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HOMECOMING HONORS – Students at South Plains College selected Demarcus Sneed of Lakeland, Fla., and Kamryn Alvarez of Earth as Homecoming King and Queen during halftime of the Texans/Western Texas College basketball game on March 11. (SPC Photo/Wes Underwood)
XCEL AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS AT SPC – Xcel Energy Foundation recently awarded three scholarships to South Plains College students. The grant was awarded to support student achievement and completion in science, technology, engineering, and mathematic disciplines. Shown are, from left, Ramon Zubiate, computer science major from Denver City; Breklin Davis, chemical engineering major from Lubbock; and Juliette Fernandez, engineering major from Brownfield. Also shown is Dr. Sheyleah Harris-Plant, professor of mathematics and chairperson of mathematics, engineering, and computer science. (SPC Photo)
Calling Class of 2021
JUNE GRAD ISSUE Submit grad photo along with grad’s name and high school. College grads include name, college, major, and degree. Submit by May 18th, FREE. After the 19th, cost is $25. (No CELL PHONE PHOTOS). Submit online at:
www.latinolubbock.net/submit-graduate-info
Consider Graduate or
Postbaccalaureate Programs
BY IRENE WILLIAMS, PH.D. FOR LATINO LUBBOCK MAGAZINE
Have you completed your bachelor’s degree? Keep on going! You could complete a graduate degree or continue taking courses for a second bachelor’s degree or certificate (postbaccalaureate). The best way to fund your education is to save money early on. However, not everyone has the luxury of saving money for higher education. First, consider looking at your employer benefits for tuition reimbursement policies. Some employers will reimburse you for up to 80% of a course cost once you have completed it and received a grade. For example, at Covenant Health, you can take advantage of the Education Assistance Program. According to their webpage, “qualifying participants will be reimbursed for 80 percent of the cost of tuition, fees and books (eight hours maximum) for every course for which they receive a grade of C or higher. Courses may be taken from any accredited school in the West Texas/ Eastern New Mexico region.” Ask your employer Human Resources Office for more information. You may also consider a graduate fellowship, a scholarship for people who have already earned their college degree and who are pursuing additional education. Scholarships for college do not have to be paid back. Contact the institutions financial aid office for a list of graduate fellowships. Your employer may also have opportunities for graduate fellowships as part of their employee development programs or benefits. Career Counselors can also help you with finding scholarships while in high school. Save for college by contacting a financial advisor. Local organizations also award graduate scholarships for members. For example, local organizations such as the Lubbock Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) have scholarships for students. Sources: https://www.gradschools. com/
Chapter Alpha Phi of Sigma Delta Pi announced its 15th Annual Spanish Poetry Competition. This year, the competition is open to all students enrolled in Spanish or Bilingual classes in all the school districts in and near Lubbock. The winner of the competition will be awarded the Premio Rubén Darío. He/ She will receive a certificate and a prize at our awards ceremony. Rubén Darío was a Nicaraguan poet who displayed his talent at a very early age that he was named “El Niño Poeta” (The Child Poet). The runner-up and the third place winner will also be recognized. For this competition, Sigma Delta Pi are requesting that students write original poems in Spanish. All entries must be typed and clearly labeled. They must have a title page with the student’s full name, title of the poem, grade level, school, and teacher’s name. E-mail scanned or electronic copies to c.pratt@ttu.edu. Please save as “Poetry Competition” including the name of your school under subject. All entries must be e-mailed to me by April 15, 2021.
Education & Scholarship Updates
SCHOLARSHIP INFO ONLINE Fast-
web.com - This website claims to be the most complete source of local, national, and collegespecific scholarships on the net. It lists thousands of schol- arships. When you sign up, you can get email updates when new scholarships become available. Good and free resource. COLLEGE BOARD Fund Finder is an online tool to help you locate scholarships, internships, grants, and loans that match your education level, talents, and background. Apply online at: bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search COLLEGENET A convenient, speedy site which searches scholarships from categories such as ACT and SAT scores, GPA, etc. Apply online at: www.collegenet.com 2021 HAW SCHOLARSHIP to apply visit https://www.lubbockhaw.net/ for information regarding scholarship eligibility requirements and submitting the online application. Deadline for submitting is midnight, April 12, 2021.
ADVANTAGE MEDICAL STAFF-
ING SCHOLARSHIP established for the benefit of students who are pursuing a baccalaureate degree with a major in nursing. ELIGIBILITY: Students who are 25 years of age or older and are pursuing a career as a Licensed Vocational Nurse or Registered Nurse. Deadline: April 15, 2021. Contact (806) 762-8061.
