• Nov. 6 Bellmead Chamber Meeting at noon at Skate Country• Dec. 4 Bellmead Chamber Meeting at noon at Praise Temple Assembly of God, co-sponsored by Cracker Barrel• Jan. 8 Bellmead Chamber Meeting at noon at Bellmead Civic Center• Feb. 5 Bellmead Chamber Meeting at noon at Bellmead Civic Center

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Plant of the Month

Adam Barber with GENCO Federal Credit Union accepted the plant of the month for November.

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Bellmead Christmas decoration competition

Residences and businesses participate in the 2013 Bellmead Christmas decoration contest from Nov. 29 to Dec. 15.

The residential winners will have a sign in the yard and their name and photo in the Bellmead Bulletin. First prize will receive $100 gift card, second prize $75 card card and third prize $50 gift card.

Businesses who want to participate are asked to have lights on until 9 p.m. each evening and choose a theme and decorate accordingly. Winners will be named on a plaque.

For more information, contact the Bellmead Chamber at (254) 799-1552.

Bellmead City Update

La Vega school year update

Parent University

La Vega principals honored

La Vega launches mobile app

Wilson named TML Region 9 president

Join us for Bellmead’s

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63rd Annual Bellmead Christmas Parade

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6 p.m. Dec. 5Parade starts at 7 p.m.

Bellmead Drive & Loop 340 and ends at

Eastgate Plaza

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B Chamber of CommerceELLMEAD

P.O. Box 1546153400 Bellmead DriveBellmead, TX 76705Business Hours:9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday, Wednesday & Friday

Chamber OfficersPresident - David Ridley

Vice President - Mike EdringtonSecretary/Treasurer - Kaye Morgan

Phone:(254)799-1552

Fax:(254) 799-9370

Office manager: Vivian Nowlin

Adam BarberLynn Everett

Duane HoxworthMatt King Jose Neira

Sharon ShieldsArmondo Fajardo

Mike SullivanKaye HoracekRashmi Patel

Betty MarsDiane Taylor

Connie Wilson

Chamber Directors

Contact Information3100 Bellmead Drive, Bellmead, Texas, 76705

Phone: 799-4963 or 299-6700Fax: 799-8642

Board of Trustees Henry C. Jennings - President

Randy Devorsky - Vice President Rodney Outlaw- Secretary

Mildred Watkins - Assistant SecretaryPhil Bancale - Member

Kevin P. Harris - Member Rodney Outlaw - MemberRaymond Koon - Member

To advertise or submit material, call (254) 749-7073.

Administration

SuperintendentDr. Sharon M. Shields

Deputy Superintendent for Personnel and Administration

Dr. Valerie BaxterAssistant Superintendents for Finance

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lVHS students enroll in dual credit coursesLa Vega High School students enrolled in dual credit classes at McLennan Community College toured the campus. Some are attending classes on campus, a few are taking online courses, and one is taking a night course.

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Aaron’s Sales & LeaseABC Health Care, Inc.Accelerated Power Marketing LLC Advantage FurnitureAdvantage PressAmerican BankAmerican Legion Post 121ATMOS EnergyThe Atrium of Bellmead Baird Brothers Express Car WashBaylor UniversityBBVA Compass Bellmead Community ClinicBellmead Enterprises LLC - ChevronBellmead Funeral HomeBellmead Lions Bellmead Pools Bellmead Strong RadioBest Western MotelBest Western Plus Waco NorthBetter Business Bureau Blue Cross Blue Shield of TexasBrazos Family DentistryBudget TaxCargill Caritas of WacoCen-Tex African American Chamber of CommerceCenter for Business Excellence Central Texas Senior Ministry Centroplex SweepingChristi’s HamburgersCity of Bellmead

