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Student publication of the Communications Division Teachers talk about Civic Center

Groundbreaking starts new VMT campus Selena Borjas and Jessica Arroyo MT staff writers

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“W

e don’t see it as a waste of money.

We see it as investment in our students” — Dr. Marcus Nelson, Laredo Independent School District superintendent.

The groundbreaking ceremony for Nixon High School and Vidal M. Treviño Magnet School took place on Monday, April 29, at the Nixon campus.

The future VMT site is across the street.

Community leaders, teachers, and students took part in the ceremony and expressed their feelings towards the reconstruction of Nixon and VMT’s new campus/location that together will cost almost $70 million.

LISD school board president, Hector “Tito” Garcia, stated how Nixon High School and VMT have grown in the past years.

“Nixon High School was opened in September of 1964 on the 20 acres you see here that cost back then $1,100,000. We’re fixing to build a $45 million complex. A high-tech complex for the students of Nixon High School to become the biggest high school in Laredo ISD,” Garcia said.

Garcia also talked about VMT. “VMT is going to be built for $24 million. It will be a beautiful campus. But it wasn’t always like that. When it opened in 1993, it didn’t have a home.

[But] the board took initiative and bought a couple of homes downtown and found a home for them,” he said.

Superintendent Dr. Marcus Nelson mentioned how Vidal M. Treviño and Joseph W. Nixon, previous superintendents, helped mold the district.

“Mr. Treviño and Mr. Nixon helped make LISD what is today. All of their sacrifices, all of their time, all of their effort when into making a school district that perpetuates graduates in future generations something they’ll behold that’s dear to our hearts today,” he said.

Nelson continued, “The pride and tradition and the legacy that was created by these two gentlemen is what we stand and protect today.”

Students expressed their mixed emotions about the relocation of VMT. Jesus Iguanzo, VMT Ovation Brass student who performed at the ceremony, said he was unhappy of not being part of the new campus.

“In all honesty no, I’m graduating before the building is

MT photo by Elizabeth Flores Robert Treviño, son of school founder Vidal Treviño, shovels dirt during the VMT/Nixon groundbreaking ceremony at Nixon High School. done and that makes me sad,” he said.

Aaron Hinojosa and Arturo Galvan, both VMT students, had a similar opinion when it came to the new VMT building/location.

“It’s awesome. It’s just sad that the juniors and seniors don’t get to see it,” Hinojosa Online: Photo album See SCHOOLS, page 2

Distractions cause destruction

Legislature wants to ban texting while driving

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Texting while driving has become a problem in Texas.

With more than 5,000 deaths a year attributed to texting, according to a state legislator, the state legislature plans to create a law for Texas roadways.

The bill comes from state Rep. Tom Craddick. Craddick is sponsor of House Bill 63, along with other co-sponsors.

State Senator Judith Zaffirini is sponsoring a similar bill in the Senate, Senate Bill 28.

“Texting while driving is not only dangerous and deadly, but it’s preventable,” Craddick said in a previous news story.

“Texting and driving is really bad,” VMT and Nixon senior Raquel Brizuela said.

Brizuela doesn’t like it when the driver is texting.

“I get after the driver, because I don’t feel very safe,” she said.

Meanwhile VMT and Nixon senior David Barrera said he gets angry when the driver texts.

“I get angry because the driver should be paying attention to the road, the driver could kill me and anyone else See TEXTING, page 2

MT photo by April Garcia Staff writers Vivianna Resendez and Chris Cantu reenact what texting while driving might look like.

Poll: Some would take phone away

Seventy-one VMT students took a poll to see what they would do if they were in the passenger seat while the driver was texting.

A quarter of the students said they would do nothing, less than half said they speak up against it and more than a quarter said they take the phone away.

Four female high school students described an experience with texting while driving.

“My friend was texting while driving. I told her to stop since I saw her getting really close to the car in front. She didn’t listen and tipped the back of the car in front of us,” wrote one female student.

“We were on the way to my grandmother’s house and the driver was trying to send a text to their friend, so I told them something to stop and that if they continue I’d take their phone and give it back until

we arrive to the destination,” wrote another female.

“My friend was texting and I asked if it was important. He answered no. So I told him to put it down because I wasn’t going to risk my life for a stupid text,” another female wrote.

“My sister would always text and it would leave me very paranoid of us crashing, so I would take the phone away or turn it off,” the last female said.

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Teachers discuss Civic Center purchase

By Daisie Urdiales MT staff writer Laredo Independent School District trustees finalized the decision to purchase the Laredo Civic Center in early April.

The 16-acre Civic Center, 2400 San Bernardo Ave., and its associated properties are being looked at to house a potential performing arts center and administrative offices.

The purchase of the Civic Center is a long-awaited decision for Vidal M. Treviño Magnet School which “desperately needed a performance venue for many years,” John Reimund, director of low brass studies, said.

“Especially in terms of the magnet school, we’ve always had to scrap for money to try to rent either Texas A&M or LCC’s facilities, and they are quite expensive. Even if we raised funds, it is not enough.

It never is. So we get a performance venue and that is what I’m excited about,” Reimund added.

The benefit in purchasing the Civic Center is that it “can keep the activities closer to our campuses. I think it will also help to save money on travel issues that the district has,” Mary Grace Carroll, director of piano studies, said.

The Civic Center auditorium is best suited for “bands,

orchestras and large venues, or maybe even medium ensembles, string quartets, chamber orchestra. [Performances] that would involve possibly 10 or more people,” Reimund said.

“Something that is pertaining to our future new campus would be more suitable,” Carroll added.

“Actually I think any type of performance would do well. I think probably the least popular would probably be solo recitals, where one person is playing. That would be best suited to a smaller venue. It would be great for jazz bands.

Don’t forget theatre. [Civic Center has] the full rack of lights and it should be able to take up a fairly large theatrical production, again with some hopefully infrastructure work to it,” Reimund said.

