Upcoming events
• May 4 | Noon to 1 p.m.
Bellmead Chamber Meeting
Bellmead Civic Center
Sponsored by American Bank
$5 per member or guest
• May 5 | 6 p.m.
Bellmead Chamber Banquet
Bellmead Civic Center
featuring Miss Texas
Shannon Sanderford and
Congressman Bill Flores
Tickets $35 | Tables $200
• June 1 | Noon to 1 p.m.
Bellmead Chamber Meeting
Bellmead Civic Center
Sponsored by
Texas Machine & Tool
$5 per member or guest
• July 6 | Noon to 1 p.m.
Bellmead Chamber Meeting
Bellmead Civic Center
Sponsored by
GENCO Federal Credit Union
$5 per member or guest
• Aug. 3 | Noon to 1 p.m.
Bellmead Chamber Meeting
La Vega High School
Sponsored by La Vega ISD
• Sept. 5 | Labor Day
• Sept. 7 | Noon to 1 p.m.
Bellmead Chamber Meeting
Bellmead Civic Center
Sponsored by Bellmead
Economic Development
Corporation
• Oct. 5 | Noon to 1 p.m.
Bellmead Chamber Meeting
Bellmead Civic Center
Call (254) 799-1552
to sponsor a meeting.
BellmeadChamber.com
Member appreciation
TMI
AVID
The Bellmead Chamber of Commerce presents a
The Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID)
plant of appreciation to Deborah and Michael Sullivan program presented at a recent Bellmead Chamber of
of Texas Machine & Tool International.
Commerce meeting.
Bellmead Chamber Directors
Adam Barber
Suzann Chavez
Lynn Everett
Armando Fajardo
Brian Gardner
Linda Paredez Gunn
Kaye Horacek
Rev. Duane Hoxworth
Matt King
Betty Mars
Jose Neira
Rashmi Patel
David Ridley
Erik Royal
Dr. Sharon M. Shields
Mike Sullivan
Dianne Taylor
Connie Wilson
Bellmead Chamber Ambassadors
P.O. Box 154615 | 3400 Bellmead Drive
Bellmead, TX 76705 | BellmeadChamber.com
Business Hours:
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Phone: (254)799-1552
Administrative Assistant Cheryl Morgan
To advertise or submit material, e-mail
[email protected].
Board of Trustees
Mildred Watkins - President
Wayne Samford - Vice President
Kevin P. Harris - Secretary
Raymond Koon - Assistant Secretary
Phil Bancale - Board Member
Henry C. Jennings - Board Member
Randy Devorsky - Board Member
Contact Information
400 E. Loop 340, Waco, Texas, 76705
LaVegaISD.org
Phone: (254) 799-4963 or (254) 299-6700
Fax: (254) 799-8642
Rosemary Castellano, James Castellano,
Thanh Le, Carlena Lesso, Andrew Smith, Laura
Sterr, Daniel Turner and Ryan Wilson
Chamber Officers
President Josh Tetens
Vice President Ritchie Garrett
Secretary/Treasurer Kaye Morgan
Administration
Superintendent
Dr. Sharon M. Shields
Deputy Superintendent for Finance
Diane Roepke
Assistant Superintendent
for Personnel and Administration
Al Bishop
Administration Assistant for the Superintendent
& Public Information Officer
Lori Mynarcik
BellmeadChamber.com
La Vega Pirates Education Foundation
The mission of the La Vega Pirates Education Foundation
is to generate and distribute resources to support creative
and innovative programs that will enhance the quality of
educational programs provided to our students.
Contributions to the La Vega Pirates Education Foundation
can be mailed to: La Vega Pirates Education Foundation |
P. O. Box 154897 | Waco, Texas 76715
The La Vega Pirates Education Foundation will meet from
noon to 1 p.m. May, 10 June 14 and July 12 in the Building
F Meeting Room.
For more information, contact Cindy Michaelis at cindy.
[email protected].
2 June 2016
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Bellmead Chamber Members
Aaron’s Sales & Lease
ABC Health Care, Inc.
Accelerated Power
Marketing LLC
Advantage Furniture
Advantage Press
American Bank
American Legion
Post 121
Aramark La Vega ISD
Armstrong Wilson
ATMOS Energy
The Atrium of Bellmead
Baird Brothers Express
Car Wash
Baylor University
BBVA Compass
Bellmead Community
Clinic
Bellmead Enterprises
LLC - Chevron
Bellmead Funeral Home
Bellmead Lions
Bellmead Pools
Best Western Plus
Waco North
Better Business
Bureau
Blue Cross Blue Shield
of Texas
Brazos Family
Dentistry
Budget Tax
Cargill
Caritas of Waco
Carter BloodCare
Cen-Tex African
American Chamber
of Commerce
Center for Business
Excellence
Central Texas
Senior Ministry
Centroplex Sweeping
Christi’s Hamburgers
City of Bellmead
City of Lacy Lakeview
The Clay Pot
Clear Springs
Healthcare
Collin Street Bakery
Comet Cleaners
Comfort Inn & Suites
Comfort Suites
Connect Church
Country Kitchen
Cracker Barrel
Curtis Cox Jewelers
Day’s Inn
Denny’s
Direct Auto
Durham Bus Services
Eagle Crest Apartments
El Conquistador
Coy Emert
ETMC
Extraco Banks
Fastsigns
Festive Occasions
First Central
Credit Union
First Convenience Bank
First Title Company
of Waco
GENCO Federal
Credit Union
Go Small Biz
Gold’s Gym Express
Grand Canyon
University
Greater Waco Chamber
H&R Carpet
Hampton Inn Waco North
Robert Hawkins
H-E-B Plus!
Hewitt Chamber of
Commerce
Hillcrest Baptist
Medical Center
Holiday Inn
Home Depot
Horace Mann/Seedmin
Financial Services
H.O.T.C.O.G.
