Garcia, Laura Lee

Garcia, Linda Aurelia

Garcia, Lisandro

Garcia, Luis Enrique

Garcia, Maria Rebecca

Garcia, Monica Danely

Garcia, Sierra Rae

Gardea Rodriguez, Julieta Nohe

Garza, Analisa Christine

Garza, Bianca Nicole

Garza, Brooke Leigh

Garza, Deandra Alexis

Garza, Desiree Bianca

Garza, Jeremiah

Garza, Jose Arnulfo

Garza, Joshua Esteban

Garza, Justin Elias

Gaytan, Angel Alejandro

Gaytan, Tanya Arleen

Gomez Jr., Gabriel

Gomez, Marisol

Gomez, Max Alexander

Gomez, Nadia Karina

Gomez, Roberto Isaac

Gomez, Yvette

Gonzalez, Angela Carrie

Gonzalez, Jose Luis

Gonzalez, Josiah Daniel

Gonzalez, Juan Angel

Gonzalez, Katherine Therese

Gonzalez, Michelle

Gonzalez, Salvador

Gonzalez, San Juanita

Guajardo, Andrea Nicole

Guajardo, Benjamin Adair

Guajardo, Julianne Janelle

Gudino, Abigail

Guerra, Madelyn Louise

Guerra, Matthew Jacob

Guerra, Tristan Anthony

Guerrero, Carla Elizabeth

Guerrero, Carolina Galindo

Guerrero, Jose Estanislao

Guerrero, Lizette

Guevara, Jesus Esaias

Gulino, Valeria

Gutierrez, Alexis

Gutierrez, Julio Alberto

Guzman, Dante Joseph

Hatzold, Madison Nicole

Heath, James Garrett

Hedstrom, Karla Elizabeth

Hernandez Hernandez, Joyce

Hernandez, Andres

Hernandez, Caleb Eloy

Hernandez, Carina Elia

Hernandez, Laura Cecilia

Hernandez, Ruben

Hinsley, Ronald Anthony

Holguin, Elissa Yvette

Hornaday, Paul Emery

Horner, Perrin Elliott

Iracheta, Nicolas Alejandro

James Joseph Resendez

James, Thomas Wesley

Jones, Jonathan Peter

Juarez, Emilia Monique

Lara, Dana Brynn

Lara, Daniella

Lerma, Tatiana Victoria

Limas, Daniela Yllen

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Pioneer HigH ScHool 2016 graduateS

Lopez Jr., Sergio

Lopez, Elise

Lopez, Jacob Lee

Lopez, Kathryn

Lopez, Romeo

Lopez, Valerie Leanne

Lucero, Gabriel Adrian

Lugo, Adam

Lugo, Jose

Lugo, Kristina Marie

Luna, Lesly Nicole

Magallan, Shelby Anthony

Mangseth, Brady Joshua

Maravillas, Alizzah Grace

Marquez, Taylor Ayenni

Marroquin, Celeste Aurora

Martin, Michelle Janet

Martinez Jr., Javier

Martinez Gonzalez, Milka

Martinez, Alexa

Martinez, Briana Gabrielle

Martinez, Jesus Antonio

Martinez, Vanessa Denise

Mata, John Daniel

Mata, Viviana

Medrano, Paloma

Mejia, Leonardo

Melchor Nunez, Luis Carlos

Mills, Hollis

Molar, Crystal Monique

Molina, Ana-Karen

Montemayor Jr., Luis Ricardo

Monterrubio, Selene

Morales, Valerie Rae

Moreno-Gutierrez, Diana

Munoz, Sabrina Marie

Navarro, Reynaldo

Nicoleau Ramirez, Jose Alfonso

Ochoa, Brenda Lizet

Olivarez, Maria Fernanda

Oliveira-Gonzalez, Jose De Jes

Ollervidez, Alejandra

Ortega, Enrique Aaron

Padilla, Hannah Rose

Padilla, Juan Manuel

Palacios Guerrero, Jaqueline

Palacios, Allison

Palacios, Clarissa Celeste

Pecina, Leslie Roxanne

Pena, Beth Isabel

Pena, Cynthia Sydonee

Pena, Karynna

Perez III, Armando

Perez, Andrea Araceli

Perez, Eduardo

Perez, Elizabeth Clarise

Perez, Esmeralda Galilea

Puente, Daniel

Ramirez, Adrian Ezequiel

Ramirez, Alejandro David

Ramirez, Alexandra Nicole

Ramirez, Alexis

Ramirez, Andrea Rae

Ramos, Aaron

Ramos, Clarissa Renee

Ramos, Faye

Ramos, Martin Andres

Ramos, Ramsey Lee

Ramos, Ronaldo

Regino, Kelly Delin

Reyes, Harry Haziel

Rios Jr., Rodolfo

Rios, Leonardo

Rodea, Samantha Edith

Rodriguez Rodriguez, Edson

Rodriguez, Angelica Lucilla

Rodriguez, Ayden Martene

Rodriguez, Izsak Rene

Rodriguez, Joel Alejandro

Rodriguez, Jonathan

Rodriguez, Jose Raul

Rodriguez, Kayla Victoria

Rodriguez, Miguel David

Rodriguez, Veronica Teresa

Rodriguez, Vianney

Romero, Jayson Dean

Romero, Juan Sigifredo

Rodriguez, Francisco Javier

Romero, Justin Phillip

Runge, Dylan Michael

Saenz, Juan Mauricio

Saenz, Vyaneth Yannely

Salazar Jr., Roberto

Salazar, Juan Jose

Salazar, Vanessa Marie

Saldana, Rosa Yaired

Salinas, Aaron.jpg

Salinas, Anissa Marie

Salinas, Julian Triztan

Salinas, Luis Ricardo

Sanchez, Michael Brandon

Serna, Andrea Arianna

Serna, Kailee Marie

Shepherd, Jennifer Renee

Silva, Roberto Adrian

Solano, Bailey Leann

Solis, Crystal Jeanette

Solis, Fernando

Solis, Sandra Sophia

Stickle, Leslie Anne

Stubbs, Rhea Dee

Sullivan, Karina Alexis

Surita, Adrian Lisandro

Tamez Jr., Juan

Tijerina-Tapia, Gilberto Hidal

Torres Robles, Carolina

Torres, Kassandra Marie

Torres, Martha Astrid

Trevino, Victor Rene

Trigg, Jacob Tanner

Tumulak, Tricia Mae Lunar

Underhill Jr., Robert Lee

Van Wagoner, Alexander

Vasquez, Arianna Janelle

Vasquez, Camille Renee

Vasquez, Isaiah Lee

Vasquez, Ruby Marie

Vela, Raelene Danielle

Viera, Bianca Christine

Viggiano Reynoso, Kevin Alejan

Vigilar, Philippe Gregorio Raf

Villalobos, Rocio Gabriella

g raduateS

Villalon, Joelle Kristine

Villarreal, Christopher Albert

Aleman Jr., Amador Alfaro, Alexander Becerra Gomez, Leonel Cagley, Mercury Alexander Camacho, Jacob Michael Cantu Jr., Ulysses Cantu, David Matthew Cantu, Michael Ivan Cedillo, Joshua Cerda Jr., Julio Chavez, Diana Chavez, Jazon Rene

Villarreal, Daisy Susette

Villarreal, Joanna

Cisneros, Aaron De La Rosa, Jose Roberto Deanda, Santiago Diaby, Jamal Alexandre Garces, Marcos A Garcia, Immanuel Alonzo Garza, Alonso Jasser Garza, Brooke Leigh Garza, Jose Alejandro Gonzalez, Araceli Gonzalez, Edgar Eduardo Gonzalez, Gabriela Anali

Wise, Devin Robert

Ybarra, Kassandra Ulissa

Gonzalez, Ricardo Gonzalez, Ulises Guajardo, Omar Avery Guzman, Martha Hernandez, Samantha Lee Kaiser, Erich Andres Liang, William Litif Jr., Carl George Lopez Lozano, Lucero Lopez, Andres Eduardo Lopez, Joanna Teresa Lopez, Pedro Javier

Zamora, Daisy Dee

Lopez, Victor Alberto Lozano, Jose Feliciano Madrigal, Jacobo Noe Martin Jr., Roosevelt Martinez Gonzalez, Abraham Martinez, Ailton Jair Martinez, Jorge Alberto Martinez, Marlon Israel Martinez, Yaritza Yulissa Matamoros, Pedro Alejandro Mayrga Martinez, Grecia Mena Teran, Jorge Joshua

Zapata, Ricardo Barron

not Pictured :

Mendoza, Getsemani Mireles Jr., Julian Javier Padron, Andrew Daniel Pedraza, Yamileth Pena, Sergio Arturo Perez Jr., Carlos Perez, Steve Quintana, Banesa Isabel Quintanilla, Alberto Antonio Rios, Juan Miguel Rivera, Elizabeth Ann Rodriguez, Carlos

Rodriguez, Jesus Alan Rodriguez, Samuel Jacob Salazar, Edgar Luis Salem, Jorge Sanchez, Omar Dominick Sandoval, Jay Anthony Serrano Osorio, Salvador Solis Jr., Dagoberto Villamonte, Diego Israel

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PIONEER

Acosta, Samantha D.

Baylor Dean’t Gold:$20,000; Need-based Baylor:$14,600; Tuition Equalization Grant:$3,364

Beltran, Cesia K.