The Civic Center is “an old facility, so I’m hoping they’re going to put some money into adjusting the acoustical properties of the building. I think the stage is adequate; the acoustics are adequate with some help. I have no problems with the [Civic Center] whatsoever. Once they get it, if they get it fixed up, it would be a great place,” Reimund said.

What could be done to make the Civic Center a state-of-theart facility?

“I’m not an expert in that area, but perhaps consult-

MT photo by Rebekah Rodriguez The Classical Guitar Trio, from left, Cesar Camarillo, Adrian Guevara and Gus Orta, perform “Bajo de la Palmera” at Showcase 2013 at the Civic Center auditorium, which will be purchased along with other Civic Center property by the school district this year. ing with acoustical engineers ies of the place. Based on that, that they should have a statethat are trained to redesign they’ll give recommendations of-the-art recording and sound structures for the best optimal on what type of sound damp- features built in. There are two sound performance,” Carroll ening we need for the place, good models to look at here losaid. what kind of work needs to be cally. One would be the theatre “Personally, I think, and done to make it more acousti- at LCC and the theatre at Texthey’re expensive, it would be cally sound,” Carroll said. as A&M International (Univernice to get a bona fide sound “I think that it would be nice sity) and kind of model those consultant, a sound engineer if the lighting system would be as far as what kind of facilities to go in and analyze the place. totally redone from scratch. we would need. We have that They’ll take electronics and Put the state of the art light- and we can probably do about they’ll do all sorts of really de- ing facility in there which is any type of production,” she tailed scientific acoustical stud- very expensive. I also think added.

People predict positive changes with new pope

By Addy Flores MT staff writer

Pope Francis has been in office for two months now and he is changing the way the Catholics view the Vatican.

“I’m sure he will be popular with older (or at least more conservative) Catholics, and I’m sure he’s a good man. Yet I think his outspoken opposition to gay rights won’t sit well with the younger generation, who are becoming less religious year by year. I was hoping we would have a more progressive and open-minded Pope,” according to a teenage girl on The Magnet Tribune’s online survey.

“I was very unhappy with the way the Vatican had turned out with Pope Benedict, but Pope Francis seems to be changing my mind,” said Theresa Rocha, former Vidal M. Trevino student and current speech pathologist assistant, when asked reasons as to why she was jovial about the new Pope. “I did not like the way the church was teaching people about the religion. It just did not seem to be right, but while paying attention to the new ideas Pope Francis

has to reform the Vatican I am very interested in the ideas he has and I am anxious to know the outcome of these ideas.

Proposed changes Pope Francis is trying to make many changes such as choosing someone as the new secretary of state, replacing the head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, waiting to see who will run for the congregation for Bishops, deciding on taking action to reform Curia, and he is also thinking about closing the Vatican bank.

It seems to look as if the main thing that Pope Francis emphasizing to do is get more people interested in to the Vatican and trying to fix all the flaws that the Vatican has.

Maria Gomez, a church organizer, says she likes Pope Francis way more than Pope Benedict XVI because he is striving for change and he seems very determined to get those changes done.

According to a reading of articles on Google.com, many people are seeing Pope Francis as a “sign” to a better system in the Vatican. People are finding to be very fond of Pope

Francis.

“It seems he is simultaneously bold and noble. He seeks not the prestige of being one of the most powerful figures in the word, but uses its advantages to help the poor, sickly, and all,” a teen boy said on the Magnet Tribune poll.

A little more than half of the people who took a the survey on The Magnet Tribune were teen boys and adult females, and a fewer than half were teen girls.

“I really hope he changes all the flaws in the Vatican because as time has gone on the church systems have gone down and various people are not attending church anymore because of that,” Gloria Tellez, a parishioner at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. “I am very involved in my church and hearing all the new changes in mind both scare me and make me happy. I am just very anxious.”

Pope Francis is not only making Catholics and others believe that he will make great changes, he is making people who are not very religious start becoming interested in the ideas he has for change.

Local mailman David Parks

TEXTING, from page 1 in the car,” he said.

Brizuela’s said his uncle was one who was affected by texting while driving.

“My uncle was a motorcycle cop that got into a big crash on the expressway,” Brizuela said.

Brizuela’s uncle, Jose Reyes Jr., was rear ended by a motorist on I-35 on Oct. 14, 2011. Laredo Police believe the motorist who hit him was texting when the accident happened.

A law for texting while driving wouldn’t solve anything, he said.

“I guess they can put a law out, but not many would follow it, just like the seatbelts,” Brizuela said.

“I think if there was a law in place, it would over correct the problem and police would have to worry about yet again another thing and it wouldn’t solve anything,” Barrera said.

A fine might be the best punishment for the problem, they

Photo by Maurizio Brambatti/MCT Pope Francis waves during his inauguration Mass at St. Peter’s square on March 19 at the Vatican. shared his feelings towards the new pope.

“I do not attend church nor do I pay attention to any religious beliefs, but I have been hearing a lot about this new

Pope Francis and I do believe that all that he is trying to do will make a huge impact on everyone, and I really do hope those are good impacts,” Parks said.

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“I think a fine will be the best way to go,” Brizuela said.

“I do think that there should be a fine for an accident related to texting,” Barrera said.

A fine will actually be a punishment for texting while driving if the bill goes through. A driver could be fined anywhere from $100 to $200 for texting while at the wheel.

The bill is now facing another Texas house vote and a Senate review after a change in the bill.

Rep. Larry Taylor won a change to the bill that allows the driver to read something on their phone, news stories stated. Taylor argued that the problem isn’t reading, it’s typing. He says it’s no different than the driver reading a billboard or a sign while you’re driving.

“I’m reading all the time while I’m driving,” Taylor said in the news story.

not (and cannot) be replicated at our future campus.

The openness and liberty to travel between buildings for classes is what gives VMT its unique college atmosphere.

This ‘feeling’ we will not have at the new campus,” he said.

Arambula continued, “To me it’s sad that we will be leaving this campus within 2 years. VMT has been at this location since it opened back in August 1993. There are a lot of memories for me in these old buildings. However, I’ve always believed that change is good, and I must look forward to VMT’s future and hope that our campus will acquire a new atmosphere of learning.”