Italian Granite
Jack of All Trades
J.M.J. Wrecking &
Used Cars
Knight’s Inn
KWTX
Lacy Lakeview Chamber of Commerce
L-3 Platform Integration
La Vega Community
Church
La Vega ISD
La Vega Little League
Lochridge Priest
Lone Star Steakhouse
Loop 340
Overhead Doors
Lorena Chamber
of Commerce
Luby’s
Lynn’s Pharmacy
Mama Lena’s Pizza and Sub
Edward Jones
Matthew Dollar
Mazanec Construction
McLennan
Community College
Members Choice
Federal Credit Union
Judge Vicki Menard
Michna’s Bar-B-Q
Molly’s Restaurant
Motel 6
Neel Assoc. Inc.
NeighborWorks
New Life Praise Center
Oncor
Pendley Party
Productions
Placements Unlimited
Popeye’s of Laredo
R-Ash Properties
Rapoport Academy
Red Man Bingo
Rent-A-Center
Robinson Chamber
of Commerce
Roy Beatty Cleaners
Sam’s Wholesale Club
Sanderson Farms
Sandy’s Get Away
Travel
Scott and White Clinics
Shipley’s Donuts
Simer, Tetens and
Fanning Attorneys at
Law
Skate Country
Sparks Memorial
United Methodist
Church
St. Paul Lutheran
Church
Steve’s Place
Stylecraft Builders
Texas Animal Medical
Center
Texas Beverage
Texas Machine & Tool
Inc.
Texas Meter and
Device
Texas State
Technical College
Waco
The Real Estate
Company
TLC Auto Sales
Top Notch Personnel
TYMCO Inc.
Vacations Unlimited
Waco and
The Heart of Texas
Waco Tribune-Herald
Walmart Super Center
Willis Plumbing
Kevin Wilson
Wireless Concepts
Woody Butler Homes
June 2016
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City News
Voting for Bellmead City Council May 7
Voters will decide the
challenged seats on the
Bellmead City Council
during the general election
May 7. More information at
Bellmead City Government
Mayor
Gary Moore, At-Large
Mayor Pro-Tem
Mathew Jordon, Pct. 3
Council Members
Dr. Alfreda Love, Pct. 1
Travis Gibson, Pct. 2
Jose Arrollo Jr., Pct. 4
Doss Youngblood,
Pct. 5
Police Chief
Lydia Alvarado
Fire Chief / Marshal
William T. Hlavenka, Jr.
City Manager
Bo Thomas
Chief Finance
Officer
Victor Salas
City Attorney
Charlie Buenger
and Associates
Municipal Court
Judge
Ray Black
City Engineer
Jed Sulak
Public Works
Director
Scott Coleman
Civic/ Tourism
Director
Tony Torres
IT Manager
Devin Kluk
City Hall
3015 Bellmead Drive Community Center
3900 Parrish St.
799-2418
Non-Emergency Numbers:
Fire 700 Kane
Police 3015 Bellmead Drive
Ambulance
Bellmead Water Dept.
799-1661
799-0251
753-0355
799-2436
4 June 2016
799-2436
Bellmead.com/voting. The
City Council positions up
for election in 2016 are:
At-Large
Incumbent: Gary Moore
Precinct 3
Incumbent:
Mathew Jordan
Precinct 4
Incumbent: Jose Arrollo, Jr.
Bellmead Civic Center
3900 Parrish | Bellmead TX 76705
(254) 799-2418 | BellmeadCivicCenter.com
The Bellmead Civic Center is available for rental for all types of
occasions. The Civic Center consists of three rooms, auditorium,
Lions Room and the Senior Room.
Bellmead City Calendar
City Council
Meeting
The regular monthly City
Council meeting is
scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
May 9 at Bellmead City
Hall.
Bellmead.com
Online payment,
meeting and community
information and calendar
of events.
BellmeadCivicCenter.
com
Information on room
rentals and upcoming
events.
BellmeadEDC.com
Information on programs
to help businesses in
Bellmead prosper as
well as properties that
are for sale.
BellmeadChamber.com
The Bellmead Chamber
of Commerce promotes
business and raises
funds for scholarships
for La Vega students.
City of Bellmead hiring officer, dispatcher, detective
Patrol Officer
Salary: TCOLE Certified:
$16–$18 hourly (DOE)
Complete City of
Bellmead application,
release forms and the complete TCOLE application at
Bellmead.com
The Police Officer serves
the needs of the community
by supporting the protection of life and property,
prevention of crimes, apprehension of criminals,
and enforcement of laws
by patrolling an assigned
beat on foot, bicycle or in
a radio-equipped patrol
car, responding to calls
for assistance, conducting
criminal investigations, and
performing special assignments at the discretion of
the supervisor.
Firefighter
Salary: $11.20 hourly
(DOE)
Deadline: May 25, 2016
Written Exam: 6 p.m.
June 3, 2016, Bellmead
Civic Center, 3900 Parrish,
Bellmead
Must be 18 years of age
to take the entrance examination. Requires that an applicant have a High School
Diploma or GED Certificate
and shall be certified at a
minimum as a Basic Fire
Fighter by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Personnel Standards and
Education and certified at
a minimum of Basic Emergency Medical Technician
by the Texas Department
of State Health Services.
Must be able to read and
write the English language.
Must have a current driver
license at time of hire and
be able to obtain a class B
exempt within six months of
employment. The firefighter
candidate will also have to
obtain NIMS ICS 300: Intermediate ICS for Expanding
Incidents for Operational
First Responder within six
months from employment.
Must be legally eligible to
work in the United States.
Personnel are permitted to
live outside the city limits.
Must pass a pre-employment physical examination,
TB test and a pre-employment drug and alcohol test.
The primary function of
a Bellmead firefighter is to
protect the community from
disaster situations, including but not limited to house
and building fires, and to
promote an environment
of public safety within the
City of Bellmead Fire Department’s response area.
