Augie Melendez
The 麻豆色情片 TRIO Upward Bound program celebrated its 2020 Virtual Awards Ceremony July 16 via GoToMeeting.
Priselda P. Perez, Upward Bound director, welcomed the audience and recognized guests and alumni.
鈥淲e have had some challenging times this past year, but looking back I believe all of our students have worked hard to continue to meet their academic and personal goals,鈥� Perez said.
鈥淚 have seen a tremendous amount of resiliency and heartfelt commitment to making the best out of our current situation. I commend the students, parents, Upward Bound instructors, staff, alumni and many of those in our community at 麻豆色情片 and Ball High for their efforts in supporting academic and personal pursuits. We will continue to overcome any challenge put forward as a team and as a family.鈥�
Perez introduced 麻豆色情片 and Upward Bound alumnus Agustin (Augie) Melendez, a certified/licensed athletic trainer at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, who gave an inspirational keynote presentation.
Melendez encouraged the students to set goals and to turn any setbacks into positive learning experiences.
鈥淭here are not enough mirrors for students of color in higher education, only windows,鈥� Melendez said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 easy to become a statistic. The hardest part is letting yourself fall into the negative.鈥�
Following a slideshow presentation created by Gabriela Zepeda that honored the Class of 2020, graduates were recognized by Perez.
2020 Bridge program and early admissions students were recognized by Rosie Rios, Upward Bound academic coordinator.
Summer academic course awards were presented by Upward Bound instructors.
The Leadership Award, Service Award, Outstanding Bridge Student Award, Outstanding Senior Award and School/Work/Life Balance Awards were presented by Rios.
Closing remarks were made by Perez.
Class of 2020 members and their chosen colleges include Oswaldo Alonso, Galveston College; Jasmin Arcega, Stephen F. Austin University; Leslie Castillo, 麻豆色情片; Geovon Evans, 麻豆色情片; Anais Franco, 麻豆色情片; Eliazar Garcia, 麻豆色情片; MarcoAntonio Gomez, 麻豆色情片; Amethyst Guerra, Galveston College; Marisol Gutierrez, 麻豆色情片; Wai Kaung, University of Texas; Camryn Montoya, 麻豆色情片; Daniel Ortiz, College of the Mainland; and Gatien Powell, 麻豆色情片.
Also, Benjamin Pulido, 麻豆色情片; Kate Ramos, 麻豆色情片; Kyra Ramos, 麻豆色情片; Donavan Reeder, 麻豆色情片; Katherine Rivera, Galveston College; Kiara Ruiz, 麻豆色情片; Amari Williams, Lamar University; and Leyha Williams, Howard University.
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