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Parents: Cecilia Senteno and Alfonso Senteno Siblings: Marcus (13) Previous schools attended: PalmerLaakso Elementary, Los Cuates Middle School College planning to attend: Texas A&M University-Kingsville Planned Major: Biomedical Sciences Post-undergraduate degree plans: Physician Assistant or position in pharmaceutical program
Teacher influences: LFHS teachers David Rivera and Griselda Galvez Inspiration for Academic Success: I started to take my academics seriously in about 2nd grade. My parents were the ones who instilled the importance of education. My dad took a more tenacious approach while my mother was more lenient. I believe that having a healthy balance
between the two helped me the most in my academics. They would encourage me to do my best, but would never ask me to push myself beyond my limits. For that, they will never understand how truly grateful I am for them both. Why is it important to you to maintain high academic standards? Education has had a huge impact on my family. Many of my family members were first-generation high school and college graduates. My aunts, uncles, and parents were able to overcome the odds and provide a good life for me and my cousins. Knowing that has motivated me to be exceptional when it comes to academics. I want to show to my family what they have done for me and continue my educational
journey. That’s why setting high academic standards for myself is so important to me. I know that I can achieve anything I put my mind to. I just have to set myself up for it. Career plans: Although I have a couple of jobs picked out in the medical field, I do not have a specific one. However, I do know that I want to help others feel better. Growing up, there was always a certain satisfaction that I got when I helped people. During the pandemic, the passion only grew stronger as I saw these health care workers put others before themselves. So as I take the next step, I would like to experience different fields of medicine before I make my decision. One job in mind is a Physician’s Assistant, but we’ll see where life takes me.
Advice to younger students to succeed academically: My biggest piece of advice is to stay true to yourself. High School is going to be an experience like no other. Believe me it will have its ups and downs, but take those moments to learn about yourself. Explore what you would like to do and stick with it. If education isn’t your strong suit, then take these years to find out what is. If it is, then try your best to get those good grades. However, at the end of the day, do not let those numbers define who you are. Some people may have it all figured out, but don’t let it get to you. It’s ok to not have it all figured out. Just stay yourself, do what you love, and everything will turn out just fine. You all got this.
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By Landon Jennings The Houston Astros are among a 4 teams in a virtual tie for the best record in Major League Baseball. The three other teams are San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, and the LA Dodgers. Now that we are through the All-Star break, we can really draw conclusions on the season statistics without worrying about small sample sizes. Ultimately winning baseball games is scoring more runs than your opponent. The Astros are in a league of their own in this category. Their season total run differential is +140 a the time of writing this article. Only two other teams have eclipsed the 100 mark in run differential this season and those are
the Giants (+103) and the Dodgers (+119). While Boston has been able to keep pace in the win column, it looks to be doing so by winning mostly close games. Boston's season run differential is only +62. Winning close games is great but it leaves very little room for error. The Red Sox offence is in line with the other three teams at the top of the standings. What hurts their run differential is their defense. Astros, Giants and Dodgers have allowed 343, 315, and 314 runs respectively, so far this season. The Red Sox have allowed 381. That is the most runs allowed by the top ten teams in the MLB. I expect Boston to make a pitching trade this month or fall out of the playoffs.
The prolific offence of the Astros has been talked about for most of the season. Also well documented is their quality but not stellar starting pitching and their mediocre bullpen. Bullpen can be improved by the shortening the rotation in the postseason or of course by trade. I do not see a ace starter being a legit trade target for the Astros this season. But here is something that is not talked about much. So far this season, the Astros have gotten up for competition. Some players like the big stage. All teams have players they think are like that. But here are some real numbers. The Astros are 40-19 against teams with records over .500. That is an amazing stat. Against top level competition the Astros are at their best. While this does mean that the Astros are 13-14 against teams with a losing record, and that is not what you want to see from a great team. The fact is, no teams with losing records are going to be in the playoffs. So far this season the Astros have shown they can handle the best teams in the MLB. Trades will probably make some of those teams stronger come August. But the Astros have to have a lot of confidence going into the second half of the season.
