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RGCCISD would like to congratulate Rio Grande High School mariachi students, Kassandra Falcon (9th) and Kenya Lazo (9th), for advancing as finalists in the Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza National Vocal Competition. The competition will take place Saturday, December 2nd at the Lila Cockrell Theatre in San Antonio.
Valeria Garza, Francisco Garcia Jr., and Victoria Rosa Qualify for Mariachi Vargas Solo Competition Congratulations to Valeria Garza from F.J. Scott Elementary School, Francisco Garcia Jr. and Victoria Rosa from Roma Middle School, who have all been selected as competitors in the Mariachi Vargas Vocal Contest! They will represent their schools and Roma at the competition in December in San Antonio, TX. We wish all three Gladiators the best of luck!!
Roma ISD Mariachi Program Middle School Students Earn Several Seats at Regional Auditions
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RGC native, Dominique Villarreal gets sworn in as an attorney Dominique Villarreal (Nikki) a May 2017, graduate of the University of Houston Law Center (a Tier 1 law school in the prestigious Carnegie Research University ranking) was sworn in at the Starr County Courthouse on November 17, 2017, by the Honorable Judge Romero Molina, a University of Houston law Center alumni. Nikki is presently working in Houston, Texas for SOS Boat People, where she is legal counsel, dedicated to Vietnamese-American civic and political activism. Nikki is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Basilio Villarreal and sister to Chico & Eloy Villarreal. She
is the maternal granddaughter of Mr. & Mrs. Adalberto Gonzalez(†) and paternal granddaughter of Mr. Basilio Villarreal(†) and Mrs. Socorro Villarreal. Nikki is also the proud niece of distinguished band director Mr. Roel Elizondo.
Roque Guerra, Jr. Elementary Held an Adopt-A-School Dollar Drive
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Kudos to our Roma ISD Mariachi Program, which for the 5th consecutive year earned the most chairs at the Middle School Region Mariachi auditions in November! For Ramiro Barrera Middle School, Jelayne Barrera earned 2nd Chair in Vocal Alto Group B; Juan G. Lopez earned 1st chair in Vihuela Group A; Daniel Garcia earned 3rd Chair in Guitarron Group B; Ruben Reyes earned 1st Chair in Guitar Group A; Jacob Barrera earned 1st Chair in Harp Group A; Francisco Uribe earned 2nd Chair in Trumpet Group A;
and Joel Gomez earned 4th Chair, Gailiea Paz earned 5th Chair, Daniel Reyes earned 7th chair and Viviana Garcia earned 2nd Chair Alternate in Violin Group A. For Roma Middle School Victoria Rosa earned 2nd Chair for Vocal Soprano; Cesar Rios earned 2nd Chair in Vihuela; Ramon Madrigal earned 1st Chair in Guitarron; Manuel Olivarez earned 5th Chair in Trumpet; Ricardo Muniz earned 2nd Chair in Guitar; Eric Santana earned 8th Chair in Guitar Alternate 1; Francisco Garcia earned 2nd Chair, Adrianna Martinez earned OPEN MON-SUN 7AM-7PM
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3rd Chair and Hannah Garza earned 9th Chair in Violin Group A; and Ociel Barrera earned 3rd Chair, Angelina Martinez earned 4th Chair, Ximena Garcia earned 5th Chair, Melissa Pomares earned 7th Chair and Analisa Pena earned 8th Chair in Violins Group B. Congratulations to the outstanding student musicians from Ramiro Barrera Middle School and Roma Middle School, as well as their teachers and proud parents! The students are taught by Eloy Garza, Abiel Hinojosa and Jose A. Delgadillo.
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Roque Guerra, Jr. Elementary received an overwhelming response to their Adopt-A-School Dollar Drive! RGE students, parents, faculty and staff came together to donate $1,500 to the Kimmie Brown Elementary Broncos in Dayton, TX to aid those families who were faced with the daunting task of replacing clothing, shoes and school supplies in the wake of the Hurricane Harvey devastation. A sincere thank you to all who helped the COLTS HELP THE BRONCOS!