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RRHS Accepted to U of A Garcia Health Career Program

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2018 Teacher of the Year Nominees The Office of the Santa Cruz County School Superintendent Alfredo I. Velasquez introduces the 2018 Teacher of the Year Nominees. Each of the nominees were selected by their peers at their respective schools. All the nominees were interviewed by a panel of judges who had the responsibility of selecting the 2018 Santa Cruz County Teacher of the Year. The judges were residents of Santa Cruz County and former teachers. On Friday, August 10th, the Santa Cruz County School Superintendent’s Office will host the 11th Annual Santa Cruz County Teacher of the Year Awards Ceremony at the Quality Inn/Americana Mayan Ballroom. The event which is a Dr. Seuss themed dinner, will begin at 6:00 p.m. On the day of the event, the 2018 Santa Cruz County Teacher of the Year, will be announced. Congratulations to all the nominees and thank you for your commitment and dedication to educating the children of Santa Cruz County.

Camille Alvarez Alejandra Beach Kristi M. Beach Jerlita A. Buranday Maria Cota Vincent Daber Amanda Dupuy Vanezza Yvette Gallego Manuel Gatica Deborah Lee Goff Ann Gortarez Melissa Jauregui David Kennedy Nagesh Kumar Kelsey Leaf Celeste Morita Ryan Richins Gynna Yvette Rosas Monica Salas Maria Elena Stiegleiter Jessica Valencia-Kuhm

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Mary Welty Elementary Pierson Vocational High School Desert Shadows Middle School Lourdes Catholic School Sacred Heart Catholic School Nogales High School Little Red School House Coronado Elementary Sonoita Elementary Patagonia Elementary Patagonia High School Calabasas Elementary Lincoln Elementary Rio Rico High School Coatimundi Middle School A. J. Mitchell Elementary Wade Carpenter Middle School Bracker Elementary Mountain View Elementary Challenger Elementary San Cayetano Elementary

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This month’s people that “echo” has chosen an individual who has during his term in office demonstrated his commitment to our community.

Ricardo Santana Velázquez Consul General of Mexico in Nogales, Arizona was appointed on June 24, 2016. He comes from the Consular Representations of Del Rio and Eagle Pass, Texas where he served as Consul General. Prior to this, he had fulfilled the commission of Delegate of the S.R.E. in the State of Hidalgo since March 1999. He entered the Mexican Foreign Service in 1981 and by rigorous ranks ascended to the rank of Minister November 2000.

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He has a master's degree from the University of Texas, in Business Administration of International Commerce, and he is a graduate of the UNAM in International Relations, with a postgraduate degree in Foreign Policy of Cuba and General Theory of International Organizations. He studied foreign policy issues in Chile, India, Mexico and Central America. He has been commissioned in the United States, Costa Rica, Cuba and Mexico.

He participated in more than 40 international meetings. He is also fluent in English and French.

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Ricardo Santana Velázquez was born in Tepejí del Río, Hidalgo, on September 18, 1957.

He is happily married to Eloina LaFuente Flores 46 years-old. She is currently a student in hotel and tourism.

Eloina LaFuente Flores has a Bachelor of Gastroeconomics from CEUNO University in Nogales Sonora, Mexico.

They have 5 children, Andro Ricardo 33 yearsold, Raisa 29 years-old, Randol 21 years-old, Eloina 20 years-old, and their youngest daughter Ilsemaria 15 years-old.

New EHAT Technology Center On Monday, June 11, 2018, The Santa Cruz Center with the support of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), The Televisa Foundation, Intel, and the Santa Cruz County School Superintendent’s Office continued to bridge the digital divide in the Hispanic community by opening a new EHAT Technology Center in Nogales, Arizona. The new technology center is part of LULAC’s Empower Hispanic America with Technology (EHAT) initiative, which ensures Hispanic communities have access to dependable technology and useful resources that will empower them to succeed.

“We have so many students who don't have internet access in their home outside of their cell phones, you can't complete homework or do the full work from your cell phone, so many of our students are coming to the center to use the internet,” Dr. Stella Perez, Executive Director/CEO of the Santa Cruz County Provisional CCD. “EHAT was able to upgrade our existing technology services so we are able to address this gap among our students. We were also able to upgrade the internet services within the Santa Cruz Center as a whole and explore new hybrid Internet services because we understand where the workforce is going; we are seeing the need more and more in our local and state economy and we want our students to be prepared.”

The Tech Center was opened in conjunction with a year-long, STEM based, educational program currently being implemented in Arizona. The Technolochicas LiFT program works to expose middle school girls around Arizona to important 21st century skills that would allow them to succeed in the evolving technology sector.

The program introduces them to the relevant training needed to succeed in STEM careers and stimulates interest in the many career options within STEM they may have not been familiar with.

With support from the Intel Foundation, LULAC and Televisa have brought Televisa’s Technolochicas LiFT program to 15 schools across Arizona and have provided STEM training and education to nearly 400 middle school girls. Assisted by the Santa Cruz County School Superintendent’s Office, Wade Carpenter Middle School, Desert Shadows Middle School, Calabasas School, and Coatimundi Middle School hosted the Technolochicas LiFT program in Santa Cruz County this year.

Educational programs have been a cornerstone of LULAC since the organization’s inception with milestones including developing the precursor to the Head Start program, providing college scholarships, and workplace and leadership opportunities. Hispanics are the fastest growing and youngest segment of the U.S. population. LULAC firmly believes that it is vitally important for Hispanics to receive the tools necessary to compete in the rapidly changing business environment, especially as STEM based careers continue to grow and evolve.

Programs such as Technolochicas LiFT and Empower Hispanic America with Technology look to provide these skills through training and accessibility.