City of Lacy LakeviewCollin Street BakeryComet CleanersComfort Inn & SuitesComfort SuitesCountry Kitchen Cracker BarrelCunningham Brothers Transmissions and Total Auto Care Curtis Cox Jewelers Day’s InnDicorte’s EmporiumDirect AutoEagle Crest ApartmentsEddie Ray’s SmokehouseEl ConquistadorCoy EmertETMC Extraco Banks Festive Occasions First Convenience Bank First Title Company of Waco GENCO Federal Credit UnionGo Small BizGreater Waco ChamberH&R CarpetHampton Inn Waco North Robert HawkinsH-E-B Plus!Hewitt Chamber of CommerceHillcrest Baptist Medical Center Holiday Inn Home DepotHorace 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 Lacy Lakeview Chamber of CommerceL-3 Platform IntegrationLa Vega Community ChurchLa Vega ISD La Vega Little LeagueLone Star SteakhouseLoop 340 Overhead DoorsLorena Chamber of CommerceLuby’sLynn’s La Vega PharmacyMama Lena’s Pizza and SubEdward Jones Matthew DollarMatula InsuranceMazanec Construction McLennan Community CollegeMembers Choice Federal Credit UnionJudge Vicki MenardMichna’s Bar-B-Q Molly’s RestaurantMotel 6 Neel Assoc. Inc.NeighborWorks New Life Praise Center Oak Farms DairyOncorPopeye’s of LaredoPraise Temple Assembly of God

Bellmead Chamber MembersPre-Paid LegalQuality Care of WacoR-Ash Properties Rapoport AcademyRed Man Bingo Rent-A-CenterRobinson Chamber of Commerce Sam’s Wholesale Club Sanderson FarmsScott and White ClinicsShipley’s Donuts Simer, Tetens and Fanning Attorneys at LawSkate CountryThe Smoke Zone Sparks Memorial United Methodist ChurchStem Insurance AgencySteve’s PlaceTexas Animal Medical Center Texas BeverageTexas Machine & Tool Inc. Texas Meter and DeviceTexas State Technical College WacoThe Real Estate Company Time-Warner Cable TYMCO Inc.Vacations UnlimitedWaco and The Heart of Texas Waco Tribune-HeraldWalmart Super CenterWillis PlumbingKevin WilsonWireless ConceptsWoody Butler Homes

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City Hall 3015 Bellmead Drive 799-2436Community Center 3900 Parrish St. 799-2418

non-emergency numbers:Fire 700 Kane 799-1661Police 3015 Bellmead Drive 799-0251Ambulance 753-0355Bellmead Water Dept. 799-2436

Mayor U.F. RobertsMayor Pro-TemMary YoungbloodCouncil MembersU.F. Roberts, Pct. 4Kevin Wilson, Pct. 2Gary Moore, At-Large Carlos Luna, Pct. 1 Mary C. Youngblood, Pct. 3 Doss Youngblood, Pct. 5 Police Chief Lydia AlvaradoFire Chief / Marshal William T. Hlavenka, Jr.City ManagerBo Thomas City Secretary Cynthia Ward

Bellmead City governmentChief Finance Officer Victor Salas City AttorneyCharles D. OlsonMunicipal Court JudgeKathleen DowCity engineerJed SulakPublic Works DirectorScott ColemanCivic/ Tourism DirectorTony TorresIT ManagerDevin Kluk

BELLMEAD’S BLOOM-ING! The Bellmead City Council met Oct 8. The meeting was called to order with an Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. After approval of our pre-vious meeting minutes we conducted the following business:

• We nominated Coun-cilman Gary Moore to be a candidate for the McLen-nan County Appraisal Dis-trict Board of Directors. Bellmead will be able to cast 15 of the total 5000 votes to elect five mem-bers to this board.

• The City of Bellmead has been awarded a wa-ter meter replacement grant in the amount of $270,000. The city will match the funds with $55,000, which will come from our Water Utility Fund.

We selected Grant De-velopment Services to administer this grant for us to ensure compliance.

They have done work for Bellmead in the past and did a great job. We are happy to be working with them again.

We also accepted a bid from Skyblue Utili-ties to repair and replace bad sewer lines near the Sam’s Store. These bad lines had been caus-ing problems with sewer backups during heavy rains. This problem will be history very soon. The cost of this project is just more than $500,000.

• We agreed to mod-ify an agreement with the Bellmead Economic Development Corp. to accept monthly install-

Bellmead updatements on the $800,000 the city will receive from a previous agreement to provide for the demolition of substandard structures in Bellmead.

We modified our an-nual budget to reflect the addition of $240,000 as revenue and $220,000 as expenses to be used to help clean up Bellmead. We all look forward to the upcoming improvements.

