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People in the NewsFor the past seven years, Ander-son worked at
Texas Tech Uni-versity where, as associate viceprovost, she
provided leadershipand direction for the division ofacademic
operations and ser-vices. This division includes theadvising
center, programs for aca-demic support services, theMcNair Scholars
program and theoffice of the registrar. Prior to establishing the
aca-demic operations and servicesdivision, Anderson led TexasTech’s
division of enrollment man-agement which included admis-sions,
financial aid, scholarships,orientation and the advising cen-ter,
among others. Before com-ing to Texas Tech , Andersonspent 13 years
in admissions atTexas A&M University . Anderson earned her
bachelorof science and master of agricul-ture degrees from Texas
A&Mand is pursuing her doctorate fromTexas Tech.
Sandra DuranAppointed to NewPosition in Kyle
Sandra Duran was recentlyappointed the Director of
HumanResources/Civil Service for thecity of Kyle, Texas .
Originally from Houston,Texas , Duran attended SanMarcos High
School , AustinCommunity College and gradu-ated from Texas Lutheran
Col-lege in Seguin, Texas. As part ofher graduation requirements
shecompleted an internship inPuebla, Mexico. Upon returning to the
UnitedStates, Duran took classes at theAmerican University in
Wash-ington, D.C . to complete her in-ternship. With respect to
hobbiesand interests, she likes Tejanomusic and is involved with
theMary Kay Cosmetics line.
Anderson named assist ant VP for Enrollment
Management
SAN MARCOS – StephanieAnderson has been selected asTexas State
University ‘s Assis-tant Vice President for EnrollmentManagement
and Director of Un-dergraduate Admissions.
Agustín CuadradoNew Professor atTexas State Univ .
Financial aid, low tuition, and 180 programs of study. Fall
class schedule now online.
Visit www.austincc.edu or call (512) 223.4222
ACC Is An Amazing Value.
Agustín Cuadrado is one ofeight new Latino faculty membersat
Texas State University thisyear. His appointment is in
theDepartment of Modern Lan-guages. Originally from
Valladolid,Spain, Dr. Cuadrado earned hisfirst university degree in
2000 fromthe Universidad de V alladolid .He earned his masters
degree in2003 from Bowling Green StateUniversity in Hispanic
Literature.His doctorate is from the Univer-sity of Arizona where
he special-ized in Eighteenth to Twenty First
Century Spanish Literature. Dr.Cuadrado has published in
aca-demic journals and made presen-tations a number of
conferencesin his area of expertise.
Joaquín Rivaya-Martínez Comes toTexas State Univ .
Dr. Rivaya-Martinez is one ofeight new Latino professors atTexas
State University this year.He is an Assistant Professor inthe
Department of History. Born in Oviedo , a province ofAsturias, S
pain , Dr. Rivaya-Martinez graduated with a B.A.(Licenciatura) in
Geography andHistory from the UniversidadComplutense de Madrid.
Heearned his Ph.D in Socio-culturalAnthropology from UCLA with
aspecialization in ethnohistory ofthe indigenous peoples of
thesouthern Plains. In 2007, he completed apostdoctoral fellowship
at theClements Center for Southwest-ern Studies at Southern
Meth-odist University and is currentlyworking on a book about
captiv-ity, slavery and adoption amongthe Comanche Indians from
1700-to 1875.
Jaime Chahin , dean of theCollege of Applied Arts at TexasState
University-San Marcos,has been honored by theRockefeller Brothers
Fund forhis work with a program to assistminority students entering
theteaching profession. Established in 1992, the Fel-lowships for
Aspiring Teachers ofColor program was created to re-cruit minority
students from uni-versities and colleges nationwideinto the
teaching profession.Chahin was a founding memberof the program’s
advisory commit-tee and has continued to serve asan advisor to the
program. He was recognized for his ser-vice during the program’s
annualsummer workshop in New York. Each year, the fund awards upto
25 fellowships. Eighteen TexasState students have
receivedRockefeller Brothers Fund fel-lowships since the program’s
in-ception. Each fellow receives upto $22,000 over a five-year
periodthat ends after completion of threeyears of public school
teaching. Incoming fellows are requiredto complete a summer
project
Dr. Jaime ChahimHonored at event in
New York
between their junior and senioryears. The summer project
isplanned jointly by fellows and theirfaculty mentors.
The Rockefeller Brothers Fundwas founded in 1940 as a vehicleto
combine Rockefeller family phi-lanthropies to better effect.
Little Joe WinsGrammy for T ejanoAlbum of the Year
Little Joe of Little Joe y LaFamilia fame is the winner of
the2008 Latin Grammy for BestTejano Album of the Year. The al-bum
title: Before the Next Tear-drop Falls, is in part a tribute tothe
late great Freddy Fender. For more than 40 years LittleJoe has led
the Tejano music in-dustry in reaching out to a variedand more
diverse audience. Hehas played in Europe and Japanto thousands of
people and is oneof the best known Tejano musi-cians in the world.
The 9th Annual Latin GRAMMYAwards will take place on Nov.13at the
Toyot a Center in Hous-ton and will be broadcast live onthe
Univision Network from 8–11p.m. ET/PT.
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Editorial
Alfredo R. Santos c/sEdtior & Publisher
Muy buenas tardes por si acasousted esta leyendo esto en
latarde. Y por supuesto, muybuenos dias if you are reading thisin
the morning. Lo importante isthat you are reading. Tengomuchas
cosas que decir estemes asi es que, voy a empezarcon el contenido
de este ejemplarde La Voz de Hays County. As you will notice in
this editionof La Voz, there are many activi-ties going on in Hays
County. Thismonth LULAC is having a hugekick off party at the Civic
Center.(See poster on the back page.)También, Texas State
Universityis having a number of events inconnection with Hispanic
Heri-tage Month. Speaking of Hispanic Herit ageMonth, around the
county manycities and community organiza-tions celebrated the 16th
of Sep-tember with proclamations andfestivals. But there are those
whostill wonder exactly what the 16thof September is all about.
Nowthat I am older and hopefully wiser,I have come to learn that
the 16thof September was not suppose tohave happened on the 16th of
Sep-tember. Many years ago while in an ex-change program with the
RotaryFoundation in Querétaro,Querétaro, Mexico, no platicaronla
historia de La Corregidora,Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez .She was the
wife of the MiguelDominguez , the Corregidor ofQuerétaro. (Sort of
like a magis-trate) Doña Josefa was a member ofliterary society
where peoplecame together to discuss litera-ture and the works of
the Enlight-enment which at the time were
Hisp anic Herit age MonthSeptember 15 to October 15
banned by the Roman CatholicChurch. These meetings wereattended
by many educatedpeople include a priest namedMiguel Hidalgo y
Costilla.