Dr. Martha Villarreal, di-

rector of VMT, said she was excited about the new building/location and that it will be a dramatic move.

“I’m excited. We’ve waited 20 years. We are going to turn VMT around. We can’t wait. (It is) dramatic. (We) finally are housed in a state-ofthe-art facility,” she said.

Robert Treviño, son of Vidal M. Treviño and a school district employee, spoke about VMT and the vision his father had.

“I’m sure that my mom and dad are elated at the fact that the school is being relocated in the Heights neighborhood we all grew up in.

There may be some here today that may not know that 20 years ago my dad had a

dream. That dream became his vision. And in 1993 dad’s dream, dad’s vision, became a reality,” Treviño said.

Treviño also talked about how the new VMT campus will have access to a highquality and well-rounded education.

“An education that is accorded by the state-of-the-art technology, equipment and other resources in modern facilities that are designed to address the various talents and aspirations of students in a 21st century learning community,” he said.

Construction is expected to be finished and buildings move-in ready by August 2015.

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3 Seniors unite for breakfast

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enior Class of 2013 morning and afternoon groups gathered in the cafeteria courtyard on May 21 for the annual Senior Breakfast after the senior picture.

Right: Seniors received Class of 2013 keychains during Senior Breakfast on May 21.

Left: Piano student Nathan Perez reads a letter from School Director Dr. Martha Villarreal congratulating seniors.

Above: Seniors from left Nathan Perez, Rachel Quintero, Alicia Gonzalez, Savannah Pe単a, Matthew Casta単eda, Kimberly Luna, and Christina Sanchez enjoy their breakfast.

Photos by Jennifer Gomez Above: Christina Sanchez digs in to her meal.

Above right and right: Seniors converse amongst themselves during Senior Breakfast.

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Seniors Patrick Rodriguez and Jorge Sifuentes wear their medals at the Senior Medallion Ceremony on May 17 at the Martin High Gym.

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Above: Cynthia Garza hugs Theatre department head Vernon Carroll.

Above right: Dance students Raquel Brizuela and Osiris Escamilla with instructor David Arevalo and School Director Dr. Martha Villareal pose for a picture.

Above: Journalism/online media seniors with Mark Webber after receiving their medalions.

Above right: Senior Rogelio Cardenas, center, waits to go on stage for his medalion.

Below: Theater art students Gabriela Banda, Benito Bondoc and Tina Delgado smile after receiving their medallions.

Below right: Senior Medallion Ceremony banner placed in front of the stage.

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Seniors walk the line at the start of the medallion ceremony.

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Kimberly Rodriguez and Rebekah Rodriguez were awarded Sorrell Schollarship awards by William Green, publisher of the Laredo Morning Times.

Below: Dance Instructor Mary Ellen Leyndecker’s seniors pose after receiving medallions.

Theater department head Vernon Carroll poses with senior students after receiving medallions.

Above: Creative Writing and Radio/TV instructor Jamin Teran stands next to senior Jose Flores.

Left: Seniors wait to walk the line.

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Photo by Elizabeth Flores Senior sponsors Matt Arambula and Diana Lopez lead seniors at opening of the Medallion Ceremony on May 17 at the old Martin High gym.

Class sponsors enjoy teaching seniors Matt Arambula finds class discussions challenging

By Ashley Galvan MT staff writer

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att Arambula, Economics and AP Government instructor, is also Senior Class sponsor. He’s been a teacher of seniors since fall of 2005.

“The first class I helped graduate was the Class of 2006 so it’s been about eight years of senior teaching,” Arambula said.

“While I prefer to teach the 10th grade subject area, I prefer to teach 12th grade,” admitted Arambula when asked if teaching seniors was his favorite grade level. He said there was difference between those grade levels but he likes teaching them both the most.

He said teaching seniors is challenging.

“It’s a challenge, but it’s a fun challenge!” He also said he can discuss more with the seniors, that the attitude towards the subject area is more diverse.

“There is a lot of different opinions, and that is what I like because by this time most of the seniors already have their opinions as far as what they think about the world,” Arambula added.

Arambula also commented

he saw a variety of changes when asked if he saw a grow in this graduating class.

“Most of my seniors this year I see them having changed in the way that they have grown as people, as young adults, as students,” Arambula said.

“I also see some that if they weren’t ready at the beginning of the school year, they are ready now,” Arambula also commented he worried about some students he hasn’t seen any change in, especially those leaving out of town and would not be ready for it.

Arambula said there had to be a certain degree of growth as a person for some of these students in order for them to succeed after high school graduation.

“It’s got to be the Winter Ball!” exclaimed Arambula when asked about his most memorable story or moment of senior sponsorship.

“Just the idea that I can party with my seniors, and make memories with them, and be part of their memories, is worth it,” laughed Arambula. He said he didn’t have a special story because they were way too many.

“I’ve yet to see a senior class that hasn’t come through; they always come through,” Arambula said proudly.

Online: Audio recording of entire Senior Medallion Ceremony

Diana Lopez likes senior, freshmen classes

By Ashley Galvan MT staff writer

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iana Lopez, AP English IV instructor and Senior Class sponsor, has been a 12th grade teacher for four years now.

“There are two grade levels I love to teach, seniors and freshmen,” Lopez admitted. She said both years are very transitional.

“Freshmen come in and they still don’t know their place.

They are still confused, they aren’t familiar with how high school works, and seniors are transitioning. They come in and they are changing from being teenagers in high school to young adults in college,” Lopez explained.

Lopez says she enjoys helping her student transition and grow, which is why she loves these grade levels the most.

“It is a particular challenge to teach seniors because it is one of my responsibilities to help them transition from incoming seniors who aren’t aware of what it is upcoming for them in the adult world and to help them prepare for what awaits them out there in college --- some of the challenges that they’ll face,” Lopez said about why teaching the 12th grade isn’t the same as

any other grade level.

Lopez admitted to see a grow in her seniors from day one to the time they graduate.

