The quiet reclamation of power in Unorthodox
Driven and delicate after a strictly religious upbringing, 19-year-old Esty is determined to forge a new path in Unorthodox. Unorthodox, a TV mini-series produced by Real Film Berlin and Studio Airlift, was distributed and released by Netflix earlier this year. Four episodes fly by as viewers are given an inside look at a Hasidic community…
Read MoreStriving to Serve: Texas Regional Bank
A series spotlighting locally-owned businesses adjusting to the pandemic With everything in flux in the current state of the global coronavirus pandemic, banks have had to remain a steady resource for people and businesses. Texas Regional Bank, founded in 2008 by four businessmen who saw a need for a local bank in the Rio Grande…
Read MoreMCISD Transportation Dept. uses buses to bring cheer to graduates
Mary Lou Gomez, a bus monitor with the Mission CISD Transportation Department, wanted to show her son and his fellow graduates that the community is standing behind them as they move forward. Last week, the Mission Consolidated Independent School District held their graduation ceremonies for Mission High School, Veterans Memorial High School and Mission Collegiate…
Read MoreMission city council discusses Madero Bridge Project
This week, the city of Mission held a meeting focusing on the current state of the much-discussed Madero Bridge Project. The meeting included a proposed schedule of events for the construction of the project, which has been in contention because the presidential permit to build a rail bridge in Mission is set to expire in…
Read MorePalmview High School graduates with socially-distant measures
Senior graduations at LJISD have looked a bit different this year. The Palmview High School Class of 2020, along with all the other high schools in the district, celebrated their commencement at the La Joya Independent School District Stadium. The outdoor graduation was allowed in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, as per guidelines from the…
Read MoreVMHS Valedictorian earns Gates Foundation Scholarship
Damian Gonzalez is ready to take the next steps on his academic journey. Gonzalez, the valedictorian of the Veterans Memorial High School Class of 2020, is one of 300 students in the country to earn a Gates Foundation Scholarship. A “last-dollar” scholarship that will fund every other expense not covered by other scholarships, the Gates…
Read MoreMHS senior earns associate’s degree before graduating from high school
Matthew Perez, a senior in the Mission Career Tech Early College High School program at MHS, earned an accomplishment not many seniors can claim. Perez, who will join his Class of 2020 at the Tom Landry Hall of Fame Stadium for their first outdoor graduation in years, had already graduated from college at the end…
Read MoreMission Collegiate High School Top 3 offer advice to future graduates
Valedictorian Katia Lizet Montemayor The 2020 Mission Collegiate High School valedictorian, Katia Montemayor, is the daughter of Arturo and Maria Montemayor. She plans to attend the University of Texas in Austin and study Clinical Psychology. Montemayor says she hopes to obtain her doctorate degree and someday open her own practice. When asked about what she…
Read MoreVMHS Top 3 Students prepare to leave the RGV for college
Valedictorian Damien Gonzalez Veterans Memorial High School valedictorian, Damien Gonzalez, is the son of Rodolfo and Maricela Gonzalez. Damien plans to attend Rice University and pursue a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Gonzalez said his dream job would be to work at Space X as an engineer, but he also has aspirations to one day be…
Read MoreMHS Top 3 Students moving on to the next level of education
Valedictorian Yazmin Cortez Mission High School has named Yazmin Cortez as their Class of 2020 valedictorian. She is the daughter of Vicente and Maria Cortez. Cortez’s plans are to attend the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and pursue a degree in engineering. Her ultimate goal is to obtain a doctoral degree in the same…
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