This position participates
in fire suppression activities including firefighting,
rescue, emergency medical services, ventilation,
forcible entry, salvage and
overhaul and pre-fire plan
inspections.
bellmead.com/jobs/
New member
Top Notch Personnel provides workforce solutions for area employers
Top Notch Personnel is a
Texas hometown agency overseen by a licensed CPA with
30 years’ experience. The
company specializes in finding
workforce solutions for clients
and finding clerical/warehousing/heavy industrial jobs for
people who need them.
Since 1995, Top Notch Personnel has expanded to six
locations, employing close to
40,000 people.
Employers may call to get a
bid for their workplace or potential employees may apply in
person at any of their locations
to begin their job search.
Local businesses know that
they can rely on Top Notch
Personnel for excellent and
flexible hiring and staffing solutions.
Whether they are a nationwide organization or a
one-man shop who needs a
little part-time help, Top Notch
is here to provide excellent
screening and employment
services.
Employment candidates
Bellmead Chamber Vice President Ritchie Garrett presents a membership plaque
to representatives of Top Notch Personnel.
know that Top Notch is the
place to go for friendly service
and assistance with finding a
job. Candidate are treated as
an important person, not just a
number.
Whether an employer who
needs timely, no nonsense, oldfashioned service or a potential
employee seeking a great job,
the friendly and professional
staff at Top Notch will go the
extra mile.
Top Notch allows candidates
to complete one, easy application for any location and all
clients.
Candidates do not have to
worry about additional charges
or fees in order for Top Notch
Personnel to find them a job.
They can complete the applica-
tion, come in for a brief interview, and make themselves
available for work.
Visit the Job Search page at
TopNotchPersonnel.com.
Top Notch is staffed by
friendly, competent employment professionals who have
the expertise to match the
workforce to a company’s
needs and expectations.
They can take away the
stress of dealing with day-today personnel management.
A job order is always given
prompt attention and filled as
quickly as possible.
Top Notch screens and interviews every employee and
performs background checks
and drug tests if requested,
free of charge.
The Bellmead location at
2803-A Bellmead Drive is open
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
For more information, call
(254) 799-1066.
Top Notch Personnel also
has locations in Hillsboro,
Waxahachie, Ennis and Corsicana.
La vega ISD
Pre-K Round-up
5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
May 10
La Vega Primary
School
4400 Harrison St.
Bellmead TX 76705
Families in
La Vega ISD with
a child who turns 4
years old on or before
Sept. 1, 2016 are
invited to attend the
Pre-K Round-Up for
the 2016-2017
School Year
June 2016
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La Vega Pirates Education Foundation awards grants to teachers
Congratulations to La Vega teachers who received grants April
12 from the La Vega Pirates Education Foundation.
“An Apple a Day Keeps the Kids Engaged”
Lindsey Woodard | First grade | $2,727.89
“We Like to Move It, Move It”
Joanie Moody | Third grade | $4,978.86
“Learning is Coming Alive - Augmented Reality”
Veronica Olvera | Pre K | $3,183.80
“Google Mathematics”
Lorenz Villa | Sixth grade | $3,750
“‪#‎RCAInspired: The Ron Clark Academy” | Ashley Brittian, Ryan Sparks,
Tabitha Brotherton, Shenequa Williams and Rhonda Johnson
LVISHPMC | $5,000
“Look-Up Tablet” | Ryan Sparks and Shenequa Williams “Flocabulary: Using Rap in the Classroom”
LVISHPMC | $2,729.52
Ashely Brittian | LVISHPMC | $1,600
“Probing Young Minds”
Marie Clyatt-Larson | Eighth grade | $4,375
6 June 2016
“Upgraded TI-Nspires for Higher Engagement”
Scott Brucksch | Eighth grade math | $4,345
Bellmead Chamber seeks ambassadors
The Bellmead Chamber of Commerce is in search of
reputable individuals to serve as ambassadors. The best
candidate will be trustworthy, diligent and caring for their
business and personal communities with free time to devote
to assisting the Chamber with membership growth/retention
and chamber events.
Please complete the Ambassador Application at BellmeadChamber.com for consideration. For more information,
contact Erik Royal at (254) 523-9371 or ambassadors@
bellmeadchamber.com.
May 4
International
Firefighters’ Day
Thank you to our
Bellmead Fire
Department for keeping
our community safe
every day!
For easy access to
L-3 Platform
Integration,
Texas State Technical
College Waco &
Baylor University,
stay in one of
Bellmead’s hotels and
motels.
Take the Behren’s
Circle exit and see what
Bellmead has to offer.
Visit
BellmeadChamber.com
for more
information on churches
and
restaurants in the area
to make your stay
more enjoyable.
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La Vega ISD recognizes Teachers of the Year
La Vega ISD announces the
2016 Teachers of the Year. The
teachers will be honored with a
Limo Lunch on May 13 sponsored
by the Bellmead Lions Club, the
Bellmead Chamber of Commerce,
Bellmead American Bank, Signature Limousines and La Vega ISD.
Bill Swearingen
La Vega High School
Swearingen has been teaching
at LVISD for 13 years and currently
teaches Spanish II and Spanish III
at La Vega High School. He also
tutors students in the after-school
program, serves as the Sophomore
Class Sponsor, is a mentor teacher
for new staff and serves on the Parent Involvement Committee.
Students look forward to attending Swearingen’s class each day,
where he radiates his love for his
job and his students through his
attitude and actions. Swearingen’s
students know they will be welcomed with open arms, a smile and
words of encouragement. He is a
model of great character and ethics
for all of his students, especially his
male students.
Swearingen encourages learning in a fun, exciting and unique
way while holding them to a high
standard of education. He always
has a positive attitude and is the
first teacher to volunteer when help
is needed. He never grumbles or
complains and does not speak negative about colleagues or students,
regardless of the circumstance.
Swearingen is also an ordained
Baptist minister and a Greek and
New Testament scholar. He is married with two children and enjoys
walks with his wife, listening to
gospel music and reading the daily
newspaper.
