Volume 12, Issue 7, Juy/julio 2018
GRADUATION SPECIAL
Monthly Magazine Abegail Medrano
Adam Sauceda
Adria Botello
Aizik Garza
Alazaye Gonzalez Morton HS
Alyssa Argueta
Alyssa Castro
Alyssa Medina
Alssa Renae Martinez
Andrew Isaiah Garza
Anna Molinar
Anthony Barrera Morton HS
Ariah Mary Prieto
Ariel Ann Adams Denver City HS
Armando Jessie Marin
Ashley Rodriguez
Ashley Kilpatrick
Ashton Morales Cosbyton HS
Aurelio DeLeon Jr.
Autumn J. Garcia Monterrey HS
Breauna Nichol Sierra Coronado HS
Britanni PeĂąa
Camille Jayden Mills Lubbock HS
Christian Martinez
Daniel Uriegas
David Gabriel Gonzalez Lubbock HS
Devin Chaz Salazar Ralls HS
Devin James Pineda
Diego Longoria Morton HS
Destiny Faith Rios Frenship HS
Lubbock HS
Monterrey HS
Lubbock HS
Cooper HS
Estacado HS
Morton HS
Lubbock HS
Morton HS
Monterrey HS
Lubbock HS
Frenship HS
Lubbock HS
Coronado HS
Cooper HS
Roosevelt HS
Frenship HS
Monterrey HS
Frenship HS
Christopher Martinez Christopher Gonzales Cooper HS
Slaton HS
Elijah Ray Ortiz
Ezekiel Campos
Lubbock HS
Monterrey HS
Monterrey HS
Daniel Fierro Morton HS
Fatima Rickie Aguirre Talkington HS
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raduation time is so significant in Latino families. Large graduation pictures were always the focal point on the walls of the houses of my aunts and uncles. Each took pride in the achievement's of their children, which all appeared to be in a consistent pose - with a slightly raised hand bearing a big class ring, a diploma, and wearing a funny looking cap with a tassel hanging in front of their faces. After someone in the family graduated there was always a big celebration and the graduate would use their achievement as leverage to demonstrate their adulthood. When my father graduated from South Plains College in the early 70's, it was an achievement of the entire family because he was the first member to graduate from college. I remember taking a photo of him in his royal blue cap and gown. After the convocation everyone praised him for his commitment. The achievement belonged to both my parents. My dad worked a full time job in construction. His tenacity and commitment was evident as he would come through the door, wash-up, eat a quick dinner and head off to school with books in hand. And later despite being tired, he would stay up late and study. My mother always supported him by balancing home, the children, and learning to efficiently trim the budget to pay for his school. In the end it was all worthwhile. As a result, many in my family followed his lead, including myself, and obtained high school and college degrees. I'm reminded of all the consejos and well wishes from family and friends, and a gift I received from my grandfather, Don Juan Martinez. Though I was on the road to adulthood, I was still a young idealistic girl. Some of my friends had been given trips, and even new cars. As such, a gift from my grandfather in my mind was going to be something sentimental that could have possibly been handed down from generation to generation, or that could have belonged to my grandmother who I never met but often heard about and was compared to. Instead, I received a body size, rose-colored bath towel. With much disappointment and a naïve understanding, I gracefully thanked my grandfather who often followed with a dicho or would connect everything to God and faith. I interpreted the towel as a hidden undertone of “keep your act clean.” Later that fall when I moved away to college my towel was among my few belongings. And the following spring when my grandfather passed away the towel became a kind of security blanket, and a way of sustaining my connection to him. As I crossed into womanhood and became a wife and mother, the towel journeyed with me. When my husband and I began our life together the towel was among the five towels we possessed. When my daughter was born I would wrap her delicately with that towel after her baths, and thinking how he would have loved her. As she got older I explained the significance of the towel and I would tell her of my grandfather’s kindness, his dichos, and his warm embrace. Today, the 32-year-old towel is among my prized possessions. And