Halloween Edition 2 October 28, 2016

IDEA Weslaco 2931 E. Sugar Cane Rd. Weslaco, TX 78596 (956) 351-4100 www.ideapublicschools.org Office Hours: 7:30 AM–4:30 PM

Leanna Sarinana Principal Sabrina Franco Principal In Residente Kathryn Rodriguez Assistant Principal of Instruction Griselda Lopez Assistant Principal of Instruction Carlos Benavidez Assistant Principal of Operations Oscar Martinez III Director of College Counseling Aimee Nunez College Counselor Brenda Gonzalez Academic Counselor Juan Penueles CNP Manager Emmanuel Hernandez Transportation Manager Amanda Garza Administrative Assistant

PRINCIPAL MESSAGE

Dear Parents,

Thank you for your support in this past week as we celebrated Red Ribbon Week. As we close the week, please continue to have conversations with your child about the significance of this week. It is our mission to get your son/daughter to college, and a DRUG FREE lifestyle is definitely a part of this work. We want all Colts to be successful in life and citizenship.

I would also like to thank those of you who attended our A and AB Honor Roll breakfasts this week. It is a pleasure to get to know you and have you join us on campus. If you son/daughter did not meet this list this Quarter, I encourage you to support him/her by checking PowerSchool each week to see progress on grades. Student performance in each class is a reflection of content knowledge acquisition. Let’s get our Colts on the rise!

Have a wonderful weekend, Mrs. Sarinana

Saturday, October 29

Halloween Dance Middle School 5-6:30 PM High School 7-9 PM

No Student Tutorials this Week! Monday, October 31

A-Day

Halloween Costume Day

Tuesday, November 1 B-Day

Dia de los Muertos

Wednesday, November 2 A-Day

Thursday, November 3 B-Day

Friday, November 4 A-Day

Saturday, November 5 Saturday School 8AM-12PM

8th Grade Field Lesson Parent Meeting Date: Thursday, November 3, 2016 Time: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Location: RRC (Library)

ANNOUNCMENTS

-On Monday, October 31st, students are allowed to dress up in Halloween costumes. These costumes must not cover the fact or be inappropriate. Any muscle shirts, short skirts or strapless tops/spaghetti straps are not allowed. Students must be in clearly identifiable costumes. All other students are expected to dress in regular uniform. -There will be no Student Tutorials this Week! Students should only stay after school for sports or 21st Century Programs! Saturday School will be available for students to get support from their teachers.

Your first installment of the field lesson payment will be due on Tuesday, November 1st (WOW – that’s next week). Letters will be sent home with current fundraising balances.

**Congratulations to Jose Guzman who has already raised all $200 for his college field lesson!!! Jose, you are already blazing a path to college.

Thank YOU!

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COLT SPORTS NEWS If you have any questions, please

contact: Coach Montes @6477616.

RM 225 -Computer Lab Open

Wednesdays and Thursdays 4:15-5:15 pm

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

Tuesday, November 1st!!

Students are allowed to come with their face painted or hand held mask on this day. Samples for students to take home and decorate are available from Ms. B.

Gonzalez (Academic Counselor).

COLLEGE COUNSELING CORNER

College and Career Day Students will learn about colleges and

careers from our community on November 11th. If you are interested please reach out

to our College Counselors.

Camp Rio Field Lessons!

November 2nd - 7thth grade -Carlos Puentes November 3rd - 8th grade -Jose Gonzalez

November 7th - 11th grade -Juan Aguinaga November 8th – 9th grade -Hector Hernandez

November 9th- 6th grade -Christine Elliot December 13th – 10th grade -Hilda Duenas

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Field Lesson Payments for field lessons will only be accepted during the

following times: Mon-Fri:

Homeroom (All Grade Levels) During Lunch for High School & 8th grade

During iLearning/Hotspot for 6th & 7th grade

2016-2017 CAMPUS GOALS

-90/30% pass STAAR/EOC exams at Level II/III -21 average score on ACT -35% of AP students pass an AP exam -90% Student Persistence -96% of Students on Track to Graduate -97.5% Average Daily Attendance -1.5 years of growth on in Reading/Math on -STAR Renaissance (50% of CSI with 2 years of growth in Reading/Math)

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IDEA Weslaco College Prep would like to introduce Colt Teacher Dina Ysasi

Ms Ysasi is coming to us from Brownsville, TX. -Ms. Ysasi graduated from James Pace High School in Brownsville, TX in 2004 -Graduated from University of Texas at Brownsville in 2009

- Major in Communications

- Minor in Gender Studies -Her previous job experiences include college recruiter and substituting -Years of service to IDEA Public Schools- 4 Why did Ms. Ysasi decide to become a teacher?