“When they come in they think senior year is all about partying and just a bunch of ceremonies that are going to be going on for them, and then you see reality hit them. They start thinking about what colleges they are going to attend and what majors they are going to study,” Lopez said.

Lopez said her most memorable story from being a senior sponsor was about an epileptic student she had one year.

“She was in the special education program and I served as a role model and a mentor to her, and I helped her exit the program. I provided her with the assistance that she needed so that not only what she able to graduate but she was able to get a scholarship and enroll in her college courses. She saw her disability was not going to hinder her from getting what she wanted,” Lopez added she keeps in touch with this student and that it is her most treasured story.

“The thing I treasure the most about being a Senior Class sponsor is the Medallion Ceremony. I really appreciate being able to stand there and see my seniors cross the stage and receive their medallions and I’m very proud of them at that moment. It’s a culmination of all the work I’ve done with them,” Lopez concluded.

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You’ll like Offroad’s catchy tunes

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ew rookie band “Offroad” members are “Head Banging” all the way and want you to join in their party. For those who don’t know they debuted in 2012 by Inwoo Productions with the song “Bebop.”

It’s made up of five members: G.I. (Leader) - age 23 Rio - age 22 Seung Hun - age 21 Kino - age 20 Si Hwan - age 20 The rookie boy band came back with the released of their second song “Head Banging.”

This song is a hip-hop club style and has a really cool beat; it does make you want to head bang. The song was written and composed by “Block B’s” Zico. I think he did an awesome job; I loved the locations where they filmed it, the colors, the clear beautiful water and the skydiving. That’s a wild and extreme way of partying and don’t forget scuba diving. The MV was an extreme sports adventure.

It’s a really catchy song and there is one phrase that I can bet you guys once you hear it you won’t stop singing it.

“Bing, bing, bingle bingle,

Hear, Say

By Diana Zamarripa bang, bang, bang.”

It’s hard not to sing it that happened to me.

Anyway, the beat is awesome, it’s a dance in the hip hop genre, and if you wish to see or learn some of the dance moves to this particular song then there is already a way.

The boys have made this song a great hit and they made a practice video where they are dancing to this song.

Here is the link so you can check it out. http://www. allkpop.com/2013/04/offroad-continues-headbangingthrough-dance-practice-video.

They first appear camping in the desert in the middle of nowhere surrounded by dirt.

Then each member appears in different alleys, very nice ones by the way. One of them has graffiti on the wall; it’s a picture of a warrior riding a white horse, fighting a weird creature with two heads. Anyway, yeah the alleys are cool.

Oh, then they go sky diving;

the guys face is funny when he falls off. Then they’re riding a four wheeler on the beach at full speed.

At the end of the video the last thing they do is go scuba diving. You can see when they are putting a protective lens on the camera and everything is moving. Then at the very end there is a small sign in the middle of the desert that says, “Off road area no sand boarding.”

The guys got a chance to show off their shirts with the band’s name on it. They also showed how they rock those sunglasses. Some of the shirts read “Wild Wild 1911 Offroad camper” and “Offroad & wild wild.”

They were the ones who added a personal touch to their outfit with chains, rag bracelets and bandanas. Oh, and don’t forget the sunglasses. They have a cool style but I know they are going to go wild later on. Believe me that’s

what happens, just look a GDragon.

What am I listening to?

“Offroad” wants to turn up the volume and beat it up!

The song describes how they are when it comes to a party, how they enjoy and forget about the world and have a great time. It’s also an invitation. They invite the people – you guys – not to go home and instead join the party with them. They want you to put your hands up and pour all your energy out.

“Don’t be awkward or timid just have fun” is what they’re telling you.

They want you to go crazy and jump high because their stage is at a whole different level. It’s a party that will go beyond your wildest dreams; the boys don’t want you to think of tomorrow they want you to think about today and have fun tonight. Run till the sun rises and go crazy head banging . Don’t go home and sleep come and enjoy the party with Offroad’s “Head Banging.”

The song is awesome. I bet you guys will like it and it’s not that bad for a new rookie band.

I am sure they will make it far and have great success. Hope

you guys watch it and like it.

Oh, check out Jay Park’s new single “Joah.” The album’s title track is called “Joah” itself. It’s a cool, pretty video Jay likes this girl and is describing how that girl makes him “Joah” (means feel good).

Listen to it, a really cool song.

There are three songs to this album that cover the genre of R&B, ballad and hip hop, “Welcome,” “1Hunnit,” and “Joah.”

Well that’s a wrap guys, hope you check out the little rookies’ “Offroad” and Jay Park’s “Joah.”

Come on guys its Jay Park you shouldn’t even think about it; get up and go watch it. What are you waiting for?

Until next time, all you KPOP lovers.

Link tries to rescue Zelda in Hyrule

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young boy stops the forces of evil in a game that players are allowed to save the damsel in distress.

The Legend of Zelda is an action-adventure style game play.

The main goal is to save the princess of Hyrule, Zelda, who is the damsel in distress.

Playing the game: Each is a different story. Games are not connected to each other whatsoever. The thing that is similar that the characters are reincarnated, similar hero, similar destiny — saving the damsel.

The Triforce, also known as “The power of the gods” is a triangular relic well known in the series, and is always the main key in quests. They consist of three smaller triangles: Triforce of Power, Triforce of Wisdom, Triforce of Courage.

Ocarina of Time: This is the basic story from which all the others come from.

The story of this game consists of a young boy (you can

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name him whatever name you choose) that awoke from a nightmare. He has been told by his fairy that he is not an ordinary kid, but yet, has a huge part in what is yet to come.

The main focus of The

Ocarina of Time is to collect three spiritual stones, which are named Kokiri’s Emerald, Goron’s Ruby, and Zora’s Sapphire. Collecting the three stones are important as it gives Link access through the time door, fast forwarding him

to the time when evil scatters the land, and he will be able to retrieve the Master Sword.

Link is the main protagonist in the series; he is associated with the Triforce of Courage, which amplifies his courage and adventuring skills.