RGV Lead Ambassadors:$200; SADD:$300

Delgadillo, Lydia C. PHS Band Booster:TBA

Garza, Deandra

PHS Cheerleading Booster Club:TBA

Guerra, Matthew J. Diamondback Athletic Booster Club:TBA; St. John of the Fields-Knights of Columbus:$500; SMU Merit-based Scholarship:$36,000; SMU Dean’s:$90,000**

Hornaday, Paul E.

Diamondback FFA Booster CLub:$1,400; Monty Awbrey Memorial:$500

Marquez, Taylor A.

Diamondback Athletic Booster Club:TBA

Alanis, Julissa L.

Diamondback Athletic Booster Club:TBA

Benavidez, David

Diamondback Athletic Booster Club:TBA; Our Lady of the Lake:$25,200

Delgado, Daniela

Dare to Dream:$500; Federal Pell Grant:$5,815; TEXAS Grant-New Initial HS:$5,000

Gomez, Nadia K.

Hidalgo 4H Foundation-James Carlton McQueen Memorial:$5,000; Mission Regional Medical Center:$1,000; Diamondback FFA Booster Club:$1,600; Junior Service League of Mission:$500; RGV Lead Ambassadors$200; SISD Education Foundation:$500*

Gulino, Valeria

PHS Band Booster Club:TBA

James, Thomas W.

Diamondback Athletic Booster Club:TBA

Marroquin, Celeste A.

UTRGV Jones Academic:$500; UTRGV Leadership Mission End.:$500

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SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS Sharyland Pioneer H.S. Alma Mater Pioneer o ur Alma Mater, w e will always love thy name, and today w e stand together r eady to pr oclaim thy fame. Light o f lear ning ever bur ning , to the tr uths w e hold sincer e.

Diamondbacks stand pr oud as w e sing aloud, w e will be tr ue to r ed and gray all our days.

A better school than ours sur ely could not be, we’ll cherish you thr ough loss and victor y!

Aleman, Jose F.

Dare to Dream:$500; Dr. Billy J Freel Memorial Scholarship:$2,000; Payne Auto Group City Clash:$500; Texas A&M Aggie Merit:$2,000; Texas A&M Opportunity Award:$1,250; Texas FEA Anticipated Scholarship:$2,000; Federal Pell Grant:$5,815; TX Public Information Grant:$1,500; Texas Greant-Initial:$5,000

Benavidez, Gabriel

Pioneer Criminal Justice & Fire Service:$250

Escamilla, Philip H.

RGV Lead Ambassadors:$150

Gonzalez, Joshia D.

Texas Exes Hidalgo STAR Chapter-Morris & Rita Atlas Scholarship to the University of Texas:$3,000; KRGV Channel 5 Student of the Week:$1,000

Guzman, Dante J.

Diamondback Athletic Booster Club:TBA

Lara, Dana B.

Diamondback Ahtletic Booster Club:TBA; Texas A&M Community Connection:$3,000

Martinez, Javier

PHS Band Booster Club:TBA

Alfaro, Daniela

Diamondback FFA Booster Club:$1,000

Alvarez, Keren A.

Best, Clyte W.

Diamondback FFA Booster Club:$1,500; Sharyland Pioneer Chapter:$500

Famiflietti, Bridgette N.

Cantu, Victoria

St. Edward’sUniversity Grant:$26,358; Tuition Equalization Grant:$3,364; Federal Pell Grant:L$665

Garcia, Jose A.

Payne Auto Group City Clash:$500

Dare to Dream:$500

Gonzalez, Katherine T.

Gonzalez, San Juanita

PHS Art Club:$300; St. Edward’s University Dean’s Achievement:$60,000; Hilltopper Award:$12,000

Hatzold, Madison N.

Howard Payne University Yellow Jacket Scolar:$56,000; Diamondback Athletc Booster Club:TBA; National FFA:$1,000; Sharyland Pioneer Chapter:$500

Lopez, Elise

Boys & Girls Club of Mission:$500; Diamondback Athletic Booster Club:TBA; Keys to Aggieland School Outreach:$500

Mills, Hollis

Arredondo, Cyana J.

Palm Valley Association of Retired School Personnel:$800; Raul Tijerina Leo Club:$500; Mission Lions Club Jr. Foundation-Far Horizon:$3,000; Dare to Dream:$250; SISD Education Foundation:$500; Texas A&M Aggieland Bound:$8,000; Texas A&M OpportunityFoundation:$500; UTRGV Selden Leavell:$1,000; Award:$5,000; Texas A&M Regents:$20,000; Texas A&M Anticipated UTRGV Scholars:$20,000 Outside:$3,000; Federal Pell Grant:$4,865

IBC A.R. Sanchez Memorial:$1,000; Dare to Dream:$500; UTRGV Joe & Jessie Crump:$500; UTRGV Davidson Foundation:$500

Dare to Dream:$500

Hernandez, Carina

Diamond Back Athletic Booster:TBA; St. Gregory’s University Women’t Golf:$70,000

Lopez, Kathryn

RGV Lead Ambassadors Scholarship:$150

Moreno-Gutierrez, Diana

SADD Scholarship:$300; St. Mary’s University Presidential:$64,000

Corona, Jireh I.

Linebarger, Goggan, Blair & Sampson:$500

Garza, Analisa C. Dare to Dream:$250; Israel Sanchez Memorial-College Makes “Cents”:$500; Texas A&M Community Connection:$3,000; Texas A&M Opportunity Award:$1,000; Texas A&M Regents:$20,000; Federal Pell Grant:$3,365; TS Public Education Grant:$1,500

Guajardo, Andrea R.

Diamondback FFA Booster Club:$1,000; Sharyland Pioneer Chapter:$500

Hernandez, Joyce D.

Mission Crime Stoppers-Amanda Longoria:$500; Pioneer Criminal Justice & Fire Service:$250

Lopez, Sergio

Diamondback Athletic Booster Club:TBA

Padilla, Hannah R.

Diamondback Athletic Booster Club:TBA

Barrientos, Stephanie M.

Diamondback Athletic Booster Club:TBA; Academic Excellence Scholarship at Texas Lutheran University:$54,000; Texas Lutheran Grant:$3,090; Federal Pell Grant:$3,565; Tuition Equalization Grant:$3,364

Cuellar, William R.

RGV Lead Ambassadors:$150

Garza, Bianca

Diamondback Athletic Booster Club:TBA; PHS Cheerleading Booster Club:TBA

Guajardo, Julianne J.

PHS Cheerleading Booster Club:TBA

Hinsley, Ronald A.

Diamondback Athletic Booster Club:TBA

Mangseth, Brady J.

Diamondback Athletic Booster Club:TBA

Pena, Karynna

Diamond Belles:$1,000; Texas Aggie Grant:$2,500; Texas Public Education Grant:$2,000

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Perez, Armando

Dare to Dream:$500

Rodriguez, Ayden M.

St. Mary’s University Bordeaux:$48,000

Runge, Dylan M.

Saenz, Juan Mauricio

RGV Lead Ambassadors:$150

UTRGV AT&T-UTPA:$500

Shepherd, Jennifer R.

Mission Regional Medical Center:$1,000; Diamond Belles:$1,100; Junior Service League of Mission:$500; Leo Club:$250; Texas A&M Aggieland Bound:$1,000; Texas A&M Sul Ross/Corps:$1,200; PHS Band Booster Club:TBA

Solis, Sandra S.

Boys & Girls Club of Mission:$500; Junior Service League of Mission:$500; SADD:$300

Vasquez, Camille R.

Diamondback Athletic Booster Club:TBA; Our Lady of Perpetual Help-Knights of Columbus:$500

Ramos, Ramsey L.

Dare to Dream:$500; Federal Pell Grant:$5,815; TEXAS Grant-New Initial HS:$5,000

Rodriguez, Joel A.

Texas Tech TPEG Grant:$3,000; Texas Tech Resident:$1,825

Sharyland Pioneer H.S. Alma Mater Pioneer our Alma Mater, w e will always love thy name, and today w e stand together r eady to pr oclaim thy fame. Light of lear ning ever bur ning , to the tr uths w e hold sincer e.

Diamondbacks stand pr oud as w e sing aloud, w e will be tr ue to r ed and gray all our days.

A better school than ours sur ely could not be, we’ll cherish you thr ough loss and victor y!

Ramirez, Andrea R.

Perez, Esmeralda G.

PHS Media Club:$100

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Stickle, Leslie A.

PHS Book Club:$100; UTRGV TPEG:$1,250

Vela, Raelene D.

RGV Lead Ambassadors:$500

Regino, Kelly D.

Epsilon Upsilon Chapter:$500; Dare to Dream:$500; St. Edward’s University Grant:$45,875; Federal Pell Grant:$5,815; CAMP Grant 2016-2017:$2,110

Salazar, Juan J.

Donna Wernecke:$500

Torres, Carolina

RGV Lead Ambassadors:$200; SADD:$500; Johnson & Wales University NSO:$15,000

Dare to Dream:$500; Leo Club:$250; PHS Media Club:$100

Viera, Bianca N.

PHS Cheerleading Booster Club:TBA

Torres, Kassandra M.

Diamondback FFA Booster Club:$1,000; Sharyland Pioneer Chapter:$500

Villalobos, Rocio G. PHS Book Club:$100

Rodriguez, Angelica

Reyes, Harry H.

