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Sharyland ISD Annual RGV LEAD Mentoring Program Begins

By |2023-03-10T20:01:22-06:00January 30, 2023|NEWS|

Jan. 2023 | Vol.4, Iss. 5 Sharyland ISD Annual RGV LEAD Mentoring Program Begins Time is tight! Students are busy trying to keep up with daily assignments, extracurricular activities, social life, and all the good things about being a teenager. So, when do they have time to meet with a mentor, and when does a mentor have time to meet with students? After all, business partners are also pressed for time. Leave it to Sharyland ISD to find a solution to the mentoring challenge. The high schools will partner with businesses this year during the students’ project-based school [...]

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Ambassadors Create Illusions

By |2023-03-11T14:12:01-06:00January 30, 2023|NEWS|

Jan. 2023 | Vol.4, Iss. 5 Ambassadors Create Illusions Students attending the RGV LEAD Young Leaders’ Summit were challenged to create a “selfie board” that their school and other schools could use during the event. The goal was to develop creativity and promote networking opportunities. Take a close look at the selfie board below. How did 10 RGV LEAD Ambassadors fit in it? Simple. It’s an illusion! Their sponsor knelt and held up the selfie board. Then, she moved back closer to the photographer until the photographer could see all the Ambassadors in the frame! Thank you, Ambassadors, [...]

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TRPN NEWS

By |2023-03-11T16:13:49-06:00January 30, 2023|NEWS|

Jan. 2023 | Vol.4, Iss. 5 TRPN NEWS RGV LEAD continues to meet with Valley Texas Regional Pathways Network school districts to explore ways to enhance work-based learning experiences in the TRPN pathways. Leading the way for Cohort 4 school districts Donna ISD, Raymondville ISD, and Vanguard Academy is the Job for the Future coach Ellen Bohle. Meeting with Bohle are RGV LEAD conveners ElizaGroff, Dr. Norma Salaiz, and Janie Johnston Lopez. ElizaGroff, Dr. Norma Salaiz, and Janie Johnston Lopez; not pictured, Luis Rodriguez, RGV LEAD Executive Director. Salaiz and Lopez will travel to Georgetown, Texas, [...]

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Young Leaders Summit Huge Success

By |2023-03-11T11:13:46-06:00January 30, 2023|NEWS|

Jan. 2023 | Vol.4, Iss. 5 Young Leaders Summit Huge Success! One word came to mind as the two-hundred-plus students gathered at the Texas State Technical College Cultural Arts Center. Leadership! Several RGV LEAD Student Ambassadors shared with their peers what leadership meant to them. They involved the audience in team-building activities and provided even more fun by awarding door prizes. Each high school group in attendance decorated its tables with centerpieces representing its school. TSTC Provost Amanda Posada welcomed the future leaders, who spoke to the group about the value of developing leadership skills. She also shared [...]

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Mercedes ISD RGV LEAD Ambassadors Blood Drive

By |2023-03-11T16:16:05-06:00January 30, 2023|NEWS|

Jan. 2023 | Vol.4, Iss. 5 Mercedes ISD RGV LEAD Ambassadors Blood Drive Mercedes High School CTE students, RGV LEAD Ambassadors, and Phlebotomy students hosted a blood drive with the assistance of Vitalant. Students and staff from MHS took the time to donate blood to address the blood shortage in the Rio Grande Valley. CTE students (RGV LEAD Ambassadors and Phlebotomy students) will host another blood drive on April 4, 2023.

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Texas Regional Pathways

By |2023-01-30T23:04:57-06:00October 30, 2022|NEWS|

Oct 2022 | Vol.4, Iss. 2 TRPN News RGV LEAD is proud to introduce TRPN partners, Mr. Albert Bryom, San Perlita ISD Superintendent, and Ms. Annette Arredondo, high school principal. We proudly serve San Perlita, Port Mansfield, and the surrounding communities. We believe in the potential of every child and strive to provide them with educational opportunities that meet their individual needs. Education is more than just preparing students for a test. It is about preparing them for life. Our graduates have become successful in college, the military, and the workforce. They are bankers, accountants, law enforcement officers, [...]

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RGV LEAD Board President Receives Prestigious Award

By |2023-02-06T17:28:08-06:00October 30, 2022|NEWS|

Oct 2022 | Vol.4, Iss. 2 RGV LEAD Board President Receives Prestigious Award RGV LEAD continues to be amazed by its energetic, proactive, hands-on, sensational Board of Directors President, Lizzy de la Garza Putegnat! When she isn’t busy working as the Executive Director of Marketing & Public Relations for Titan Fuel, she volunteers her time at RGV LEAD as Board President, TSTC Board of Regents, and on the Board of Directors for the Business Development Fund of Texas, the Children’s Museum of Brownsville, and United Way of Northern Cameron County. She serves as a Student Mentor on the [...]

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State of Education and Industry in the RGV

By |2023-02-06T17:21:34-06:00October 30, 2022|NEWS|

STATE OF EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY What an exciting time it is to work in the Rio Grande Valley! I’m incredibly proud to work as Executive Director for RGV LEAD and continue to uphold RGV LEAD’s Mission to foster a partnership between education and industry to equip students with college and career readiness that meets the region’s highly skilled workforce demands. We recently hosted The RGV LEAD’s State of Education and Industry, which brought together a panel of individuals who play an essential role in education and industry. RGV LEAD would like to thank the [...]

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RGV LEAD Ambassadors Fall Planning Workshop Huge Success!

By |2023-03-11T16:21:49-06:00October 30, 2022|NEWS|

Oct 2022 | Vol.4, Iss. 2 Ambassadors Fall Planning Workshop A Big Success RGV LEAD hosted the Student Ambassador Fall Leadership Workshop on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, from 9 AM to 2 PM at the South Texas College Pecan Campus. The in-person event was inspiring for students since they had not been able to network with Ambassadors throughout the RGV since 2019 due to the pandemic. The event was held at Student Union U – 2.100, at 3201 W. Pecan Blvd. in McAllen, Texas. RGV LEAD would like to thank South Texas College and Dr. Esmeralda Adame, STC [...]

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