Zelda is the Damsel in distress. In the series, she is associated with the Triforce of wisdom, which amplifies her wisdom and grants her magical abilities.

Ganon/Ganondorf is commonly portrayed as the incarnation of pure evil, greed, and power (being associated with the Triforce of Power). He is shown to have an ego, believing that only he is worthy to rule the king-

dom and showing an arrogant sense of entitlement.

In addition of the Triforce of Power only granting Ganondorf power, it allows him to transform in his beast form, known as “Ganon,” reminiscent of a pig or hog.

What the columnists say Robert: “The series is amazing, very challenging, and adventurous; you can’t put the game down.”

Chris: “After countless hours of playing different levels of the game, I recommend Legend of Zelda to fellow gamers who have never played the game. It has a great adventure and a great storyline.”

The game was released in 1986 on the Family Computer Disk System. A video game series created by Shigeru Miyamoto, it was a big hit and later landed its debut on the Nintendo Systems.

The Legend of Zelda is available at game stores and Walmart, Target and stores with electronics departments.

A mother’s nightmare comes alive

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o I recently just finished reading this suspense thriller book and let’s just say it left me amazed.

It’s called, “You Don’t Want to Know” by Lisa Jackson (favorite author by the way). And it begins with a page that goes a little like this, “Watched in horror as the spray of her own blood spattered the mirror crimson, red drops drizzling down the glass to obscure the malevolent smile of her killer….”

Now if that to you isn’t a real eye catcher, then I don’t know what is. That got me more than the summary.

You know it’s a good book when the opening page has something similar to that.

Then the prologue has every parent’s nightmare coming to life. A child missing out of sight in the middle of the night. The pain of a mother who witnesses it and can’t do anything, but yell for her baby Noah who’s disappeared into the mist.

Then the mother, Ava, wakes up and realizes it’s just

The Book Look

By Jessica Contreras another nightmare. Her baby’s been missing for 2 years now.

The pain I read in that prologue was so surreal that it had me feeling sorry for her.

Once she returns home from a mental hospital, she returns to a house filled with relatives who seem out to get her. She’s been paranoid because she says she hears and sees her baby Noah.

Then her marriage is on the rocks because she believes her husband Wyatt (who seems to be the doting, loving husband) is cheating on her with her own therapist Eve. Another person she believes is out to get her is her cousin Jewel Anne. A cousin who blames her wheel-bound misfortune on Ava. Jewel Anne with the innocent appearance, but with a glare so powerfully

directed at Ava, you know she isn’t.

Plus, she has her family living on the island with her who doesn’t seem to ever be too happy with her.

She doesn’t seem to trust anyone in her house, not even her best friend Khloe. Things being strained between the two since the death of Ava’s brother in a boating accident.

The same accident that robbed Jewel Anne’s ability to walk and that left Khloe’s sweetheart dead.

To top it all off, there’s a serial killer on the loose that escaped and has everyone on the island tense. That basically makes things worse for Ava. The new ranchhand Austin Dern seems to have his sights set on Ava and her on him, but he’s on the island for a to-

tally different secret agenda.

How can Ava ever find out the truth when everyone around her acts secretive? How every time she comes across something leading to Noah, everyone makes her think she’s just plain crazy.

Since the incident where she wanted to jump off the cliff for Noah, everyone treats her like a mental lunatic.

She knows she’s not crazy. She also knows she’s the only one who can find her lost baby.

So she starts by not taking her pills anymore, pills that have been keeping her forgetful/dizzy.

Slowly she begins to remember that night, piece by piece.

But is it worth finding the truth? Truth so painful, you wouldn’t even begin to imagine what a twist it is in the end.

I can honestly say I have never read a book like this. Especially one of Lisa Jackson’s.

This book had such a twist at the end, it actually made me

gasp aloud. I just didn’t expect that ending to be so….WOW. I really did enjoy this book, because it had be so convinced about one thing and BAM surprise.

A must read novel for all you suspense lovers.

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Senioritis—Plague we can’t escape

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t this moment, I have three scholarship applications to work on, a test to study for, and a bedroom so messy that it’s at risk of being featured on Hoarders.

With a to-do list that seems to get longer every day, and a dwindling sense of responsibility, it seems I have finally been hit with an inevitable case of senioritis.

Never in my life have I felt so lazy and apathetic! Writing this column took several days, if not more than a week.

I wasn’t taking long for the sake of perfection, but rather because I was busy reading celebrity gossip blogs instead.

Unsurprisingly, my lack of initiative has caused me to fall behind in class. I now understand why they say AP stands for “advanced procrastinator” because I have become one. I don’t know how many times I’ve cracked open my book, and promised myself to start working after a 15 minute nap, only to wake up from that nap two hours later. After that, I’ll tell myself I need to make more time to do my work. In the end, I actually do make time for my work…the night before it is due.

The sense of indifference also goes beyond academics.

Little things such as washing my face or folding laundry

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By Rebekah Rodriguez are now suddenly laborious chores. My face is wiped down with a warm towel, and whatever doesn’t absolutely need to be folded is shoved into a drawer. I have yet to mail back the movie I rented from Netflix, or read any of the recent issues of Seventeen I’ve received.

Many have senioritis It’s a pity that I’ve finally fallen victim to senioritis when I have so many things pending. However, I recently spoke with some seniors and found I’m not the only one. Many of them share my feelings about schoolwork and responsibilities.

“Part of me wants to be an adult, but the other part of me wants to be a kid and mess around.” said Karen Prieto, a senior guitar student.

“I’m always sleepy, and I never want to do work. I always end up doing homework in the mornings,” said Emmanuel Valdez, another guitar student.

When I asked them to compare their attitudes as seniors to the ones they had as fresh-

men, several of them burst out laughing. I laughed along with them, remembering how frazzled I was when I started high school.

“This year, we don’t even care if we miss the bus,” said Cristina Salazar. “We just watch the freshmen rush to class, and remember. And then we laugh. They’re going to be the same (as us) once they’re seniors.”