It was in this “literary society”meetings that the idea of
endingthe rule of the Spanish began toget traction. Recall that in
the earlypart of the 19th century, (the1800’s) the ideas of
democracyand freedom together with the newexperiment called the
UnitedStates of America, inspiredmany people around the world
towonder why they had to live un-der the rule of a king or
queen.People began to question theirplace and treatment in
societyand they were ready for change.(Barack Obama was of course
notthe first to propose the idea ofchange) As the mood in Querét
aro andother places in Mexico began tochange, there were a number
ofpriests who sensed that the timewas right to become a part of
his-tory. Miguel Hidalgo y Costillawas one of them. Plans had
bemade to gather weapons and sup-plies and transport them for
anuprising on December 8th, 1810
right before the celebrations wouldbe getting underway for El
Dia deLa Virgen de Guadalupe. But Doña Josefa and her groupwere
betrayed and her husband,El Corregidor de Querétarowas furious that
his wife would beinvolved in such activities. Afterhaving her
locked in her room, heprepared to round up the wouldbe
revolutionaries, including Fa-ther Miguel Hidalgo. Doña Josefa
managed tosmuggle a note out of her roomwith the help of a maid.
The notewas Father Hidalgo warning himthat they had been discovered
andthat the soldiers were coming forhim. An ally of Doña Josefa
rodeinto the night and it was he whodelivered the somber news to
Fa-ther Hidalgo in Dolores,Guanajuato telling him what hadhappened.
Knowing that time was short,Father Hidalgo made the snapdecision to
go to the church at2:00am and ring the bell to callthe people to
the church where hewould give his famous Grito deDolores and ignite
the MexicanWar of Independence. The struggle to free Mexicofrom the
rule of Spain would take11 years and cost many lives. Fa-ther
Hidalgo would not live to seeMexico free, but his words, ac-tions
and spirit live on today. Andit is this that many MexicanAmerican
celebrate each 16th ofSeptember. Looking back, all of what I
havejust shared with you was unknownto me until I went to college.
As ahigh school student in the 1960sin Uvalde, Texas, I never
oncelearned about this history in myhistory classes. A nosotros
nunca
nos enseñaron la historia deMexico. When I did learn about itas
a college student at the Uni-versity of California at Berke-ley
during the years of theChicano Movement, I wasamazed, surprised and
actuallyvery proud. I was proud to learn that we, myancestors, had
in fact pulled offan amazing feat by beating theSpaniards who for
300 years hadruled Mexico . (1521 to 1821). Pues, mi intención era
nadamás dar un breve reporte delcontenido de La Voz, pero se mefue
la onda and I told you a longerstory. Asi es que, I invite you
tocheck out the various stories andarticles in the following pages.
Ibelieve that you will find the sto-ries on education particularly
in-formative. The story on telling time in cul-tural phases should
also prove tobe very interesting. We of coursewelcome letters to
the editor.
La Voz de Hays County - September/October, 2008
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Page # 4 La Voz de Hays County - September/October, 2008
Migrant education support center receives funding at T exas
State The Center for Migrant Education at Texas State
University-San Marcos has landed a five-year, $3.1 million contract
from the U.S. Department of Education to run the Migrant
EducationCoordination Support Center .
This is the second time the Center for Migrant Education has won
this contract. The previousaward was for $2.8 million and was
awarded from 2003 until now.
The Center for Migrant Education, a component of Texas State ’s
College of Applied Arts ,won the contract in a highly competitive
bidding process, beating out several other universitiesand
institutions. The contract will allow the Center for Migrant
Education to continue assistingthe U.S. Department of Education’s
Office of Migrant Education in the support and improve-ment of
interstate and intrastate coordination of activities, programs and
agencies concernedwith the education, health and welfare of migrant
children.
The Center will continue to work closely with education
officials from all 50 states, Washing-ton , D.C. , and Mexico . In
addition to coordinating and facilitating migrant education
programs,the Center will also work to strengthen cooperation with
the Binational Migrant Education Pro-gram, which includes teacher
exchange initiatives with Mexico . This continues and expandsthe
work already under way with various states in Mexico , as well as
with Mexico ’s Ministry ofPublic Education and Ministry of Foreign
Affairs. This contract also provides direct services tomigrant
students and their families.
When he graduatedin March 2006 fromthe PathfinderLearning Center
,Marc Rodrigueztook another path intothe United StatesArmy that
ledeventually into servicein Iraq. He continuedto stay in touch
withhis Pathfinder “family.”The campus stafflearned thatRodriguez
wasinjured about a monthago by a roadsidebomb, but survived tohelp
others.
Last week,Rodriguez receivedthe Purple Heart andhis Combat
Infantryman’s Badge. “A two-star general flew into our
combatoutpost, and pinned me,” Rodriguez said. “I was nervous.”
Pathfinder Counselor Amy Lyles said, “We are so proud of Marc .
He wasone of the original group of Pathfinder students during our
first year. He excelledin the Ropes course training and became a
natural leader among his peers. Hewas well-liked then and remains
well-loved now. Marc is the sort of guy whowould cut off his arm
for someone if they needed it.”
Lyles says that Rodriguez calls or Emails his Pathfinder friends
aboutonce a week. They were alarmed to learn of his injuries from
the roadsidebomb. He sustained injuries on his left side that
included shrapnel and burnson his side, his arm, and his leg.
According to Lyles , Rodriguez was in thehospital for several days,
but he downplayed his injuries so he could remain inIraq.
The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded
in the nameof the President to those persons who have been wounded
or killed while servingon or after April, 5, 1917 with the U.S.
military. It is the oldest symbol andaward that is still given to
members of the U.S. military, surpassed in historyonly by the
obsolete Fidelity Medallion. The original Purple Heart,
designatedas the Badge of Military Merit, was established by George
Washington whenhe was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army in
1782. The actual orderincludes the phrase: “Let it be known that he
who wears the military order ofthe Purple Heart has given of his
blood in the defense of his homeland and shallforever be revered by
his fellow countrymen.”
SMCISD Pathfinder 2006Graduate, Marc Rodriguez,Injured in Iraq
and Receives
the Purple HeartBy:
Iris Campbell, PublicInformation OfficerSan Marcos CISD
ABOVE: Combat Infantryman Marc Rodriguez receivesthe Purple
Heart
HONORING A CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER: Mayor Susan Narvaiz proclaims
“Dr.Hector P. Garcia Day” in honor of the founder of the American
G.I. Forumwho led the fight for civil rights, education and
veterans services inTexas for decades after World War II. The
American G.I. Forum Womencelebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a
march and recognition of Dr.Garcia’s contributions. L-R are Mayor
Susan Narvaiz, Esther Garcia, LupeFlores, Ramona Gonzales and Lydia
Serna; back row: Council MembersGaylord Bose and John Thomaides,
Elizabeth Mello, Council Member PamCouch and Martha Garcia.
