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Superintendent’s Message<br />

Greetings UISD<br />

Employees,<br />

Congratulations to<br />

all UISD staff members for<br />

making the <strong>2010</strong>-2011 school<br />

year a great success thus<br />

far! Thanks to you, we have<br />

transitioned into this new<br />

school year very smoothly.<br />

When I was first named<br />

Roberto J. Santos Superintendent of <strong>United</strong> ISD<br />

in January 2005, my vision<br />

was to ensure that all students receive the kind of<br />

education that gives them the ability to meet and<br />

exceed the demands of an increasingly competitive<br />

world. I sincerely believe that the <strong>District</strong> has<br />

made great strides throughout these last couple of<br />

years in the instructional area and that our students<br />

are prepared to compete globally. <strong>United</strong> ISD<br />

has established itself as a first-rate school district<br />

with great facilities, great administrators, great<br />

teachers, great support staff, and last but not least<br />

–great students! Thanks to everyone’s hard work,<br />

we have achieved our goal of becoming a Texas<br />

Education Agency Recognized <strong>District</strong>! Let us<br />

continue to work as hard as we can and continue to<br />

help all students be successful this school year.<br />

I would also like to take a moment to thank<br />

everyone who played a role in assuring that our<br />

CELEBRATION EXTRAVAGANZA for our<br />

employees at the Laredo Energy Arena on August<br />

16th was successful. What an honor is was for<br />

me to address all of our 6,700 + employees and<br />

commend everyone for 50 years of Educational<br />

Excellence. It was great seeing all of the<br />

excitement, energy and pride of our UISD family<br />

members.<br />

In closing, I am very proud to serve as<br />

Superintendent of this great <strong>District</strong> and will<br />

continue working to enhance it. I am also<br />

privileged to work with so many individuals<br />

who are devoted to the pursuit of securing a<br />

better future for our children through education.<br />

Thank you for your support and dedication to our<br />

students. Keep up the great work!<br />

Best regards,<br />

Roberto J. Santos<br />

Y o u r S o u r c e f o r E m p l o y e e N e w s Vol. 13, No. 1/ <strong>September</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />

Trautmann Elementary<br />

achieves National Blue<br />

Ribbon <strong>School</strong> status<br />

Back row L to R: <strong>United</strong> ISD Trustee Ricardo Rodriguez; Kelly Reyner, Carol Narvaez, Irma Dimas,<br />

Cindy Lopez, Lee Dovalina, Trautmann 3rd grade teachers; and Juan Roberto Ramirez, <strong>United</strong><br />

ISD Trustee. Front row L to R: Kristi Chapa, Trautmann Elem. Asst. Principal; Cynthia Rodriguez,<br />

