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Zarate to serve on state Parent Council
Rio Grande City CISD parent Leticia Zarate has been selected to serve on the state Parent Advisory
Council (PAC). The purpose of the state PAC is to help migrant students overcome the challenges
associated with migrating. Mrs. Zarate will be representing the Rio Grande City CISD Migrant
Parental Component. In her new position she will participate in making decisions that cover migrant
issues. Pictured left to right are Pat Mayertholen (Texas Education Agency Migrant Division),
Maricela Chavanna (Region One Education Service Center-Migrant Department). Leticia Zarate (State
PAC Parent), and Josie Amador (RGCCISD Migrant Education Department). (See related article on
Page I). (RGCCISD photo).
RMS students win honors at Alton U.I.L. meet
These Ringgold Middle School students pictured above achieved excellent results at the U.I.L. meet at
Alton Memorial Jr. High on Jan. 28, 2006. The sixth grade division achieved third (3rd) place
sweepstakes and the seventh/eighth grade division won second (2nd) place sweepstakes. Students
competed in such events as Duet Acting, Science. Number Sense, Calculator, Mathematics, Ready
Writing, Spelling, Prose, Impromptu, Spanish Poetry, Poetry, Listening Skills, Dictionary Skills,
and Maps, Graphs & Charts. (See related article on this page). (RGCCISD photo).
Starr Health Studies to hold 25th RMS students excel at
year Health Fair, Open House UIL meet at Alton school
HOUSTON-- Starr County
Health Studies will offer free
screening for diabetes, high
blood pressure and glaucoma
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 23, at 400 N. Garza in Rio
Grande City, part of a
celebration of the office's 25
years of operation in Starr
County
An open house also is
scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 24. Starr County
Health Studies is a field office
of The Human Genetics Center
at The University of Texas
School of Public Health at
Houston, which studies the
burden and causes of chronic
disease among Mexican-
Americans, with an emphasis on
adult-onset diabetes.
"We want to express our
gratitude for the tremendous
support of our research by the
residents and leaders of Stan-
County," said Professor of
Epidemiology Craig Hanis,
Ph.D Confidential participation
in scientific studies by Stan-
County residents has led to
greater understanding of the
factors that raise a person's risk
for adult-onset diabetes, also
known as type 2 diabetes, which
in turn raises risk for heart
disease, stroke, kidney failure,
blindness and limb loss.
In a landmark project, Hanis
and his research collaborators
discovered the first
susceptibility gene for type 2
diabetes. The largest study of
diabetic retinopathy - the
leading cause of adult blindness
in the United States -- among
Mexican-Americans is under
way. Research with the
University of Texas at Austin
has shown how targeted
community education and
support programs can help
diabetics control their disease.
"None of these studies would
have been possible without the
cooperation of Starr County
residents," Hanis said. "Our
sustained and committed drive
to uncover the elusive
mechanisms of diabetes and
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the burden of disease on
individuals, families, and the
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Since Starr County Health
Studies opened in February
1981, the office has provided
some 21,000 physical
examinations, and 80,000
glucose screenings free of
charge. The office is a referral
center for the Texas
Commission for the Blind,
enabling it to refer people for
initial treatment of diabetic
retinopathy. It has long worked
with local health-care providers
to refer residents who have
discovered they have diabetes or
other conditions through the
office's screening programs
For further information
contact Stan County Health
Studies at 956-487-5266.
Ringgold Middle School
traveled to Alton Memorial Jr.
High School for a U.I.L. meet
on Jan. 28, 2006. The following
are the results from that meei:
Sixth Grade Division,
third place Sweepstakes;
Seventh/Eighth Grade
Division, second place
Sweepstakes.
Duet Acting- Cecilia
Martinez and Crystal Rosales,
fourth place; Prisci 1 la Trevino
and Janette Briceno, sixth place;
Science- Daniela Reyna,
fourth place; Max Magallanes.
second place; Pedro Gonzalez,
fifth place; Number Sense-
Yolanda Gonzalez, first place;
Calculator- Pedro Gonzalez,
fourth place; Mathematics-
Jacob Barrientos, sixth place;
Crystal Rosales. third place;
Max Magallanes, sixth place.
Ready Writing- Maricruz
Pena, fourth place; Minerva
Zapata, fifth place; Spelling-
Priscilla Saenz, first place;
Kendar Saenz, third place; Laura
Alaniz, fifth place; Ivan Pena,
first place; Michelle Orduna,
third place; Eduardo Lopez, fifth
place; Prose- Cecilia Martinez,
third place; Alondra Garza,
fourth place; Jessica Guerrero,
first place; Impromptu- Jorge
Flores, sixth place; Dianey Leal,
first place; Dennis Salinas,
second place; Jennifer Ramos,
fifth place.
Spanish Poetry- Perla
Cantu, first place; Shalia
Martinez, second place; Ziamora '
Gonzalez, third place; Cecilia
Martinez, fourth place; Poetry-
Justinn Trevino, sixth place;
Dianey Leal, third place; Maps,
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Roberts, Kenneth. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 2006, newspaper, February 23, 2006; Edinburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth196001/m1/3/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.