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La Voz: Tell us when did the Texas Preparatory Charter School
start.
Mark Terry: The charter school started in 2000.
La Voz: Who was the driving force behind getting this school
opened?
Mark Terry: A group of concerned citizens under the Hill Country
Branch of the NAACP.
La Voz: How many years has it been in operation?
Mark Terry: This will be our eigth year.
La Voz: What grade levels are currently being served?
Mark Terry : Kindergarten - 6th Grades.
La Voz: Is this the location where the school first opened its
doors?
Mark Terry: We are in a new-to-us facility. This location offers
over 15,000 square feetof instructional space.
La Voz: Share with our readers things about the curriculum you
are using.
Mark Terry: We use C-Scope which is offered by Region XIII
service center. As acompliment to this curriculum we use Journeys
in Langauge Arts and V-Math in Math-ematics. Instructional
strategy: We develop student learning through Multi-Grade group-ing
which allows students to learn according to their ability, not
their age and grade.
La Voz: How many teachers are on staff?
Mark Terry: 12
La Voz: In the beginning, what was the biggest obstacle to
opening this school?
Mark Terry: Finding the right facility has been the largest
challenge. Now we are readyto build to our capacity.
La Voz: What is the current enrollment?
Mark Terry: 97 students.
La Voz: What is your total capacity with respect to
enrollment?
Mark Terry: 140 students at this location.
La Voz: How is the Boys and Girls Club related to the charter
school?
Mark Terry : We are one of four Clubs in the United States that
operate a charterschool. The Boys & Girls Clubs of South
Central Texas is the name of the organiza-tion, the Texas
Preparatory School is a location (unit) within the
organization.
La Voz: Share with you a little about your background and
involvement in the school.
Mark Terry: I have a background in education. I have served as a
teacher and admin-istrator at the elementary, junior, high school
and college level. I got into the charterschool movement, when I
became more intrigued about the SCHOOL CHOICE move-ment.
Chief Executive Officer of the Boys and Girls Clubsof South
Central T exas and Princip al of theTexas Prep aratory School in
San Marcos
An Interview with Una Entrevist a con
Mark TerryEl Director general de los Clubs de Jovenesde sur
central T ejas y el Director la Escuela
Preparatoria en San Marcos
La Voz: ¿Diganos, cuándo empezó la escuela Texas Preparatory
School?
Mark Terry: La escuela empezó en el año 2000.
La Voz: ¿Quién fue la fuerza principal que comenzó la
escuela?
Mark Terry: Un grupo de ciudadanos quienes fueron miembros de la
NAACP.
La Voz: ¿Cuántos años han estado en operación?
Mark Terry: Este años será el octavo.
La Voz: ¿Cuáles son los grados academicos?
Mark Terry : Tenemos de Kinder hasta el grado 6.
La Voz: ¿Este siempre ha sido el lugar donde la escuela abrio
sus puertas?
Mark Terry : Ahora estamos en un nuevo lugar. Este lugar tiene
más de 15,000 pies quadradosde espacio para instrucción.
La Voz: Comparte con nosotros algo de su plan de instrucción que
estan usando.
Mark Terry : Estamos usando C-Scope que esta ofrecido por el
Centro de Servicio XIII. Tambiénusamos algo que se llama Journeys
in Language Arts y V-Math en la Matematicas. Sobre lastrategia de
instrucción, estamos desarollando el aprendizaje estudiantil por
medio de gruposque permite a los estudiantes aprender segun su
abilidad y no por su edad or grado que llevaen la escuela.
La Voz: ¿Cuántos maestros tiene la escuela?
Mark Terry: Tenemos 12 maestros.
La Voz: ¿Cuándo comenzaron, que fue el obstaculo más grande?
Mark Terry: Encontrar un lugar bastante grande fue el obstaculo
más grande. Ahora estamoslistos para constuir para llegar a nuestra
capacidad.
La Voz: ¿Qué es la matriculación actual?
Mark Terry: Tenemos 97 estudiantes
La Voz: ¿Qué es su capacidad total con respecto a la
matriculación?
Mark Terry : Estamos ahorita en 140
La Voz: ¿Cómo esta relacionado el club Boys and Girls con la
escuela?
Mark Terry: Somos uno de cuatro clubs en los Estados Unidos que
opera un escuela charter.El Club Boys and Girls del Central de
Texas es el nombre de la organización. La charterschool se llama
Texas Preparatory School es un proyecto de la organización.
La Voz: Comparta con nosotros algo de su experencia con las
escuelas.
Mark Terry : Tengo varios años trabajando en la area de
educación. He sido maestro yadministrador en todos niveles. Me metí
en el movimiento de los charter schools por que creoque padres de
familia deben de tener la oportunidad de escojer la escuela de sus
hijos.
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Page # 6 La Voz de Hays County - September/October, 2008
Families and friends gathered on Friday morning, September 26,
2008, tocelebrate the first graduation the academic year of PRIDE
High School.Seven students earned their diplomas, and spoke from
the podium of theirplans for the future. Two students qualified for
$2,000 scholarshippresented by the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board to graduateswho finish their education ahead of
schedule. The two graduates whograduated a year ahead of schedule
were Chessy Jo Sandoval Johnson andGeorge Gene Stock.
“Una Buena Educación”
Escribo esta columna para dar a conocer lo que he descubierto y
aprendido enestudios que realicé recientemente para mi disertación
doctoral en educación en laUniversidad de T exas en Austin . Hice
mi investigación doctoral porque es para mímuy importante el
análisis de la póliza educativa que tiene el estado de Texas sobre
eluso de los idiomas diferentes al inglés, particularmente el
español, que impactagrandemente a los estudiantes Latinos en la
calidad de su educación y de sus logrosacadémicos que por el
momento son de bajo nivel. A mi parecer, se necesita ejecutaruna
estrategia muy bien planeada para seguir en la lucha para alcanzar
una educaciónequitativa, efectiva y justa.
En el reporte Texas Challenge del 2004, el Dr. Steve Murdock
demógrafo del estadode Texas, indica que para el año 2040, los
Latinos en Texas van a ser casi el 60% dela población, además dice
que el 25% de los Latinos mayores de 25 años solamentetendrán su
secundaria y que menos del 10% estará terminando una carrera
universitaria.Las últimas encuestas del Pew Hispanic Center (2008)
reportan que nuestro nivel deeducación se encuentra en un estado de
crisis. Por otra parte, el Buró de Censo de losEstados Unidos
pronostica que la población Hispana crecerá fuertemente y que
parael 2050 habrá más estudiantes Latinos que Anglos.