Trautmann Elem. Principal and Adriana Chapa, 3rd grade teacher.<br />

Arne Duncan, <strong>United</strong> States<br />

Department of Education, formally<br />

announced that Trautmann Elementary<br />

is a <strong>2010</strong> National Blue Ribbon school.<br />

The announcement was made in<br />

conjunction with a press conference on<br />

<strong>September</strong> 9. The campus will receive<br />

a plaque and flag to signify their<br />

achievement.<br />

The Blue Ribbon <strong>School</strong> program<br />

honors public and private elementary,<br />

middle, and high school campuses that<br />

are either academically superior or that<br />

demonstrate dramatic gains in student<br />

achievement. The program is part of a<br />

larger Department of Education effort<br />

to identify and disseminate knowledge<br />

about school leadership and teaching<br />

practices. To be identified as a Blue<br />

Ribbon <strong>School</strong> is a significant, for it<br />

is a mark of excellence and a symbol<br />

of quality recognized by parents and<br />

policy-makers. Trautmann Elementary<br />

serves over 800 students with about 80<br />

faculty and staff members, and is the<br />

only Laredo public school to receive<br />

the award in <strong>2010</strong>.<br />

continued pg. 8


<strong>September</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />

<strong>United</strong> ISD/<strong>United</strong> Way<br />

<strong>2010</strong>-2011 campaign set<br />

to wrap up <strong>September</strong> 30<br />

This year, <strong>United</strong> ISD is<br />

committed to raising $200,000.00<br />

for the <strong>United</strong> Way. The current<br />

economic crisis has created an<br />

ever greater need for the kind of<br />

programs that rely on funding from<br />

the agency. The <strong>United</strong> Way assists<br />

a host of food, shelter, health,<br />

safety, and educational programs for<br />

families in our community.<br />

The <strong>United</strong> ISD/ <strong>United</strong> Way<br />

campaign deadline is <strong>September</strong> 30,<br />

so there is still time to make your<br />

contribution. Ask your campus or<br />

department coordinator for pledge<br />

forms so you can donate today!<br />

All campuses and departments are<br />

asked to submit their completed<br />

<strong>United</strong> Way pledge envelopes to Ms.<br />

Cecilia Hinojosa in the Curriculum<br />

and Instruction office by <strong>September</strong><br />

30, <strong>2010</strong>. Please call 473-5241 for<br />

more information.<br />

Vanessa<br />

Reyes<br />

brings<br />

the<br />

gold to<br />

Laredo!<br />

Vanessa Equigua-Reyes,<br />

an 8th grade Math Teacher<br />

at Washington Middle<br />

<strong>School</strong>, recently competed<br />

and won the gold medal<br />

at the International Vegas<br />

Open IBJJF (International<br />

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation),<br />

Championships. Reyes<br />

represented Laredo Paragon<br />

Jiu Jitsu and became the<br />

<strong>2010</strong> women’s featherweight<br />

champion in a category of<br />

competitors 118 pounds and<br />

under.<br />

L-R: Rocio Moore, Paola Arcos Mansinghani, and Alex Meyer,<br />

Communications Specialists from the Office of Public Relations are pictured<br />

with the 50th Anniversary tabloid. Many advertising sponsorhips were sold<br />

through the tabloid. In turn, the financial success of the project made it<br />

possible for <strong>United</strong> ISD employees to celebrate the <strong>District</strong>’s big bash at the<br />

Laredo Energy Arena.<br />

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Your Source for Employee News & More<br />

L-R: (Instructor) Francisco<br />

Ramos, Vanessa Equigua-Reyes,<br />

Instructor Fred Reyes.<br />

<strong>United</strong> ISD


Human Resources<br />

Welcomes Substitute<br />

Teachers to a New<br />

<strong>School</strong> Year!!!<br />

<strong>September</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />

Human Resources<br />

is going paperless!<br />

Rita Garner, Employee<br />

Relations Director and Marcos<br />

Ceballos, Leaves & Absences<br />

Officer, welcomed more than 400<br />

hundred Substitute Teachers at<br />

the Student Activity Complex on<br />

August 17, <strong>2010</strong>.<br />

Substitute Teachers received<br />

information related to <strong>District</strong><br />

expectations while on the job,<br />

sexual harassment, and child<br />

reporting procedures. “Parents<br />

trust that we will provide the best<br />

education, safety and care for<br />

their children, so it is with great<br />

pride that we devote the time,<br />

training and resources to the<br />

<strong>District</strong>’s substitute teacher,” said<br />

Garner. Ceballos added, “UISD<br />

is fortunate to have highly<br />

motivated teacher substitutes<br />

to assist in the educational<br />

preparation of our students.”<br />

Photo: Marcos Ceballos, Human Resources leaves and absences<br />

officer, provides employees with instructions for UISD’s<br />

Smart-Find express absence reporting system.<br />

The UISD Human Resources<br />

Department, in conjunction with the<br />

Technology Department, provided<br />

<strong>District</strong>wide training to Campus/<br />

Department Smart-Find Express<br />

designees during the month of August.<br />

Campus/Department designees were<br />

introduced to the new paperless absence<br />

reporting procedures, which automate<br />

leave balance accruals and arrange for<br />

substitute teachers when necessary. The<br />

new procedures became effective for all<br />

<strong>District</strong> employees on <strong>September</strong> 6.<br />

Your access I.D. and pin are<br />

required for access. Should you forget<br />

or misplace either, or if you need<br />

additional information about Smartfind<br />

Express, please contact Anna Espinoza<br />

at 473-6234 or Marcos Ceballos at 473-<br />

6256. For your convenience, there is a<br />

Smartfind link on the left hand side of<br />

our home page at www.uisd.net.<br />

H R<br />

Human Resources Corner<br />

Membership Applications are currently being accepted for any<br />

district employee wishing to become a member of the Sick Leave Bank. Deadline<br />