Texas Tech University Presidential:$3,000; Texas Tech University Grant:$1,825; PHS Band Booster Club:TBA

Rotary Club of Mission:$500

Salazar, Vanessa M.

Mission Crime Stoppers-Amanda Longoria Scholarship:$500

Serna, Kailee M

PHS Cheerleading Booster Club:TBA

Trigg, Jacob T.

Underhill, Robert L.

Diamondback Athletic Booster Club:TBA

Villarreal, Christoper A.

Diamondback Athletic Booster Club:TBA

UTSA Distriguished Presidential Scholarship:$12,000

Villarreal, Daisy S. PHS Art Club:$300

Students with scholarships not pictured Cagly, Mercury A. - The University of Iowa Hawkeye Achievement Award:$8,000; Iowa Heritage Award:$6,000 Cedillo, Joshua - Dare to Dream:$250; Texas A&M Kingsville Presidential Scholarship:$8,000 Garcia, Immanuel A. - Dare to Dream Scholarship:$150 Garza, Brooke L. - Diamonback Athletic Booster Club:TBA; PHS Cheerleading Booster Club:TBA; Federal Pell Grants:$765; TEXAS Grant-New Initial High School:$5,000

Liang, William - Dare to Dream Scholarship:$500 Lopez, Joanna T. - RGV Lead Ambassadors Scholarship:$150 Madrigal, Jacobo N. - Texas A&M University Regents:$20,000; Federal Pell Grant:$5,815; Texas Public Education Grant-Texas Resident:$1,500; Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant:$600; Sharyland Pioneer Chapter:$500

*Gomez, Nadia K. - cont’d: Texas A&M Opportunity Award:$1,000; Texas Aggie Grant:$2,500; Hidalgo STAR A&M Club Aggie Achievement Award:$1,000; RGV Livestock Show Academic:$500; RGV Livestock Show Reserve Grand Champion Horticulture Project 2007:$500; RGV Livestock Show Reserve Grand Champion Horticulture Project 2010:$500; RGV Livestock Show Grand Champion Market Goat 2016:$500; Smokin’ on the Rio Academic:$2,000; HOSA Academic:$500; South Texas Agriculture Roundup:$750; Shining STAR Queen:$1,000; Whataburger STAR:$750; Carmen C. Guerra Memorial:$1,000; Career & Technology Association of Texas:$1,000 **Guerra, Matthew J - cont’d: SMU Miller Diversity Scholarship:$30,000; SMU Upportunity Grant:$4,246; Tuition Equalization Grant:$3,364; A.F.G.E. Local 3106:$500

SENIORS 2016

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Best Style

Mr & Miss PHS

Most Athletic

Arriana Vasquez & Thomas James

Nadia Gomez & Jonathan Jones

Jayda Garcia & Jose Alaman

Most Involved

Veronica Rodriguez & JJ Salazar

Most Fiendly

Most Beautiful Girl & Most Handsome Joelle Villalon & Jose Oliveria

Most Humorous

Most Spirited

Nadia Gomez & JJ Salazar

Most Helpful

Nadia Gomez & Phillip Escamilla

Lauren Ballesteros & Tanner Trigg

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SHS students obtain Clinical Medical Assistant certification

This year the Health Science Department introduced a new certification in Certified Clinical Medical Assistant through the National Healthcare Association. This certification allows the student to work in a large hos-

pital, doctors office or inpatient or outpatient clinic. To obtain certification, students took a difficult college level exam including many medical skills, knowledge retention and analysis.

“This is the first cohort

and we are very proud to be producing excellent healthcare professionals that will be taking care of us in the future,” Cynthia Aldape Clinical Instructor said.

SHS Criminal Justice Team

Front Row: Jacquelyn Garcia. Back Row: Cynthia Aldape Clinical Instructor, Jose Ayala, Andrea Lopez, Selene Aguirre, Sophia Flores, Julio Perez.

SHS senior wins third place in writing competition

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Salma Ruiz

haryland High School senior Salma Ruiz placed third in The Letters About Literature Competition, a state writing competition sponsored by the Center for the Book.

Last year, she made it to the top ten in her age division.

“In this competition, students choose a book and write a letter to the author explaining how the book influenced them,” Nicole Cruz, SHS Librarian said.

Salma wrote a letter to Khaled Hosseini.

“The book is about immigration and the violence in Afghanistan,” Salma said. “It made me think about Mexico when I was living there and about being a woman. The protagonist is also a woman and I related to her.”

In her letter, she explained how his novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, reminded her of her own experience with the prejudices that come with being a woman.

She writes: All my life I have dealt with one simple yet confining and limiting fact: the fact that I am a woman. The fact that anywhere my presence grasps, I will be treated, seen, and thought of differently. Khaled, being a woman is not easy, but not many seem to understand that. Fortunately, you did, you understood perfectly and I thank you for that.

Her age category received 645 submissions. Out of

those 645 letters, 158 made it to the second round and 45 advance to the third. Eleven of the 45 were sent to statewide judging to pick first, second, and third place winners.

“It was super amazing,” Salma said. “I’m blessed to have won and I’m grateful that I put all my thoughts in a way that I could move people.”

Salma took Estela Salinas’ AP English 4 class.

“I am very proud of Salma,” Salinas said.

“Her writing represents not only her talent as a writer but also her spirit as an individual and her courage as a woman.

She certainly has a powerful voice through her writing.

She is an awesome young lady and I am glad to have been her teacher this year.

Salma Ruiz Sandoval’s Letter About Literature is published on this website: https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ lettersaboutliterature

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Sharyland Criminal Justice earns second at TPSA State Competition

fter gaining the title of South Regional Champions in January, the Rattler Criminal Justice team placed second at the Texas Public Service Association State Competition in Crowley, Texas on April 29-30. Sharyland students placed in a wide range of events, from obstacle courses to case analyses. Congratulations to the team and their advisors Frank Elizondo and Aaron Clemons.

Through these competitions, students are able to gain knowledge and experience in Law, Fire control, Public Safety, Corrections, and/or Security career pathways.

In one of these competitions, senior Blake Williamson, who plans to go into a career of law, was able to demonstrate skills in his future profession through a mock trial. Prior to trial, contenders have to prepare by studying cases and become prepped for the court setting. Blake placed first in his Opening Statement during the mock trial. A two-year member of the club, Blake said that “it felt great to be awarded and recognized for the hard work [he] put in.”

TPSA offers events involving prison settings for

students to demonstrate correctional skills.

Students Galilea Lopez and Ana Paula Guajardo took part and earned third place in the Ideal Prison event, where they had to design a prison setting that fit certain requirements.

“Criminal justice requires a lot of research and there’s a wide variety of different things involved in it,” Ana Paula said. “Placing was a nice surprise and felt good, especially considering all the effort I put into it.”

Freshman Zack Clemons earned first place in the Firefighter Obstacle Course event. The event requires the students to sprint while wearing certain parts of a firefighter uniform and to pull dead weight and heavy power tools in the lowest amount of time possible.

“I got first in the firefighter obstacle course, making me the best in the state in that event,” Zack said. “When I won I was really surprised because I was going against guys who were older than me and had been doing it for years and being the first year I do this, it was very amazed.

I barely qualified for state in area, so I doubted I would even place at all.”

The Criminal Justice meet had over 600 students from

all over Texas participate.

Judge positions were held by actual or former police officers or people whose career correlates with the event they judge.

“Participating in TPSA makes me think that I might be good in a job that has something to do with law and pursue it as a career path,” Zack said. “I’ve learned that being part of the law is very hardworking and you have to be both physically strong and mentally strong at all times no matter the situation.”

Following is the complete list of students who placed: 1st Place in Opening Statement - Blake Williamson, 1st Place in Closing Arguments - Mariel Salinas, 1st Place in Fingerprint Lifting - Michelle Hernandez, 1st Place in Police Report Writing - Ana Paula Guajardo, 1st Place in Firefighter Obstacle Course - Zack Clemons, 1st Place in Criminal Case Analysis - Mariel Salinas & Jesus De La Fuente, 3rd Place in EMS First Responder Camila Guerrero, 3rd Place in Criminal Case Analysis - Roberto Hernandez & Daniela Valladares, and 3rd Place in Ideal Prison - Galilea Lopez & Ana Paula Guajardo.

Junior Erika Takovich wanted to experience something new this year. She wanted to enforce her communication skills to prepare for her senior year. To her surprise, she ended up exceeding her expectations, earning a gold medal.

“I enjoyed attending the award ceremony because I qualified to advance to nationals,” she said.

STAR EVENT results include: 1st Place (National Qualifier) – Job Interview – Angel Felix 2nd Place (National Qualifier) – Teach And Train – Ana T. Flores 2nd Place (National Qualifier) – Illustrated Talk – Nahir Kalaf, Ethan Espinoza, and Erika Takovich 3rd Place (Nat. Qualifier Alt.) – Teach And Train –

Janneth Sanchez FCSA’S Medalists: (These are individual skills assessment exams.)

Gold Medalists: Nahir Kalaf, Ana T. Flores, Mariajose Longoria, and Jennifer De La Fuente Silver Medalists: Janneth Sanchez, Michelle Hernandes, Roman Vasquez, Ethan Espinoza, Natalia Mendoza, Erika Takovich, Angel Felix Bronze Medalist: Sebastian Arizola Students who qualified for the FCCLA National Leadership Conference, as well as Region V Vice-President of Correspondence Jennifer de la Fuente, will travel to San Diego, CA July 2-6, 2016 to represent Sharyland FCCLA and the state of Texas.