MARGARET MAHER SCHOLAR-
SHIP award varies from $2,000 to $8,000 per year. For requirements visit www.margaretmaherscholarship.org/requirements
CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS INSTITUTE SCHOLAR-
SHIP PROGRAM www.chci.org/scholarships/page/chci-scholarship-program
NATIONAL STUDENT NURSES'
ASSOCIATION, Inc. (NSNA) Breakthrough To Nursing Scholarships For Ethnic Apply online at www.nsna.org AAUW SCHOLARSHIP The Association of University Women Educational Foundation Apply at www.aauw.org
ADELANTE SCHOLARSHIPS
www.adelantefund.org/#!scholarships/crij
HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP CONSORTIUM
www.hispanicscholar.org/#!apply/c17ip
LA UNIDAD LATINA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
www.lulf.org/apply/
$30K MASTER’S-LEVEL, GLOB-
AL SCHOLARSHIPS through The Rotary Foundation. Scholarships will be awarded to fund post-baccalaureate study at an accredited university located outside the United States & its territories. Apply online at www.Rotary.org/en/grants
Youth Opportunities
LEARNING EXPRESS LIBRARY is a learning hub for all ages. Whether you would like to prep for college entrance exams, improve your computer skills, get ahead at work or find out what career you are best suited for, this is the place for you. Learning Express also provides help for High School students, including math and science, English language arts, social studies, and prep for the STAAR and TSI tests. To access from home, you will need your LBK public library card number. VIRTUAL STORYTIME Join the library at www.Facebook.com/LubbockLibrary for virtual storytime at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 6 and Thursday, April 8. Tuesday’s theme will be “Not Quite Snow White” and Thursday’s theme will be stories about walking.
BUTTERFLY GARLAND CRAFT
Join the library at www.Facebook.com/ LubbockLibrary at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 9 and make a butterfly garland to celebrate National Poetry Month. Pick up a craft kit at any library location starting on Wednesday, April 7 (while supplies last). NEW PARK & LEARN WI-FI Access the free Wi-Fi from any Lubbock Public Library parking lots from 7AM -10PM. Password is: LBKlibrary
FREE ONLINE MOVIES FOR
KIDS Did you know you can watch movies online through the library?!? We've got movies for all ages available through the OverDrive App (not Libby) or on the website lubbock.overdrive.com! OPEN FITNESS Avoid the unpredictable weather of high winds and too hot temperatures. Use our fitness equipment to get fit! Treadmill, bikes and more! Ages 13+ (13-16 yrs. needs guardian) 3 p.m., M-F at the Trejo Center. Free. TEEN HELP: Catholic Charities offers FREE help for youth up to 17 years old struggling with negative behaviors, loss of self-respect, bullying, etc. Parents may call 1-800-530-4704 and make a confidential appointment.
HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS FOR TEENS, PARENTS, AND
FAMILIES FREE event will focus on what healthy relationships look like at every level within a family: between siblings, spouses, parents, and children. Meals, Childcare, Door Prizes, and more will be provided! For more informaiton, www. cclubbock.org/workshop
DO YOU HAVE A STORY? Submit your story online at www.latinolubbock.net/have-astory or, email your youth news, quinceañera, and other info to news@latinolubbock.net .
Frenship ISD is proud to announce Frenship High School senior Alejandro Gutierrez Fiol has advanced as a finalist for the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. Fiol is one of only 15,000 high school students nationwide to be selected for the honor. During this highly competitive process, more than 1.5 million high school students took the 2019 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test to become eligible for the program. Fiol was one of the highest-scoring entrants in Texas earning him a spot as a semi-finalist and now a finalist. To be selected as a finalist, Fiol submitted a detailed scholarship application including information about his academic records, school and community activities, leadership characteristics, and awards he has earned. As a finalist, Fiol is now in the running to receive a National Merit Scholarship. Approximately 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $30 million will be awarded later this spring. Frenship wants to congratulate Fiol on his outstanding representation of Frenship High School and wish him good luck in the final round. Congratulations from Latino Lubbock Magazine!
Be In Charge of Your Joy
I’m the first in my family to pursue a career in medicine. I often wonder, ‘what makes you think that you can pull this off?’ During a recent meeting with a professor, I was reminded of the importance in my efforts, and how grit will allow me to achieve my most demanding goals. Grit is defined as, “courage and resolve; strength of character.” The TTU professor shared with me how grit saved her from sending angry emails and gave her the energy she needed to pursue a PhD despite being a single mother. Her maxim, “Don’t react; calm down,” reminded me of the chief lesson I acquired in the past year: the only person I am in competition with, is myself. Removing the barrier that arises when I try to compete with other students or researchers opens the door for me to reestablish my focus and remove the plague of comparison that is the thief of joy. I don’t know what my future holds, and I’m still waiting to hear back from two summer programs. The best thing I can do in the present moment is to continue patience, study hard, and repeat the phrase, ‘Don’t react; calm down.’
Bailee Alonzo - is a junior at Texas Tech, majoring in Biology - Pre-Med. She aspires to become a dermatologist.
IN APRIL
· Make decision about college choice from among the colleges that accepted you. · Notify all colleges (that accepted you) of your final decision. · Submit tuition deposit to your college of choice. · Continue searching and applying for scholarships and grants. · Stay focused on grades.