for new membership is October 30, <strong>2010</strong>. Membership Applications can be<br />

obtained from your campus/department Sick Leave Bank Representative, or<br />

directly from the <strong>District</strong>’s Website<br />

If you have any questions, contact the Human Resources Department,<br />

specifically Mr. Marcos Ceballos, Leave and Absences Officer at (956) 473-6256.<br />

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<strong>September</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />

Alexander High <strong>School</strong> gets “Happy”!<br />

Happy, an international award-winning entertainer and comedian,<br />

presented Alexander High <strong>School</strong> teachers and administrators with a funny<br />

and delightful motivational presentation that accentuated the importance of<br />

“connecting” with students on academic, cultural, and personal levels. The<br />

comic has worked in the educational field and is currently one of the top<br />

twenty-five Latino comedians in the <strong>United</strong> States.<br />

Superintendent Santos recognize<br />

at “Luncheon with the Boss”<br />

“Building a Foundation”<br />

makes college a reality<br />

for our students<br />

Would you like to help provide our<br />

outstanding high school graduates with<br />

a scholarship for college? Especially<br />

those who were not offered one but<br />

have academically excelled throughout<br />

their time in school? Fill out your<br />

“Partners for UISD Scholars-<br />

Building a Foundation” pledge card<br />

today.<br />

The “Partners for UISD<br />

Scholars-Building a Foundation”<br />

is a scholarship program that offers<br />

college scholarships to graduating<br />

high school seniors at each of the<br />

<strong>District</strong>’s four high schools. Students<br />

who receive these scholarships have<br />

excelled academically, but did not<br />

receive offers of scholarship assistance<br />

upon graduation. Your generous<br />

donations will allow the <strong>District</strong> to offer<br />

scholarships to these deserving students<br />

as they go on to pursue their college<br />

studies.<br />

Employers from about twenty different<br />

Laredo businesses attended the “Luncheon<br />

with the Boss” event sponsored by ESGR and<br />

the 436th Chemical Company of the Texas<br />

Army National Guard. Employers were treated<br />

to lunch with their employees besides being<br />

presented with awards from the Texas Employer<br />

Support of the Guard and Reserve during a<br />

briefing in the classroom of the local Texas<br />

National Guard Armory. The 436th Chemical<br />

Company was recently certified nationally in<br />

Wisconsin as one of 16 teams in the <strong>United</strong><br />

States to be called in case of a national disaster<br />

UISD Superintendent Robert Santos<br />

received an award from 1LT Jose Perez and<br />

ESGR volunteer Adolfo “Popo” Gonzalez<br />

at the 436th Chemical Company and ESGR<br />

(Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve)<br />

“Luncheon with the Boss.”<br />

Last year, $96,000 in donations<br />

were collected which benefitted 96 of<br />

the <strong>District</strong>’s high school graduates.<br />

Each student was awarded a $1,000<br />

scholarship to attend college.<br />

Campuses and Departments should<br />

have received their pledge cards<br />

for the <strong>2010</strong>-2011 school year. The<br />

Accounting Department has sent a<br />

memo asking the campuses follow<br />

certain procedures for receiving their<br />

pledge cards and deposits for this<br />

important cause. All Departments<br />

must deposit their funds with Griselda<br />

Castillo in the Accounting Department.<br />

Please consider helping our students<br />

with your pledge for the “Partners<br />

for UISD Scholars-Building a<br />

Foundation” program today. All pledge<br />

cards must be submitted to the UISD<br />

payroll office by October 1, <strong>2010</strong>.<br />

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<strong>September</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />

Employee Benefits Corner<br />

Annual Open Enrollment (Insurance Plans)<br />

The district has concluded the annual open enrollment for<br />

insurance plans for the <strong>2010</strong>-2011 school year, which ended August<br />

