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The Rio Grande Herald-Thursday, January 24, 2008, Page 2 mwk
STC to hear Pulitzer author H
talk immigration, latest book
South Texas College
welcomes Pulitzer Prize winning
author and journalist Sonia
Nazario to its Pecan Campus
Building D Auditorium in
McAllen on Saturday, Feb. 2 at
7 p.m. The event is free and
open to the public.
Part of the college's
Distinguished Speaker Series,
Nazario's talk will examine
issues related to immigration
thfough the eyes of her latest
book. Enrique's Journey, the
story of a young child's trials to
reach his mother in the United
States. Based on the true story of
one Honduras family, the book
talks about the consequences of
leaving one's homeland, the
struggle to remain close when
separated and the tribulations of
trying to reunite and bond again.
"1 was inspired to write this
book by what I learned and
found it unbelievably moving -
the story of children wanting, at
all costs, to be with their
RGC Library
offers story
time for children
The Rio Grande City Public
Library would like to invite
children to attend story time
from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
every Tuesday and Thursday.
At each week's story time
sessions, staff will read a variety
of books to reinforce early
literacy through stories, songs,
and finger plays in a small group
session. Story times are
wonderful opportunities for
children to learn to enjoy books.
All story times are free and
open to the public. The library is
located at 591 East Canales
Bros. Street in Rio Grande City.
For more information, call (956)
487-4389.
mothers and going through
dangerous and terrifying worlds
to reach them," said Nazario.
"To prepare to write the book I
retraced the journey of Enrique
for myself and 1 saw the dangers
and misery of it through his
eyes. The level of poverty and
deprivation that these
immigrants face is appalling and
I want to give their voices an
outlet."
"The theme of this book is
love and triumph over adversity,
a message that resonates
strongly with our Valley
community," said Jennifer
Bryson Clark, chair of STC's
Distinguished Speakers
Committee. "We felt it was
important to highlight this book
and Sonia's experiences in
writing it to emphasize the
struggles that we all face,
especially those who deal with
immigration to the United
States."
Nazario has enjoyed a two-
decade career as a journalist for
the Los Angeles Times. Her
newspaper series, upon which
her book is based, won more
than a dozen awards, including a
Pulitzer Prize for feature
writing, the George Polk Award
for International Reporting, the
Grand Prize of the Robert F.
Kennedy Journalism Award, and
the National Association of
Hispanic Journalists Guillermo
Martinez-Marquez Award for
Overall Excellence.
During her tenure, she has
covered a range of social issues
impacting American rociety
including immigration, hunger
and drug abuse to name a few.
Nazario grew up in Kansas and
in Argentina and has written
extensively from Latin America
and about Latinos in the United
States. She began her career at
the Wall Street Journal and
joined the Los Anueles Times in
1993.
STC's Pecan Campus is
located at the corner of 3201
Pecan Blvd and 29th Street. For
additional information the event,
contact Jennifer Bryson Clark at
872-3510.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
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history.
Dear Editor,
On Wednesday, Jan. 9,1 was
astounded to realized that
C'antare would perform the
musical Annie, Jr. for the
students of Rio Grande City and
other Valley schools the next
day. The cast and supporting
staff had been working long and
hard and I knew that I would not
be disappointed; the Cantare
group would make everyone
proud of them.
There was a part of me that
was sad as many elementary and
middle school students would
not attend the school
performances. All RGCC1SD
schools had received the same
invitation at the same time in
September. Lessons and
resources on Annie and the
Depression were available to our
schools; each school made their
own decisions to connect the
lessons to the musical.
1 was thrilled on the first day
of the performance as our
RGCC1SD students filed into
the McAllen auditorium in awe.
They anxiously awaited for the
curtain to go up. It was if
everyone had been transported
to a magical era as the music
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Roma band students to compete at elite level
The Roma high band students pictured above have qualified for All-State competition in February. I he
All-State performances are held as part of the annual convention of the Iexas Music Educators
Association scheduled for Feb. 13-16 in San Antonio. A total of 18 Gladiator band students qualified
for this elite competition. The honors were achieved through a competitive process held across Iexas
this year at District, Region and Area levels.
Roma band members qualify
for all-state competition
started and the curtain went up.
All the students listened to the
dialogue and songs as the story
of Little Orphan Annie
unfolded.
The backdrops were
sensational and the props were
appropriate for the set. The
costumes were awesome from
Annie's red hair to Mr.
Warbucks' bald head. I he
special effects (falling snow)
really surprised all.
I hope that the experience and
lesson of attending a live
performance will stay with the
students as they attend other
performances in the future.
Thanks to all the schools that
participated, your students will
go far in achieving. A very
special congratulations to the
cast of Annie, Jr. as they
performed like professionals A
very special thank you to Mr.
and Mrs. Ruben Reyna for all
the time and effort that was put
in making Annie, Jr. a reality
and allowing our RGCC1SD
students to attend a live
performance bv their friends and
peers.