• We received a reso-lution from the ATMOS Cities Steering Commit-tee, which reviewed the request from ATMOS Energy Corp. indicating that their expenses has increased enough to ap-prove a small rate in-crease.

The Council agreed to approve an ordinance on the resolution with ATMOS Energy Corp. accepting the 2013 annual rate re-view mechanism, which will result in a residential rate increase of 1.75% and a commercial rate increase of 1.01%. This is the result of additional costs by the company.

• The Council approved the expenditure request from the Parks Board to purchase an 18-foot Christmas tree to be erected during the holi-days next to City Hall.

We hope to have the tree up in time for our an-nual Christmas Parade in December.

We also accepted a contract to provide main-tenance on our outdoor warning siren system for an additional year. We ap-proved the replacement of the encoder radio in that

warning system.• We passed the first

and second reading of an ordinance to allow Wilder Street to allow traffic to travel in both directions instead of being just one way. This will allow the traffic to flow better to the drive through of the new credit union that is being built on Bellmead Drive. They plan to open for business in January 2014.

• We authorized the city manager to accept public bids on the fol-lowing properties: 1500 San Jacinto, 407 E. 27th St., and an area known as Bellmead Ct. Block B Lots 1-4.

This last area is lo-cated at the intersection of Corsicana Highway and Bethard Drive and is being offered up for bid with the restriction that the buyer will be required to build a commercial building for business use within a set amount of time. No restrictions were given on the other two locations.

Great things are hap-pening in Bellmead. It is good to be in this great city at this time and to watch the many wonder-ful things coming our way. Bellmead is changing for the better. I thank you for the privilege of allow-ing me to serve. Have a beautiful day in Bellmead!

Kevin WilsonCouncilman Precinct 2,City of Bellmead, TX

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Bellmead City Calendar

Zumba Class6 to 7 p.m. | Mondays Bellmead Civic Center | Free

Insanity Workout6 to 7 p.m. | Tuesdays Bellmead Civic Center | Free Municipal Court Open HouseThe Bellmead Municipal Court will host an open house at 2 p.m. Nov. 8. Guests can meet court staff including the Bellmead city judge and city prosecutor. Treat bags full of surprises, traffic safety information and refresh-ments will be provided.

City Council Meeting The regular monthly City Council meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Nov. 12.

63rd annual Christmas Parade and Tree lightingJ o i n u s f o r B e l l m e a d ’s holiday tradition, the 63rd Annual Bellmead Christmas Parade Dec. 5 starting at Bellmead Drive and Loop 340.

Brush Pick-upBellmead residents who need to have brush picked up by Waste Management should bundle the brush in lengths no longer than four feet and securely tie each bundle, which should weigh no more than 35 pounds. Each service day, waste management will collect up to three bundles per residence.

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resources

City newsWilson named president of Texas Municipal league region 9

For more information on what is going on Bellmead:

Bellmead.comThe City’s website offers online payment, meeting and community information and a calendar of events.

BellmeadCivicCenter.comThe Civic Center’s website offers information on room rentals and upcoming events.

BellmeadeDC.comThe Bellmead Economic Development Corporation’s website provides information on programs to help businesses in Bellmead prosper as well as properties that are for sale.

BellmeadChamber.comThe Bellmead Chamber of Commerce promotes business and raises funds for scholarships for La Vega students.

Bellmead City Councilman Kevin Wilson has been named president of the Texas Municipal League, Re-gion 9, the Heart of Texas Region - Waco Area.

The Texas Municipal League (TML) has 15 sub-state regions (regions 2-16) that were formed in 1958.

Regions exist to promote inter-ests in city government on a re-gional level, facilitate the exchange of information among the cities in a region, and assist the TML Board of Directors in formulating policy that represents the diverse interests of the state.

Each region elects officers and conducts regional meetings at least twice each year. Each region also elects a representative to serve on the TML Board of Directors.

The board representative must be an elected official from a city within the region and serves a two-year term of office with a maximum of four years for any one person. Each region may have only one board representative.

Membership in the league is vol-untary and open to any city in Texas.

The entire slate of 2013-2014 officers also includes First Vice

Bellmead City Councilman Kevin Wilson has been named president of the Texas Municipal League Region 9.