“I’ve always wanted to give back to my community. Growing up in a low socioeconomic neighborhood in Brownsville I saw many of my neighbors joining gangs, starting drugs, and going to jail. I was lucky to have had teachers who saw my potential and motivated me to do better. I really just wanted to be like them. I wanted to inspire young minds to do better with their lives. Why is Dina Ysasi committed to IDEA Weslaco College Prep?

“I truly believe in our mission to get all students to and through college. Every student, no matter their situation can graduate from college and achieve their dreams.”

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Distinguished Distinction First Name Last Name Grade

Laisha Alvarado 9

Alan Balboa-De La Fuente 9

Haley Bearden 9

David Castillo 9

Quetzalli Dominguez 9

Samantha Elizondo 9

Jenessa Esquivel 9

Alan Franco 9

Juliete Gonzalez 9

Estefania Hernandez 9

Andrea Lerma 9

Alberto Loera 9

Alejandro Lopez 9

Jennifer Mendoza 9

Lissa Molina 9

Luis Montelongo 9

Fernando Ontiveros 9

Danielle Pike 9

Alejandra Rodriguez 9

Michael Sosa 9

Georgina Vargas 9

Manuel Zapata 9

Juan Arroyo 10

Itzela Barbosa 10

Victoria Becerra 10

Emily Belmares 10

Frida Campos 10

Anna Canales 10

Nathaniel Contreras 10

Rodrigo Covarrubias 10

Yessenia Favila-Villarreal 10

Juan Flores 10

Aliyah Garcia 10

Klarissa Garcia 10

Lexis Garcia 10

Eva Garza 10

Javier Garza 10

Kyrstin Garza 10

Naida Gonzalez 10

Paloma Grimaldo 10

Shantel Hernandez 10

Guadalupe Hernandez-Padilla 10

Cristal Iglesias 10

Briana Lara 10

Yanecsy Lopez 10

Elizabeth Lopez-Lugo 10

Eriberto Marin 10

Andrea Martinez 10

Aylin Mata 10

Irilen Medrano 10

Rebeca Morales 10

Jennifer Ortega 10

Natasha Ovalle 10

Thomas Perez 10

Sheyla Pichal 10

Genesis Reyna 10

Briana Rodriguez 10

Olivia Rodriguez 10

Iridian Tafolla 10

Luis Urcullu 10

Jessica Valenzuela 10

Amber Zavala 10

Michael Zuniga 10

Miriam Alanis Delgado 11

Julissa Garcia 11

Adalia Garza 11

Ashley Giron 11

Jose Hernandez Ramos 11

Job Martinez 11

Amber Pina 11

Iliana Rodriguez 11

Alberto Salto 11

Julio Torres 11

Susan Zamora 11

Excellence Distinction First Name Last Name Grade

Ethan Aguilar 9

Diego Almaguer 9

Andres Alvarado 9

Gibrany Alvarado 9

Jesus Andrade 9

Azeneth Araguz 9

Angel Arriazola 9

Andrew Bermudez 9

Diego Calderon 9

Angela Campuzano 9

Itzel Carrillo-Zamora 9

Natalia Castillo 9

Kevin Castillo Bravo 9

Brianah Castro 9

Mariel Cerda 9

Hallie Cervantes 9

Carlos Cortez 9

Ana Dominguez-Pacheco 9

Diego Gamez 9

Ana Garcia 9

Kaitlynn Garcia 9

Jorge Gomez 9

Deyka Grimaldo 9

April Hernandez 9

Maria Hernandez 9

Katerin Jimenez 9

Savannah Leos 9

Adriana Lerma 9

David Luna-Irigoyen 9

Isiah Marin 9

Melvin Marin 9

Francisco Medrano 9

Nicandro Mendoza 9

Catherine Miller 9

Michelle Moncada 9

Javier Mueses 9

Christopher Perez 9

Jordy Perez 9

Daniela Pineda 9

Bernardo Puga 9

Alejandra Ramirez 9

Daniel Rangel 9

Ruben Reyes 9

Adan Rodriguez 9

Diego Rodriguez 9

Ari Ruiz 9

Nathaniel Sanchez 9

Jose Tamez 9

Akzumy Trevino 9

Jose Trevino 9

Leonardo Urrea-Mejia 9

Alessandra Vallin 9

David Vargas 9

Anthony Vela 9

Karla Vela 9

Alexzandria Ybarra 9

Aida Zuniga 9

Juan Alanis 10

Ivan Almaraz 10

Lesley Alvarado 10

Jazmin Arriazola 10

Hiram Baez 10

Lauro Balboa 10

Michelle Barrera 10

Luis Blanco 10

Korina Bravo 10

Congratulations to the following students for making The Principal’s List for Quarter 1! Students who received a 3.0-3.49 GPA received “Honors” Distinction, a 3.5-3.99 GPA received “Excellence” Distinction, and a 4.0 or

above received “Distinguished” Distinction. We are very proud of this amazing accomplishment as our scholars work towards

increasing and establishing solid GPA’s that open doors to top tier colleges & universities.

