Education/Youth

THANKS FOR 95 YEARS: Dupre Elementary staff joined for a last photo after the school closed in May 2022. The Lubbock ISD Board of Trustees voted to close Dupre Elementary, in Nov. 2021 citing because of the decline of student enrollment, which became a matter of economics and the cost per student. Teachers reflected on all the great students, memories, and friendships. The Dupre Elementary building, constructed in 1927, will remain in Lubbock ISD and most likely function as a child care facility for students and staff. Thank you for your commitment to families. You will be missed - Latino Lubbock Magazine!

TEXAS TECH WELCOMES MASKED RIDER’S NEW HORSE: TTTU's nationwide search for the Masked Rider’s new horse has finally concluded. Buzz, a 9-year-old quarter horse gelding from Lubbock, will replace Fearless Champion (also known as Woody), the beloved black steed who recently retired after 10 years of service. Buzz – who will receive a stage name in the tradition of his predecessors – made his Texas Tech debut in April during the Red Raiders’ annual Spring Game scrimmage at Jones AT&T Stadium. A naming contest for Buzz closes on July 15. Submit a name at www.unitedsupermarkets.com/name-our-next-horse

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Hernandez Named New Deal High School Principal

Ramiro Hernandez has been hired as the new principal of New Deal High School. His experience includes serving as an Assistant Principal at Estacado High School. He also served as the Brownfield High School Assistant Principal. Hernandez earned his Bachelor’s in Interdisciplinary Studies and his Master’s in Educational Leadership from Lubbock Christian University. He has been a teacher and a coach for about 13 years including time at Caprock High, Hereford High, and Estacado High. He has taught U.S. History, Government, Economics, and World Geography. Mr. Hernandez has been a head baseball coach, head soccer coach, and varsity football coach through out his career. Last year while at Estacado, he led the Matadors to its first ever soccer playoff win in the school’s history. "I look forward to the new and exciting challenges that New Deal High School has to offer as the new high school principal. I am anxious to meet many new faces as well as become part of the Lion family," he said. Congratulations from Latino Lubbock Magazine!

Garcia to Lead Coronado

Softball Program The Lubbock ISD Athletics Departnado, participating in the Lady Mustang softment announced today ball program in 2013 the hiring of Monique and 2014. She curGarcia as the new head rently holds 14 singlecoach of the Lady Mus- season softball records tang softball program at at Coronado, including Coronado High School. strikeouts, wins, innings Garcia is returning pitched, and shutouts. home to Lubbock after She led the Lady Musa brief coaching stint tangs to the 2014 state in Colorado. She most tournament, earning recently coached at Texas Girls Coaches AsSandcreek High School sociation (TGCA) 5A (Colorado) and Floydada High All-State, TGCA 4A/5A Player School. She is a graduate of Lub- of the Year, Texas Sports Writers bock Christian University and Association Honorable Mention had a successful collegiate play- All-State, Lone Star Varsity Super ing career, earning the Lone Star Softball Team Player of the Year, Conference Player of the Week and District 2-5A Most Valuable five times and earning spots on the Player designations. All Lone Star Conference team in Garcia replaces Nancy Picken, 2017 and 2018. who has recently stepped away Garcia is also an alumna of Coro- from coaching.

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Education & Scholarship Updates

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 11807

SCHOLARSHIP (10) $1,000 awards for incoming college freshmen to be used for the 2022 school year. Get your scholarship application by calling the church office at (806) 763-0710. The deadline is July 15th.

NATIONAL STUDENT NURSES'

ASSOCIATION, Inc. (NSNA) Breakthrough To Nursing Scholarships For Ethnic Apply online at www.nsna.org

SCHOLARSHIP INFO ONLINE

Fastweb.com - This website claims to be the most complete source of local, national, and college-specific scholarships on the net. It lists thousands of scholarships. 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

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SCHOLARSHIP for Students majoring in Journalism Office of the Dean, School of Mass Communications P.O. Box 43082, Lubbock, TX 79409-3082

CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS INSTITUTE SCHOLAR-

SHIP PROGRAM www.chci.org/scholarships/page/chci-scholarship-program AAUW SCHOLARSHIP The Association of University Women Educational Foundation Apply at www.aauw.org

ADELANTE SCHOLARSHIPS

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HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP CONSORTIUM

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LA UNIDAD LATINA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

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$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