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under Blackman for four years and has been coaching in Los Fresnos for six years. “We want to continue what we are doing and add a little something to it,” Garza said. “How can we get better and just look back and look at what we can be more intense on and more aggressive.” Los Fresnos is fresh off a banner year with a co-district title and a first ever trip to the Sweet 16, Los Fresnos will welcome back some key names in Victoria Altamirano, Kate and Krystal Perez to name a few. “For next year we are just looking to pick up where we left off and hope to not take a step back and build from there. We are planning on calling a few more plays and things like that.” Said Garza. “This has been pretty exciting, this is something I did not expect to do. Once I did it in Port Isabel I wasn’t expecting it then this job came up and I was in shock. This is a 6A program and after the year we had it is just amazing to be able to lead the program.” Garza said.
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"He said he wasn’t. He showed me exactly where they walked and he pointed out a scuff mark he saw after the shoes stopped." "Why didn't you kids ever say anything?" "Well, you and Dad were fighting a lot and we didn't want to make things worse." That part was true. I turned the conversation to apologies for all of that. “Oh! Mom, I have to go. Maddie just marked on the sofa with a permanent marker.” The line went dead and I pushed the off button on the phone. I never noticed anything weird happen in the house when the kids were little, but maybe, like Donna pointed out, I was absorbed with my own problems during that time. I had gone back to college and
my marriage had become intense. However those stories were interesting and if the occasion came up, I thought I could work them in nicely. All through the next few weeks I did have a steady stream of phone calls and a few visitors, just like I thought might happen. One woman, claiming to be a psychic, stayed for supper. Ghostly hands served the meal and she was very happy. "My dear, I sense that this is a very loving presence. And I love that you are so comfortable with it." She tried to chat with my ghost who remained stubbornly quiet. *** "Channel Twelve News, Leslie Brite speaking." "Yes, Ms. Brite. What can I do for you?" I turned away from the business account I had been working
on. One of the great perks of being somewhat fluent with computers was being able to work from home. "We have learned that you live in an actual haunted house and I want to interview you, maybe walk through the house with a live camera on Halloween." So, my little prank had gone this far. "Well, I don't know, Ms. Brite. I'm kind of a private person." “It would be such a fun Halloween story. I understand that this ghost is really quite pleasant. Why not share it with the rest of the city?" I was glad she couldn't see me pinch myself to keep from laughing at her. "Well, I suppose it would like a little company. Okay, I'll do it." We talked a little longer and made the preparations. How long could I keep this going? I didn't know, but I would enjoy it as long as it lasted. Two days before Halloween Leslie Brite called back with a new development. She had invited a psychic to attend the walk through, and at 11:30 Halloween night, he would conduct a séance. She didn't ask my permission, simply told me what would happen. Of course, I agreed, sipping some extra hot coffee to keep from laughing. "There was a psychic here before,” I said. “She thought the spirit here felt very loving, happy, and comfortable." "We'll see if Dr. Simon feels the same positive