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Helen Cameron 10

Susana Cardona 10

Indira De La Cruz 10

Armando Diaz 10

Denise Espinoza 10

Roman Flores 10

Steven Flores 10

Oswaldo Flores Chavez 10

Marcos Galvan 10

Efren Garcia 10

Juan Garcia 10

Katie Garcia 10

Juan Garza 10

Daniel Gonzalez 10

Naila Gonzalez 10

Mauricio Grimaldo 10

Nathaniel Guajardo 10

Kimberly Hernandez 10

Jose Hernandez Ramos 10

Eliseo Huerta 10

Ashley Iglesias 10

Jael Limas 10

Ricardo Lopez 10

Armin Loya 10

Seth Lozano 10

Jose Madrigal 10

Carol Martinez 10

Emily Martinez 10

Xavier Mazuca 10

Joseph Medrano 10

Ruben Melgoza 10

Jacob Oranday 10

Cristian Pineda 10

Logan Ramirez 10

Ismael Regalado 10

Cassandra Rodriguez 10

Jesus Rojas Guerrero 10

Jennifer Ruiz 10

Dezeray Sepulveda 10

Gisselle Sierra 10

Daniel Siordia 10

Omar Torres 10

Alberto Trevino 10

Daniela Varela 10

Daniel Zequera 10

Valeria Zeron 10

Nayeli Zuniga 10

Daniela Cespedes 11

Katelyn Contreras 11

Laritza De Anda 11

David Elliott 11

DianaLee Enriquez 11

Belicia Garcia 11

Suhei Garcia 11

Diana Garza 11

Dulce Gaytan 11

Alyssa Gomez 11

Hannah Gomez 11

Giselle Gonzalez-Cantu 11

Kyla Jackson 11

Luis Lizardo 11

Alejandro Lozano 11

Nathan Lucio 11

Julian Martinez 11

Sebastian Mendoza 11

Omar Montelongo 11

Nathan Ondeyo 11

Jose Padilla 11

Roman Pena 11

Jose Perez 11

Jose Ramirez 11

Miranda Reyes 11

Alicia Rodriguez 11

Fernando Ruiz 11

Analisa Sanchez 11

Arely Sanchez 11

Mario Sanchez 11

Ricardo Sepulveda 11

Eduardo Silva 11

Desiree Torres 11

Maria Trevino 11

Paulina Urcullu 11

Stephanie Vasquez 11

Luis Vazquez 11

Honors Distinction First Name Last Name Grade

Ricardo Contreras 9

Pedro Escorza 9

Jorge Garcia 9

Saul Gutierrez 9

Leslie Jimenez 9

Amed Marquez 9

Carlo Mata 9

Angelica Medina Ontiveros 9

Ivan Miranda 9

Valeria Mogon Garcia 9

Jackie Provencio 9

Reynel Rodriguez 9

Fatima Rodriguez Garcia 9

Alexander Rosales 9

Juan Sanchez 9

Gamaliel Vela 9

Sebastian Casares 10

Miranda Juarez 10

Jazmin Lopez 10

Devahni Mata 10

Sharon Mendoza 10

Kayla Olivo 10

Lidia Raya 10

Luis Salinas 10

Ernesto Aguayo 11

Renee Bermea 11

Yetlixa Campos 11

Katerin Castro Gomez 11

Chloe Contreras 11

Macy Contreras 11

Nalleli Delgado 11

Heidi Espinoza-Acosta 11

David Fuentes 11

Janelle Garza 11

Ashley Gonzalez 11

Uziel Gonzalez-Jara 11

Daniel Hernandez 11

Mauricio Huerta 11

Robert Levrier 11

Makayla Loera 11

Willbert Ngo Moronta 11

Josiah Ortega 11

Nitza Palacios 11

Jose Perez 11

Juan Perez 11

Riannha Puente 11

Luisdonaldo Pulido 11

Christian Quintana 11

Karina Ramirez 11

Corina Reyna Morales 11

Kristian Rodriguez 11

Valeria Rodriguez 11

Victoria Rodriguez 11

Francisco Rojas 11

Alejandro Samaniego 11

Ivan Samaniego 11

Vanessa Sanchez 11

Sofia Valenzuela 11

Danelle Villanueva 11

Christian Zavala 11