19, <strong>2010</strong>. We hope everyone had an opportunity to make their<br />

desired changes to their coverage(s). As has been noted in previous<br />

newsletters, this is the only time of the year IRS regulations allow us to<br />

make additions, changes, or deletions to our insurance coverage(s).<br />

If you requested changes please check your <strong>September</strong> and<br />

October paychecks to insure they took affect. If you do not see the<br />

correct deduction on your paystub contact the Risk Management Office<br />

at 473-6389 immediately so we can make the necessary correction(s).<br />

This will not be an extension of open enrollment.<br />

Our next open enrollment will be in August 2011. Dates, times<br />

and locations for next year’s open enrollment will be posted on the<br />

May, June, and July 2011 newsletter which is included with your<br />

paycheck or direct deposit receipt and <strong>United</strong> ISD’s website.<br />

Changes in your status<br />

Outside of open enrollment, IRS regulations, under Section 125,<br />

state you may make changes to your benefits if one the following<br />

situations occur:<br />

1. Change in marital status<br />

2. Birth or adoption of a child<br />

3. Dependent reaches the age limit<br />

(Health/Dental is 26, all others 25)<br />

4. Death of spouse and/or dependent<br />

5. Loss of health coverage under another plan<br />

6. Change of job status<br />

Please note: Changes to your coverage may result in an increase<br />

or decrease of premiums.<br />

Flex med/dependent care<br />

The Flex Medical/Dependent care account year ended August<br />

31, <strong>2010</strong>. In order to be reimbursed, you must incur expenses before<br />

August 31, <strong>2010</strong>. It is best to submit any expenses you have already<br />

incurred. Expense claims for the current year must be made before<br />

December 1, <strong>2010</strong> or unspent funds will be forfeited. It’s your money,<br />

don’t lose it. If you would like more information on your balance(s),<br />

you may contact National Plan Administrators at 800-880-2776.<br />

Flu vaccinations<br />

Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas (BCBS) and the <strong>United</strong><br />

<strong>Independent</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong> have joined together to offer you and<br />