Mi propósito al escribir esta columna es darles a conocer
información que nos ayudea que juntos podamos apoyar la educación
de todos los Latinos y de todos los queaprenden inglés como segundo
idioma (a estas personas se les llama ELL que significaEnglish
Language Learners) en las escuelas o fuera de ellas. Así, vamos a
podercambiar las predicciones negativas sobre los Hispanos.
Con mucho gusto y respeto, les ofrezco esta columna periodística
en la queparticiparé dos veces por mes. Mi experiencia y amplia
visión sobre el tema educativome animan a participar positivamente
en el desarrollo de nuestro futuro Latino en EstadosUnidos. Creo
sinceramente que la educación es el vehículo más apropiado para
saliradelante como personas, como raza, y como país. Con una
“buena” educación podemostener éxito en todos sentidos, seremos más
capaces, tendremos más satisfacciones,y alcanzaremos el éxito
económico. Además, el nivel de liderazgo en la política crecerápor
esa “buena” educación; podremos tomar puestos de alta
responsabilidad que tenganinfluencia en las leyes y las políticas
con beneficio a la comunidad Latina.
En lo personal, yo soy producto de un sistema educativo donde se
practicó lasegregación racial durante los años del periodo de
americanización entre los años1940 a 1960. Gracias a la Ley de los
Derechos Civiles de 1974, ya no tenemos queasistir a escuelas
segregadas donde se encontraban los mexicanos y los afro-americanos
en escuelas separadas de los anglosajones. A pesar de esta triste
épocaen la historia de Texas, muchos pudimos salir adelante porque
tuvimos fe y noseducamos. Nuestros antepasados no la tuvieron
fácil; habían perdido no sólo susderechos civiles a causa del
Tratado de Guadalupe en 1845, sino también perdieronsus tierras y
el derecho al uso del idioma español con la ley de 1918 llamada
“NoSpanish Rule”. Todos esos factores históricos tuvieron el
resultado esperado en sueducación: un nivel educativo muy bajo.
En este siglo XXI, esperamos superarnos y salir adelante. La
educación va a ser elcambio en nuestra comunidad, tanto para los
que han estado en este país porgeneraciones como para los recién
llegados. Pronto, en enero de 2009 dará comienzola sesión ordinaria
de la Legislatura de Texas . Ahí se discuten propuestas que
tienenimpacto en la educación que reciben los estudiantes Hispanos.
En esta columna, yoles voy a dar estadísticas, noticias, resultados
de encuestas y demás logrosimportantísimos para que estemos
preparados cuando sea hora de dar una opinión oun voto. Esto
ayudará a estar bien informados, a tener una “buena” educación
enestos temas. Tengo la esperanza de que esta información sirva
como la mejorherramienta para combatir el analfabetismo, eliminar
el bajo nivel de pobreza y losproblemas que invaden a nuestros
barrios
Gracias a Conexión Hispana por la oportunidad de compartir con
ustedes esta nota.
First graduation the academic year of PRIDE High School
Photo ID:Bottom Row (left to right): Jeremy Ray Machado, Valerie
G. Cano, Angelica MarieGuerra Center Row: Chessy Jo Sandoval
Johnson and George Gene Stock TopRow: Alyssa Sanchez and Jackie
Marie Villarreal Photo by Iris Campbell
by Dr . Alma Perez
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Page # 7La Voz de Hays County - September/October, 2008
The Texas Constitution vests broad ju-dicial and administrative
powers in the po-sition of county judge, who presides overa
five-member commissioners court, whichhas budgetary and
administrative author-ity over county government operations.
The county judge handles such widelyvarying matters as hearings
for beer andwine license applications, hearing on ad-mittance to
state hospitals for the men-tally ill and mentally retarded,
juvenile workpermits and temporary guardianships forspecial
purposes. The judge is also re-sponsible for calling elections,
postingelection notices and for receiving and can-vassing the
election returns. The countyjudge may perform marriages.
A county judge in Texas may have judi-cial responsibility for
certain criminal, civiland probate matters - responsibility
forthese functions vary from county to county.In those counties in
which the judge hasjudicial responsibilities, the judge has
ap-pellate jurisdiction over matters arising fromthe justice
courts. The county judge is alsohead of civil defense and disaster
relief,county welfare and in counties under225,000 population, the
judge prepares thecounty budget along with the county audi-tor or
county clerk.
The job of the county commissioner callsfor hands-on service
delivery as well aspolicy-making budget decisions.
Four commissioners, each elected froma quarter of the county’s
population, servealong with the county judge on the com-missioners
court. In addition to assuringthat county roads are maintained,
commis-sioners vote with the county judge to setthe budget for all
county departments andadopt a tax rate.
Among other responsibilities, the com-missioners court:
The justice of the peace is the legal ju-risdiction closest to
the average citizen.
Section 19 of Article 5 of the Texas Con-stitution provides
that: justice of the peacecourts have original jurisdiction in
criminalmatters of misdemeanor cases punishableby fine only and
such other jurisdiction asmay be provided by law. Original
jurisdic-tion is the authority to accept a case at itsinception,
try it and pass judgment basedupon the laws and facts. This is
distin-guished from appellate jurisdiction whichis jurisdiction to
review a court’s action.The justice of the peace performs the
func-tions of a magistrate and conducts in-
These peace officers are the first link inthe county’s chain of
law enforcement.
A long with their deputies, constableshave all the enforcement
powers of Texaspeace officers. They are sometimes re-ferred to as
the executive officer of the jus-tice of the peace courts. Their
duties areto:
· Subpoena witnesses;· Act as bailiff;· Execute judgments; and·
Service of process.
In large metropolitan counties the con-stable may also assist
the county and dis-trict courts. In addition, they may
performpatrol functions and make criminal inves-tigations. They are
involved in the overalleffort to reduce the effects of crime in
theircommunities, including in some cases theoperation of truancy
programs.
¿De Que Se Trata El Puesto?What Does the Job Entail?
Because of the wide range of responsi-bilities performed by the
assessor-collec-tor, most citizens deal with this county of-ficial
more frequently than any other office.
The major tax duty of the assessor-col-lector, who collects
property taxes, is theassessment (calculation) of taxes on
eachproperty in the county and collection of thattax as established
by the Constitution andthe State Property Tax Code. In addition,as
an agent of the Texas Department ofTransportation, the
assessor-collector isresponsible for the registration and
licens-ing of motor vehicles owned by residentsof the county.
Another duty of the county tax asses-sor-collector is that of
voter registrar. Inmost Texas counties, a person would reg-ister to
vote through the office of countytax assessor-collector. In a few
counties,the commissioners court has designatedthe county clerk or
an elections adminis-trator to provide this function. The countytax
office voter registration responsibilitiesinclude accepting
applications for voter reg-istration, issuing voter certificates,
main-taining voter registration lists, verifying pe-titions for
local option elections and sub-mitting required reports to the
Secretaryof State’s Office.