Demetrice Conner
La Vega Junior High
School George Dixon
Campus
Conner is a proud La Vega alumni
and has been teaching for 12 years,
11 with LVISD, currently teaching
Texas History and coaching. Connor is consistent, organized and
structured while providing excellent
classroom management skills. She
is the bedrock on which many of the
campus procedures and routines
are built on.
Conner has also become one of
the campus leaders in the pilot of
the Restorative Discipline program,
mentoring other staff members in
the processes as well as wholeheartedly implementing them in her
classroom.
Conner has taken the further
step of taking on campus morale
and helping to increase positivity at
the junior high and has consistently
made the campus a better place to
be for students, parents, staff members and administrators.
Conner, also known as Coach
Conner, says she feels fortunate to
work for the district she graduated
from, working with fellow classmates, as well as working with educators who were her teachers when
she was a high school student.
When not at work, Coach Conner
enjoys shopping, attending sporting
events, travelling with her extended
family, preparing for her work with
her church programs and spending
time with her son.
Shenequa Williams
La Vega Intermediate
School H.P. Miles
Campus
Williams has been teaching since
2010 and has been at the intermediate school for two years, currently
teaching sixth grade English/Lan-
guage Arts.
She serves on the AVID Site
Committee, participates in the 1:1
Technology Pilot, is a La Vega Pirates Education Foundation grant
recipient and is a History Fair and
UIL Sponsor.
Williams is a proud 1999 LVHS
graduate and began her career as a
library aide. She believes that every
student can and will learn and has
high expectations for students in
and out of the classroom.
She enjoys seeing her students
grow academically and socially
throughout the school year. Her love
for education is heavily influenced
by her parents and other family
members who always stressed the
importance of gaining knowledge to
make a difference in the world. Her
goals are to continue to prepare future leaders and be an educator that
her students will forever appreciate.
Williams enjoys spending time
with her family and loved ones, listening to music, reading and helping
others. She also serves as a volunteer for the Susan G. Komen Race
in honor of her mother.
Eva Elizondo
La Vega Elementary
School
Elizondo is currently a first grade
bilingual teacher at La Vega Elementary School. She has been
teaching for 20 years and has been
at LVISD for the last five years. She
was also named Teacher of the Year
in 2007 at Waco ISD.
Elizondo has a plethora of knowledge from her abundant years of
experience and has positively influenced many students and staff at
LVISD. She is extremely passionate
about teaching, which is evidenced
through her interactions with her
students and her LVES family.
She is a hard worker who puts
forth effort to push students to suc-
ceed. Her rapport with children is
natural and instinctive, facilitating
a love of learning. She wants her
students to be creative and to be
citizens with a love of learning who
will always question and explore for
the rest of their lives.
Elizondo is a great role model,
excellent mentor and a dependable “go-to” teacher. She is a kind,
creative and sincere educator who
is always there to lend an ear and
offer advice.
Elizondo is married and has one
son and a four-year-old granddaughter.
Kathy Plummer
La Vega Primary School
Plummer graduated from La
Vega High School and began her
teaching career here in 1983. After
several moves, she has returned
home and currently teaches Kindergarten.
Plummer has embraced every
strategy and program introduced
at La Vega Primary School. She is
kind, compassionate and respectful
to students, coworkers and parents, all the while holding to high
expectations.
She has a love of children that
enables her to build meaningful
relationships with the students and
their families.
Plummer states that she loves
teaching and loves La Vega ISD!
She is motivated daily by the 20
little faces who greet her at the door
each morning.
The La Vega Primary School
family feels blessed by her presence each and every day. Mrs.
Plummer has three grown children,
four grandchildren, and another
grandchild on the way.
She loves her children, grandchildren, teaching and seeing her
favorite band, “The Mavericks,”
every chance she gets.
La Vega ISD Calendar
• May 2-6 Teacher Appreciation Week
• May 4 noon, Bellmead Chamber of Commerce
Monthly Luncheon, Bellmead Civic Center; 5 to 6
p.m., Pirate Fitness Classes, La Vega Intermediate
School H.P. MIles Campus Gym
• May 5 6 p.m., Bellmead Chamber of Commerce
8 June 2016
Scholarship Banquet, Bellmead Civic Center; GED/
ESL Classes, Family Resource
Center; 6 to 9 p.m.; Zumba Classes, La Vega
Intermediate School H.P. Miles Campus Gym, 5 to 6
p.m.
• May 6 7:15 a.m., LVES Parent Breakfast
Future Chefs Competition show off food Bellmead Chamber Meeting Presentation
Jon Spelman, CCIM, Brad Harrell, CCIM and Melissa
creations by students
The 2016 Future Chefs Competition included
students from grades 4 through 6 who prepared awardwinning dishes.
The winners were:
1st Place: Aleka Nelson - “Vegetable Salad”
2nd Place: Ta’Niyah Iglehart - “Juicy Fruit Salad”
3rd Place: Dajah Fletcher - “Monster Salad”
All the student chefs received a certificate
and a medal for their participation.
The event was organized by Dave Thiel,
Director of Child Nutrition Services for La Vega
ISD; Principal Kristi Rizo and the staff at La
Vega Intermediate H.P. Miles Campus.
Deputy Superintendent Diane Roepke for
hosted and served as master of ceremonies
for the event. Also working on the event were
Kay Nitschke and the intermediate school
cafeteria staff; and Theresa Sealey and Rosie
Slater from the Child Nutrition Office.
The judges were Dr. Linda Volz, LVISD;
Jenn Kattner, ARAMARK Director at Midway
ISD; and Baylor Executive Chef Ben
Hernandez.
The winning recipes will be served at all
LVISD campuses in the coming weeks. Baylor
Executive Chef Ben has requested the recipes
and he is planning on featuring these salads in
the Baylor Residential Dining Halls.