your family members protection for the upcoming flu season. Flu<br />

Vaccinations may be purchased by a BCBS participant at all HEB<br />

Pharmacies and Walgreens. Family members covered under our health<br />

insurance are also eligible. More details will be posted soon on our<br />

website.<br />

Pre-paid legal<br />

Hyatt Legal Plans has enhanced coverage definitions in to the<br />

Group Legal Plan to include Elder Law Matters and Personal Property<br />

Protection.<br />

Elder Law Matters - This service covers counseling the Participant<br />

over the phone or in the office on any personal issues relating to the<br />

Participant’s parents as they affect the Participant.<br />

The service includes reviewing documents of the parents to advise<br />

the Participant on the effect on the Participant. The documents include<br />

Medicare or Medicaid materials, prescription plans, leases, nursing<br />

homes agreements, powers of attorney, living wills and wills. The<br />

service also includes preparing deeds involving the parents when the<br />

Participant is either the grantor or grantee; and preparing promissory<br />

notes involving the parents when the Participant is the payor or payee.<br />

Personal Property Protection - This service covers counseling the<br />

Participant over the phone or in the office on any personal property<br />

issue such as consumer credit reports, contracts for the purchase of<br />

personal property, consumer credit agreements or installment sales<br />

agreements. Counseling on pursuing or defending small claims actions<br />

is also included. The service also includes reviewing any personal legal<br />

documents and preparing promissory notes, affidavits and demand<br />

letters.<br />

Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program<br />

(CHIP) Offer Free or Low-Cost Health Coverage to<br />

Children and Families<br />

If you are eligible for health coverage from your employer,<br />

but are unable to afford the premiums, some States have premium<br />

assistance programs that can help pay for coverage. These States use<br />

funds from their Medicaid or CHIP programs to help people who are<br />

eligible for employer-sponsored health coverage, but need assistance<br />

in paying their health premiums.<br />

If you or your dependents are already enrolled in Medicaid<br />

or CHIP, you can find out if premium assistance is available by<br />

contacting:<br />

TEXAS – Medicaid.<br />

www.gethipptexas.com Phone: 1-800-440-0493<br />

If you or your dependents are NOT currently enrolled in<br />

Medicaid or CHIP, and you think you or any of your dependents might<br />

be eligible for either of these programs, you can contact the number<br />

listed above or dial 1-877-KIDS NOW or www.insurekidsnow.gov to<br />

find out how to apply. If you qualify, you can ask if how this program<br />

might help you pay the premiums for an employer-sponsored plan.<br />

Once it is determined that you or your dependents are eligible for<br />

premium assistance under Medicaid or CHIP, your employer’s health<br />

plan is required to permit you and your dependents to enroll in the<br />

plan – as long as you and your dependents are eligible, but not already<br />

enrolled in the employer’s plan. This is called a “special enrollment”<br />

opportunity, and you must request coverage within 60 days of being<br />

determined eligible for premium assistance.<br />

For more information on special enrollment rights, you can<br />

contact either:<br />

• U.S. Department of Labo<br />

Employee Benefits Security Administration<br />

www.dol.gov/ebsa. 1-866-444-EBSA (3272)<br />

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services<br />

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.<br />

www.cms.hhs.gov. 1-877-267-2323, Ext. 61565<br />

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<strong>September</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />

Back to <strong>School</strong> Safety<br />

Press Conference<br />

The letter from ACT congratulates George Yang on his<br />

outstanding performance in the ACT college admissions and<br />

placement exams. He received the highest composite score<br />

of 36 and they noted that less than one-tenth of one percent<br />

of all test takers earns the top score. Among the high school<br />

graduating class of 2009, nearly 1.5 million graduating took the<br />

ACT, of that number only 638 students earned a score of 36.<br />

Outstanding job!<br />

The Laredo Police<br />

Department welcomed<br />

Ryan Guillen, Texas House<br />

Representatives, Mayor Raul<br />

Salinas, Roberto J. Santos,<br />

UISD Superintendent, Juan<br />

Roberto Ramirez, UISD Board<br />

member, Dr. Marcus Nelson,<br />

LISD Superintendent and<br />

representatives from the Webb<br />

County Sheriff’s Dept, TXDOT,<br />

UISD and LISD Police, Verizon<br />

and AT&T to their back to<br />

school safety press conference.<br />

This year’s campaign focuses<br />

on reminding drivers of the<br />

dangers associated with texting<br />

while behind the wheel. Laredo<br />

Police Chief Carlos Maldonado<br />

recalled the statistic that six<br />

percent of injuries happen to<br />

children on the way to school<br />

and 30 percent on the way home<br />

from school. Drivers who text<br />

only increase the likelihood of an<br />

accident.<br />

All city, county, and school<br />

district law enforcement<br />

agencies will work closely to<br />

ensure the safety of our children.<br />

Motorists should refrain from<br />

using their cell phones while<br />

driving through school zones.<br />

Moreover, drivers are asked to<br />

heed posted speed limits, watch<br />

for flashing lights and signs,<br />

obey instructions from crossing<br />

guards, and never pass school<br />

buses while they load/unload<br />

passengers.<br />

L-R: Angie Sanchez Magnet Dean, Jamie Vargas Magnet<br />

Counselor, George Yang, and Alberto Aleman Principal.<br />

Important<br />

Information<br />

In compliance with Attorney General Opinion GA-0774,<br />

the <strong>United</strong> <strong>Independent</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong> (“<strong>District</strong>”) will be<br />

disallowing any contributions designated for Political Action<br />

Committees (“PACs”). The <strong>District</strong> has advised all member<br />

organizations that effective with the beginning of the <strong>2010</strong>-11<br />

school year any PAC designated contributions by a member<br />

of their organization will be routed to the employee’s regular<br />

payroll.<br />

Border Media Radio Group presented a $15,000 check to the<br />

Laredo I.S.D., <strong>United</strong> I.S.D. and S.T.A.R.S. with money raised by<br />

their recent Battle of the Bands concert, to help buy uniforms and<br />

provide scholarships for local students.<br />

The <strong>District</strong> has requested from these member organizations<br />

to submit their organization’s <strong>2010</strong>-11 payroll deduction forms/<br />

information to our <strong>District</strong>’s Accounting Department, which said<br />

forms/information should either exclude any amount designated<br />

for a PAC or delineating the amount for a PAC. This will allow<br />

the <strong>District</strong> to set up the deductions in a timely and accurate<br />

manner while still complying with the AG’s opinion.<br />

Please contact the Accounting Department or payroll offices<br />

if you have any questions regarding this matter.<br />

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<strong>September</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />

Early flu vaccines for <strong>United</strong> ISD employees<br />

Recently, UISD employees began to take advantage<br />

of low cost vaccination clinics held throughout the<br />

<strong>District</strong>. The National CDC (Center for Disease<br />

Control), recommends a yearly flu vaccine for everyone<br />

as the first and most important step in protecting against<br />

this serious disease. The center also recommends the<br />

shot because the list of conditions that put a person at<br />

high risk has grown so much over the years that many<br />

people are unaware of their high-risk status.<br />

The <strong>2010</strong>-2011 flu vaccine is designed to protect<br />

against the three main flu strains that research indicates<br />

will cause the most illness. Getting vaccinated early<br />

is a great idea, and the protection you get will last<br />

throughout the flu season.<br />

UISD employees still have time to take advantage<br />

of flu shot clinics at the following locations indicated<br />

below.**<br />

<strong>School</strong> Date Time<br />

Nye Elem 9/17/<strong>2010</strong> 7:15-8:15 AM<br />

Trautmann Middle <strong>School</strong> 6th grade 9/20/<strong>2010</strong> 7:30-8:30 AM<br />

Salinas Elem 9/20/<strong>2010</strong> 3:00-4:00 PM<br />

<strong>United</strong> High <strong>School</strong> 9th grade 9/27/<strong>2010</strong> 7:30-8:30 AM<br />

Kennedy Zapata Elem 9/27/<strong>2010</strong> 3:00-4:00 PM<br />

Roosevelt Elem 9/28/<strong>2010</strong> 7:15-8:15 AM<br />

Kennedy Zapata Elem 9/28/<strong>2010</strong> 3:00-4:00 PM<br />

Kazen Elem 9/28/<strong>2010</strong> 7:15-8:15 AM<br />

<strong>United</strong> South Middle <strong>School</strong> 9/29/<strong>2010</strong> 3:15-4:15 PM<br />

Muller Elem 9/30/<strong>2010</strong> 7:15-8:15 AM<br />

Centeno Elem 9/30/<strong>2010</strong> 3:00-4:00 PM<br />

Cuellar Elem 10/1/<strong>2010</strong> 7:15-8:15 AM<br />

J. Zaffirini Ele 10/1/<strong>2010</strong> 3:00-4:00 PM<br />

Malakoff Elem 10/4/<strong>2010</strong> 7:15-8:15 AM<br />

Finley Elem 10/4/<strong>2010</strong> 3:00-4:00 PM<br />

Amparo Gutierrez Elem 10/5/<strong>2010</strong> 7:15-8:15 AM<br />

Juarez Lincoln Elem 10/5/<strong>2010</strong> 3:00-4:00 PM<br />

Clark Elem 10/6/<strong>2010</strong> 7:15-8:15 AM<br />

Bonnie Garcia Elem 10/6/<strong>2010</strong> 3:00-4:00 PM<br />

Step Academy 10/7/<strong>2010</strong> 7:30-8:00 AM<br />

Killam Elem 10/7/<strong>2010</strong> 3:00-4:00 PM<br />

Borchers Elem 10/8/<strong>2010</strong> 7:15-8:15 AM<br />

Los Obispos Middle <strong>School</strong> 10/8/<strong>2010</strong> 3:00-4:00 PM<br />

Arndt Elem 10/12/<strong>2010</strong> 7:15-8:15 AM<br />

Lamar Bruni Vergara Middle <strong>School</strong> 10/12/<strong>2010</strong> 3:15-4:15 PM<br />