Sharyland FCCLA attends state conference, advances to national level

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ourteen SHS students competed as part of the FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) State Leadership Conference, April 7- 9 in Dallas. Congratulations to them and their advisers Mary Jo Brisnahan, Amanda Medina and Alexandra Pena.

According to Ms. Pena, FCCLA prepares students by exposing them to family values, career advice and experience, and leadership skills that they can take with them to college. They compete in mock job interviews, teaching situations, and public speaking. The Sharyland FCCLA Chapter has a history of succeeding in previous competitions.

“I learned how to work in a team environment,” Mariajose Longoria said. “It was fun.”

Sharyland FCCLA students competed at the State Leadership Conference in Dallas, earning the right to advance to the National Leadership Conference in July.

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SHS TOP 3

drives. She also assisted at the Vannie Cook Clinic banquet, was a McAllen Medical Center Junior Volunteer for three years, and participated in the MedEd Program.

She thanks her parents, siblings and educators for their support but gives special credit to her parents.

“Amma, I couldn’t have made it this far without you,” Daisy said. “You have taught me the value of diligence and to always put forth my full effort into everything I do.

Appa, thank you for encouraging me to pursue my passions–from taking me to the library every day, to running with me every night, you have enabled me to do what I love, and that is profound.”

Third ranking student Sofia Cortez will attend New York University to major in Business. “[I’m] insanely proud [of myself]. I feel like I’ve worked very hard for it, and to see your work payoff is pretty cool,” Sofia said.

Her goal in life it to work in the UN branch of business putting her knowledge and skills to the benefit of others.

Throughout her high

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football game concession stands, fundraisers, homecoming booths and libraries. He too was involved in the Pioneer High School LEO Club, as well as the Environmental Club and National Honor Society.

He explains why he chose cross country coach, David Munson, as his most important mentor in high school.

“Coach Munson has made me believe that I can do great things with my abilities, and has helped me become extremely mentally tough. He has made me believe that I can do anything I set my mind to as long as I work smart and hard to achieve it,” said Aleman. “He showed me a better way to train and has taught me that we must work smarter, not harder to accomplish our goals.”

With aspirations of becoming a surgeon, third ranking student Angelica Rodriguez took an interest in medicine even in high school. In addition to serving as an office of Pioneer’s chapter of Health Occupation Students of America, she concentrated her studies on Health Science Career Cluster Principles of Health Science, Medical Terminology and Pathophysiology, Clinical Rotations as well as upper level/AP science and math

UIL Sharyland High School earned second place in district after losing to Robert Vela High School at the very last event.

“It was a stiff competition, however, our students are incredible and humble competitors and were very happy with all of their results,” Gar-

MESSAGE

Yes, you can make your dreams come true. You are amazing! Stay true to who you are. You are unique, God only made one of you.

In closing, I’ll remind you that family is the one true constant in life.

Take care of your family relationships. Through the good times and the bad times more than likely you will have a family member by your side. Take time to thank

DIPLOMAS President Ricky Longoria will present the diplomas to the graduating students.

The ceremony will end with the singing of the Sharyland “Alma Mater,” which will be led by honor students Sang Yoon Kim, Alexa De La Torre, Ah Hyun

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school career Sofia has learned to take charge and lead fellow club members and future generations; Sofia is the NHS Vice-President, LEO Senior Representative and is an Ambassador for the National Society of High School Scholars.

For her success, Sofia credits her Rattler family, her friends and educators who have made her a better person and her family.

“I would like to thank my unconditional circle of love: my parents and my brother,” Sofia said. “I feel so incredibly lucky for having you as my family. To you I owe everything I have, everything I am, and everything I will be.

For the laughs and the tears, the ups and the downs, for your unquestioning support and your unconditional love, I am, and always will be, infinitely and incredibly grateful to you.”

These young ladies are on a path that will lead current and future generations towards a better society and these SHS graduates are just at the start of their journey.

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courses.

She even gravitated to medicine in her volunteer work, serving as a VolunTEEN at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, and volunteering at Rio Grande Regional Hospital and with Ronald McDonald House.

But she enjoys other interests besides medicine, serving as drum major for the high school band, All Region Band member and a member of the 2015 5A UIL State Marching band.

She also enjoyed participating in the school’s LEO Club.

As her most influential mentor in high school she chose Assistant Band Director/Color Guard Director Sammy Aguilar.

In describing Mr. Aguilar, she said, “His unyielding work ethic has served as a display for anyone wanting to be successful to follow. Moreover, his upbeat attitude and reassuring demeanor serve as a beacon to his students in trying times. The lessons he has taught me in band go beyond any performance. The most important lesson he has taught me is to treat each special moment as a chapter, and when the time comes to close it do so, in order for success to be obtained in the future.” from pg 1C

za said.

“We are very proud of our group this year.

They’ve been working really hard and them making it to regionals is a testament of their hard work and their motivation,” UIL Co-coordinator Angie Culberson said. from pg 1C

them for their support and appreciate them.

Life is a great journey. As Dr. Seuss said, “You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!” I wish you nothing but the best in your life journey.

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Kim, and Yujin Seo and performed by the SHS Choir.

The Sharyland Class of 2016 will then proceed out of the arena as the band plays “Pomp and Circumstance.”

Education Through Commitment, Cooperation and Communication

TOP TEN STUDENTS

SHARYLAND HIGH SCHOOL - CLASS OF 2016

Class of 2016 Super Achievers The top ten senior of Sharyland High School were honored during the Super Achiever’s Banquet on Monday, May 9th at The Club at Cimarron. This banquet honors the top ten seniors who excelled in their academic courses and earned the highest GPA in their class of 450 students.

The students were not only joined by their parents but also their mentors. Sharyland ISD board of trustees, central administrative staff, SHS administration, and counselors were all there to celebrate and honor these students.

Principal Carolyn Mendiola began the evening by recognizing the students and introducing all the guests.

“At Sharyland High School, we have five core beliefs that we instill in our students: Pride, Leadership, Excellence, Respect and Responsibility,” Mendiola said. “Tonight we take the time to recognize an exemplary group of students who epitomize all five of these core values. These students have worked diligently and relentlessly their 4 years of high school to achieve this very special recognition.”

Mendiola then introduced Salutatorian Daisy Elizabeth Abraham who led everyone in prayer.

After dinner was served, the presentation

started. Mendiola recognized each student and presented them a plaque. As each student received their award, they took the opportunity to address the audience and thank those who helped them reach their goals Abraham spoke about being grateful for the people who supported her throughout her high school education.

“The treasures that I have been given thus far are extraordinary, and as I leave high school, I will carry them within my heart.”

Abraham said. “So once more, thank you.

Thank you for the support. Thank you for the patience. And thank you for enabling me to achieve all that I aspire.”

Sofia Marian Cortez spoke about being thankful for the school where she got her education.

“I thank God giving me the chance to be a part of this amazing Rattler family that helped me become not only a better student, but also, and most importantly, a better person,” Cortez said. “Academically, Sharyland High School has been a place where I have been able to discover and explore.”

After all the honor students received their award and addressed the audience,

Katharine Garcia is the daughter of Albert and Eliza Garcia. She is deciding whether to go to Stanford University or Columbia University in New York City to major in Political Science and minor in Philosophy. Throughout high school, her mentor was Jose Nava, calculus teacher and Math Dept. Chair, who taught her to stay true to her passion. Katharine’s areas of concentration throughout high school were social studies classes, such as U.S. History and GovKatharine Garcia ernment, as well as Calculus and Debate.

Valedictorian Katharine has been recognized as Valedictorian, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Hispanic Scholar, 4-Time UIL State qualifier in policy debate, TFA State Qualifier for policy debate, 2-Time District Champion in policy debate, and Area level French Horn player. She is also a published author for writing SHS’ Best Life Stories.

Daisy Abraham is daughter of Biju Abraham and Abraham Markose. She will be attending Texas A&M University to double major in anthropology and biology, then attend A&M College of Medicine to receive her M.D. through the Partnership for Primary Care program. Her mentor is Jordan Meiners, AP World History Teacher, for teacher her to challenge herself and unearth her love for world history.

Daisy’s areas of concentration in high school were Health Science, Biology, and World History.

Daisy Abraham Salutatorian Daisy Has been recognized as Salutatorian, AP Scholar with Distinction, Outstanding Student award in Biology, 1st Place Ready Writing 5A Veterans Division, along with having A Honor Roll throughout high school. She also held leadership positions as NHS President, HOSA Vice President, Masterminds Captain, Cross Country Captain, Spelling Team Captain, and Ready Writing Team Captain.

Sofia Marian Cortez Padilla is daughter of Angel Gerardo Cortez Benitez and Celia Esther Padilla de Cortez. She plans on pursuing a business education, to then work at a company and eventually have her own business. She hopes to complete an MBA and eventually work for the United Nations in the Business and Economics division. Her areas of concentration in high school were business-related classes, along with taking various language courses.

Sofia Marian Cortez Padilla Sofia’s mentor is Biology teacher Mrs. Diane Smed3rd Ranking Student ley, who showed her the true meaning of passion by showing up to class every day with great enthusiasm and showing kindness to others.

Sofia has been awarded the United States Achievement Academy National Award and she is an All-American Scholar. She earned a perfect score on the AP Spanish Language and Culture Test in 2014. She earned the bronze in the Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards, the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award, the Honorary Certificate from the American Association of French Professors, and she served as Youth Ambassador of the Province of Liege.