my appreciation for the towel is more significant as I grow older because I now realize that his gift was practical, and that perhaps he knew that the towel, though now slightly discolored, would prompt colorful memories of him throughout my lifetime. Latino Lubbock Magazine is proud to celebrate our graduates. We are committed to covering events, sharing stories and information, and showcasing the numerous contributions of our Latino community- education among the top. Thank you y mil gracias to those who support our publication. We are grateful to have 100,000 readers monthly. Please continue to support our advertisers who help make it possible to keep our publication free. Thank you for your support and May God bless you! ¡Gracias por su apoyo! Que dios los bendiga. PEACE and random acts of kindness. Que las bendiciones de dios estén contigo este mes y siempre! Sinceramente, Christy Martinez-Garcia Publisher & Latino Market Specialist “Latino Lubbock is Lubbock News from a Latino Perspective”
Class of 2018! Alcea Rae Escobedo Aven Christopher Vela Lubbock HS Monterrey HS
Elijah Enriquez Lubbock HS
Sergio Roman Castillo Monterrey HS
Haylie Marie Calderon Hale Center HS
Isaac Garcia Lubbock HS
Frankie Ramirez Morton HS
Ivan Lujan Morton HS
Caleb Fabila
Dominique Salazar
Cameron Ramirez
Katarina Daisy Acevedo
Matthew Enriquez Lubbock HS
Moriah Nicole Garza Lubbock HS
Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources Mgmnt. at TTU
Monterrey HS
Geovanni Marquez Morton HS
Lubbock HS
Frenship HS
Gianna Millares-Rosiles Gudalupe Huerta Jr. Lubbock HS Monterrey HS
Jacqueline Acevedo Jasmine Reyes Torres Morton HS
Monterrey HS
Jaton Henry Morton HS
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¡Felicidades graduados! Jazlyn Robles
Jenna Gutierrez
Joe Anthony Oltivero
Joel Matthew Barrera
Johnny Soliz Morton HS
Joseph Cortez
Joshua Rodriguez
Josiah J.N. Carrizales
Julia Vera
Julie Juarez
Kaleb Padilla
LeAndra LeNae Reyna
Liana Medrano Lubbock HS
Lynessa Ortega Cooper HS
Madelim Jacquez
Manuel Acosta
Mariah Morales
Marian Muñoz-Vigil Coronado HS
Matthew Filmore Coronado HS
Matthew R. Gonzales Estacado HS
Megan Rodriguez Martin HS
Michael Josiah Soto Roosevelt HS
Michael Sanchez Jr. Roosevelt HS
Nancy Martinez
Cooper HS
Sudan HS
Freddy Martinez Lubbock HS
Morton HS
Morton HS
Dimmitt HS
Cooper HS
Mateo Raphael Rosiles Mathew Alec Chavez Lubbock HS Coronado HS
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Monterey HS
Morton HS
Monterey HS
Morton HS
Coronado HS
Lubbock HS
Monterey HS
Morton HS
Natalie Guajardo Morton HS
Nazeray P. Ramos Lubbock HS
Noah Carrasco Monterrey HS
Noah Rodriguez
Nyia Sena Cooper HS
Porsha Garrett
Rafael Flores
Ricky Montes Torres Sudan HS
Robert Trevino Lubbock HS
Rudy Valdez Jr.
Dominique Comiskey
Ryan G. Valdez Lubbock HS
Sabrina Guzman
Sage Evans KPA Graduate
Sergio Alvarado
Shania Prieto
Shannon Z. Zamora
Skylar Sena
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C o n g r a tu l a tion s G r a d ua te s! Stephanie Villanueva
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Ylexus Montoya
Zachariah Jacob Navarro
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Roosevelt HS
Monterrey HS
Montana Buendia
B.S. Education at TTU
Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture at TTU
Dylan Crawley
Miranda Llanas Bachelor or Arts in Psychology at TTU
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Bachelor of Science in Architecture at TTU
Karen Ornelas
Bachelor of Arts & Science in Psychology at TTU
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Bachelor of Science in Engineering at TTU
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Ciarra Galindo
Lubbock HS
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Yesina S. Cantu Monterey HS
Maria Isabell Botello
Graphic Design at SPC
Liberal Arts & Science Academy
Associate's Degree in Computer Information Systems at SPC
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Abigail Hernandez
Gina Michelle Galvan
Bachelor of Science in Human Sciences at TTU
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Bachelor of Arts at TTU
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