I asked their teacher, Billy Thatcher, how he felt his seniors were doing in their final semester.

“They try to take it easy, or get more breaks. They still do their work, but a little later,” he said.

Yet even he had his own experiences to share.

“My last semester of high school, I only had three classes, and they were a bunch of art classes.”

Thatcher explained that he was ahead of his classmates as a senior. He had the option to graduate in December but chose to stay in school until May. “So I would show up at

around ten or eleven to class, and then just leave,” he added with a chuckle.

After my interview with Mr. Thatcher and his students, I went over to the art building and interviewed two more students.

Some feel lazy I began my interview by asking them one simple question: “Do you think you have senioritis?”

“Yeah,” Jesus Sanchez replied with a shrug of his shoulders. I asked him to elaborate.

“Now I feel I have the right to be lazy,” said Sanchez, who is also a dual enrollment student at TAMIU. “I’m pretty much in college already, so high school isn’t really that serious to me.”

On the other hand, Jessica Moreno said she didn’t feel any different.

“I don’t think laziness is strictly for seniors; everyone feels it. I’ve been equally lazy throughout high school!” she joked. She then shared a clever point with me.

“We don’t need energy, we need motivation.”

Standing by as I interviewed them, Gilberto Rocha, their art instructor, joined the conversation. He explained his theory as to why seniors are dragging their feet at this point in the year.

“Their focus is on different things, like prom and graduation. They have so many things going on, and they also tend to take advantage of their status.” said Rocha.

I asked him the same question I asked Mr. Thatcher.

“I couldn’t slack off since I was in baseball. We had to be very disciplined, or we couldn’t play. Although…” he added with a grin, “I did skip my last baseball game to go to prom.”

After I finished interviewing them, I packed up my notebook and pen and returned to my journalism classroom.

Once I got there, armed with the insights of students and teachers, I began to wonder if there was a cure for senioritis. A special root tea? A magic pill? Therapy?

Unfortunately, I know that senioritis, though not an actual disease, is similar in the sense that a cure doesn’t exist. It can only be managed, and not so easily. It’s hard to sit down and get to work when you’re busy thinking about that boy you danced with at Winter Ball, your plans for the weekend, or when you begin to question your sanity as you think about the near future.

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Parents may cause problems in relationships

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elationships: they could be good or they could be very complicated. To me it all really depends on how you handle the issues that come up.

One thing I was realizing was that parents can and most of the times are the reason for these complications and it is all for the same main reason: not letting the couple be together.

Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love my mother and I trust her judgments, but I really dislike the fact that she disapproves me having a boyfriend due to the fact that she believes that all guys are the same. Sometimes she is right, and sometimes she is wrong.

There are many different scenarios to parents being right about a relationship or wrong.

About a year ago I started

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By Adrienne Flores dating this guy; he was one of my best friends. I had liked him for a good while and was really shocked that we ended up together. My mother liked him as my best friend but she didn’t approve of him as my boyfriend.

I remember the exact words she told me, “He is one your friends that I saw was always there for you and he would be your helping hand through everything, but you being his girlfriend was one of the biggest mistakes you guys could have done to your friendship.”

It hurt to hear my mother say that, but I wanted to prove her wrong.

My mother saw that we really wanted to make things work, so she gave us both the freedom we wanted; we got to go out on dates whenever we wanted, go to go out of town together, we did everything we wanted to do as a couple.

Eventually, all the happiness came to an end nine months in to the relationship.

I hated to admit it, but my mother was right about that guy, but it is not all the time that parents are right about the judgments they make.

About nine months ago, two of my best friends started dating. These two people are the most perfect people to-

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gether, they completely adore each other and they get along so well, there is just one little bump in their relationship, her mother still doesn’t know about her boyfriend.

That small little issues causes a lot of other issues; not being able to hang out besides seeing each other here at school and also that uncomfortable feeling she has not being able to talk to her family about the boy who truly makes her happy.

To this day she is trying to find a way to tell her mother about this boy, but she is so afraid that her mother will not approve and will end the relationship between the two.

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and sometimes they aren’t always right about the relationship.

My sister-in-law’s parents didn’t like the fact that my brother and their daughter were dating, but they didn’t care, they did whatever they could to be together; they would sneak out to see each other, they would have secret phone calls, they would do anything just to be together.

They lasted like that all through high school and when it came to the fact that they were both in college, they both decided to come clean about everything.

Her parents were furious at the beginning knowing that for four years their daughter was lying and sneaking out behind their backs, but eventually they realized that for four years, a boy chased and waited and did everything just to see their daughter’s face, and that was the point at which they realized they were wrong about my brother.

They are now married and have a baby girl together, and my brother and his parents in law are very close.

“We don’t mean to harm our children and their happiness, what we want is our children to not go through what we went through, we want them to be happy,” said a parent when questioned why they disagree with their child being in a relationship.

I agree with her, but what they need to understand is that not every relationship is the same, and eventually we will all end up being hurt at some point, but this is the time where we need to learn from our mistakes.

Parents do not be so quick in making judgments about your child’s relationship, everyone has their own opinion but no one can have an accurate opinion. Give your child a chance to show you that you could be wrong, you never really know a person until you actually get to know them. Don’t always judge a book by its cover.

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Eduardo’s barbeque makes for good eats

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riving around this town and trying to figure out where to eat is hard work and time consuming, especially when you already ate at the same restaurant.

Whataburger? Live there.

Taco Palenque? Ate there last week. McDonald’s? They have my order ready. Burger King?

Don’t get me started. Danny’s?

Always end up there to eat.

Whether its breakfast after Mass or dinner with the family, we already eat at all these places.

You’re probably thinking that there are no more places to eat here in Laredo, right?

Well my dear readers, you are definitely wrong about that.

Not too long ago, my family and I drove all the way to South Laredo just to eat at a restaurant all because of my constant complaining.

You see, during my summer (entering senior year) my father had paid for driving classes for me and my younger brother.

One of our instructors had my brother driving all the way to South Laredo and stopping at a restaurant called Eduardo’s.