President Ric Holmes, Mayor Pro Tem, Morgan’s Point Resort; Sec-ond Vice President Ed Passalugo, Mayor, Hewitt; Secretary/Treasurer Donna Hawkins, City Secretary, Beverly Hills; and TML Director Bill Coleman, Mayor Pro Tem, Lo-rena.

More than 16,000 mayors, council members, city managers, city at-torneys and city department heads are member officials of the league by virtue of their city’s participation.

For more information, visit TML.org.

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La Vega Primary School had a coloring contest of ‘Fireman Sam.’The classroom winners are (front row, from left) Piper Thompson, Araya Bourgeois, Emma Norman, Emberly Robert, Ja’Mya Harris, Jahare Bryant, Camila Hernandez, Arlynn Castro-Argueta, Savanna Monrial, Bradley ‘Santana’ Monrial; (middle row, from left) Yanet Fernandez, Isabella Rubio, Jhon Mendoza, Ximena Fernandez, Alexis Cisneros-Aguilar, Erika Torres, Deacon Matthews, Ariana Lopez-Navarro, Kyle Terrell Jaylen Valenzuela; and (back row, from left) Joe Avery, LVPS Counselor; Ms. Lisa Seawright, LVPS Principal; Firefighter D. Rogers, Lieutenant H. C. Pfleiderer and Driver K. L. Shivers.

la Vega Primary students recognize Fire Prevention WeekLa Vega Primary School is a proud participant in Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 7-11. Students

learned about fire safety, how and when to dial 9-1-1, and how to “Stop, Drop, and Roll.” The Bellmead Fire Department dropped by to give safety presentations to each pre-kindergarten and kindergarten class. The students also were given a tour of the fire truck. The school thanks them, especially Lt. H. C. Pfleiderer, driver K. L. Shivers and fire fighter D. Rogers.

La Vega principals are from left Chris Borland, La Vega Junior High George Dixon Campus; Lisa Seawright, La Vega Primary; Larry Cumby, La Vega High School; Kristi Rizo, La Vega Intermediate H. P. Miles Campus and Shaunte’ Stewart, La Vega Elementary; La Vega ISD Assistant Principals (not pictured) are Steve Hanks, Gene Hicks and Chuck Long - La Vega High School; Brian Bartlett and Shasta Sneed - La Vega Junior High George Dixon Campus; Felix Glass, Chuck Klander and Tammie Swain - La Vega Intermediate H. P. Miles Campus; Dr. Alfreda Love and Melanie Simons - La Vega Elementary School; and Allison Hughes and Chris Kubacak - La Vega Primary School

la Vega principals honoredGov. Rick Perry declared October 2013 “Principals Month” in Texas in recognition of

their contributions to the success of our school districts. Perry acknowledges, “Principals are more than just caretakers of their schools. Principals are expected to be educational leaders, disciplinarians, community builders, spokesmen, budget analysts and guard-ians of policy mandates and initiatives.” The governor’s proclamation encourages, “all Texans to recognize the important role principals play in ensuring that every child has access to a high quality education.”

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La Vega ISD has several new secondary principals this year, a program to engage parents, a thriving La Vega Pirates Education Foundation and increased enroll-ment, said superintendent Dr. Sha-ron M. Shields.

Enrollment is up by about 82 stu-dents this year, a greater increase than is typical for this time of year.

“The true test is being able to maintain that level of enrollment. People relocate for work or for other reasons,” said Shields. “It is so important for us to have a needs-satisfying environment. We work on that so that we are providing an en-vironment where our students and staff can work at an optimal level. We have excellent facilities thanks to the bonds that were approved by the community. We value our students, our parents and our staff. We try to make sure our climate is needs-satisfying for all players.”

The district met all standards and thresholds this past school year indicating success.

“I absolutely believe that we have some of the best students in Central Texas,” said Shields. “Our students are wonderful. They are pleasant, respectful and among the most ac-commodating you are going to run across.”

La Vega ISD has launched an app to serve as an all-in-one informa-tion source for parents, students, staff and community. Created by ParentLink, the app was developed specifically to provide direct access to the district’s most sought-after information in the most convenient format on a mobile device.

Recognizing trends in social tech-nology and the unprecedented use of Smartphones and tablet devices, La Vega ISD has elected to become part of the mobile sphere to better connect and collaborate with the majority of their stakeholders. La Vega ISD is one of the first school districts in the state of Texas to offer a mobile app for their parents and community.