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Harrell, residential specialist, Realtor address the
Bellmead Chamber of Commerce membership at the
March 2 member meeting.
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For people around the world, Lions clubs answer the question:
“who can we get to help us?” Think of us as organized good.
Bellmead Lions Club
Our Mission:
Building stronger neighborhoods through homeownership.
922 Franklin Ave. | Waco | (254) 752-1647
NW-Waco.org
Noon
First and Third Thursdays
Bellmead Civic Center
Volunteer in your community.
For more information, go to www.lionsclubs.org
Join us!
The Bellmead Lions Club
is a service organization
that works for Bellmead
and the community.
We welcome new
members to continue
this tradition.
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La Vega ISD 4th Six Weeks Honor Roll
La Vega High School
A Honor Roll
9th Grade
Jazmine D Breeding
SaBrea C Carr
Clarissa P Davila
David B Davila
Daniella De La Rosa
Karina O Escobedo
Andres O Fonseca
Myemione A Gibson
Gabriel J Gongora
Daisy Gonzalez
Keren H Guadarrama
Gissel T Guerrero
Joaquin A Jimenez
Pamela Mandujano
Martha M Martinez
Yoana Martinez
Mikayla A Rhodes
Edwin R Rodriguez
Kaylee A Shilling
Hayden P Skains
Ronnie L Thompson
Savannah A Walts
Jasmine R Williams
10th Grade
Andrew A Aguilar
Angela R Bandy
Brittney N Bates
Chasidy S Brandon
Vanessa Castro
William R Devorsky
Jenifer Fernandez
Nallely Gonzalez
Hellen Gonzalez Sifuentes
Jamion B Guilford
Ra’Leah K Harris
Ariel B Johnson
Christopher D Musgrove
Mark J Pace
Ernesto Pinon
Keith Pursley
Jasmin Segura
Isaiah K Terrell
Miranda Waterhouse
11th Grade
Abel Alonzo-Castillo
Kayla E Baros
Haley N Howard
Jasmine J Iglehart
Ruben Medrano
Andhy M Perez
Alyssa M Pinon
Noemi Reyes
Jessica M Rodriguez
Maria A Rodriguez
Jasmine Roman
Te’Odrick M Sanders
Andrea Silva
Dakota Smith
Matthew S Soto
Zaida J Soto Toca
Soravia L Thomas
Baylon J Ware
Amber I Zavala
12th Grade
Nathaniel W Bainbridge
Amariye T Blunson
Parrish L Cobb
Ana M Gallegos
Ivan Garcia-Tovar
Esther Gonzalez
Anahi Guerrero
Helena Jimenez
Daisha R Lunn
Cheyenne M Martell
Odision V Miles
William Poulter
Cristal Vargas
Bria White
AB Honor Roll
9th Grade
Quacy D Allen
Dylan W Andrews
Alexandrea Beatty-Ferrell
10 June 2016
Angel F Bowser
Jamencia D Bryant
Timothy R Carr
Aaron Castro
Elisa N Chutes
Heather R Craig
Jaivon J Crosson
Octayvia R Deckard
Lauren E Denman
Gavin W Donaldson
Gustavo A Escobedo
Edilson Esqueda
Abigail Galvan
Maci R Garrett
Mya N Garrett
Steven R Hernandez
Devin T Jackson
Solae A Loadholt
Anthony Lopez
Vivian Martinez
Jordan C McKinney
Jose E Medina
Candace N Moore
Noel A Navarro
Noah A Powers
Jaylon J Ridge
Maria E Rodriguez
Jared J Rogers
Esteban M Romero
Alexander Salinas
Jamal A Sims
Sunceray E Torres
Kendallynn S Turner
Belmaris Vasconcelos
Mendez
Braidon C Whitaker
Caleb J Wright
10th Grade
Asia M Berry
Camerion O Bradley
Makayla Bryant
Alondra Chavez
Adam N Cisneros
Chad L Cotton
Maryfer De Hoyos Esparza
Zaccheaus C Dimerson
Silvia M Fernandez Salazar
Nathaniel R Fleming
Julisa G Franco
Rachel Gonzalez
Kandice L Graves
Emariya D Hatter
Cameron W Henry
Cristal Hernandez
Lawrence T Johnson
Raniya R Johnson
Destiney N Jones
Ronadre Kendricks
Abraham Martinez
James T Mclarty
Jessica M Millsaps
Brandalynn A Moore
Jonathan I Perez
Tytiana S Phillips
R’Monie Rice
Rahela V Rusu
Regina Salazar
Justin L Sawyer
Tamavia D Scott
Alyssa R Seybert
Brianna N Shilling
Michael C Simmons
Kirstan J Smith
Shemeria M Smith
Donald R Sterling
Madison B Stipe
Taylor R Talbert
Alyssa M Vaughn
Mykeciah T Viewins
Freddie Williams
A’Miaya L Woods
11th Grade
Ana B Aleman
Breana G Andrews
David S Baker
Camisha A Bapugi
Iryon C Brown
Dalia J Calvillo
Antonio Camacho
Alexandria A Cisneros
Kia K Cobb
Christian C Curtin
Destiny A Davis
Raymundo Del La Cruz
Enriquez
Tiara J Evans
Deonte P Forest
Efrain Gama
Brian Rodgar Garcia
Carlie M Harkins
Necail J Hawkins
Tamekia M Hawkins
Genisis A Hernandez