The county tax assessor-collector isalso responsible for the
collections of spe-cial fees imposed by the county and stateon
coin-operated vending machines, alco-holic beverage permits and
registration andtitling boats.
Long respected as the county’s top law-man, the sheriff has a
range of duties thatinclude criminal investigations, traffic
en-forcement, operation of the jail and otherresponsibilities.
Duties of the sheriff include:· Providing security for the
operation of county and districtcourts;
· Enforcing traffic laws, othercounty ordinances and otherstate
laws;
· Service of process;· Accepting bail for prisoners in
his custody;· Conducting sales of seized and
unclaimed properties; and· Taking charge of and responsi-
bility for the county jail andprisoners.
County Judge
Sheriff
County Commissioner Tax Assessor-Collector
Constable
Justice of the Peace
quests.
A justice of the peace may issue war-rants for search and
arrest, conduct pre-liminary hearings, administers oaths, per-form
marriages and serve as a coroner incounties where there is no
provision for amedical examiner. The justice court alsofunctions as
a small claims court in civilmatters in which exclusive
jurisdiction isnot in district or county court and theamount in
controversy does not exceed$5,000. They can also deal with
mattersconcerning foreclosure of mortgages andenforcement of liens
on personal property.
Election Day isNovember 4th,
2008
Sets the yearly property tax rate andapproves the budget and
employmentlevel for the county;
Sets commissioners and justice of thepeace precinct
boundaries;
Calls, conducts and certifies elections,including bond
elections;
Sets employment and benefit policy;
Establishes long-range thoroughfare,open space, land use,
financial and lawenforcement/jail needs plans;
Acquires property for rights-of-way orother uses determined to
be in thepublic’s best interest;
Reviews and approve subdivisionplatting and wastewater treatment
forrural areas;
Oversees the construction, mainte-nance and improvement of
countyroads and bridges;
Appoints non-elected departmentheads and standing
committees;
Supervises and controls the countycourthouse, county buildings
andfacilities;
Adopts a county budget;
Determines county tax rates;Fills vacancies in elective and
appoint-ive positions; and Has exclusiveauthority to authorize
contracts in thename of the county.
Source : Texas Association of Counties
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Cooking T eams
ABOVE: Front left to right: Gilbert, Martin and Lee from
Lockhart, Texas.They have been competing for about three years and
are going to the Royal KCMaster Piece cook-off in Kansas City,
Missouri in October. Their team name is“Still Smokin It.”
ABOVE : Duran Duran from the Martindale, Texas area have been
competitive cookersfor 15 years. From left to right Freddy Duran,
Jr., Devan Duran, Freddy Duran (with capon) Esther Duran, Dylan
Duran, Dee Dee Duran and Nick Pardo.
ABOVE: From left to right: Chuy Espinoza and Andy Anderson
fromthe Kyle area make the team Cuz It’s All Good BBQ. They
havebeen cooking for 9 years and have won about 125 trophies.
ABOVE: From left to right, Joe Medina, Becky Garcia and
ChrisMedina from San Marcos, Texas make up the Cooking Cowboysteam.
They have been at it for 3 years and have several wins to
theircredit.
ABOVE : De la izquierda a la derecha tenemos a la familia Gil.
They are Gabriel, Ernest, Zeke,Danny and Connie Mojica. In front
are: Chelsea, KrystCountry Cookers and they are from San
Marcos.
ABOVE : From left to right: Mario Garcia, Adame, and Joe Adame.
In front are: Ofor Garcia and Carolina Garcia. Stoli’s Salty Dog
BBQ.
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: De la izquierda a la derecha tenemos a la familia Gil. They
are Gabriel, Ernest, Zeke,Danny and Connie Mojica. In front are:
Chelsea, Krystal and Davien. Their team is called the Texas
and they are from San Marcos.
: From left to right: Mario Garcia, Alma Garcia, Cristelo
Zavala, Victor Zavala, SusieAdame, and Joe Adame. In front are:
Ofor Garcia and Carolina Garcia. This team is calledStoli’s Salty
Dog BBQ.
ABOVE: This cooking off team goes by the name, Beauty and the
Beast. Roger Richards isthe head chef and his assistant is Regina
Romo. They have been cooking for about 4 yearsand are from the
Round Rock, Texas area.
ABOVE: Este team se llama, Beve’s. They are from the
Maxwell/Martindale area. Fromleft to right are: Augustina Flores,
Acención Rodriguez, Anita Alvarez and AngelaFlores.This is their
first cook-off contest.
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My friends are still convinced I amdepraved on account I was
deprived for notbeing born or raised in the Winter GardenArea .
Moreover, I was never a farm workerand the only cotton I ever
picked was off mybelly button and that does not count.Consequently,
my coffee-drinking buddieshave taken it upon themselves to teach
methe proper bilingual/bicultural time tellingphrases. Fortunately,
my graduate degree inlinguistics makes me a dialectologist andthat
allows me to interpret the historical,cultural and linguistic
importance of phrasesand words.
For instance, something which occurredin the very distant past
can be described as“más viejo que la luna” (older than the
moon).Next oldest time reference in somethingwhich occurred “el año
del diluvio” (year ofthe great [Biblical] flood). The
great-great-great parents’ time is referred to as “cuandoandaban
las vívoras paradas” (when snakesused to walk erect). “El año de la
hebra”(year of the loose thread, or run [as instockings, shirt,
etc.]) seems to refer to thegreat-great parents’ time. However,
does itrefer to when “things started to fall apart”?Or, when
“things” got started? Hmmmmmm
In Laredo , which is outside the WinterGarden Area , I picked up
“el año de la canica”(the year of the marble) which is an
obviousreference to the speaker’s childhood. ZavalaCounty
Commissioner David Lopez andseveral others say “el otro día” (the
other day).However, that could be referring to last weekor five to
ten years ago! Ayyyyy.
One phrase of Sephardic Jewish originwas told to me by an
unsuspecting friendwho had no idea of the importance of thephrase
he used to tell time. In fact, I almostfell off my chair and went
silent when I heardhim say “el año de la inquisición” (the year
ofthe Inquisition). Unknown to him, he belongsto a well known
Spanish Jewish family ofNuevo León which since 1608 has spreadto
Coahuila, T amaulip as, Texas and theUnited States.
In 1652, the parish priest of Saltillo,Coahuila filed a
complaint against CaptainDiego Villarreal with the Office of
theInquisition. The priest was appalled thatCaptain Villarreal ,
whose parents had beenconverted to Catholicism as adults,
ownedland, rode a horse, wore silk clothing andjewelry! To make a
long story short, the priestwas transferred! Captain Villarreal
was
married with Beatriz de la Casas , daughterof suspected Spanish
Jewish parentsBernabé de la Casas and Beatríz Navarro.Don Bernabé,
his wife and daughter hadgone to New Mexico in 1598 with
colonizingconquistador Juan Pérez de Oñate but by1603 had moved to
Saltillo.