Parent university set for nov. 14La Vega ISD parents are invited to the Parent University that will be

from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Bellmead Civic Center. The topic for this session is “Managing vs. Maintaining.” Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m., and childcare is provided for children ages 4 and older. For more informa-tion, call (254) 299-6753.

“Our choice to go mobile goes directly back to our district mission to improve student performance,” said Dr. Sharon M. Shields, super-intendent. “Enabling our parents and students to connect with the district in real-time at their own con-venience magnifies engagement. We know this resource will help in terms of transparency and parent interaction.”

Other app features include:• district and school news, allowing

the user to select to which schools and district news feeds they want to subscribe;

• push notifications for the district/school to send out instant alerts to the user’s mobile device;

• sports scores, schedules and links

la Vega ISD launches mobile app for Android, iPhoneto sports sites;

• calendar information for schools and district events, including the ability to add events from school calendars to the user’s device calendar;

• a tip line tool for users to provide the district with suggestions, se-curity issues and other important information;

• school and district directories and maps;

• contact information for teachers, administrators and other staff;

• links to the school/district’s Face-book, Twitter and YouTube pages; and

• superintendent updates with the latest communications from dis-trict leaders.

“We know all parties -- students, parents, community and staff-- will find great value in this app,” said ParentLink President John Graff. “We are excited to provide the La Vega ISD community with a mobile resource to make collaborating with their local school an enjoyable and easy part of their busy schedules.”

The La Vega ISD App is free for users and available for immediate download on iPhone and Android devices.

ParentLink mobile apps, branded specifically for each organization us-ing the service, are used at school districts across the country. For more information about ParentLink Mobile App Services, visit ParentLink.net.

la Vega ISD off to a great start for 2013-14 school yearThe district is in its pilot year for

providing a universal breakfast and lunch for every student, regardless of income.

“Our kids are eating, and we’ve re-moved the stigma of ‘free lunch.’ We know if they are properly nourished, they are more focused on academic excellence,” said Shields.

“We are also excited about our new secondary principals,” she said.

Larry C. Cumby is the new La Vega High School principal, joining the district after one of reitrement from Connally ISD.

Chris Borland, former La Vega ISD Instructional Specialist, is the new principal at La Vega Junior High School George Dixon Campus.

“We have a lot that we are learn-ing, and we are embracing the cul-ture in La Vega ISD where people are the No. 1 priority, including students, staff and even strangers,” said Shields.

The education foundation is mak-ing an impact by making a grant available for the Interdependence Garden.

“We are especially excited that we exceeded our fund-raising goal in the first year,” said Shields. To date, the foundation has raised almost $76,000.

The foundation also will fund dis-

trictwide technology grants based on proposals from teachers for infusing technology into education. These grants will be awarded in November.

In addition, the foundation will assist with student achievement recognition.

La Vega ISD also is working with the Visionary Leaders Institute to engage parents through Parent University and help staff with profes-sional development.

“La Vega had not met a federal standard so we had some additional funds available for professional de-velopment in the areas of math and science. We repurposed some funds to increase skill sets in theses areas of instruction,” said Shields.

Ako Kambon, president of VLI, and others from his team provide monthly sessions for staff and par-ents to encourage partnering in their child’s education.

Parent University brings together parents so they connect with each other.

“It’s awesome to see they energy

they have,” said Shields. The pro-gram is offered at no charge.

“Our parents want to be good and effective parents, and they just need some research-based strategies for interacting with their schools. It’s just a pleasant and rewarding experience to see their level of en-thusiasm.”

In addition, the ACE program, or Afterschool Centers on Education, administered by the Texas Educa-tion Agency and funded by the 21st CCLC Program administered by the US Department of Education, is a structured, safe and supervised place for learning and social inter-action. ACE is offered at La Vega Elementary School, La Vega Inter-mediate School H.P. Miles Campus, La Vega Junior High School George Dixon Campus and La Vega High School.

ACE students at the intermediate school are served an evening meal, and this program will be extended to the other campuses at the end of the school year.

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la Vega ISD news

George Dixon, right, is at Interdependence Garden with Michael Dawson, eighth grade honors student. Dixon is a board member on the La Vega Pirates Education Foundation, who granted a fund for this garden. This is also the campus for which he is named.