energy." We ended the call and I went back to work on my accounts. *** The evening of October 31 came and my doorbell rang. I wore a pair of black jeans and a black sweater set in keeping with the mood. Ms. Brite came in with a nice looking man, fifty-ish, and the cameraman and light man tagged along behind her. I suddenly had the idea that my house might be a little small for an entire crew. "Ms. Mason --" she began. "Dora. Call me Dora." Leslie and the gentleman smiled. "Dora. This is Dr. Barry Simon. He's the psychic who will be holding the séance tonight." I held out my hand, a little apprehensive that I had to put on this show for him. He was a nice looking man and I felt a small amount of color rise to my cheeks. If only we could have met somewhere else . . . "Good to meet you, Dr. Simon." "Good to meet you, too. Please, call me Barry." His voice was quiet. Leslie introduced a young woman who followed her around taking notes on a steno pad. Her name was Emily and she had a Bluetooth phone in her ear listening to the rest of the crew sitting in a van in my driveway. The cameraman began setting up and Leslie looked at Emily’s notes. Barry walked around eyeing my little knick-knacks as if he searched for something specific. A couple of times I caught him gazing at me
and then turning back to whatever he was examining on the shelf. I wondered what he thought of me. While the camera crew set up and tested their equipment, Leslie sat in the chair across from me where David had been sitting when this whole thing started. "Are you nervous?" she asked. "A little fluttery, but not too bad." She smiled. The sound guy added microphone buttons to our necklines, then he went out to the van. "What I'll do here is ask a few questions about your experiences, then you’ll take us on a tour. If you see or hear anything while we're here, please point it out to us." "That will be easy. And
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Port of Brownsville feeding Steel Slab to Ternium’s New Hot Rolling Mill at Pesqueria (Port of Brownsville) Steel is now rolling off Ternium’s new state-of-the-art hot rolling mill in Pesqueria, Mexico. The new hot rolling mill, located at the Ternium Industrial Center outside of Monterrey, has produced its first two coils, the company announced in May. “This is a very
important milestone, as it is the result of the effort of many people who invested their dedication all this time. It’s a success for all the team”, said Cesar Jimenez, the company’s CEO. The new rolling mill, with an annual capacity of more than 4 million tons of hotrolled products, will produce specialized steel for the automotive
and white goods industries. It includes the latest equipment in technology and is 100 percent automated, with more than 6,000 sensors installed throughout the mill, which allows for excellent precision in its operations, the company said. “The rolling mill represents the hope and the desire to enter new markets in order
to meet and satisfy our clients’ needs,” said Paulo López, Rolling Mill Director of the Ternium Industrial Center. All the steel slabs processed at the Pesqueria plant move through the Port of Brownsville. To date, 32 vessels have called on the port to deliver more than 1.6 million metric tons of steel slab from Brazil and Russia to feed the new hot rolling mill. Gulf Stream Marine has
partnered with Ternium to provide the cargo handling operations at the port. Under construction is a major terminal development at the Port of Brownsville to maximize the efficient loading of railcars for steel slab shipments to feed Ternium’s mill. On-port rail service is provided by the Brownsville Rio Grande International Railway, operated by OmniTRAX. The shortline railroad
connects with Kansas City Southern de Mexico for steel slab shipments to the hot rolling mill operations at Pesqueria. The new plant is part of phase 2 of the Ternium Industrial Center, along with the galvanizing and painting lines, which started operations in 2019. In total, $2.5 billion were invested for phases 1 and 2 of the Ternium Industrial Center, where around 1,000 employees work.
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To date, 32 vessels have called on the port to deliver more than 1.6 million metric tons of steel slab from Brazil and Russia to feed the new hot rolling mill.
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RGV Reef Project to Benefit Local Economy
Concrete railroad ties held at this staging area at the Port of Brownsville are repurposed to create an artificial reef for the RGV Reef Project located 13 miles northeast of South Padre Island.