Katelyn M Hernandez
Tikira D Johnson
Shi’Ravin A Lacy
Stephan A Loadholt
Sir Morgan S Loudd
Jazmyn L McGee
Adrianna N Medina
Mia R Mesta
Desiree J Milburn
Yuridia I Navarro
Athina R Parker
Jabnel S Ramirez Perez
Stephany L Robinson
Lauryn M Taylor
Cody J Templin
Leonardo Torres
Indry J Tovar
12th Grade
Angeles Adams
Brandon M Benson
Traylon Q Berry
Madison D Blake
Esmeralda Camacho
Moses A Chase
Anthony G Davis
Guadalupe R Diaz
Evelyn Galvan
Dahja M Garrett
Leslie Gonzalez-Martinez
Robert B Graves
Saboria S Hadnot
Tarissa M Haverkamp
Jessica Hernandez
Samantha D Hernandez
Timesha L Horton Smith
Kaley B Johnson
Calveion S Landrum
Jataveon J Maladdie
Claudia R Martinez
Juan Jose Martinez Jurado
Marikka T McCoy
Bryson T Mitchell
Jose’ J Morales O’horan
David Nguyen
Augusha R Pearson
Booz E Ramirez Perea
Marc A Renovato
Cameron W Robinson
Courtney D Robinson
Emilee A Rodriguez
Miguel A Salas
Mikaela D Sanders
La Vega Intermediate
School
H.P. Miles Campus
A Honor Roll
4th Grade
Jazmine Aguilar
Michael Barr
Kylie Crump
Torriyah Degrate
Litzy Delgado
Donald Lewis
Samantha Martinez
Gumesindo
Aaron Mata
Hipolito Mireles-Perez
Cristian Montelongo
Morgan Owens
Angel Pineda
Kharma Rodwell
Jae-Lissa Wallace
5th Grade
Ruben Alarcon
Jessica Aleman
Bryan Castro
Kyle Devorsky
Jaime Estrada-Lopez
Azael Fernandez
Karina Gallegos
Jasmin Garcia
Keyshawn Johnson
Nalyah Kendrick
Victoria Ledesma-Amaro
Carlos Marin Rodriguez
Kiera Owens
Fransisco Palacios
Roxxi Richards
Roderick Ridge
Zion Vincent
Marshall Wadley
6th Grade
Alyssa Banda
Bailee Barton
Kassandra Deanda
Martin Garcia
Michael Gilbert
Jerushalayim Guadarrama
Perea
Ta’Niyah Iglehart
Jeffrey Johnson
Ma’nyah Jones
Madison McCurdy
Prisilla Tovar-Guererro
Lizbeth Varela-De La Fuente
A/B Honor Roll
4th Grade
Cristian Aguilera-Cuellar
Nathalie Alamilla
George Bainbridge
Sean Baker
Makenzie Brandt
Raymond Castro
Gema Chavez
Jordan Clark
Jazmin Contreras
Kayshia Degrate
N’Keysia Degrate
Lisette Delgado
Krista DeWoody
Lilliana Diaz
Tra’Von Dickerson
Nalaysia Dickson
Zoe-Jane Freyer
Elizabeth Gallegos
Janessa Gallegos
Maribel Garcia
Gerardo Gonzalez
Jared Gonzalez
Andrue Graham
Dylan Grant
Carla Guerra
Emily Guerrero
Isaiah Guillory
Jazmyne Harrison
TaNiya Hawthorne
Rogelio Herrera-Morales
Aajaylah House
Estrella Jimenez
Adrian Lopez
James Matthews
Sydney McKinney
Bryant Medlock
Kobe Medlock
Chelsea Miles
Carlito Mondragon
Jaden Najera
Tiajha Nichols
Isabel Pearson-Garcia
Andres Pina
Kryshayla Profit
Valerie Renovato
Krissa Robert
Anadalay Rodriguez
Andrea Rodriguez
Angel Rodriguez
Emily Rodriguez
Connor Rousey
Angel Rubio
Ramon Rubio
Magdalina Rusu
Joseph Sanchez
Charisma Smith
Isbella Smith
Samuel Smith
Jennifer Torres
Zaylen Touchstone
Jasmin Tyson
Erik Zamora-Morales
5th Grade
Delani Anderson
Marlene Baez
Sherman Bandy
Anthoni Bennett
Annelise Cabriales
Madison Davila
Yasmeen EscobedoEscobedo
Angelina Flores
ReyliGutierrez
EstupinanArlet Jacinto
Eliana Lopez
Manuel Lopez
Dacota Lyon
Eric Martinez
Atreion Montgomery
A’Maiya Moore
Karley Musgrove
Alexa Nelson
Catalina Palacios
Antonia Palacios Hernandez
Martha Perez
Maribella Perez-Lopez
Gustavo Piedra
Brandon Pineda Gomez
Ariel Ramos
Daisy Rocha
Yissel Rodriguez
Karlita Rodriguez-Araujo
Eloisa Rosalez
Giselle Salazar-Torres
Brianna Shaeffer
Nathaniel Suarez Perez
Alex Varela-De La Fuente
Galilea Villegas Chavez
Haley Wilson
Allexis Zuniga
Ronaldo Zuniga
6th Grade
Koby Akers
Christian Avila
Heston Ballard
Autumn Cast
Francisco Castro
Jose Castro
Damian Chavez
Daisy Chavez-Rueda
Matthew Chutes
Alejandra Cibrian
Marcus Cobb
Yanijah Cruz-Quintanilla
Adan Garcia
Isaiah Glenn
Destiny Hall-Childs
Shania Hayes
Mariana Hernandez
Ashtyne Horn
Dion Jones
Melinda Kiss
Amber Levi
Madison Lindell
Amya Martinez
Ivan Martinez-Fernandez
David Maxwell
Gissel Montelongo
Hendrick Montelongo
Justin Morgan
Camila Murillo-Marquez
Otteyirra Nelson
Sandra Orellana-Castillo
Isaac Perez
Jaida Powell
Nelson Rapoz
Cassidy Resendez
Miguel Rico-Rodriguez