As for Captain Villarreal, he claimed tohave been born at San
Miguel el Grande (nowSan Miguel Allende) but never revealed thename
of his parents or their birthplace.Moreover, no historian or
genealogist hasbeen able to find a record of Diego
Villarreal’sbirth, baptism or parents’ names.Consequently, the
history of the Villarrealfamily begins in 1608 when Don
Diegoentered Nuevo León.
In light of the family’s history, I asked myfriend where he
learned the phrase. Hereplied he had learned it from his parentsand
grandparents in Coahuila . So, was myfriend Chema Villarreal
referring to when theInquisition existed in Mexico from 1528
to1821? Or was he referring to 1652 when theSaltillo priest
complained about his ancestorCaptain Diego Villarreal?
Joe Cuevas still greets me with “cuantosperros en la horca” (how
many dog are thereat the gallows). The phrase 500 years agowas
“cuantos Moros en Lorca (how manyMoors are there at the city of
Lorca?). Theproper reply is “veinte en el quemadero”(twenty being
burned at the stake). The firstspeaker is supposed to counter-reply
“ojalálos quemen por habladores” (hope they burnthem for talking).
Even though phrase refersto the Mozarabic of Spain , in reality it
is inreference to Spanish Jews. The Crypto(secret)
Spanish/Portuguese Jews hid theirfrustration with people who
reported them tothe Inquisition by calling them Arabs.
Another phrase with Sephardic Jewishovertones frequently heard
in the WinterGarden Area does not refer to time. It/he/she/you can
be described as being “tan malocomo la carne de puerco” (as bad as
porkmeat). Many Jewish people do not eat porkproducts. However,
Crypto (secret) Jews who
pretended to be Catholic in public butpracticed Judaism in
secret did not keepkosher. They ate pork products in order notto be
reported to the Inquisition. It isinteresting to note that in Spain
today, (black,green, pinto, etc.) beans whether boiled orbaked with
pork are called “frijoles judíos”(Jewish beans).
In Texas and the abutting Mexican statesof Coahuila, T amaulip
as and Nuevo León ,many families who today do not practice
theJewish Faith have compromised and will notknowingly eat pork
after sunset! Among thereasons given to this historian
throughoutthe area is that pork meat “is too heavy, you’llget a
heart attack and die”. I have also beentold that “there is
something in our familyblood and if we eat pork after sunset,
wedie”. In other words, it/you/he/she is “tan malocomo la carne de
puerco”.
Ironically, in my family and thereforeupbringing, we ate pork
every Friday. I was inmy 30’s when I suddenlyh realized how
myCrypto Judaic ancestors and therefore familytradition got
started. Catholics did not eatmeat on Friday and Jews did not eat
pork.So, we (the family) got back at both by eatingpork every
Friday! I still do. It is tradition!
A nother phrase commonly heard innortheast Mexico, T exas and
wherever thefamilies of the ancient 1580 Nuevo Reynode León have
gone seems to refer to thereality of Jewish history. Does “de
mejoreslugares me han corrido” (I have been thrownout of better
places) refer to the expulsionsfrom Eden (Genesis), Canaan
(circa5000BC), Egypt (circa 4000BC), Babylon(circa 3000BC), Spain
(1492), Portugal(1580) and most European countries until1946?
We have taken the phrase for grantedwithout considering its
origin. In fact, thesame can be said about the song LaGolondrina
(the swallow) which is a directreference to the expulsion of the
people ofthe Jewish Faith from Spain in 1492! Untilrather recently,
the song was the favoredfarewell song sung at a person’s
departureor funeral service. Although the poem wasset to music in
the late 1800’s if you listen tothe lyrics you would realize the
singerlaments the fact he is leaving his belovedhomeland to which
he can never return andwill never see again! The singer does
not
know where he/she is going and says he/she is as lost as a
swallow without a nest.
Yes, de mejores lugares me han corridoand the poem-song La
Golondrina refers toone such event. That is, to the 1492
expulsionfrom Sepharad (Spain) by Queen Isabel laCatolica.
The song El Quelite (ragweed) also hasSpanish Sephardic
overtones. The songabout the bitter herb/weed, says “Que bonitoes
el quelite” (ragweed is very beautiful), “biénhaya quién lo formó”
(blessed is He whomade it), “que por sus orillas tiéne” (becauseon
its edges/leaves it has) “de quiénacordarme yo” (Someone I
recall/thinkabout). It continues with “mañana me voy,mañana”
(tomorrow I will leave, tomorrow),“mañana me voy de aquí” (tomorrow
I leavethis place), “el consuelo que me queda” (myonly
consolation), “que se han de acordar demí” (is that they will
remember me).
So, dear readers, next time you hear eithersong or any one of
the phrases listed above,consider our rich, centuries-old
historical andcultural heritage. This we should protect conorgullo
y terquedad (with pride and tenacity).Meanwhile, I will add that
the song LaGolondrina will be the theme song performedseveral times
in my up-coming movie on thetrial of the Carvajal y de la
Cueva-Rodriguezde Matos by the Mexico City basedInquisition.
In one scene (the way I wrote it and hopefullythe
director-producer will keep it), DoñaFrancisca Rodriguez de Matos
is beingtortured with the door to the chamber wideopened so that
her daughters, son andbrother (Don Luis, the conquistador) canhear
every scream. Alone in her cell, herdaughter Ysabel (my aunt 450
yearsremoved) starts singing the song until shebreaks down. At that
point a rich male baritonevoice picks up the lyrics as a collage
ofscenes of the family members is shown onscreen. The actual
torture is never seen buthopefully the viewers will feel
thepsychological torment to which all familymembers were exposed
before beingburned at the stake. Just remember, thisoccurred during
el año de la inquisicion.
TIME-TELLING AND CULTURAL PHRASESIN THE WINTER GARDEN AREA
Page 11La Voz de Hays County - September/October, 2008
By Richard G . Santos
Richard Santos is the author of some30 books and numerous
articles andshort stories. He currently resides inPearsall,
Texas.
Joe Cuevas still greetsme with “ cuantos perrosen la horca ”
(how many
dog are thereat the gallows)
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Hernandez Intermediate Hosts First “Gentlemen’s Club”in Texas
for 5th and 6th grade males
Dictionaries describe a gentleman as “awell-mannered and
considerate man withhigh standards of proper behavior” — “aman of
refinement” - and “a civilized,educated, sensitive, or
well-manneredman.”