Everything is bigger in Texas, and that extends to our coastal waters. Founded in 2015, the RGV Reef Project, located 13 miles northeast of South Padre Island and encompassing 1,650 acres, holds the title of largest artificial reef in the state. This endeavor has been a collaborative labor led by the non-profit organization Friends of the RGV Reef with the help from the Port of Brownsville, port tenants and other generous contributors. Since 2016, the Port of Brownsville has provided a staging area to serve as a central base of operations for storing and transporting thousands of tons of materials used to create a complex, layered artificial reef nursery
for fish in all stages of development. “The deep-water frontage site at the port allows us to move materials cheaply,” said Gary Glick, president of Friends of the RGV Reef. “With the support of the Port of Brownsville, we’ve built the first industrial scale reef fish nursery in the Gulf of Mexico, and it will have a huge economic impact on the region that will be felt for generations.” According to an economic impact study published in 2018 by Aaron Economic Consulting, LLC. for the South Padre Island Economic Development Corporation, fishing and diving activity on the artificial reef is expected to result in:
537 jobs for Rio Grande Valley residents $45.6M economic output generated by the reef $13.9M in income to RGV residents $3.6M in state and local tax revenues The Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway, a Class 1 service provider at the port, has donated concrete railroad ties that serve as excellent reefing materials to create habitat for hundreds of species of fish like red snapper, invertebrates and turtles. As of June 11, Friends have deployed 11,500 tons of concrete railroad ties donated by BNSF. In October 2020, Friends thanked International Shipbreaking Limited (ISL), a premier ship recycling company at the port, for their support and volunteer efforts by naming a vessel scuttled for the artificial reef after ISL Vice President Captain Robert “Bob” Berry. In addition to growing a hospitable habitat for marine life, the RGV Reef is expected to increase ecotourism to the area. To learn more about the RGV Reef Project, visit www. rgvreef.org.
TSTC Summer Camps
GEAR UP Summer Camp Provides RGV High Schoolers with TSTC Learning Experience (TSTC) (HARLINGEN, Texas) - After so much time spent learning virtually, Lila Quintero is looking forward to being back in the classroom -- even if it is the middle of summer vacation. The rising sophomore at Santa Rosa ISD was on campus at Texas State Technical College among a group of students from different Region One school districts for a grant program summer camp. “I came here to have more experience in engineering,” Quintero said. “Hopefully, it will be hands-on and not just looking at something like we have all year.” She and the rest of her cohort experienced handson learning opportunities throughout the week at TSTC in three areas of study: Biomedical Equipment Technology, Culinary Arts and Precision Machining Technology. Students interested in Biomedical Equipment Technology planned to focus on the fundamentals of electronics, including resistors, voltage and currents -- and how to solder by building their own electronics kit. While TSTC Biomedical Equipment Technology lab assistant Esmeralda Estrella
to the campus.” The seven-year grant program follows students starting in sixth or seventh grade and follows them through high school and into their first year of college. During Monday’s official kickoff for the week at
TSTC, provost Cledia Hernandez shared some words of wisdom with the group of students. “You have an amazing team supporting you guys to make sure your dreams come true,” she said.
Our Pilot and Guide TSTC’s Harlingen campus provost, Cledia Hernandez (center), welcomed a cohort of GEAR UP high schoolers to campus for a weeklong summer learning camp. (Photo courtesy of TSTC.) Photo caption: TSTC’s Harlingen campus provost, Cledia Hernandez (center), welcomed a cohort said she UP washigh going to taketo campus just how proper learning “Manufacturing’s in of of GEAR schoolers for aimportant weeklong summer camp. (Photo courtesy TSTC.) it easy on her students training is to a successful high demand,” he said.
the first day to get them acclimated to the subject, the week would be full of learning. “I think it’s very important that they can see that there’s unlimited opportunities out there,” she said. Culinary Arts students also had plenty to do, including gaining experience in cooking and baking while also garnishing plates and making smoothies with products from the program’s on-campus garden. Chef Omar Duran, a TSTC Culinary Arts instructor, understands
career in the food industry -- and how early experiences like GEAR UP empower future chefs. “Number one, it builds leadership. It also builds teamwork,” he said. “It’s never too early to start them on that path -- to get them in the right frame of mind to get them ready for college.” Students on campus for Precision Machining Technology looked forward to creating a part called a “cube in a cube.” The applications for what they learned would be endless, TSTC Precision Machining teaching lab assistant Francisco Garcia said.
“Everything you use daily has been through the machine shop at one time.” GEAR UP, which stands for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, is a national program that provides funding for academics and other support services to eligible students. “The purpose of GEAR UP is to have the students and their families gain awareness of what their postsecondary options are,” said Daisy Garrett, GEAR UP facilitator with Los Fresnos CISD. “It’s incredible. I’m really excited for students to come
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-James Arnold