Jade Robbins
James Rodriguez
Ryan Rodriguez
Adela Rusu
Aron Salazar
Oscar Salazar Torres
Briyanna Sandoval
Adamaris Serrano
Jorge Varela-Sandoval
Olivia Vences
Angelina Vidaurri
Skyler Walker
Jared Wolf
Randy Woolf
Juan Zarate
Christopher Zuniga
La Vega Junior High School
George Dixon Campus
A Honor Roll
7th Grade
Larry Garcia
Fidel Hernandez
Misty Hurley
Simitrio Ledesma
Denisse Montes
Ithzel Rubio
Richard Ruiz-Tenorio
8th Grade
Jennifer Aleman
Kayla Baggett
Jacob Bryant
Kendall Clark
Shawna Daniels
Aiyana Ephraim
Rachel Escobedo
Joaquin Gallegos
Daniela Gonzalez
Kimbree Gordon
Simon Guerrero
Emily Harris
Demarrquese Hayes
Julian Hernandez
Norelys Hernandez
Javier Jimenez
Madeline Kiss
Alejandra Montelongo
Arraya Moore
Josiah Najar
Zoe Ramirez
Jennifer Salazar
Bruno Torres
A/B Honor Roll
7th Grade
Tayler Allen
Elijah Anderson
Lauren Bates
Isaac Bryant
Jamairia Bryant
Jhazha Bryant
Unique Cargill
Makayla Carr
Zyrah Cashaw
Josue Castro
Jose Correa
Sol’Dreveon Degrate
Giovanni Gallegos
Mekiyah Glynn
Rickelle Gomez
Michael Gonzales
Sergio Gonzalez
Jaresli Hernandez
Karla Hernandez
Natalie Hernandez
Ja’von Iglehart
Joshua Land
Aliya Leyva
Tucker McGraw
Bria Mitchell
Blaine Nickell
Ara Rauls
Victoria Robins
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La Vega ISD 4th Six Weeks Honor Roll
from Page 10
Sha’ Rayvia Robinson
Manuel Ruiz
Timothy Rusu
Ke’sean Sanders
Nicholas Seybert
Gerardo Sierra Granados
Delvin Smith
Heaven Surita
Rosie Torres
Aalyssiah Vasquez
Breanna Zapata
8th Grade
Pablo Acosta
D’Jarius Adams
Elena Aguilar
Ana Aguilar Ruiz
James Baggett
Jaylan Benson
Heather Boykin
Makayla Campos
Christopher Castro
Alejandra Chairez
Gloria Chairez
Santos Chavez
Jessica Cluck
Ivan Curl
Taylor Davis
Abelardo de Hoyos
Jennifer De La Cruz
Enriquez
Juan De La rosa
Hadashah Dixon
Abigail Dominguez
Hunter Drummond
LaQuianna Eckles
Giselle Enriquez
Alejandra Espitia
Yajahira Garcia
Denise Garza
Christopher Gonzales
Misael Gonzalez
Elias Guadarrama
Ezekiel Guerrero
Aja Guillotte
Precious Gunn
Taylor Handley
Travis Handley
Cheyenne Harris
Russell Harris
Jasmine Hembree
Jordan Henderson
Laila Hidrogo
Drayven Honey
Jaurne Hubert
Lindsey Hutchison
Ricky Jones
JaRon Levingston
Ivett Lopez
Olivia Lopez
Blas Loredo
John Luna
Yaristma Marin
Barbara Marquez
Estefany Martinez
Vanessa Martinez
Delvin Mason
Victoria Mendoza
Allen Montelongo
Luis Morales-Cruz
Diana Morris
Jeffrey Nickerson
Mariza Perez
Sylvia Ramos
Lonnie Reich
Ka’Niaya Robinson
Alexus Rodriguez
Angelica Rodriguez
Isaias Roman
Cyndee Ruiz Fabela
James Russell
Michael Sauels
Tierney Sawyers
Timothy Skains
Destinie Stewart
Daito’n Strickland
Melany Tello
Zoe Tharp
Ivan Tinajero
Elizabeth Torres
Citlaly Varela Gonzalez
Heather Ward
Helena Woodlock
Alexander Zarate
Laura Zavala Lemus
Braxton Zilem
La Vega Elementary School
A Honor Roll
1st Grade
Alexjandra Aguilar
Emberly Bandy
Daryl Barker
Conner Bluestone
Ja’Braylen Brooks
Nicole Brooks
A’Khiya Clark
Abigail Collins
Peighton Dancer
Torearl Degrate
Darian De La Rosa
Ashley Diaz
Savannah Fajardo
Ximena Fernandez
Ashley Garcia
Ava Grisham
Re’Yanna Jackson
Ra’niyah Lakose
Jayden Lee
Brandon Lopez
Manuel Martinez Gumesindo
Santiago Martinez-Jurado
Jeremiah Mayes
Kalista McCutcheon
Dovanny Morales
Juan Murillo
Madelynn Myers
Kain Paine
Kourtney Parr
Connor Phelps
Traelin Randolph
Heidy Regalado
A’Bianna Robinson
Aleaha Rodriguez
Ja’Nayla Scroggins
Kadynce Sherrill
Alberto Tamez
Pablo Torres
Marisol Turrubiartes
Ian Vaquera
Victoria Zarate
2nd Grade
Jonathan Aguilera Cuellar
Juana Alarcon
Aileen Burciaga
Jordan Eastland
Noel Fajardo
Andrew Guerrero
Seir Hernandez
Niliajah House
Kaleigh Johnson
Aryssa Jones
Ariana Lopez-Navarro
Briana Lopez-Navarro
Johnny Lucas
Lucas Lykins
Briana Marin
Chase Moore
Jayden Pafford
Taliyah Parker-Minnitt
Cooper Pembleton
Trace Poole
Adam Ramos
Kael Roberts
Samuel Rodriguez
Tony Sanchez
Leilani Silva
Savanna Vasquez
Joel Viscaya
Bryson Warren
Oren Woodard
Jennifer Ybarra
Yair Zamora-Morales