Gabriela Cazares is the daughter of Aldo and Rosy Cazares. She will be attending MIT with a major in chemistry and a minor in atmospheric chemistry, to them perform environmental research. Throughout high school, her areas of concentration were STEM and Health Science. Her mentor is Health Science Instructor, Mrs. Cynthia Aldape, who not only taught her health science, but provided support and advice, whether personal, mental, emotional, or educational.

Gabriela Cazares 4th Ranking Student Gabriela has been awarded AP Scholar with Distinction, Principal’s Award in Chemistry, Physics, and Health Science, National French Exam Finalist, Solo and Ensemble 1st Divisions, and Academic Honor Roll. She participated in Band, the UT HSC health science program, HOSA, UIL Math and Science, NHS, Student Council, Leo CLub, Meet in the Middle, Book Club, French Club, and church group.

Jacob Padilla is the son of Martin and Maria Padilla. He is planning on attending the University of Texas at Austin to obtain a Bachelor’s in political science. Then he hopes to pursue a Master’s in a specialization of political science, such as international relations, to one day hold public office. Throughout high school, his areas of concentration revolved around humanities and social sciences. He focused in foreign languages and U.S. History, while having a heavy influence from the fine arts through band. His Jacob Padilla 5th Ranking Student mentor is Band Director Frank Salinas who taught

Superintendent: Dr. Robert O’Connor

Valedictorian Katharine Garcia gave the Farewell Address.

“I’d like to attribute the final note of gratitude to everyone who has encouraged these young minds to strive for more—not just in the classroom, but also as human beings,” Garcia said. “As we part ways in just a few short weeks, I hope our paths will soon cross again; but I want to encourage all of you to embrace the new experiences that lie ahead.”

The evening ended with Superintendent Dr. Robert O’Connor’s closing remarks and Principal Mendiola’s final address to the honor students. She presented them with a journal, each personalized with the student’s name, the school logo and the following quote: “Imagine…the possibilities when you shoot for the stars. Believe…you can accomplish all your heart’s desires. Achieve…the bright future waiting for you just over the horizon.

Anything is possible when you believe”’ “Always remember Sharyland High School,” Mendiola said. “As you move on to the next chapter in your lives …record those special moments that you will experience throughout your life in college.”

him how to work with others and how to push his limits.

He was the Percussion Section Leader is the school’s band from 2015 to 2016, and he was awarded TMEA All-State Musician, AP Scholar with Honor, National French Exam National Placer, A Honor Roll from 9th-11th grade, Perfect Attendance from 9th-11th grade, and TMA Region 15 Honor Band Member.

Madeleine Garza is the daughter of Roseann and Frank Garza. She plans on either attending Texas A&M University or the University of Maryland.

Her areas of concentration in high school were math related, as she took both Calculus A/B and B/C. Her mentor is Basketball Assistant Coach Julie Clinton, who not only helped her improve her skills as a basketball player, but taught her how to live her life and treat others.

Madeleine was awarded the United States AchieveMadeleine Garza 6th Ranking Student ment Academy- National Science Award. With both her volleyball and basketball teams, she earned two 1st Team Academic All State Volleyball and Basketball awards. She was Volleyball and Basketball captain from 2014-2016, National Honor Society Historian, and Sharyland Student Council girls Athletic Liaison.

Sang Yoon Kim is the son of Hyunji Kim and YoungDo Kim. After high school, he plans on attending college and pursuing a career in Business Management or Marketing. In high school, his areas of concentration were Business, STEM, and Fine Arts. As his mentor, he chose Head Counselor Delilah Rodriguez, who guided him through times of trouble and doubt and introduced him to the different fields that the school had to offer.

Sang has received awards such as A&B Honor Roll, Perfect Attendance, Environmental Club Beau, Sang Yoon Kim 7th Ranking Student and All-Region Band. He participated in Band, LEO Club, Chess, Business Professionals of America, Skills U.S.A., UIL, and Environmental Club.

Alexa De La Torre is the daughter of Patricia and Marco Antonio De La Torre. She plans on attending either the University of Texas at Austin or A&M University to earn a bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience with minors in Biochemistry and Genetics.

Throughout high school, her areas of concentration were science and math. Her mentor is Foreign Language Teacher, Mrs. Martine Garcia. Mrs. Garcia taught her how to work harder and become a better student and more efficient person.

Alexa De La Torre 8th Ranking Student Alexa has been recognized as an Outstanding Senior, National French Exam Winner, National Society of High School Scholars, Leos in Service Award, and A Honor Roll. She also held leadership positions as Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) President, and Rattlers Guided Rattlers.

Ah Hyun Kim is the daughter of Mi Ja Je and Kyu Dong Kim. She will be attending Pratt Institute in New York to major in the field of interior design.

Her areas of concentration in high school were Art, Drawing, Painting, portrait, sculpture, design, and English. Her mentor is fine arts teacher, Mr. Perez.

Mr. Perez not only expanded her love for the fine arts, but taught her about self-reliance, personal responsibilities, and hard work.

Hyun Kim Ah Hyun has been recognized as Outstanding 9th Ranking Student in Biology; she received the National Science Award and maintained A Honor Roll from 2012-2013 and A/B honor roll from 20132015. She participated in leo Club, NHS, and Art Club throughout high school and volunteered in the RGV diabetes association camp, Leo Club family fair, the 4th annual welcome home winter Texans part, and Pet projects.

Yujin Seo is the daughter of Myeongsil Lee and Taelyong Seo. She will be attending the University of Texas at Austin to major in Computer Science. In high school, her areas of concentration were math and science. Her mentor is English teacher Elida Salinas.

Mrs. Salinas motivated her to pursue knowledge and wisdom and inspired her to become a better person.

Yujin has been recognized as Outstanding in Pre-Cal. She earned 1st place in computer appliYujin Seo 10th Ranking Student cations UIL as a novice, 3rd place in mathematics UIL, 4th place in computer applications UIL in the pre-district meet, 3rd place in computer applications UIL at the district meet, and 1st place team Number Sense UIL. She also participated in LEO Club, UIL, and Art Club.

H.S. Principal: Carolyn Mendiola

2015-2016 Sharyland ISD Board of Trustees – Ricky Longoria, President

Dr. Noe Oliveira, Vice-President Julia Cerda-Secretary Melissa Smith-Assistant Secretary

Jose Garcia, Member Rolando Peña, Member Dr. Noel O. Garza, Member

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Sharyland high School 2016 graduateS Abraham, Daisy Elizabeth

Acuna, Luis Eduardo

Adame, Lorenzo Antonio

Aguilera, Marcela

Alanis, Jay Anthony

Aldama, Alejandra Monserrat

Almaraz Rodriguez, Luis

Almasri, Nataly Waleed

Almazo, Loretto Estfania

Alvarado Garcia, Omar Alberto

Alvarez Del Castillo, Hector J.

Alvarez, Ana Margarita

Alvarez, Aylin

Alvarez, Diego Alberto

Alvarez, Jacqueline Beatriz

Alvarez, Lauren Micaela

Araya, Anna Nicole

Arguelles, Fernando

Arizola, Victor Sebastian

Arzamendi Risser, Daisy

Ascencio, Yazmeli

Avila Gonzalez, Joaquin Alejandro

Baggett, Christian

Balderas, Desiree Marie

Barajas, Yolanda

Benavides, Isabel

Benet Cantu, Luis Eduardo

Berazaluce, Diego Sergio

Berazaluce, Sergio Marcelo

Bettini, Maximiliano

Borjon, Jeszel Edwin

Briseno Rosas, Karen Lucero

Calles McDonald, Ilenia Alexandra

Cambrianis Hoy, Camila Alejandra

Campos, Jasmin

Campos, Manuel Alejandro

Cano, Philip Houston

Cantu Padilla, Ricardo

Cantu, Aaron

Cantu, Andrew Michael

Cantu, Julissa

Cantu, Lauren

Cantu, Natalia Abigail

Cantu, Paulina

Cardenas, Gabriella Mia

Cardenas, Jorge Alonso

Carretero Alvarado, Ayme Adria

Carter, Seth Christopher

Castaneda, Ivanna

Castaneda, Paul Michael

Castellanos Sanchez, Jennifer

Castillo, Ernesto Adrian

Castillo, Javier Ramon

Castillo, Juanpablo

Castillo, Salvador

Castor, Graham Haydon

Cavazos Salazar, Jesus Omar

Cavazos, Ana Gabriela

Cavazos, Benjamin, III

Cazares, Gabriela

Cecin Tajonar, Ana Paula

Cerda, Jaime, Jr

Cespedes Aguilar, Jorge Albert

Chapa, Carlos Abraham

Chavez, Daniela

Chavez, Emilio

Choi, Hyuk Jun

Cisneros, Karen Michelle

Colegio, Gerardo Benjamin

Contreras, Vicente

Cortez Guerrero, Kassandra Abi

Cortez Padilla, Sofia Marian

Costa Motta De Carvalho, Isadora

Cuesta, Alejandro

Dahl, Rylee Jean

De Jong, Tyler Kees

De la Garza, Elsa

De la Pena, Jorge Luis, Jr.