Liza Garrett, child nutrition administrative secretary; Debra Jorgenson, cafeteria worker; Kim Ownbey, director of child nutrition services; Delores Rodriguez, cook; Karen Lewis, cook; Ikie Chappell, cafeteria manager; and Diane Roepke, assistant superintendent for business and finance.

lVeS cafeteria receives good rating The La Vega Elementary Food Service staff, whose operations

were reviewed by an auditor from the Texas Department of Agricul-ture (TDA) during breakfast and lunch Oct. 16, received a good rating.

The reviewer stated in his written comments that “The staff was friendly, knowledgeable and eager to correct any noted deficiencies. The cafeteria staff worked well as a team and was very efficient in getting the students through the line.”

He also made the comment that the cashier, Karen Lewis, did an excellent job, and he was impressed with the operations.

The scope of this TDA review was to evaluate free and reduced applications, counting and claiming, verifications and areas of Perfor-mance Standard 1 in order to move forward with Provision 2, which provides free lunches for all students.

APe MAn appears at la Vega Junior HighAPE MAN made an appearance in Rachel Stolle’s eighth grade science class. APE MAN is an acronym to help the students remember how to do atomic math and calculate subatomic particles. It stands for: “Atomic number equals Protons and Electrons / Mass number minus Atomic number equals Neutrons.”

la Vega Junior High unveils Interdependence gardenThe Interdependence Garden at La Vega Junior High George Dixon

Campus was made possible by a grant from the La Vega Pirates Educa-tion Foundation. The proposal was written and submitted by Rachel Stolle, eighth grade science teacher. Stolle’s and Marie Clyatt’s eighth grade honors students researched, planned and implemented the garden.

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la Vega ISD First Six Weeks Honor rollla Vega High School A HOnOr rOllAbel AlonzoAlexandria AlemanJames ArtisNathaniel BainbridgeAntonio CamachoEsmeralda CamachoAlexandria CisnerosJoseph CottrellNicholas CottrellNickolaus DavilaRaymundo Del La EnriquezAna GallegosMyles GuilloryKason GravesDevin GreenKristen HarrisTameka HawkinsJasmine IglehartKaley JohnsonMelanie KissJuliang LiStephen LoadholtSha’tavion LondonBrandon MartinezWillie McdonaldRuben MedranoElizbeth MontelongoAdriena MorrisBrandon PeltonKay;A PerezPerla PerezWilliam PoulterJeralyn RobinsonRebecca RusuDelicia SalinasTe’odrick SandersJohnny SluderDakota SmithViviano SolanoMatthew SotoAshley StimisCody TemplinCatalina ToncheLadreka WilliamsAmber ZavalaCeleste ZavalaA/B Honor rollAngeles AdameVictoria AdameJoy AfenkhenaTaylor AkersValerie AldapeAlissa AlexanderAbel AlonzoAdrian AlemanAna AlemanAlexandria AlemanC’eante AndersonJason AndersonIndia ArmsteadJames ArtisDavid BakerNathaniel BainbridgeCodi Birch-HarrisAmariye BlunsonAutumn Bradbury

Robert GravesKristen HarrisJesus Guerrero Melissa GuerreroPedro GuerreroAnahi GuerreroJamaud GuilfordJamun GuilfordMyles GuilloryKason GravesDevin GreenSylvia GuevaraKayla Harbert-MartinDestinee HarrisCarlie HawkinsNecall HawkinsTameka HawkinsAlexander HernandezDavid HernandezGenesis HernandezJessica HernandezJohnny HerreraGerrell HorneJasmine IglehartCameron JacksonKaley JohnsonTikira JohnsonMelanie KissSelena LaraNathan LefeverAlahnna LeviJuliang LiStephen LoadholtSha’tavion LondonHeaven LopezDaisha LunnLe’asiah LynchTre’asiah LynchJataveon MaladdieBrandon MartinezDaniel MartinezErik MartinezMaria MartinezDemarcus MasonDanyelle MccutcheonWillie McdonaldCedarian Mcdowell-SadlerEvelin MedranoRuben MedranoLauren MercerMia MeslaElizbeth MontelongoCorey MontgomeryAdriena MorrisAntonio MullinsOddessey MunozCeleste NealMeagan NealDavid NguyenJavier NinoShyann O’dellCecilia OjedaJulian OronaEmilio OrtegonCesar Ortiz RenovatoLoredana OwensVeronica PalomaresJose Pargas