3rd Grade
Marlenne Aguilar Ruiz
Symone Alexander
Angela Carroll
Ismael Cortez
Jordan DeHerrera
Jacquelyn Fonseca
Alaysia Gude
Daniel Hernandez
Mayra Ibarra
Cerenity Kerns
Valeria Martinez Gumesindo
Michael Mayes
Aliceah Piedra
Daylon Pullen
Daniela Ramirez
Issac Ramirez-Aguilar
Eduardo Ramirez-Gallegos
Rueben Reed
Sophia Rodriguez
Brianna Rousey
Daniel Rubio
Jacob Salazar
Yozelin Sarabia
Jose Segura
Esther Torres
Gabriel Valerio
Julian Vidaurri
Elizabeth Watkins
Joseph Whitlock
Ja’Miah Woods
Stefanie Zavala-Tenorio
Austin Zuniga
A/B Honor Roll
1st Grade
Brooklyn Adams
Emmanuel Alamilla
Dylan Anderson
Twylin Andrews
Jaritza Araujo
Landon Archer
Victoria Baez
Elizabet Barragan-Guerrero
Chloe Bernal
Breanah Boleman
Benjamin Brush
Airel Bryant
Micheal Bryant
Deborah Burke
Damice Burns
Anikin Burris
Za’Kia Carter
Daniel Castillo
Bella Chacon
Amari Chappell
Marco Chavez
Fabian Cisneros Ramirez
A’Coreyia Crane
Daiana Cruz
Josiah Dantzler
Lizet Escobedo
Camila Eugenio-Lopez
Alonzo Fajardo
Juan Gallegos
Adiel Galvan
Bianca Gonzalez
Kevin Gutierrez
Jeremiah Hall
Brianna Harris
Torean Higgins
Jason Hill
Jaivon Houston
Serenity Howse
Milee Hux-Lara
Jaylen Iglehart
Zay Dan Johnson
Zyqueria Johnson
Drake Kerr
Ariah Laws
Skyler Lindell
Miraiyda Marin
Ivan Martinez
Jose Mejia
Lillyanna Mitchell
Isaiah Moore
Rylee Moore
Veronica Morales-Arreguin
Logan Olsen
Patricia Ortiz
Julee Owen
Shi’Uniqee Perot Willis
Abrianna Powers
Elijah Ramirez
Riley Reams Roller
Veronica Rodriguez
Caden Roland
Ja’Kobi Sanders
Evelin Arely Santacruz
Fernandez
Emmely Sarabia
Kaleah Stewart
Aaden Tasby
Ashton Thompson
Benjamin Thompson
Andrea Torres
Nevaeh Turner
Tristan Tyler
Ja’Niyia Walton
Desirae Washburn
Jayce Wiley
Caydence Wolf
2nd Grade
Omar Baez
Emma Brenner
Ke’Andre Brooks
Adrianna Carlos
Chauntel Carmichael
Rolando Castelan
Tytiuna Christopher
Sirr Cooper
Cristalyn Davis
Brihanna De La Cruz
John Earl
Ariel Ermis
Arianna Fajardo
Malaki Flores
Marquez Flowers
Shane Fornols
Carmen Garcia-Avila
Raul Garcia-Solis
Jason Garrett
Jaeda Gilbert
Zeferino Gonzalez
Tydarion Greer
Amari Harris
Faith Hart
Camila
Hernandez
Marely
Herrera
Jazmyne
Jefferson
CeMaria Kelly
Christian
Kerns
Daniel Lane
Angel
Ledesma
Esmeralda
LedesmaAmaro
Corey
Leonard
Kevin Leyva
Atzirith LiraAlmanza
Gilberto
Martinez
JoAngel
Martinez
Deacon
Matthews
Mia Medina
Savanna
Monrial
Chase Moore
Nehemiah
Morales
Layla Olivarez
Carlos
Orellana
Castillo
Areli Ortiz
Luis Pina
Aiden Pridemore
Hezekiah Redrick
Emberly Robert
Dereon Robinson
Ian Rodriguez
Alexa Sanchez
Ke’Morah Sanders
Jaydyn Sandoval
Jessica Sifuentes-Tonche
Corinne Sims
Jacob Singletary
Terell Smith
Treynisha Smith
Vanessa Sorrells
Brysin Sotomayor
La’Taye Stewart
Kaylee Strickland
James Terrill
Atticus Thomas
Tylar Thomas
John Turner
Jaylen Valenzuela
Noah Vasquez
Jodi Viscaya
Raul Vittonel
3rd Grade
Andrew Aguilar
Abigail Alvarez
Jaylee Ancell
Tre’Jon Andrews
Emeily Bautista
Michael Benitez-Marquez
Ayla Brenner
Thomas Buras
Kevin Carrillo
Kristian Chavez
Brian Cibrian
Georgia Collier
Semyia Drakes
Chanise Durant
Analyssa Elizondo
Perla Escalante
Angel Eugenio-Lopez
Marcus Flowers
Emily Frausto-Rodriguez
Augustin Gaona
Amir Gibson
Julia Grisham
Alfonso Hernandez
Trent Hickman
De’vonta Hilliard
Awry Jordan
Damian Lebron
Jose Ledesma
Triniti Leggett
Solange’ Loadholt
Said Lozano
Cynthia Martinez
Rogelio Martinez
Wendy Martinez
Ricky McCrary
Kaori Meza Valenzuela
Ariana Montelongo
Alexa Montes
Guy Musgrove
Jalen Nickerson
Ke’Yonna Ochoa
Tyler Odom
Nevaeh Olguin
Paul Olivares
Giovanni Palacios
Aileen Perez
Nayeli Perez-Martinez
Aliceah Piedra
Antonio Portillo
Natalia Ramirez
Alyssa Redman
Mario Rodriguez
Pablo Rodriguez
Bryson Roland
Brandon Russell
Jannet Sanchez
Rebecca Sanchez
Brydrick Scott
Rigoberto Serrano Lopez
Jared Solis
Reighlynn Stewart
Kaberian Strain
Adyson Vasquez
Freddy Vences
Nathaniel Walker
Cameron Washington
Skylar Washington
Dalyse Williams
Casen Woolfolk
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