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RGC Summer Track Athletes Compete at TAAF State Games of Texas in Corpus Christi Congratulations to the Summer Track kids from Rio Grande City and La Grulla who competed this entire summer in the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation Track Circuit. Beginning on June 1st, over 100 athletes across Starr County began practicing and competing in track and field competitions against the Rio Grande Valley in meets in: Alamo, Pharr, McAllen, and Palmview. Rio excelled in many of these meets and then began competing at the Region 2 TAAF Track and Field Championship in Brownsville where the top six athletes in each respective event qualified to the State Games of Texas in Corpus Christi. This year Rio Grande City qualified 18 athletes to State. In 18 and Under: Dante Barrera (Discus), Javier Canales (110/300 hurdles), Serina Ramirez (Discus/ Shot Put), 16 and Under: Beverley Gonzalez (200), Jose Rocha (400, Long Jump), 14 and Under: Alani Solis (400/800), Chaniel Santiago (110/300 hurdles), 12 and Under:
Leonel Cantu (4x100), Alessandro Diaz (4x100, 100, Long Jump), Emma Herrera (Shot Put), Elian Martinez (4x100, Long Jump), Rene Ramirez (4x100), 10 and Under: Zaniah Cabrera (Shot Put), Camila Davila (4x100) Kassidy Garcia (4x100) Aria Garza (4x100), Adam Ortiz (Shot Put), Ivanna Solis (4x100), and Delilah Vazquez (4x100).
Notable Performances at State were: Serina Ramirez 2nd in Shot Put/5th in Discus, Adam Ortiz 6th in Shot Put, Emma Herrera 14th in Shot Put, Alessandro Diaz 17th in long jump, Zaniah Cabrera 17th in Shot Put, Dante Barrera 18th in discus, Alani Solis 27th in the 800, Jose Rocha 30th in the 400. The coaches this summer were
Roma High Students Compete in Congressional Art Competition
Joe Ramirez, Dillon McGuffin, Jose Corona, Daniella Muniz, Emily Martinez, and Alex Canales. Special thank you to the athletes, coaches, families, and Rio Grande City Parks and Recreation for making this possible: Frank Eguia and Eric Escamilla. wait to compete next summer as The athletes and coaches can’t well!
Macario Villarreal Winner of National Director of Nurses Award
On June 25, 2022 Macario Villarreal from Rio Grande City attended the Annual NADONNA’S (National Association of Directors of Nurse and Administation) 36 Annual conference held in New Orleans. This conference handed out awards for different regions of the nation. These awards include an Overall national award, a Northwest, Central, Northeast, Southeast and Southwest Regions. Macario Villarreal took the Southwest Region award. Macario Villarreal has been serving as the Retama Manor in Rio Grande City as the Director of Nurses since 2004. He began Kudos to the Roma High School Art Program students who participated in the Congressional Art his career as a nurse when he Competition! Although they did not place, they were honored by Congressman Henry Cuellar’s Office obtained his LVN license in 1991 and then obtained his RN license for their dedication to their studies and fine art with a certificate of appreciation.
in 1999. At the awards ceremony Mr. Villarreal thanked those that voted for him and but said that he couldn’t have won his award without having a good team to help him achieve the high standards of care that he his organization strives for.
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