Thursday's Internet Edition, September 09, 2010.
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| These five Van Horn Eagle runners will be competing in three events at the State Track Meet next week.. The five runners are J.J.Baca, Ricky Ramirez, Alex Baca, Jacob Corralez and Eleno Mendez. |
- Five Van Horn Eagles will travel to Austin next week to run in the State Track Meet. The competition will be held on June 5th and 6th.
The five Eagles include runners on the 4 x 100 Sprint Relay which earned the right to advance by winning the regional championship two weeks ago. The four runners in that relay include J.J. Baca, Ricky Ramirez, Alex Baca, and Jacob Corralez. In their winning performance at regionals, the team ran it in 43.5 seconds.
Additionally, Jacob Corralez will run in the state 200 meter dash because he came out of the regional meet was the regional 200 meter dash champion. Corralez’ time at the regional meet was 22.75 seconds.
Van Horn’s other state competing team was our 800 meter relay (4 x 200) who came in 2nd in the region in Levelland. The team consists of Jacob Corralez, Ricky Ramirez, Alex Baca and Eleno Mendez. At region, they finished with a time of 1:33.19.
Coached by Luis Garcia, the Eagles are anxious to be in the state meet. It will be the first time since 2006 for an Eagle to be at the state meet. Back in 2006, B.J. Fuentes went to state in the 110 meter high hurdles.
Garcia was unavailable yesterday to provide us with a comparison of our times with other regions who will be competing in Austin.
Suffice it to say that these 5 students have the wholehearted backing of the community as they make their way to Austin. We wish them well and, hopefully, they’ll have just enough in them to become state champions!
Junior High passes out special awards at banquet Tuesday evening was a time of honoring outstanding students at Van Horn Junior High. The occasion was the Annual Awards Presentation held at the Van Horn Convention Center complete with a delicious meal of brisket with all the trimmings. Junior High Student Council members served the meal, which had been prepared by the cafeteria staff.
Following opening remarks by Superintendent , Dr. Guillermo Mancha, Mistress of Ceremonies, Lorina Gonzalez, introduced each faculty member who presented the various awards. They are as follows, with the recipient names:
Perfect Attendance, presented by Mrs. Jessie Lopez: Darden Morriss, Mariela Garza, Natalie Hernandez, Jacob Ontiveros, Louie Tarin, Jacquelyn Turnbow.
Honor Roll, presented by Mrs. Ellen Buchhorn: Briana Sanchez, April Padilla, Matthew Badillo, Savannah Corrales, Cassandra Castro, Carlos Guerrero, Darden Morriss, Karina Ramirez, Sam Rivera, Kevin Seyffert, Miguel Velez, Starvanna Cottrell, Leslie Gonzalez, Rebecca Onate, Jacquelyn Turnbow, Karissa Mendoza, Felicia Baeza, Kerri Quiett, Imisha Bhata.
American Citizenship, presented by Mr. Thomas Turnbow: Carlos Guerrero, Sam Rivera, Darden Morriss, Karina Ramirez, Miguel Velez, Matthew Velez, Jacquelyn Turnbow, Karissa Mendoza, Veron Robinson, Steven Chalambaga, Jasimen Campa, Kerri Quiett.
President’s Award for Educational Achievement is to recognize students that show educational growth, improvement, commitment or intellectual development in their academic subjects. It is meant to encourage and reward students who work very hard and give their best effort in school, often in the face of special obstacles to their learning. Presenting to the 6th Graders was Mrs. Gonzalez : Ariana Flores, Hannah Villalobos, Joshua Pantoja, Justine Quintana. Mr. Humphries presented the 7th Graders: Jacque Turnbow, Daniel Quintana, Mathew Velez, Michael Garcia and Jacob Ontiveros. Presenting the 8th Graders was Mr. McBirnie: Alexander Garcia, Jasmine Campa, Marcus Martinez, Steven Chalambaga, Veron Robinson.
The President’s Award for Educational Excellence is to recognize academic success in the classroom. To be eligiblefor the President’s Award for Educational Excellence, students must meet the following requirements: 1. Students are to earn a Grade Point Average of at least 90 on a 100 point scale, and 2. Students must receive a recommendation from at least two teachers. Presenting these awards for 6th Grade was Mrs. Nemeth to: Cassandra Castro, Carlos Guerrero, Darden Morriss, Karina Ramirez, Sam Rivera, Kevin Seyffert, Hannah Villalobos, Kianna Fierro, Briana Sanchez, Joseph Flores. Mrs. North presented the 7th Grade to: Starvanna Cottrrell, Leslie Gonzalez, Karissa Mendoza, Rebecca Onate, Miguel Velez, Natalie Hernandez, Mireya Quintana, Abril Padilla, Samuel Marin. 8th Graders, presented by Mrs. Carrillo were: Imisha Bhakta, Kerri Quiett, Savannah Corralez, Hillary Hillin.
Students who were commended in all TAKS scores were presented awards by Mr. Fabela: Reading & Math - Cassandra Castro, Joseph Flores, Joshua Pantoja, Kevin Seyffert and Hannah Villalobos; Writing, Reading & Math - Starvanna Cottrell, Samuel Marin; Math, Reading, Social Studies & Science - Alexander Garcia.
Students of the Month for each month of this school year were recognized by Mr. Fabela. These were nominated and voted on by teachers and were based on citizenship, attitude, and performance. Recipients were: Imisha Bhakta, Matthew Velez, Miguel Velez, Jacque Ojeda, Leslie Gonzalez, Cassandra Castro, Chon Marcus Martinez, Jacob Ontriveros, Karissa Mendoza.l
Top AR Readers awards were presented by Mrs. Carrillo and Mrs. North to: Kevin Seyffert, Mireya Quintana and Veron Robinson.
To close out the program was the National Honor Society Induction for Junior High students. They were as follows: 8th Grade - 1st year pins were presented to Felicia Baeza and Kerri Quiett; 3rd year guard to Imisha Bhakta; 7th Grade - 1st year pin to Miguel Velez and Karissa Mendoza, 2nd year pin with chain were presented to Starvanna Cottrell, Leslie Gonzales, Rebecca Onate and Jacqueline Turnbow. 6th Graders receiving 1st year pins were Cassandra Castro, Carlos Guerrero, Darden Morriss, Karina Ramirez, Sam Rivera and Kevin Seyffert.
Closing remarks were made by Junior High Principal John Fabela, expressing his gratitude to this great bunch of students for the outstanding year they have had and challenged them to continue their top performance into next year.