Yes it seemed very strange for one of our driving instructor telling us we are going to eat first before driving.

Eduardo’s was the restau-

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By Savannah Peña rant I complained about to my parents a few weeks or even months to take me there to eat till they decided with, “What the ****? It’s lunch time anyway!”

Some of you have heard of this restaurant; some of you haven’t. And if you ever wanted to try it out after reading this, Eduardo’s is located at 4106 South Zapata Highway, near Riverhill neighborhood.

As we — my family and I — entered the restaurant I took notice the décor. Stuffed bucks, moose, elk were mounted on the wall with glass or stuffed ducks on the counters or on the spacers that are inbetween some seats; fishnets, and a huge stuffed black bear mounted on the front of the entrance. It had that western style going on with animals head mounted on the walls.

The whole décor was bizarre but a bit fun if you have your younger siblings questioning you what animals they are and where they come from.

Before ordering our meal

— my parents and two of my aunts were looking over the menu and my siblings were bored out of their minds. Now I don’t see why they were bored — I mean look at the décor!

Stuffed animals you haven’t seen before were mounted on the walls.

Anyway, as for the food — it was delicious! Some of my family had ordered Country Fried Chicken, some had ordered chicken strips, pancakes — yes it was a bit strange — and others I can’t remember.

The meal I had was a Chopped Brisket Burger with BBQ sauce with fries. Some of you might think it sounds gross but it’s actually good — in fact it was delicious. Some of my family can’t really eat that much and they offered some of their food to me — and me being me I can’t say no to food.

The fried chicken was delicious — the softness of the chicken made it easy to bite into.

The service of the restaurant can improve a bit more. It was slow and they hardly got

MT photo by Savannah Peña A meal I don’t remember the name of — but it was quite delicious. our orders right but other than that it was good. The waitress was nice and friendly even though she did messed up with our order like five times.

I know some of you couldn’t stand that but with me I don’t exactly care all about that— plus the whole restaurant was packed. I understand why they always messed it up because there were so many people with limited services. It also had a great atmosphere right at the beginning!

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Petite girls’ fashion do’s and don’ts

ashion really has no rules. We don’t need to follow the classic “no white after labor day” rule or any other guidelines to look fabulous and have fun. However, it’s always a great idea to dress for your body. I’ve often have trouble finding clothes that fit — and look flattering — on my smaller frame. But yet are certain styles to wear and avoid, even colors can be offlimits!

‘Short,’ ‘petite,’ and ‘smallframed’ are just a few terms to describe us short girls. Let’s face it ladies, no matter how hard we work out, how hard we pray or how much we will ourselves to be different, some of us were born to be petite/ short. We’re not super models and we may envy those who have legs that can go for miles and can fit into any pair of jeans, yet we should embrace our height with praise. We’re normal, beautiful teenagers that are lacking in height. That being said, there are a few fashion tips that we can use to maximize size.

Jeans: When trying to pick out those perfect jeans, avoid using wide-legged or voluminous pants. Go for the fitted boot-cut or slightly flared styles. *Also using cropped jeans will make the legs appear to be a bit shorter.

Blouses and dresses: No need to wear those skintight shirts or dresses, but again think that anything to slouchy or voluminous adds unneces-

Fashion Hallway

By Jessica Arroyo and Elizabeth Flores sary bulk to your petite frame.

When it comes to a dress, stick to column-styles, body-fitting ones. And wear tops that are just skim to your body. Wearing v-necks adds attention to the neckline and further elongate your figure. Try to wear dark colors instead of light ones. This will give an illusion of being taller and in additional feature is will make you look slim. *Again with the dress, flow kinds may look tempting but think twice! They provide a bulky look, so you may end up looking stumpy and frumpy.

Shoes: Tall girls aren’t really meant to pull of the high heel look, yet they still look good.However petite girls look great with them, but just choosing the right ones will give you the perfect look. Color of the high heels can make a big difference;skin colored heels can often blend with your natural color and make the legs appear to be longer.

But then again some girls aren’t comfortable with the thought of wearing high heels; well here is another advice… pointed flats will also look great. *Try to leave ankle straps out, this will make your ankle appear wider instead of longer,unless they’re the same tone color, then you’ll be okay.

Show off the high waist: A higher waist line can make the illusion of longer legs.

Best way to mark off the waistline, try matching a high-waist short or pair of pants with a tucked in cute shirt.

Go monochromatic: Having to many colors packed up on you can leave you looking really blocky.

Try dress in shades of a single color from head to toe to lengthen the silMT photo by Diana Zamarripa houette.

Columnists Jessica Arroyo, left, and ElizHair: The abeth Flores show off ways petite young key is to scale women can wear fashion. the hairstyle choices down to match your often made by petite woman proportion. Chin-to-shoulder wearing their hair too short or lengthen styles are usually much too long.

You should also style with best. Two key mistakes are

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this lovely restaurant’s friendly waitresses, great atmosphere, and delicious food? You can call them for reservations—like for meetings or even birthday parties at 956-712-3414. I don’t exactly know their hours when they are open or when they are close but when my family and I went they were open on a Saturday afternoon.

Remember, Eduardo’s is located at 4160 South Zapata Highway, so don’t miss out on the best BBQ ribs, burgers, chicken and those other foods!

ello people, in need of advice of your intolerable siblings, parents or whoever you might be living with at home? I’m here to help you realize that, although they might be difficult to be around you should understand, you can’t always take them for granted.

Let’s start with your siblings and your cousins, nephews, nieces. Well, you understand my point. Well, yes they can sometimes get annoying and bug you like there’s no tomorrow but you love them anyway. I hear all the time about people constantly saying bad things about them.

A panel of fellow Journalism students told me what they thought of family members.

“My little sister overacts for

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By Vivianna Resendez everything and she’s very, very messy” said April Garcia, a freshman.

Another student speaks about her brother.

“My five year old little brother is very spoiled and always complains about everything.” said Cindy Garza, a senior.

A third said it was a parent.