De la Tejera Flandez, Jose Luis

De La Torre, Alexa

De la Torre, Carlos Alberto

De Lama, Dino

De Leon, Jeniffer Francisca

Del Rio, Miguel Angel

Delgado Ibarra, Mariza Rubi

Dennison, Kelly Marie

Diaz, Eduardo

Diaz, Maria Moncerrat

Dominguez, Kimberly

Duena, Felipe Mathew

Eden Wynter, Emily Yadira

Elizondo, Erin Celeste

Elizondo, Javier Andres

Elvira, Patricia Nicole

Erana, Ana Jose

Escamilla, Karina Abigail

Espinosa, Victor Hugo

Esqueda, Leonardo

Estevan, Fernando Leobardo

Fausto, Clarissa Alexandra

Felipe Tadeo, Moises

Finn, Allison Jenny Ho

Flores de Leon, Jose Guadalupe

Flores-Pena, Jose Raul

Flores, Ana Teresa

Flores, Josue

Flores, Mariana

Flores, Victoria Keverina

Franco, Victoria Maapol

Frias, Amanda Jo

Gallardo, Narda Sofia

Gallo Ponce, Andrea Carolina

Galvan, Brandon

Galvan, Devany Edith

Galvan, Emilie

Gannon, Tyler Christian

Gaouette, Damian James

Garay, Misael

Garcia Cisneros, Alan Arturo

Garcia Cuellar, Maximiliano

Garcia Gonzalez, Natalia

Garcia Reyes, Giselle

Garcia Zertuche, Paulina

Garcia-Garcia, Juan Alberto

Garcia, Alejandro, III

Garcia, Brandon

Garcia, Bridgeet

Garcia, Bryan Lee

Garcia, Carmen Jacqueline

Garcia, David Eliud

Garcia, Isaiah Ruben

Garcia, Jocelyn

Garcia, Jorge

Garcia, Julian Ignacio

Garcia, Katharine Leia

Garcia, Mauro Eduardo

Garcia, Michael Angelo

Garcia, Natalia

Garcia, Paulina

Garza, Abraham, Jr.

Garza, Eduardo

Garza, Gabriel

Garza, Giovanna

Garza, Jose Gerardo

Garza, Madeleine Louise

Garza, Melanie Regina

Garza, Miguel Angel

Garza, Nallely

Geathers, Roman Elias

Gomez, Edgar Edelmiro, Jr.

Gomez, Moises

Gomez, Tamarah Alyssa

Gonzales, Alfredo Nathaniel

Gonzales, Matthew Paul

Gonzalez Luna, Sofia

Gonzalez Salinas, Rebeca Jessu

Gonzalez, Andres

Gonzalez, Eduardo Daniel

Gonzalez, Ivan

Gonzalez, Jonathan

Gonzalez, Manuela

Gonzalez, Martin

Gonzalez, Matthew Alexander

Gonzalez, Phillip Giovann

Gonzalez, Rafael

Gracia, Diana

Gracia, Jorge

Gracia, Joshua Alexander

Grande, Brianna Geneve

Grunn, Bradley D

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Guajardo, Ana Paulina

Guajardo, Valeria

Gutierrez, Marcus Ruben

Gutierrez, Paulina

Gutierrez, Ruben Alexis

Guzman, Rodrigo Rabelo

Hausenfluck, Trevor Derek

Hayter, Kristin Nicole

Hernandez, Christopher

Hernandez, Cynthia Monique

Hinojosa Rodriguez, Sabrina

Hinojosa, Abigail

Hinojosa, Even Hervey

Hinojosa, Renata

Hollingshead, Amber Lynn

Ibarra, Cesar Maecelo

Ibarra, Teresa Nicole

Islas Alanis, Humberto

Cavazos Marin, Mariela Alejandra

Guerra Saldivar, Carlos Robert

Guerra Valdez, Jose Carlos

Guerra, Janneth

Guerra, Mariano

Guerra, Paulina Sofia

Guerrero, Daniela

Gutierrez Contreras, Karen Mon

Gutierrez, Alexa Sophia

Hernandez, Elizabeth Nicole

Hernandez, Jocellyn Gisell

Hernandez, Maryann Zilue

Hernandez, Michelle Ceri

Hernandez, Ramses II

Herrera, Ryan Miguel

Kim, Ah Hyun

Kim, Sang Yoon

Jewell, Michael Richard

Johnson, Hannah Gwendlyn

Jones, Paige Mackenzie

Kelley, Ralph Leroy, III

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Leal Narvaez, Salma

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Lewis Moreno, Estefania

Leyja Sanchez, Juan Carlos

Lince, Daniel Santiago

Loera, Dayanna Jarenny

Longoria, Jorge Eloy

Longoria, Mariajose

Lopez Cantu, Sofia Elizabeth

Lopez Gonzalez, Adriana Samanta

Lopez, Cindy

Lopez, Jennifer

Lopez, Jose Alejandro

Lopez, Vivianne Aalyah

Lozano, Marcela Isabel

Lozano, Mariana Leticia

Luna, Alyssa Monigue

Macias Guilhoux, Efren Alejandro

Madrigal, Lily Ann

Magana Negrete, Luis Raul

Manriquez, Edna Walkiria

Martinez Bulnes, Ana Izavelle

Martinez Silva, Anilath Daniel

Martinez, Andrea

Martinez, Diana Laura

Martinez, Jaime Efrain

Martinez, Jesus Irael

Mascorro, Mario A.

Mcfarland, Brian Patrick

Medina Alvarez, Rodrigo Gabrie

Medina Mendez, Roberto Emilian

Medina Solis, Veronica

Medina, Alejandro

Medina, Selene Karely

Mendez Chaves, Jorge Eduardo

Mendiola, Chanoa Agustin Sasak

Mendoza Natalia Abril

Mendoza, Jocelyn Marie

Merle, Mariana

Mijes, Adrian Guadalupe

Mijes, Dulce Paulina

Mijes, Fernanda

Molina, Brandon

Montalvo, Hannah Ynez

Montano, Diego Julian

Montano, Jorge Eduardo

Morales, Esmeralda

Moreno Trevino, Paulina Fernan

Moreno, Daniela

Moron, Ricardo, Jr.

Munoz, Roman

Nava Rodriguez, Christian Brya

Nelson, Ethan Issac

Ocanas Hernandez, Jose Miguel

Ochoa, Alyssa Marie

Olivares, Erik

Ortiz, Cristina

Ortiz, Daniel Alejandro

Oyevides Garcia, Maximiliano

Ozuna, Gissel Victoria

Padilla, Jacob

Palacio, Jose Ramon

Paredes Todoberto, Tessa

Pena-Banda, Erika Fernanda

Pena, Desiree Marie

Pena, Paulina Marylin

Pena, Rene Rafael

Pineda Garcia, Frida Alejandra

Pinon, Maximiliano Gabriel

Pruneda, Alexis Claris

Puga Montoya, Ruben Dario

Quinanilla, Luis Angel

Quintero Hervert, Ismael Alejandro

Quiroga Leal, Valeria

Ramirez, Estefany

Ramos Barrera Emilia

Ramos Rodriguez, Mario

Ramos, Valeria

Rangel Larronde, Roberto Hermi

Rassman, Logan Elyse

Rassman, Tehya Ashlyn

Reyna, Jesus Eduardo

Reynoso, Brittany

Reza, Hugo, Jr.

Rios Penaloza, Ivan

Rios, April

Rios, Regina

Rivera Garcia, Alexis Ian

Rivera, Ana Victoria

Rodriguez Gonzalez, Josue David

Rodriguez Mata, Noel Alexis

Rodriguez, Jacob Ammon

Rodriguez, Joel Alejandro

Rodriguez, Kevin

Rodriguez, Roy II

Rojas, Cesar Julian

Rojas, Jessica Graciela

Romo, Sabrina

Ronquillo, Jose

Rosas-Martinez, Guillermo Rodo

Ruiz Sandoval, Salma

Ruiz-Sottil, Alberto

Ruiz, Carlos Manuel

Sala, Noah Patrick

Salameh, Raja Nicolas, II

Salinas Martinez, Mauricio

Salinas, Alejandro

Salinas, Carlos Alberto

Salinas, Dylan Erik

Salinas, Jacob Andrew

Salinas, Jorge Eduardo

Salinas, Juan Manuel, Jr.

Salinas, Karime Fabiola

Salinas, Mario Alonso

Salinas, Thomas Nicholas

San Miguel Garza, Fernando

San Miguel, Carolina

San Roman, April Aolani

Sanchez De La Cruz, Annia Maye

Sanchez, Aaron

Sanchez, Janneth

Sanchez, Mauricio

Sandoval, Zhzebystyne

Shinn-Roland, Christina Danielle

Silva,Edson Mateo

Soberon, Mauricio

Solis, Janelle Paola

Soliz, Elijah

Stingley, Jacob Benefiled

Trejo Guerrero, Cinthya Paloma

Trevino, Alexandra Kristine

Trevino, Gilberto

Trevino, Jorge Carlos

Trevnio, Jose Angel

Trevnio, Julio III

Vela, Daniela Claudet

Velez, Carolina

Videgaray, Roberto

Vilades, Sabrina

Villa, Francisco Javier

Villarreal, Gilberto Pedro

Yoon, Jinho

Young, Andrea Sofia

Zapata, Dominic

Zertuche Cantu, Jose Roberto

Perez, Jorge Miguel

Olguin, Sharon

Santa Ana-Gonzalez, Jorge Fari

Schweitzer, Isaac Raymond

Segura, Daniela

Tamez Garza, Katia Larissa

Tamez Lozano, Cristian Antonio

Tamez-Vasquez, Christian Adrian

Tornero Rivera, Sergio David

Uresti, Mara

Valdez Fernandez, Angela Valer

Valdez, Andrea

Valdez, Blanca Carolina

Valdez, Leslie Abigail

Villarreal, Jesus Alejandro

Villarreal, Luis Eric

Von Nacher Honfgo, Hiromi Aless

Weeden James

Williams, Jaylen L

Seo, Yujin

Sada Lopez De La Cerda, Andrea

Sepulveda, Laura Paola

Serna, Fabiola

Serrato, Jose Eduardo

Serrato, Luis Antonio

Torre-Mejia, Cesar

Torres Alvear, Christian Alber

Torres, Nathan Andrew

Tovar, Kenneth Andres

Varela, Juan Angel, Jr.