VOLUNTEER TO LEAD VOLUNTEER TO GROW: Some Lubbock High National Honor Society Students used their spring break week to collect and prep books for Los Hermanos Familia's Little Library "Read to Lead, Read to Grow" program! The students included Jordan Martinez, Yana Torres, Natalea Aguilar, and Sonia Rodriguez.
PATCH CEREMONY: The Girl Scouts Troop De Colores held their patch ceremony which showcases their hard work and commitment. Way to go girls!
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En Aquellos Días…
Ya entro la primavera. Los vecinos están asando carne afuera y me dan los olores de la carme que se está cosiendo. Cuando vivíamos en el rancho los vecinos se juntaban el domingo (el único día de descanso) en una casa y escarbaban un poso en la tierra. En aquellos días mi mama compraba cabezas de res en la tienda. Los señores enredaban la cabeza en costales y la ponían en el poso arreglado con leña y brasas calientes. Las señoras estaban en la cocina haciendo tortillas frescas, cosiendo frijoles y compartiendo chismes. Nosotros nos debamos gusto jugando y correteando toda la tarde. Por fin se llegaba la hora de comer. La cabeza de res estaba calleándose del hueso. Ahora decimos que éramos pobres, pero para mí, comíamos como reyes y reinas. Esos días ya se acabaron. Que lastima, ¿verdad?
Editor's Note: Rosario Montez Smith grew up en un rancho in Levelland, and enjoys sharing her memories of living in rural West Texas.
Wear Your Mask! ¡Usa tu máscara!
Anniversary Emilio and Lucio Arguello. 66th as of April 16, 1955
Anniversary Lupe & Domingo Sosa 57th as of April 25
Anniversary Ruben & Linda Lopez 60th as of April 9th
Anniversary
Ruben & Esmeralda Flores 47th as of April 6th
Anniversary
Antonio and Esperanza Lara, 58th as of April 20th
Anniversary Martin & Mary Rivera 47th as of April 9, 1974
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Anniversary John Martin & Isabell Gonzales 45th as of April 10, 1976
¡Felicidades! Congratulations!
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Serrano: The Music Man
BY REAGAN RANZER, INTERN
FOR LATINO LUBBOCK MAGAZINE
Jerry Serrano is a local songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Lubbock, who started his music career at a young age. His earliest memories of music were sitting at church listening to the music while pretending to play the piano. In the first grade he got a keyboard for Christmas, which was his first experience with playing along to music on the radio. “I played things by ear while I listened to music I liked at the time,” Serrano said. As years went by Serrano got involved in bands, played the trumpet, spent a lot of time doing all region and state solo and ensemble. He then graduated Texas Tech in 2000 and studied music composition. “I played in jazz band at Tech, concert band, celtic ensemble. Moving here meeting a lot of people that also liked music and similar music helps define what I was doing at the time,” Serrano said. “I met some people in early 2002, who I started a band with.” Alma Quartet was his jazz band who released their first album in 2015 called Solitude, he said. They do original music as well as jazz standards. “Outside of the jazz band I focus more on Americana, folk, roots influenced music and just go by my name,” he said. “That project released an album in 2017 called ‘The Moon’.” Serrano has always had this fascination with jazz music, but he also loves all different kinds of music. Under his name is more of an all-encompassing in which he performs at Blue Light here in Lubbock. “There’s a singer/songwriter night a Blue Light that’s been going on since 2008 or 2009 every Monday. They do a songwriter night where people come up and play their original songs,” he said. “There is also a yearly song writer competition, and in 2015 I won the competition for a song.” After Serrano won the competition, he was asked to start hosting the songwriter night and since has been hosting. Every Monday anyone who plays original music can go up and play their songs, he said. “It is a good place for people to network and look for people to join a band, look for base players,” Serrano said. Check out Jerry Serrano at Blue Light every Monday or follow his Instagram on updates on where he is playing next.
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April 10 Dolores Huerta Day
April 10th honors MexicanAmerican social activist Dolores Huerta with Dolores Huerta Day. Huerta, who will turn 90 on April 10, was a labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded what would become United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez. Last year, Washington lawmakers passed a bill designating March 31 as Cesar Chavez Day. Such days of recognition are not considered legal holidays in the state. In 1965, Huerta and Chavez led a historic boycott and strike against the grape industry demanding better wages and working conditions for farm workers. The strike lasted more than five years and in the end, grape growers signed union contracts and agreed to give workers better pay, benefits, and protections. Huerta set up voter registration drives and lobbied U.S. politicians to allow non–citizen migrant workers to receive public assistance and pensions. She also lobbied for Spanish-language voting ballots and driver's tests. Former President Barrack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. Obama acknowledged Huerta for her role in the creation of his "Yes, We Can" slogan during his first presidential campaign. Her "Si, Se Puede" rallying cry was part of the farmworkers' movement.
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