Welcome to my favorite IDEA event of the year—College Signing Day (CSD)!
College Signing Day is an IDEA tradition unlike any other. It began more than two decades ago as IDEA’s promise to parents: “Your child will go to college.” Today, across the Rio Grande Valley, San Antonio, and the Austin metro area, CSD is an opportunity for our seniors to announce a meaningful commitment and for our schools and communities to celebrate everything that led up to this joyful and pivotal moment.
So, if you want to feel inspired, you’re in the right place.
If you want to feel hopeful about the future of our community, our country, and our world, stick around.
If you came to cheer on your own student today, don’t be surprised if you’re screaming for one you have never met.
Across IDEA’s Texas campuses, the 2,200 members of the Class of 2024 have achieved over 11,600 acceptances to colleges and universities across the country. Today we learn where everyone is headed.
While this moment is a culmination of sorts, it also represents a new start for the students who have worked so hard to get here. So many opportunities, adventures, experiences, and challenges lie ahead.
For now, this is a day for celebration. For every senior who declares their college choice on this stage, let’s also celebrate and be grateful for the teachers, counselors, principals, parents, siblings, grandparents, mentors, employers, neighbors, friends, and everyone else who has supported these students.
Class of 2024: Congratulations! You’re going to college.
Bienvenidos a mi evento favorito de IDEA del año: ¡College Signing Day (CSD)!
College Signing Day es una tradición de IDEA como ninguna otra. Comenzó hace más de dos décadas como una promesa de IDEA a los padres: “Su hijo irá a la universidad”. Hoy, en todo el Valle del Río Grande, San Antonio y el área metropolitana de Austin, CSD es una oportunidad para que nuestros alumnos de ultimo grado anuncien un compromiso significativo y para que nuestras escuelas y comunidades celebren todo lo que condujo a este momento alegre y crucial.
Así que, si quieres sentirte inspirado, estás en el lugar correcto.
Si quieres sentirte esperanzado sobre el futuro de nuestra comunidad, nuestro país y nuestro mundo, quédate con nosotros.
Si el día de hoy, estás aquí para apoyar a tu propio estudiante, no te sorprendas si estás gritando por uno que jamás habías conocido.
En todos los campus de IDEA en Texas, los 2200 miembros de la Clase de 2024 han logrado más de 11600 aceptaciones en colegios y universidades de todo el país. Hoy aprendemos hacia dónde se dirige cada uno.
Si bien este momento es una especie de culminación, también representa un nuevo comienzo para los estudiantes que han trabajado tan duro para llegar aquí. Tantas oportunidades, aventuras, experiencias y desafíos por delante.
Por ahora, este es un día de celebración. Para cada estudiante de último año que declara su elección de universidad en este escenario, también celebremos y agradezcamos a los maestros, consejeros, directores, padres, hermanos, abuelos, mentores, empleadores, vecinos, amigos y todos los demás que han apoyado a estos estudiantes.
Clase 2024: ¡Felicidades! Vas a ir a la universidad.
JEFF COTTRILL, Ed.D. Superintendent & CEO IDEA Public Schools
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DR. JEFF COTTRILL SUPERINTENDENT & CEO
LAYNE FISHER MARLON SHEARS JESSICA HESS
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CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER CHIEF SCHOOLS OFFICER
KATHLEEN ZIMMERMANN CHIEF COLLEGE OFFICER CHIEF COLLEGE OFFICER
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CODY
GRINDLE CHIEF OPERATING
CHIEF INFORMATION
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PRESIDENT DOLORES GONZALEZ DR. ERNESTO CANTU
PHILLIP GARZA
MARTIN WINCHESTER
REGIONAL LEADERSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Collin Sewell, Chair
Ed Rivera, Vice-Chair and Secretary
Erich Holmsten, Treasurer
Al Lopez, In Memoriam
Michael Adams
Gary Lindgren
Theresa Barrera-Shaw
Nanette Cocero
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RIO GRANDE VALLEY
Alyssa L. Romero, Board Chair
Maria Antonia Chapa
Cerise R. de Garduno
Sarah Garza
Zulieda Lopez-Habbouche
Andrea Rodriguez
Bobby Saenz
CJ Sanchez
Jesus (Jesse) Zepeda
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JILL DOMINGUEZ AREA SUPERINTENDENT
THANKS TO OUR COLLEGE PARTNERS
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SENIORS, DID YOU KNOW?
The IDEA ALUMNI AFFAIRS TEAM is here to support you through your college journey!
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COLLEGE SIGNING DAY | 11 NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR GRADES K – 12 APPLY NOW, or visit the ENROLLMENT TEAM in the lobby for more information! THE ROAD BEGINS AT IDEA!
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