The new EHAT center at the Santa Cruz Center Educational Foundation will provide internet and computer access to families and students in order to ensure that they have the tools necessary to succeed.

"Women and underrepresented minorities have been denied access to opportunities that would allow them to enter and succeed in computer science. Through Technolochicas LiFT and the Tech center, we allow these communities access to technology “said Mariana Rios from Televisa Foundation.

As the second location in Arizona and one of over 60 facilities throughout the U.S., the technology center will provide students, parents, and low income Latino individuals access to free high-speed internet, state-of-the art computer equipment, and a technology curriculum. The center will also offer office applications and computer training courses, access to GED preparation, financial aid and job searches among other services.

“We know that at times simply exposing our rising leaders to technology, shifting their mindset to understand that this is a possible career and future, will create the impact we strive to see years from now,” said Sindy Benavides, COO and acting CEO of LULAC National at the tech center opening. Each technology center is equipped with at least 10 networked computers, broadband access, a wireless access point, laser printer, LCD projector for instruction, an online technology curriculum, as well as onsite set-up and support.

The tech center is located at: Santa Cruz Center Educational Foundation 2021 N. Grand Ave Nogales AZ 85621 Phone: 520-394-7181 Contact: Dr. Stella Perez

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The Consulate General of Mexico The Consulate General of Mexico in Nogales, Arizona is one of our closest community partners. It also one of 1674 foreign representations across the United States, and the only foreign representation in Nogales. The Consulate General of Mexico was established on May 14th of 1885 (133 years ago).They have been serving our community for several decades now.

The consulate in our community has several functions within our community. The General Consulate serves the general public, especially Mexican nationals, Mexican-American and U.S. citizens who want to visit, live, study or invest in Mexico.

The jurisdiction of the Consulate General of Mexico in Nogales, Arizona, is Santa Cruz County and Green Valley, AZ.

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The consulate’s main role is to protect the rights of Mexican nationals abroad, issuing permits and legal documentation.

Their goal is to promote culture, tourism, and the commercial interests of Mexico.

The consulate’s main role is to protect the rights of Mexican nationals abroad, issuing permits and legal documentation.

Their goal is to promote culture, tourism, and the commercial interests of Mexico. It currently provides the following health, financial and educational services to the public those are: Ventanilla de Salud, Ventanilla de Educación Financiera and Ventanilla de Educación. The General Consulate also provides young people with IME BECAS scholarships to help them meet their educational goals.

The Consul General is Ricardo Santana Velázquez he was appointed on June 24, 2016.

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“Our biggest accomplishment is having the opportunity to serve Mexico and the Mexican people that reside here in Santa Cruz County. Our role is to help Mexican nationals who reside here is the county with resources they need, and provide human rights protection. We work in collaboration with several different organizations to make sure our people are getting the help and services they need to improve their lives,” said Consul General, Ricardo Santana Velázquez.

The General Consulate currently has 24 staff members those are : the Consul General, Deputy Consul, Consul of Protection, Protection Dept., Administration, Head of Documentation Dept., Documentation Dept., Community Affairs, Cultural and Economic Promotion.

The Consulate General of Mexico is extremely involved in our community they work on year round basis with several community partners to ensure community needs are being met.

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RRHS Students Accepted to UofA Garcia Health Career Program Two Rio Rico High School juniors, Mia Valdez and Karen Zarate Camargo, were selected to participate this summer in the 2018 Joe G.N. Garcia and Elda D. Garcia Health Career Program for Latino Students at the University of Arizona. Both were recognized at a recent SCVUSD Governing Board meeting for their receipt of this scholarship.

Valdez and Zarate Camargo will spend 7 weeks at the University of Arizona learning how to conduct medical-based research from University of Arizona research professionals.

Specifically, they will learn basic translational research techniques, learn how to communicate scientific concepts, and develop life-long relationships with fellow participants and mentors.

Dr. Skip Garcia, a Merlin K. DuVal Endowed Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona, selected Valdez and Zarate Camargo to participate in this year’s program along with 5 other Latino scholarship recipients. Garcia created the Joe G.N. and Elda D. Garcia Health Career Scholarship to honor the memory of his parents who were from the Segundo barrio of El Paso.

In a letter, read by Superintendent Verdugo at the Governing Board meeting, Garcia explained the selection process.

Finalists participated in a series of interviews with University of Arizona researchers; reviews and recommendations were submitted to Garcia for final selection.

“I ultimately chose Mia and Karen,” wrote Garcia. “These two extraordinary individuals were poised, professional and prepared throughout the interviews. We spoke about their families, their upbringing, and why they wanted to potentially pursue a health science-related career. Their stories resonated very well with my own career path and my selection of a career in medicine at an early age. I saw that same passion in both of these ladies, and I wanted to give them the opportunity to expand that drive and curiosity.”

Rio Rico High School Counselor, Ami Kemp, recognized Valdez, Zarate Carmargo and their parents at the governing board meeting.

“I am proud of Mia and Karen,” said RRHS Principal Shelly Vroegh.

“They have worked hard this year demonstrating their commitment to and passion for the health career field.

They are certainly deserving of this scholarship.”

“In launching this program, I wanted to create the greatest educational impact for the brightest Latino students with the greatest need,” wrote Garcia. “We specifically selected 3 school districts in underserved Southern Arizona communities and asked the schools to identify Latino students who excelled in their math and science programs with interest in a summer research experience.”

Garcia said numerous applications were received from high schools in Tucson, Nogales and Santa Cruz Valley.

“All [applications] were very impressive,” wrote Garcia. “The applications were filled with moving stories of [students’] backgrounds, heartwarming tales of how medicine has touched their lives and letters from their teachers and school administrators validating the hard work of these students in multiple facets of school and personal life.”

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