The administrators and staff of SanMarcos CISD’s Hernandez
IntermediateSchool are taking on the challenge of notonly educating
young men academically,but also assisting in their development
asgentlemen, as they pilot the first organizedGentlemen’ s Club in
the state of Texas .
The first Gentlemen’s Club wasfounded in 1996 by renowned
educatorStephen G. Peters whose teams havetaken low performing
schools into state andnational Blue Ribbon Schools . A
formerteacher, principal, and administrator, Petersis a national
consultant and trainer withVisionary Leaders Institute and
ThePeters Group.
He founded the Gentlemen’s Club asin intervention and
empowerment model foryoung boys. The club has been featuredon “The
Oprah Winfrey Show” as well as“American, America” which broadcasts
totwo million viewers in Portugal and Brazil .He has also appeared
with former U.S.Secret ary of Education Dr . Rod Paigein
Washington, D.C. as a communityadvocacy voice.
Peters has written books such as DoYou Know Enough About Me to
Teach Me?that outline his strategy of turning youngboys into global
leaders with the challengeto educators “to capture them, to
inspirethem, and to teach them.” Peters adds,“Once we form this
bond with the student,then we can create a positive andcomfortable
climate in which they will allowthemselves to be taught.”
Hernandez Principal Sandra Reyessays that the importance of the
programis in developing male role-models andleaders from the
socio-economicboundaries placed on them. The objectiveis to
transition young men who are oftenthe natural leaders among their
peers into“positive” leaders. Reyes says, “Theprocess begins by
capturing these youngmen and helping them to see
themselvesdifferently. In turn, the world will see
themdifferently.” According to Reyes , there arenumerous successful
clubs throughout the
U.S. in states such as Georgia, SouthCarolina, Missouri, and
Ohio.
“The focus is on education, attendance,behavior, and peer
pressure,” Reyes says.“Students are provided an opportunity tolearn
life skills, social skills, and theimportance of education.”
The Gentlemen’s Club curriculumincludes over 40 activities which
guidestudents through areas such asconscience, etiquette, dignity,
andpatience. Through hands-on activities andthe curriculum,
classroom lessons are
reinforced, students are providedoptions for the future, and
arethey are exposed to the worldoutside their community.
According the data provided byThe Peters Group, the impact ofthe
Gentlemen’s Club in currentprograms across the U.S. hasbeen
significant, such as thefollowing points:
1. There have been drasticdecreases in absences andtardiness.
Students are taughtthe importance of showing upand timeliness. They
understandthat lateness can result in notreceiving important
classinformation.
2. There have been decreasesin suspensions, office referrals,
classoutbursts, and expulsions in participatingschools. Students
are expected to respectthe system and the classroom by followingthe
rules.o More than half of the participants haveimproved their
grades - often from failingD’s and F’s to passing with C’s, B’s,
andA’s. Some students have made the HonorRolls for the first time,
and many have been
promoted to the next grade level withoutremediation.
Hernandez’s initial program was fundedin large part by a grant
from the TexasPioneer Foundation and by theHernandez Intermediate
PTO . Boys aregoing through an application processthrough which 30
males will be selected:15 from 5th grade and 15 from 6th grade.The
hope is that this initial program will beso successful that it will
continue at thesecondary level. Also, if enough interestis shown,
Reyes says that the femalecounterpoint program - The Ladies’
Club-could also be started.
Members of the Gentlemen and LadiesClubs wear uniforms of
recognition. Bothwear white shirts. The males wear ties withthe
“GC” emblem embosses, and femaleswear emblazoned stoles.
The big day for Hernandez Intermediatewas September 19, when
Stephen Petersreturned to San Marcos for a facilitatortraining at
the Hernandez Library from 10 -11 am, followed by a meeting with
thestudent participants from 11 to 11:30 am.The campus hosted a
luncheon forSMCISD principals from 11:30 am to 12:30pm that will
include a question and answersession.
ABOVE : SSI Mentor Joe Merchant, Jimmy Rodriguez, Gustavo
Trevino, andHernandez Principal Sandra Reyes
LEFT: Joe Merchant demonstrates how atie is tied to students
Jimmy Rodriguez
and Gustavo Trevino
ABOVE: Jimmy Rodriguez tried to holdstill while Joe Merchant
ties his tie.
by Iris Campbell
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Little Joe & La Familia has beenone of the most popular
Tex-Mex bandsin the music industry. Little Joe hasbeen entertaining
more than 40 yearsand has been described as the “KINGOF THE BROWN
SOUND”. He hasalso helped pioneer “Tejano”music, amix of
traditional”norteno” music andcountry,blues and rock styles.
Recently, Joe won his 4th Grammy forBest Tejano Album of the
Year. The 9thAnnual Latin Grammy Awards willtake place on Novermber
13th, 2008 atthe Toyot a Center in Houston, T exasand will be
broadcast live on theUnvision Network from 8-11pm.
ABOUT LITTLE JOE
Jose Maria DeLeon Hernandez“Little Joe” was born to Salvador
“LaCotorra” Hernandez and AmeliaDeLeon Hernandez in a three wall
dirtfloor car garage in Temple,Texas on acold stormy night on
October 17,1940.
He was the 7th child of 13. In 1953, Joe’scousin, David
Coronado, who fronted theband “David Coronado & The
Latinaires”recruited Joe for guitar, Cino Moreno ondrums and Tony
Mat amoros onsaxophone to join his band.
In 1955, Joe would play his first musicalperformance in Cameron,
Texas for $5.00at a high school Sock Hop. He was soexcited, he
realized that picking guitarsbeat cotton picking and he could
actuallyget paid for it.
In 1958, Joe would make his recordingdebut as a guit arist for T
erro Recordsin Corpus Christi,T exas ,an instrumentalsingle “Safari
part 1 and 2”which wascomposed by all members of the
Latinaires.
In 1959, Jesse , Joe’s young brother whowas the bassist, singer
and songwriterwould join in the band as David Coronado
was leaving. Joe took over the bandrenaming it “Little Joe &
The Latinaires” .
In 1964, Jesse was killed in anautomobile accident. Joe then
made a vowat Jesse’s gravesite to carry his music tothe top;not
realizing how high his musicwould take him, how it would open
manydoors for other artists or how he would setmany trends.
In the 60’s, Joe would sign with theTexas based independent
recordcompanies, starting with his 1st recorddeal, Corona Records
in San Antonio ,next Valmon records in Austin and laterZarape
Records in Dallas . Joe venturedinto his own independent label
”BuenaSuerte Records” for spanish recordings and”Good luck Records”
for his englishrecords. Also to follow would be LeonaRecords , a
label also owned by Joe anda distribution deal with Freddy
Recordsin Corpus Christi,T exas which would keepJoe independent
through the 70’s and 80’s.