Vasquez, Alessa

Vasquez, Roman

Williamson, Blake Matthew

Wright, Mckenna Nicole

Ybarra De La Pena, German Euge

G raduates not pictured : Zuniga, Roberto

Aguilar Aguirre, Jose Gregorio Aguilera, Sofia Erdmann Anzaldua, Mariano Alejandro Ballesteros, Luzyannet Barnhart, Neva Karoline Barrera, Juan Carlos Beber, Justin Wray Benavides, Isabel Cabrera, Jose Camacho, Damariz Candanoza, Jose Daniel

Cantu, Brianna Victoria Castillo Briones, Jose Arturo Cerda, Diana Paola Cienfuegos, Vanesa Coronel, Oswaldo Cortez, Eric David Fregoso, Hector Gerardo Garcia, Erika Paulette Gil Abreu, Jose Daniel Gonzalez, Ana T. Gonzalez, Kamila Gonzalez, Paulina

Guerrero, Ricardo Gutierrez, Andres Aaron Gutierrez, Stephanie Hinojosa, Luis Mauricio Juarez, Nadia Lizeth Ledesma, Ashley Lopez, Samuel Martinez, Yessica Michelle Mendez, Jessica Saudith Meza, Jorge Moreno, Jose Alfredo Munoz, Guillermo Jorge Ortega Barbosa, Javier

Eduardo Prado, Isis S. Quintero Escamilla, Jose Humberto Rendon, Alyssa Marie Rivas, Roberto Rodrigo Rodriguez, Ashley Rodriguez, Kevin Alejandro Ruiz Cantu, Roel Sada, Abraham Jacob Siehr, Zachary Suarez, Jose Alejandro Torres, Maria Fernanda

Trevino Cantu, Sonia Tritz Jr., Joseph Allen Vasquez, Raul Alexi Vazquez, Ariana Vela, Carolina Velasco, Bertha Mayela Villarreal, Alejandro Villarreal, Jorge Alejandro Ybarra, Jason Senovio Zarate, Diego Ariel

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2016 2015

SHARYLAND SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS Sharyland H.S. Alma Mater We always will r emember, and sing our praise to you, All hail our A lma Mater, with hear ts for ever true. Unfurl your banners pr oudly for all the w orld to see The r ed and white of S .H.S . The pride of Shar yland High Scho ol

Abraham, Daisy

Texas A&M Aggie Merit:$2,000; Opportunity Award:$1,000; Lechner Scholarship:$2,500

Carretero, Ayme University of Texas RGV:TBA; Amand Longoria Scholarship-Mission Crime Stoppers:$500

Cavazos Marin, Mariela

The University of Texas RGV Grant:$5,000; TPEG:$2,000; Shary-Shivers Foundation:$1,000

De La Garza, Elsa

University of Texas RGV SHS Art Club:$200

Fausto, Clarissa

University of Texas RGV Grant:$5,000; Federal Pell Grant:$3,065

Garcia, Katharine

Columbia University Kluge Grant:$49,542

Gonzales, Alfredo N.

University of Texas San Antonio:TBA; SHS General Scholarship:$500

Alanis, Jay

University of Texas RGV: TBA; SHS Choir Schlarship:$150

Carter, Seth

Texas A&M RGV Livestock Show:$7,000; STAR :$1,000; Whataburger STAR:$500; Victor Guerra Memorial:$500; Sharyland FFA:$600; James T. & Peggy Jarrett Memorial:$500

Cazares, Gabriela

Massachusetts Institute of Technology:$54,728; Federal SEOG:$4,000; Federal Pell Grant:$5,815

De La Torre Schutz, Alexa

University of Texas Austin:TBA; SHS SADD/RADD Club:$300

Flores, Ana

University of TExas RGV Grant:$5,000; SharyShivers Foundation:$1,000; TPEG:$2,000

Garcia, Mauro

University of Texas RGV Grant:$5,000; Federal Pell Grant:$5,815

Gonzalez Salinas, Rebeca

University of Texas RGV Joe and Jesse Crump:$500; Leadership Mission Endowment:$500; SHS General Scholarship:$500; SHS Gene Olszewski Leo Club:$500

Almazo, Loretto

South Texas College: TBA; SHS Choir Scholarship:$250

Castaneda, Ivanna University of Texas RGV: TBA; Mission Regional Medical Center:$1,000

Chapa, Carlos

University of Texas RGV Grant:$5,000; Federal Pell Grant:$5,815

Del Rio, Miguel

University of Texas Austin Terry Foundation Scholarship:$80,800; Presidential Achievement:$20,000; Federal Pell Grant:$5,816

Flores Guajardo, Mariana

Rogers State University Athletic Scholarship:$7,500; SHS General Scholarship:$500

Garcia Cuellar, Maximiliano

University of Texas RGV Grant:$1,000

Gracia Lopez, Diana

University of Texas RGV Texas Grant:$2,500; Federal Pell Grant:$2,882

Arguelles, Fernando

University of Texas at San Antonio Grant:$5,815

Castillo, Ernesto

University of Texas RGV Assistance:$2,250; TEPG:$1,250

Choi, Hyuk Jun

University of Texas Austin Presidential Scholarship:$20,000

Duena, Felipe

Texas State University Grant:$5,000; Federal Pell Grant:$5,815; SHS General Scholarship:$500

Frias, Amanda

University of Texas San Antonio Grant:$5,541; Federal Pell Grant:$5,465; Sharyland FFA:$200

Garza, Jose

Texas A&M University Grant:$5,000; Federal Pell Grant:$5,815; Federal SEOG Grant:$700; TX Public Education Grant:$2,000; Martinez Elementary:$500

Grande, Brianna

South Texas College:TBA; SHS Cheerleading Booster Club:$500

Berazaluce, Sergio

University of Texas RGV Scholars:$5,000

Castillo, Javier

South Texas College:TBA; SHS Choir:$150

Cisneros, Karen

South Texas College:TBA; SHS Go Center:$150

Elizondo, Erin

University of Texas San Antonio:TBA; Sharyland FFA:$200

Garcia, Alan

Texas State University:TBA; First Annual Adam Hardison Memorial Scholarship:$1,000; SHS BPA:$150

Garza, Madeleine

Texas A&M AggielandBound:$4,000; Texas A&M Community Connections:$3,000; Opportunity Award:$1,000; SHS General Scholarship:$500

Guajardo, Ana Paulina

University of Texas RGV:TBA; SHS Go Club:$150

Campos, Manuel

University of Texas at San Antonio Grant:$5,704; Federal Pell Grant:$5,815

Castillo, Juanpablo

St. Edward’s University:TBA; SHS General Scholarship:$500

Cortez Padilla, Sofia

New York University:$45,140; SHS General Scholarship:$500

Elizondo, Javier A.

Army National Guard:$94,000

Garcia, Bryan

University of Texas San Antonio Grant:$5,704; Federal Pell Grant:$5,815

Garza, Miguel

University of Texas Austin Presidential Scholars:$20,000; Mission Regional Medical Center:$1,000

Guerra Saldivar, Carlos

Norwich University Dean Scholarship:$92,000; Norwich University Grant:$6,811

Cantu, Natalia A.

University of Texas RGV Texas Grant:$5,000; Federal Pell Grant:$5,815

Cavazos, Ana

The University of Texas RGV: TBA; SHS TAFE:$150

De Jong, Tyler

Universuty of Texas Austin:TBA; National Merit:$1,000; SHS General Scholarship:$500; SHS Yearbook Staff Achievement:$500

Erana, Ana Jose

St. Edwards’s Golf:$40,000; Dean’s Merit:$70,000

Garcia, Alejandro

University of Texas RGV:TBA; SHS BPA:$150

Geathers, Roman

University of Houston Academic Excellence:$18,000

Guerrero, Daniela

University of Texas RGV:TBA; SHS General Scholarship:$500

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Sharyland H.S. Alma Mater We always will remember, and sing our praise to you, All hail our Alma Mater, with hearts forever true. Unfurl your banners proudly for all the world to see The red and white of S.H.S. The pride of Sharyland High School

Gutierrez, Marcus

South Texas College:TBA; SHS Book Club:$200

Hollingshead, Amber

Texas A&M University Corpus Christi:TBA; Sharyland FFA:$600

Longoria, Mariajose

University of Texas RGV Texas Grant:$5,000; TPEG:$2,000

Merle, Marianna

University of Texas RGV Texas Grant:$5,000; Federal Pell Grant:$5,815

Quiroga Leal, Valeria

University of Texas RGV:TBA; Rio Grande Valley Quilt Guild:$2,000

Sanmiguel Lejarza, Carolina

University of Texas RGV Texas Grant:$5,000; Federal Pell Grant:$5,815

Gutierrez, Paulina

University of Texas RGV Texas Grant:$5,000; Federal Pell Grant:$5,815; SHS Go Club:$150