Maria Elia Ramos, Educational
Liaison for Cantare
By Ricky Perez
This past Saturday, January
6, 2008, members of the Roma
High School Mighty Gladiator
band traveled to Alice High
School in Alice, Texas to
compete at the most rigorous
individual competition to this
date. Over 55,000 students
initially entered the All-State
competitive process.
Eight hundred and forty
(840) are selected to perform
with the All-State Concert and
Jazz bands. Two hundred and
twenty (220) are selected to
perform with the All-State
Orchestras, and 500 are selected
to perform with the All-State
Choirs.
All-State performances are
held as part of the Annual
I MI A Clinic/Convention,
February 13-16. 2008. Over
22.000 people from Texas and
beyond will attend over 200
workshops. 60 concerts and visit
over 1.100 exhibit booths at this
nation's largest music educators'
convention. The following
students earned a position in this
most prestigious event:
Isidro Garcia, 5A Bb
Clarinet. 4 year TMEA All-
State member, son of Zulma M.
Silva; and Noelia H. Garcia
(Grandmother)and student of
Ms. Miranda Kimble; Natalie
Longoria. 4A Bb Clarinet,
daughter of Horacio and Claudia
Longoria and student of Ms.
Miranda Kimble; Alejandra
Herrera, 4A Alto Clarinet,
daughter of Maria R. Herrera,
and student of Ms. Miranda
Kimble; Roxanna Ramos, 4 A
Bass Clarinet, daughter of
Hector and Rosa Ramos and
student of Ms. Miranda Kimble;
Raymond Rosales. 5 A Contra
Alto Clarinet, son of Raymond
and Samantha Rosales and
student of Ms. Miranda Kimble;
Stephany Hinojosa, 4A Horn,
daughter of Teodoro and
Maribel Hinojosa and student of
Mrs. Dena Laurel; Alex Gomez,
5A Horn, son of Miguel Angel
Gomez and Eileen Galvan and
student of Mrs. Dena Laurel;
Benito Medrano, 5A Horn, son
of Jose E. and Graciela Medrano
and student of Mrs. Dena
Laurel; Dominga Garza, 4 A
Cornet, daughter of America
Gonzalez and student of Mr.
Rudy Barrera; Rodolfo
Diosdado, 4A Cornet, son of
Rodolfo and Maria Diosdado
and student of Mr. Daniel
Renteria and Mr. Rudy Barrera;
Ricardo R. Barrera, 4A Cornet,
son of Rudy and Dora Barrera
and student of Mr. Rudy
Barrera; Mayra Luera, 5 A
Cornet, daughter of Noe and
Berta Luera and student of Mr
Rudy Barrera; Roel Reyes, 5A
Cornet, son of Roel Reyes and
Norm* N. Garcia and student of
Mr. Rudy Barrera; Eluid Garcia.
4A Bass Trombone, son of
Santiago and Juana R. Garcia
and student of Mr. Roel
Sanchez; Jose R. Pena, 4 A
Euphonium, son of Jose R. and
Blanca Pena and student of Ms.
Erika R. Uribe; Roel Moreno,
4A Tuba, son of Romualdo
Moreno and student of Mr
Lizardo Hinojosa; Noel
Gonzalez, 5A Tuba, son of
Carlos and Cristela Gonzalez
and student of Mr. Lizardo
Hinojosa; Juan Barron Jr., 5A
Percussion, son of Juan G. and
Maria del Carmen Barron and
student of Mr. Moses Simon.
These wonderfully talented
and dedicated students will
perform with the Texas All-
State Band/Orchestra in San
Antonio, February 16, 2008 at
the Henry B. Gonzalez
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Convention Center in San
Antonio as part of the 2008
Texas Music Educators
Association Clinic/Convention.
They earned this honor through
a competitive process held this
year across the state at District,£
Region, and Area levels.
High School students
selected to perform in the All-
State Concerts have competed
through several levels of
auditions beginning in the fall of
2007 to arrive at the state level.W
All-State is the highest honor a
Texas music student can receive.
Over 1,500 students are selected
through a process that began
with over 55,000 students from
around the state vying for this
honor to perform in one of 13
ensembles (band, orchestras,
choirs).
Texas Music Educators
Association sponsors the Texas
All-State competition. This
competitive process begins
throughout the state in auditions
hosted by 28 TMEA Regions.
Individual musicians perform
selected music for a panel of®
judges who rank each
instrument or voice part From
this ranking, a select group of
musicians advances from their
Region to compete against
musicians from other areas in^
seven TMEA Are a
competitions. The highest-
ranking musicians judged at the
TMEA Area competitions
qualify to perform in a TMEA
All-State music group.
These All-State students
participate in three days of
rehearsals directed by
nationally-recognized
conductors during the TMEA
Clinic/Convention. Their
performances for thousands of
attendees bring this
extraordinary event to a close.
The Texas Music Educators
Association is an association of
over 10,000 school music^k
educators dedicated to
promoting excellence in music
education. Go to
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information.
On behalf of the Roma ISD
Band Department we would like®
to extend our Thanks to all
Roma HS band Area
participants and parents for their
dedication and persistence!
Strike UP the Band!!
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many special creations, such as
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