My mom overreacts when I try to explain myself she thinks I’m supposedly talking back,” said Robert Alvarez, a junior.

I personally don’t live with my brother and sister but I

do have a young cousin that’s like a little sister to me. I can honestly go on and on about how annoying and bratty she is. Even though she can act like a little demon sometimes, I still love her and I don’t know what I would do without her in my life. It finally hit me when she moved away. Things like this make you realize you shouldn’t take family members for granted.

For those of you that have parents that make you feel like they just don’t understand,

you still shouldn’t need to take advantage of them as well. You need to know they are getting older just like you and you never know when you could lose them. You should always remember that they brought you into this world so don’t be so harsh with them, even if you think they deserve it. The same thing goes for whoever is taking care of you. They are doing it because they care for you and the want what’s best for you.

Without that parent, guardian or sibling that bugs you, your life might not be what you want it to be. Be thankful that you have someone there for you because not many people do.

gentle wave patterns. Avoid heavily curled styles which can either make your head appear large or make your appearance look child like. Overly-frilly or fancy bows, barrettes and ponytail holders can make them seem juvenile.

Accessories: Short girls + huge bags = not a pretty image. Stick to cute and small bags they are just as trendy.

An extra bag is very u-proportional to a small frame, so you may look a lot shorter than your actual image size.

While belts can risk of appearing to cut your body in half,at this the belt is better proportioned. You will appear curvy, instead of bulky. Using a belt that is 1” to belt at or above the waist will make the illusion of longer legs.

These are some things that might pop into your head next time you’re shopping. Yet don’t let them think you can’t look good with anything else, that’s not the point of this column.

Being short and small has its perks. If you want your boyfriend to be taller than you, you don’t have to search long for someone. You can duck faster, or fit into small places. Don’t only think about the things that you might be missing, think about some you gained. Not everyone gets the privilege of being tall, so if you’re part of that everyone, just shake off the negative. Be happy that your unique height will one day be someone’s reason to love you.

REBEKAH, page 10 off in the long run. Scholarship applications, good grades, and volunteer work will benefit me in several ways. They’ll teach me to be resourceful, responsible, punctual, and everything else an adult must be. At eighteen, it’s time for me to step up my game if I want to be successful.

It all starts with getting my priorities straight, and I think Mr. Thatcher hit the nail on the mark when he told me “No dejes nada que lo puedes hacer hoy para mañana (Don’t leave anything you can do today for tomorrow).” The things I need to do to ensure a better future for myself can’t wait until tomorrow. Neither can yours. There is no better time to do them than now.

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11 Take a step back to the 50s

The Magnet Tribune June 3, 2013

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Pat’s Kitchen gives diners a nostalgic feeling The Fabulous Fifties: An era of identical pink pressboard suburban houses filled with smiling, apron-clad housewives. All the men wear slippers and fedoras and smoke pipes all the girls are teenaged and wear poodle skirts, and all the boys are cute, freckle faced scamps with slingshots in their pockets.

Parents sleep in separate beds and only kiss each other on the cheek.

— http://tvtropes. org/pmwiki/pmwiki. php/Main/TheFifties

By Veronica Lozano MT staff writer

A

nd that’s exactly how it is once you walk into the first fairly new 50s diner, Pat’s Kitchen! Well, okay not exactly, but the fifties-esque atmosphere is pretty darn close and something Laredo has definitely been waiting for. With its checkered floors, bandana wearing waitresses, and classic 50s music like Elvis always playing on the radio, the Pat’s Kitchen experience is a must.

Pat’s Kitchen had its

grand opening on Nov. 15, 2012, which happened to be the owner Patrick Santos’s birthday! It’s been around six wonderful months now that Pat’s Kitchen has been open.

Now, what drove Mr. Santos and his wife Claudia Santos to open a fifties diner? Besides the fact that there is no other restaurant like theirs, Santos’s reply was “My wife and I have always loved the comfort of eating in an atmosphere in this era, the nostalgic look, the music and the ambience.”

When Santos was asked if the restaurant business had always been their passion he answered, “The restaurant business has really always been our goal to be successful in so it has been a passion, yes.”

What do Mr. and Mrs. Santos love most about their restaurant?

“I think what my wife and I love most about Pat’s is that it truly is a family place, everyone can enjoy it and we get great satisfaction from being able to share with people our little piece of paradise,” Santos said.

When given the opportunity to add whatever he liked, Santos said, “I must say giving kids the opportunity to learn from our business is very humbling to us all.”

Some Baby Boomer customers say they love coming because of the music that reminds them of their youth, while other customers say they come for

the delicious food and to-die-for milk shakes.

For you readers who are wondering the type of food Pat’s Kitchen serves, the menu consists of several different types of mouth-watering

burgers, sandwiches, salads, hotdogs, wings and various other things.

So whether it be to enjoy some good music or have a great satisfying meal, definitely give Pat’s Kitchen a visit!

Pat’s Kitchen is located at 5517 McPherson Rd. Hours: Monday – Saturday: 10:30 a.m. till 9:00. p.m.

Closed Sundays.

Phone number is (956) 753-7287.

Top right: Stools at the counter are ready for customers wanting the 1950s experience.

Above: 45 RPM records from ‘50s recording stars line the walls at Pat’s Kitchen.

Far right: People can reminisce over the old days with a chocolate or other flavor milkshake.

Right: This Betty Boop sign advertises Boopsi Cola for 5 cents.

MT photos by Veronica Lozano Page design by Joey Rodman, Vanessa Torres, and Veronica Lozano

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Showcase 2013

The Magnet Tribune June 3, 2013

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Members of the VMT Philharmonic Orchestra perform at Showcase 2013 at the Laredo Civic Center, on April 30.

Performances rock the stage

Above right: David Barrera and Letisha Barrera perform at Showcase.

Above left: Marco Chavarria dances with his partner.

Right: Cristina Salazar sings at Showcase 2013.

Online: More photos, video

Photos by Rebekah Rodriguez Page design by Susana Ginez and Martha Inguanzo