Islas Alanis, Humberto

University of Texas RGV Texas Grant:$2,500; Federal Pell Grant:$5,765

Longoria, Vivianne

University of Texas San Antonio Grant:$4,582

Montalvo, Hannah

University of Houston Academic Excellence Scholarship:$8,000; Payne Auto Group:$1,000

Reyna, Jesus

University of Texas RGV:TBA; SHS BPA:$200

Santa Ana-Gonzalez, Jorge

University of Texas RGV Texas Grant:$2,003; UTRGV Scholars:$5,000; Federal Pell Grant:$2,665

Gutierrez, Ruben

University of Texas RGV Texas Grant:$5,000; Federal Pell Grant:$5,815

Jewell, Michael

North Texas University:TBA; Alex Ballesteros Memorial Scholarship:$400

Lopez Gonzalez, Adriana

Texas A&M Mays Business School:$12,000; Aggieland Bound:$8,000; Opportunity Award:$1,000; Federal Pell Grant:$5,815; Regents Scholarship:$20,000; Federal SEOG Grant:$600; Texas Publication Education Grant:$1,500; Texas Grant:$5,000; SHS General Scholarship:>$500

Montano, Diego

University of Texas RGV TPEG:$1,250; Mariachi Senior:$500

Ruiz-Sottil, Alberto

University of Texas Austin Grants and Scholarship:$5,245; Federal Pell Grant:$5,815

Tamez Lozano, Cristian

University of Texas RGV Texas Grant:$2,500; Federal Pell Grant:$2,782

Hausenfluck, Trevor

University of Texas San Antonio Distinguished Presidential Scholarship:$12,000

Johnson, Hannah

Texas A&M University:TBA; Sharyland FFA:$600

Luna, Alyssa

South Texas College:TBA; SHS General Scholarship:$500

Moron, Ricardo

University of Texas RGV:TBA; SHS Yearbook Achievement:$500

Sada, Andrea

University of Texas Austin:TBA; BPA Regional Scholarship:$500

Torres, Nathan

University of Texas RGV:TBA; Rick Lewis Memorial Scholarship:$1,000; SHS Criminal Justice Club:$100

Hernandez, Michelle

South Texas College:TBA; Mission Lions Foundation:$500; Amanda Longoria Scholarship-Mission Crime Stoppers:$500; SHS Criminal Justice Club:$250

Kim, Ah Hyun

Pratt Institute Presidential Merit-Based Scholarship:$21,000; Federal Pell Grant:$5,815; Federal SEOG:$900; SHS Art Club:$300; SHS General Scholarship:$500

Macias, Efren

University ofthe Incarnate Word Endowed Scholarship:$332; Academic Scholarship:$8,000; International Scholarship:$1,000

Palacio, Jose

University of Texas RGV:TBA; SHS General Scholarship:$500

Salameh, Raja

University of Texas Auston, TBA; SHS Gene Olszewski Leo Club:$500

Trevino III, Julio

University of Texas RGV Texaco Endowed Scholarship:$1,000

Hinojosa, Abigail

University of Texas Austin:TBA; Mariachi Senior:$1,000

Lee, Heon

University of Texas RGV: TBA; SHS BPA:$150

Martinez, Diana

University of Texas RGV:TBA; SHS General Scholarship:$500

Puga, Ruben

University of Texas Austin:TBA; Linebarger, Groggan, Blair and Sampson, LLP Scholarship:$500

San Roman, April

University of California, Irvine:TBA; SHS SADD/ RADD Club:$300

Villa, Francisco

South Texas College:TBA; Alex Ballesteros Memorial Scholarship:$400

Hinojosa, Renata

Texas State University Grant:$10,815; Bill of Rights Scholarships:$500

Lince, Daniel

Lindenwood University Athletic Scholarship:$14,000

Medina Solis, Veronica

University of Texas RGV Texas Grant:$5,000; Federal Pell Grant:$4,965

Quintanilla, Luis

South Texas College:TBA; Sharyland FFA:$200

Sanchez, Janneth

Texas State University:TBA; Sharyland FFA:$600; :James T. and Peggy Jarrett Memorial Scholarship:$500

Wright, McKenna

Avenue 5 Beauty School:TBA; Sharyland FFA:$200

Students with scholarships not pictured Beber, Justin - Charleston Southern University Scholar:$48,000 Garcia, Erika - University of Texas RGV: TBA; Mission Lions Foundation:$500 Gutierrez, Andres - University of Texas RGV Jones Academic Scholarship:$1,000; TPEG:$1,250; Mariachi Senior:$500 Juarez, Nadia - St. Edward’s University Dean’s Merit Scholarship:$28,000

Rodriguez, Ashley - South Texas College:TBA; Texas Association of Future Educators:$150 Vela, Carolina - Texas A&M Aggieland Bound:$8,000; Federall Pell Grant:$5,815; Regents Scholarship:$20,000; Federal SEOG Grant:$600; TPEG:$1,500; Texas Grant:$5,000; Dr. Freel’s Memorial Scholarship:$2,000; A.R. Sanchez Memorial Scholarship:$1,000; Raul Tijerina Jr. Foundation:$3,000

NOTE:Scholarship amound are subject to change and may not be reflected. All scholarships listed were submitted byt time of press.

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PHS One Act Play Earns High Honors PHS FFA Earns 1st place honors!

Sharyland Pioneer FFA members attended the Area X FFA Leadership Development Event in Kingsville, Texas on Nov. 23, 2015. Ten teams advanced from the RGV District FFA LDE to the Area X FFA Leadership Development Event at TAMUK. Four earned first place honors and the title of Area Champions, allowing them to compete at the State FFA Leadership Development Event in Huntsville on December 5th through 6th. District Champions/Area Champions/State Qualifiers were: Greenhand Skills Demonstration, Bella Alaniz, Michael Landavazo, Emily Michki; Senior Skills Demonstration, Nadia Gomez, John Ryan Rodriguez, Richard Longoria; Public Relations, Johhny Howell, Lauren Esqueda, Andrea Guajardo, Jacob Madrigal; Greenhand FFA Creed Bella Alaniz; Greenhand Quiz Jackelyn Gonzalez, Lena Marcellus, Jennifer Rivera, Miranda Torres – District High Point Individual.

Proud to announce that our UIL One-Act Play, “King O’ the Moon” placed 2nd out of seven plays, going on to compete at the Bi-District Contest on March 24th. PHS also came home with three acting awards: Immanuel Garcia received Best Actor, Tanner Trigg received an All-Star Cast award, and Alicia Davila received an Honorable Mention All-Star Cast Award. We are so proud of our kids. Our group is under the direction of Ms. Lilia Fertig.

Sharyland Pioneer High School FCCLA Members Attend Region V Conference Sharyland Pioneer High School members of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) competed on Friday, February 12th in Corpus Christi at the Texas Region V Conference. The following students competed in Corpus Christi at the Texas Region V Meeting: JJ Salazar, 12, Gold Medal, Heather Gunn, 11, Silver Medal, Hollis Mills, 12, Silver Medal, Zeta Mills, 9, Silver Medal, and Gabriel Lucero, 12, Silver Medal. The following members competed in STAR Events (Students Taking Action with Recognition) advancing to the State Competition in Dallas, Texas in April: Heather Gunn placed 1st in Recycle Redesign, and Gabriel Lucero & Hollis Mills placed 6th in Advocacy,

All American Cheerleaders at UT At the Universal Cheerleader Association at the University of Texas in Austin Cheer camp, Pioneer had four seniors earn the highest individual award as All American Cheerleaders.

All four earned the opportunity to participate in the New Year’s Day parade in London, England. Kailee Serna travelled to participate and representing her school.

Pioneer Chess Champions!

PHS hosts it’s 1st Special Olympics Basketball Tournament Coach Guillermo Guzman helped organize our First Special Olympics Basketball Competition held at Sharyland Pioneer High School on Saturday, Feb. 20th, 2016. The event allowed student organizations and faculty and staff to volunteer in making this event such a successful one. Pioneer High School has become the new home of the Area 1 basketball competition which outgrew its former home at Weslaco High School. Axel Garcia (shown above), carried the Olympic torch to help 1000 athletes begin the competition. Broken up into small groups, competitions consisted of individual dribbling, shooting and passing skills, as well as 3-on-3 and 5-on-5 basketball games. Awards ceremonies were held in the school cafeteria.

Another State Bound Diamondback Team!

January 24, 2016, our Pioneer Diamondback SWAT group competed at the 2016 Texas Public Service Association’s (TPSA) South Region Contest January 22-23, at PSJA Southwest HS. For this two-day event, 11 high schools around the Rio Grande Valley competed against each other in different areas of law enforcement, fire and public safety.

Pioneer qualified 25 students for the State Competition to be held in Fort Worth, Tx on April 29-30, 2016. We look forward to see their many successes!

January 16, 2016, Pioneer High School held its first Chess Tournament, concluding with a great success! A huge Congratulations to Pioneer’s chess team and Nancy OchoaGarza, as they were crowned Champions of the Invitational Meet. Highest points went to Senior, Jonas Cuanang, Marco Jacome, Senior Jesus A Rodriguez, and Miguel Garcia, who was overall Champion!

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