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COMMUNITY Press

Promoting Progress and Growth

EDCOUCH • ELSA • LA VILLA • MONTE ALTO • DONNA • WESLACO • MERCEDES • ALAMO • PROGRESO

5 Ways to stay positive when you’re having a bad day Page 2

Edcouch-Elsa I.S.D. 2016-2017 Teacher of the Year Page 4

Student uses accordian and music to learn science

Sergio Huaracha was not happy with the test score he received in a bench mark prep test used to prepare students for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR). The 8th grader at A.P. Solis Middle School knew he needed to do something to turn things around.

The Condiment On My List Page 5

4 Ways to Find Passion and Purpose in Your Life Page 10

Rail line helped company choose Alamo for latest distribution center For Joaquin Spamer and his company, CiL (Commodity Integrated Logistics), one of the main attractions in opening a new warehouse in Alamo was the rail line. “We have a great location here in Alamo. We have 26 acres. We have a railroad spur with capacity for over 50 railcars. That is unique in the Valley. There are very few locations that can handle that number of railcars at any one time,” Spamer said, at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for his company’s new cotton warehouse operation. See SPAMER pg. 11

Rio Grande Valley Fan Drive

“I came up with songs and used words about science like atomic number, atomic mass and neutrons,” Huaracha said. “The lyrics were

The Silver Ribbon Community Partners, a local nonprofit, is teaming up with Rio Grande Valley Chamber of Commerce Health Committee to help seniors beat the heat by spearheading a fan drive. The fans will help seniors keep cool while temperatures soar throughout the summer. The fan drive

See MUSIC pg. 8

See RIBBON pg. 10

That is when the 16-year-old migrant student whose first language is Spanish turned to Irma Carballo who teaches his English as a Second Language (ESL) class. Together, they came up with a plan. He would use his passion playing the accordion and his love of music to help him better understand and learn science. For months, Huaracha would listen to tunes at home and incorporate his own version with terms related to science. He was allowed to bring his accordion and practice in his ESL class.

DISD Implements Valley’s Only PASOS Facilitators and Graduates First Parent Cohort Page 9

May 2017 - Issue 57

Shown left to right are Cynthia M. Sakulenzki, RGV Hispanic Chamber; Janie Maldonado, Program Director for Silver Ribbon and Gus Salinas, Community Management Specialist for Adult Protective Services


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