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Youth Opportunities

MAHON STORYTIME Join us as we read books, sing songs and make a craft. We will also work on pre-literacy skills (colors, numbers, letters). FREE 7/5, 7/12, 7/19,- 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM FAMILY LEGO AFTERNOON Join us and use your imagination to create items made out of Legos! Legos will be provided. This program is for families with children ages 3 and up. FREE 7/5 at 3:30 PM, at Groves Branch Library, 5520 19th St. TIE DYE BOOK BAG CRAFT We are tie dyeing book bags! This will be an outdoor activity. Free light refreshments provided. Registration required. Call 806-7673300 to reserve your spot! This is a teen event. At Patterson Branch Library, 1836 Parkway Dr., 7/7/2022 5:30 PM – 7 PM

TEEN CRAFT NIGHT: JOURNAL

MAKING WORKSHOP Make your own personalized journal! This will be led by special presenter from TTU Book History Club. For teens, grades 6th – 12th. Registration required: Register in person at Godeke or call 806-775-3362. The FREE event will take place 7/9/2022 from 4 – 6 p.m. at Godeke Branch Library, 5034 Frankford Ave. TEEN MOVIE NIGHT they'll be watching the hit musical "In the Heights"! Popcorn will be served. This is a free teen event to be held 7/19/2022, from 4:30 to 6:45 p.m., at the Patterson Branch Library, 1836 Parkway. DUNGEONS & DRAGONS learn to play Dungeons and Dragons, or are seasoned player looking for a group to play with, look no further! For teens, grades 6th – 12th. Registration required: Register in person at Godeke or call 806-775-3362. The event will be held 7/20/2022, from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

PLANET FITNESS' HIGH

SCHOOL SUMMER PASS is live! Teens 14-19 can work out for free all summer long, and one teen in each state will be awarded a $500 scholarship.

LUBBOCK YOUTH LEADER-

SHIP (LYLA) invites students ages 8-17 years to participate in a variety of engaging, very fun summer activities and volunteer service! Select events according to interests from art to reading to the community to music to sports and more! To sign up, please text YOUTH to 806-535-5437 for registration details! 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.

COVID-19 Vaccine Availability for Young

On June 17, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) to allow for the use of two COVID-19 vaccines in young children (6 months through 5 years of age): • Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in individuals 6 months through 4 years of age (3-dose primary series) • Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in individuals 6 months through 5 years of age (2-dose primary series) On June 18, 2022, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) unanimously recommended that children in that age range be vaccinated against COVID-19 with either of the two vaccines. The City of Lubbock Public Health Department has both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines available for young children and will begin providing them to the community on Thursday, June 23. Vaccines for this age group are also available at many local pediatric clinics. Please reach out to those offices for information on their vaccine availability. COVID-19 vaccines and boosters are available at the Public Health Department, located at 806 18th Street, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1 p.m.- 4 p.m. Appointments are preferred, but walk-in clients are accepted. The COVID-19 vaccines are free of charge. To schedule an appointment, or to learn more about these vaccines, citizens can call the Public Health Department at 806-775-2933.

7 Tips to Finding

College Scholarships

1Guidance Counselor - Your first stop in looking for college scholarships should be your High School's Guidance Counselor. They have access to a lot of scholarship information, especially for local schools. 2 Your Local Library - Most libraries have several college scholarship guides. Some can be checked out and some are in the Reference section. 3 Internet Search - The internet is great because it can help you narrow down the large number of available scholarships. Start by searching "postmarked by May 1, 2009" +scholarship (or whatever date you wish). This is the date that applications must be submitted. 4 Fastweb.com - This website claims to be the most complete source of local, national, and college-specific scholarships on the net. It probably is, as it lists thousands of scholarships. Fastweb allows you to identify favorites to work on, and it has direct links to the scholarship sites. It also lists scholarships by closing date. When you sign up, you can get email updates when new scholarshoips become available. A good resource. And it's free. 5 Amazon.com - Search "scholarships" under the Books section and you will get a long list of scholarship guides. 6 Clubs, Groups, Churches - Local businesses, groups or clubs often give college scholarship money to local students. 7 Latino Lubbock Magazine - Monthly we place scholarship info in the Education & Scholarship Update. STEM CHALLENGE: The Cavazos Middle School STEM team demonstrated their skills at the LISD/TTU STEM Challenge. Great job Cavaliers!

ETHAN'S SUMMER BASH: A fundraiser was held for Ethan Perez's family after he was in an accident on May 12 to help them recover from medical costs. The event was held in Smyer and received family and community support. God bless Ethan and continue to be Ethan Strong from Latino Lubbock Magazine! (Photo courtesy of Sylvia Elizardo Perez)

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