Trautmann Elem 10/13/<strong>2010</strong> 7:15-8:15 AM<br />

Fasken Elem 10/13/<strong>2010</strong> 3:00-4:00 PM<br />

Matias Dellano Elem 10/14/<strong>2010</strong> 7:15-8:15 AM<br />

Salvador Garcia Middle <strong>School</strong> 10/14/<strong>2010</strong> 3:15-4:15 PM<br />

Col. Santos Benavides Elem 10/15/<strong>2010</strong> 7:15-8:15 AM<br />

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Gonzalez Middle <strong>School</strong> 10/19/<strong>2010</strong> 3:15-4:15 PM<br />

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Upon hearing the announcement Trautmann<br />

Principal Cynthia Rodriguez and her staff were<br />

overjoyed and rightfully proud. Rodriguez said “to be<br />

recognized at a national level is surreal. I am grateful<br />

to be surrounded by a unique and talented staff that<br />

goes the extra mile to make a difference. I thank my<br />

staff because without them it would be difficult to<br />

reach such high levels of achievement. My staff is like<br />

family. We are here for the students and for each other.<br />

I am very blessed”. On <strong>September</strong> 17, Trautmann<br />

Elementary students and staff will embark on a field<br />

trip to <strong>United</strong> High <strong>School</strong> where they will celebrate<br />

their success with a tour of the campus and a pep rally.<br />

He’s been an honor roll student since<br />

elementary school, a member of the band<br />

since middle school, is active in the Boys<br />

Scouts Organization-and on the path to<br />

becoming an Eagle Scout, the organization’s<br />

highest honor. He’s even working on a<br />

project to help increase literacy in our city.<br />

And when you talk to 16 year-old Lyndon B.<br />

Johnson High <strong>School</strong> student Juan Antonio<br />

Molina III he’ll sincerely tell say that he<br />

wants the best, not just for himself, but<br />

for the entire student body at the mighty<br />

wolfpack campus.<br />

“I want to tell my peers that you can<br />

do anything that you set your mind to do,”<br />

Juan said during an interview at school. “I<br />

want us (the students) to help make L.B.J.<br />

known throughout the community,” he<br />

stated, referring that the students should be<br />

proud of their many outstanding academic<br />

achievements and accomplishments.<br />

In addition to being a student leader,<br />

Juan has proudly served as Laredo’s<br />

“Goodwill Ambassador” for the annual<br />

Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon<br />

for the past nine years. This past Labor<br />

Day weekend Juan, once again, proudly<br />

assumed this honor. He says he sees it as<br />

an opportunity to raise awareness about<br />

muscular dystrophy in our community.<br />

Photo: Cynthia Rodriguez, Trautmann Elementary Principal,<br />

visited classrooms with <strong>District</strong> Trustees and administration.<br />

Teachers and students were thanked for their great work and<br />

for helping Trautmann Elementary <strong>School</strong> achieve status<br />

as a National Blue Ribbon campus. L to R: Trautmann<br />

Elem. Principal, Cynthia Rodriguez; Pamela Juarez, Assoc.<br />

Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction; Ricardo<br />

Rodriguez, <strong>United</strong> ISD Trustee; Ann MacDonald, Executive<br />

Director for Elementary Education; Juan Roberto Ramirez,<br />

<strong>United</strong> ISD Trustee, and Roberto J. Santos, Superintendent.<br />

Student Molina a MDA Goodwill Ambassador<br />

and role model for students and community<br />

“I feel it’s important to help others,”<br />

said Juan as he explained his role as a<br />

Goodwill Ambassador. “I want to help find<br />

a cure,” he declared.<br />

At the telethon, Juan helps the television<br />

hosts, answers pledge phone calls, and<br />

talks to the many supporters who visit the<br />

television station.<br />

“It’s a lot of fun. When the firefighters<br />

go and I’ll go and catch up with them,” Juan<br />

said.<br />

Juan’s next goal as a junior at LBJ is<br />

to be “inducted into the National Honor’s<br />

Society and run for Class President.” Upon<br />

graduation, Juan plans to take his basic<br />

college courses in Laredo and transfer to<br />

Texas A&M University in College Station to<br />

study Structural Engineering.<br />

Juan has four other siblings. He is the<br />

son of Mr. and Mrs. Juan Antonio, Jr. and<br />

Veronica Molina.<br />

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