Darsh PatelAugusha PearsonXavier Pearson-WebbBrandon Pelton Andhy PerezDaniel PerezKayla PerezPerla PerezBeatrice PinaAlexis PinonWilliam PoulterAbby PortilloK-Lynn RamirezLuci RamirezChase RandolphD’andre ReeseMarc RenovatoAna RezaJordan RiveraKristian RobinsCameron Robinson Jeralyn RobinsonDestiny RoddyAlexis RodriguezBrian RodriguezDulce RodriguezGiselle RodriguezJessica RodriguezJose RodriguezMaria RodriguezMiguel RodriguezMirella RodriguezOmar RodriguezPaola RodriguezJasmine RomanLewis RoseEduardo RubioRebecca RusuMiguel SalasMaybellin SalianoDelicia SalinasChad SamfordMaria Sanchez GuzmanBrianna SandersMikaela SandersTe’odrick SandersN’dya ScaifeTravion ShepardBrandon SierraAudrey SluderJohnny SluderCristian SmithDakota SmithRay’nard SmithMark SolanoViviano SolanoCristina SoteloMatthew SotoKathleen SotomayorAshley StimisJoseph StoughJorge TapiaCody TemplinSoravia ThomasCory Thompson Zaida Soto TocaCatalina ToncheJessica Torres

Leonardo TorresKristine TroullietIndry TovarRuby TovarMadison ToweryNoe VargasLuis VelezPriscilla VillalpandoSarah VillarrealNicholas Ward-VaughnErnest VenegasBaylon WareNicholas WarrenKedrick WileyTimothy Wilkerson -ParksLadreka WilliamsLisa WilliamsJanay WillisAshley WilsonTyler WingetAmber ZavalaCeleste Zavalala Vega Junior High - george Dixon CampusA Honor rollSeventh gradeAlexandrea M Beatty- FerrellDaniella De La RosaGabriel J GongoraJade L GreenKeren H GuadarramaYoana MartinezJordan C McKinneyHayden P SkainsSavannah A Waltseighth gradeAngela R BandyBrittney N BatesAlondra ChavezMichael W DawsonNallely GonzalezJamion B GuilfordAriel B JohnsonAbraham MoralesChristopher D MusgroveErnesto PinonKaylyn E RakesYulisa Ruiz SaucedoRahela V RusuTamavia D ScottAlyssa R SeybertA/B Honor rollSeventh grade Takiya D AlexanderQuacy D AllenDylan W AndrewsJuana M Bautista-CastilloRachael M BellahKaleb M BoneJazmine D BreedingBailey N BrownJamencia D BryantSaBrea C CarrMichael A CasianoElisa N Chutes

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Maria L QuezadaJason RenovatoSebastian Rodriguez CarrilloArianna N RossKimberly SalinasJustin L SawyersTykorion M ScottJasmin SeguraBrianna N ShillingKarena K SmithKirstan J SmithShemeria M SmithDonald R Sterling Madison B StipeTaylor R TalbertLorenzo E ThompsonCy’aire T ThorntonJose L TovarStephanie Trejo-SanchezSenaida VaqueraAlyssa M VaughnEddie H VaughnAlicia R VeraMiranda R WaterhouseBraylon B WatkinsAlaya D WatsonFreddie B Williamsla Vega Intermediate School H.P. Miles CampusA Honor rollFourth gradeKoby AkersHeston BallardAlyssa BandaMichael GilbertMadison McCurdyFifth gradeLauren BatesJamairia BryantKaelynna Fikes-JaimesLarry GarciaTucker McGrawLizbeth Ramirez-GallegosIthzel RubioNicholas SeybertSixth gradeDustin ClarkAiyana EphraimJoaquin GallegosSimon GuerreroJasmine HembreeNorelys HernandezJavier JimenezMadeline KissEstefany MartinezAlejandra MontelongoIsaias RomanJennifer SalazarBruno TorresA/B Honor rollFourth gradePriscilla AlvarezJulian AriasChristian AvilaMonica BalderramaBailee Barton

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