In 1970, after playing and spendingmuch time in San Francisco
and the bayarea, Joe discovered “Latinismo”, a stronglatin musical
world which was not found in
Texas at that time. It had profound changein his music and his
cultural values whichprompted him to change the name of hisband
from The Latinaires to “La Familia”.Joe wanted more knowledge on
hisheritage and his roots.
While with Sony Discos , he would bea 2 time Grammy nominee,and
in 1992would recieve the GRAMMY AWARD for“Dies y Seis De
Septiembre” for the BESTMEXICAN-AMERICAN PERFORMANCECATEGORY in
1991. Part of his vow toJesse would be fulfilled.
In 1983, Joe signed his first majorrecord deal with WEA
International . Afterleaving WEA, Joe would once again
goindependent and form “Redneck Records”where he recorded the live
Double Album”25 Silver Anniversary” in 1985. This albumwas placed
with CBS which later becameSony Discos International.
After leaving Sony the following year,going independent again,
Joe wouldrecieve his 3rd Grammy nomination for his1st recording”Que
Paso” under his recordlabel, Tejano Discos International.
In 1996, Joe would appear on the 1997Grammy nominated
album,”Frank Yanovichand Friends, Songs of the Polka King, Vol.1 in
which he performed a duet with FrankYanovich on the song “Just
Because/SiPorque”.
Currently, Joe has signed a co-venturedeal with his company.
“DeLeonPublishing” and “Peer Music LimitedPublishing” in an effort
to bring a majorpublishing outletfor Texas songwritersextending
pubishing work to 33 countries.
Recently, Joe signed with Capitol EMI.His 1st recording became a
GrammyNominated album entitled Little Joe2000.Aside from his music
career, Joe hasworked in the film industry starring intwofeature
films, Proposition187, A deadlyLaw, and “Down for the Barrio”.
FortyYears......and over 50 albums later, Joe istouring the world,
trailblazing, lookingforward to new challenges, breaking
downcultural and musical barriersand innovatinghis musical stlye.
As always,Joe strivesto bring many people together to make amore
peaceful and harmonious world.
La Voz de Hays County - September/October, 2008
Little Joe W ins Another GrammyPage 13
In 1955, Joe would play his firstmusical performance in
Cameron, T exas for $5.00 at ahigh school Sock Hop.
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En PalabrasHay Poder
Word Power
No one can ever argue in thename of education, that it is
bet-ter to know less than it is toknow more. Being bilingual
ortrilingual or multilingual is aboutbeing educated in the 21st
cen-tury. We look forward to bring-ing our readers various word
listsin each issue of La Voz deHays County.
Nadie puede averiguar en elnombre de la educación que esmejor
saber menos que sabermás. Siendo bilingüe or trilingüees parte de
ser educado en el siglo21. Esperamos traer cada mes anuestros
lectores de La Voz deHays County una lista de palabrasen español
con sus equivalentesen inglés.
La Voz de Hays County - September/October, 2008Page # 14
Yo no tengo I don’t have
Dinero en el banco Any money in the bank
Todo el guato del crises All the comotion about the crises
Financiera no me afecta financial does not affect me
a mi porque no tengo because I do not have
inversiones en ninguna investments
parte. anywhwere
La gente que anda pegando The people who are yelling and
de gritos son los que estan screaming are the ones who have
pierdiendo dinero loosing their money.
Yo sin embargo Me however,
no pienso comprar casa I don’t plan on buying a house
ni carro. Oyes, por quien or a car. Hey, who are you
vas a votar? going to vote for?
The Hays County Consolidated Independent School District is
pleased to announcethat Nicholas Saldivar and Ashley Segovia of
Hays High School , and Victor Martinezand Tawny Martinez of Lehman
High School are four of 4,000 students throughoutthe United States
named in the National Hisp anic Recognition Program foroutstanding
performance on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude
Test (PSAT). The students are recognized through a program
started in 1983 by the CollegeBoard to recognize the exceptional
academic achievements of Hispanic highschool students and identify
them for postsecondary institutions.
Also receiving recognition were, Elizabeth Cain, Dylan Randazzo,
Nicholas Saldivar ,Natalie San Luis and Carlton Washburn of Hays
High School have been named Com-mended Students in the 2009
National Merit Scholarship program. A Letter of Commenda-
tion from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corp ., will
be presented to thesestudents. Commended Students placed among the
top 5 percent of more than 1.4 million
students who entered the 2008 competition by taking the
PSAT.
News from the Hays CountyConsolidated Independent School
District
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La Voz de Hays County September/Ocotber, 2008
Schedule of Events:
Thursday, October 9
Texas Music Kick-Off Party / College Night, 6:30 p.m.
Train wreck, Cody Lawson and Texas FX will perform.
$15 beer wristbands with valid I.D.
Free admission. (Gates Open for Cooks at 12noon First come First
serve on power)
Friday, October 10
Hill Country Cook-Off Kicks Off Official start time 5:00pm
Super Bailongo, Aniceto Molina” El Tigre Sabanero” ,Mision
Nortena and Nubes Del Norte will perform, DoorsOpen at 6: 00
p.m.
$30 admission pre-sale tickets are sold at Guadalupe MeatMarket
and Full Moon Saloon in Redwood, TX and LaGrande Discoteca in San
Marcos. JPs Quick stop &Bakery in Sequin TX, TU Musica
Discoteca in Kyle AndAustin, Also at Novedades Colombo in Austin TX
( $40.00 the day Day Of the concert)
Saturday, October 11
Hill Country Cook-Off, 8 a.m.
Run through the Hill’s Poker Run, $20 entry fee. Registra-tion
starts at 9:00 am, First bike out 10:00am Last Bike in at4:00pm
BMX Freestyle Competition Starts at 11 a.m. (FreeAdmission)
Washer Toss Registration starts at 12 p.m. $ 25.00 PerTeam
(Prize money & Trophies given out to 1st, 2nd 3rd
Mutton busting registration at 6 p.m.
Live Bull riding at 6:30 p.m
Emmerson Biggins and Lonnie Key & Texas Connection,8:30
p.m.
Admission $ 15.00 Includes Dance Afterwards
Children 12 years and under Free
For more information, contact LULAC 4876 of San Marcosat
512-353-0306.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS – The Hays County Fair, spon-sored by LULAC
Council 4876, will be held at the HaysCounty Civic Center on
October 9-10-11. There will be asanctioned BBQ and Chili Cook-Off,
live music, Biker pokerrun, dance, children’s activities, food and
beer vendors,BMX Freestyle Competition and live bull riding. Live
musi-cal entertainment such as Aniceto Molina, Mision Nortena,Nubes
Del Norte, Lonnie & Texas Connection, EmersonBiggins and others
will perform throughout the 3-day fair.Proceeds to this event will
go towards High School Scholar-ships and other LULAC Council 4876
community projects.
