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Mariachi Cascabel and Mariachi Grulla de Plata Earn Dominique Villarreal – Rio Grande City 487-2596 Division I at the UIL High School Mariachi Contest Native Selected To Join New Leaders Council 4343 E. Hwy. 83 R.G.C.
Dominique (Nikki) Villarreal, is an Assistant Federal Public Defender in McAllen, Texas, where she advocates for indigent individuals in criminal cases. She is passionate about criminal justice and immigration reform. Dominique Villarreal holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and English from Austin College in Sherman, Texas. She also graduated from the University of Houston Law Center (UHLC) with her Doctor of Jurisprudence degree. At the UHLC, Dominique was selected to be an Irene Merker Rosenberg Child Advocacy
Scholar. In addition, she was a student attorney in various clinics, including the UHLC’s Immigration and Civil Clinic. She also is a published writer. After graduating from the UHLC, Dominique was a law fellow and attorney at Boat People S.O.S (BPSOS) in Houston, Texas, where she represented victims of crimes and domestic violence. She then worked with South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project (ProBar) in Harlingen, Texas, as a staff attorney. At ProBar, Dominique advocated for unaccompanied immigrant children detained by the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Dominique is from Rio Grande City, Texas. Her community is what has inspired her to pursue a career in public interest work. In her free time, Dominique enjoys spending time with her two dogs, Fiona and Lola. She also is a cacti enthusiast. She is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Basilio D. Villarreal and Mr. Roel Elizondo. Her maternal grandparents are Adalberto & Osbelia Gonzalez (†) and Basilio & Socorro Villarreal (†).
The Baseball Youth AllAmerican Games held in Houston, Texas is an invite-only event and features hundreds of outstanding players from around the nation and the globe, as well as international players. Jayden was placed on a team with new friends from coast to coast and participated in a baseball tournament at the Scrap Yard Field for over three days during Christmas vacation. He was selected to play 3rd base, 1st base, outfield and pitcher. His team won the tournament after three long hard days with a 5-0 record. His teammates were from all over the United States such as California, Las Vegas and Washington. The all-American games include some of the best individual players in the country. It is considered the most prestigious baseball event for individual players. Jayden is an “A” honor roll student at ACE 2E Elementary magnet school and is the son of
Cita and Salvador Hernandez, Jr. His paternal grandparents are Salvador and Callita Hernandez. His maternal grandmother is Big Cita. Congratulations and keep working harder to achieve your professional dreams!
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Congratulations to Rio Grande City High School Mariachi Cascabel and Grulla High School Mariachi Grulla de Plata for earning a Division 1 rating at the UIL Area Contest. All the judges awarded them straight 1’s for their incredible performance making them eligible to advance to UIL State Competition on February 25th and 26th in Seguin, Texas. Congratulations to all the students and directors as well for an excellent job! Their endless hours of practice and total dedication reaped these sensational accolades! RGCGISD wish them the best of luck!
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Congratulations to Grulla High School Mighty Gator Power-lifting team. The following lifters placed at the Rio Grande City meet this past Saturday, January 15th. Boys: Abelino Lopez-2nd, Brandon Lopez4th, and Leesandro Martinez-4th. Girls: Melinda Benitez-5th and Jocelyn Benavides-1st. Jocelyn’s total has qualified her for the THSWPA regional meet that will take place on March 1st at the Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg. OPEN MON-SUN 7AM-7PM
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Jayden Hernandez is a champion at the Youth All American Games