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The Rio Grande Hu aid-Thursday, February 21, 2008, Page 2
STC nursing students host students
from South Dakota, Mexico
Some students came to the
Rio Grande Valley from South
Dakota, where the temperature
i$ currently below 10 degrees
and snow is on the ground.
Others came from Tamaulipas,
Mexico, where the roads are not
aJways paved and army sentries
stand guard. What do they have
in common with South Texas
CoJIege students? A passion for
nursing and learning.
Thirty-six South Texas
College nursing students played
host to 16 nursing students from
South Dakota State University
and 12 nursing students from
The Universidad Autonoma de
Tamaulipas in early February at
the college's first Nursing the
Border Conference.
"This event is an example of
integrating teaching and learning
with community service. The
project evolved from a need to
help our students link the tasks
they learn in class to self-
reflection, self discovery and
comprehension of the needs of
the patients they serve. It also
helps our students understand
that despite where they are from,
what conditions they work in or
what their education is like, they
share a common sense of caring
for others," said Dores Jav-
Pang, director of STC's Center
of Excellence for Health
Professions Development. "The
event allowed these students a
unique perspective, and in many
cases, a real appreciation for
their colleagues."
During the course of eight
days, the students from SDSU
and STC participated in a
variety of trainings in geo-
cultural aspects of the Valley;
and healthcare system and
health issues of special
populations like migrants,
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immigrants and border
populations.
Accompanied by a Mobil
Medical RV from the
Presbyterian National Health
Ministries, the project provided
students an opportunity to use
skills and knowledge, problem-
solving and critical thinking in
real-life situations by working in
the field, providing free clinical
services to more than 250
residents of the Monte Alto, El
Gato, Muiiiz and Cameron Park
Colonias. Services included
diabetes, glucose and cholesterol
screenings, measuring blood
pressure and body mass index,
providing nutrition education,
infant care information, as well
as lead toxicity demonstrations
and information
"1 saw a real difference in
how things are done in Texas
and how they are done in
Mexico," said Alejandra
Hernandez, Universidad
Autonoma de Tamaulipas
student. "As nurses in training,
our responsibilities seem to go
beyond what is typical in the
United States."
Another component of the
project was the cultural
experience they gained in the
communities, sharing with each
other and with the community
residents, attending a cultural
event at The University of
Texas-Pan American, and taking
dancing classes from a
promotora from Texas A&M
University-Kingsville's School
of Rural Public Health. Nursing
the Border provided the
opportunity to bring students
from three educational
institutions, including
neighboring Mexico to
participate in roundtahle
discussions to share nursing
education and experiences, and
to plan the future of nursing in
the region.
"We have a real appreciation
and feel very lucky to have
access to the resources and
opportunities that are provided
to U.S. nursing students,
particularly those at STC," said
Dahlia Sanchez, STC nursing
students. "I grew up in Mexico
and I have seen the condition
that our colleagues must work
with. The lack of resources and
the poor conditions would be
frustrating to me."
"We would really like to
thank our hosts from STC for
the hospitability and the great
experience," said SDSU student
William Davis. "We learned so
much from this opportunity and
we hope that it will be an annual
event. We also hope that our
new friends will take the
opportunity to come to South
Dakota and learn r.bout our area
and patients."
The conference was the start
of efforts to build a true bi-
national nursing coalition
through South Texas College.
"This is the jumping off point
for many more bi-national
nursing activities and we hope to
visit South Dakota and our
friends in Mexico to continue
our discussions to reduce health
disparities through enhancing
and expanding nursing
education in the region," said
Jay-Pang. "We know that our
students are dedicated young
professionals who want to
change the world and so we
want to bring our message of
collaboration to each state
across the U.S., as well as all of
Mexico. Together we can set the
standard for the future of
nursing and ensure that we are
working together to make a
difference by meeting the needs
of a changing global society."
For more information about
South Texas College's Nursing
and Allied Health Programs visit
www.southtexascollege.edu.
Pfc. Trevino
completes Army
basic training
Army Pfc. Jesus Trevino 111
has graduated from basic
combat training at Fort Jackson,
Columbia, South Carolina.
During the nine weeks of
training, the soldier studied the
Army mission, history, tradition
and core values, physical fitness,
and received instruction and
practice in basic combat skills,
military weapons, chemical
warfare and bayonet training,
drill and ceremony, marching,
rifle marksmanship, armed and
unarmed combat, map reading,
field tactics, military courtesy,
military justice system, basic
first aid, foot marches, and field
training exercises.
He is the son of Francis
Reyes of Chapote Drive, and
grandson of Ninfa Trevino of E.
Monroe St., both of Rio Grande
City.
The private is a 2007
graduate of Rio Grande City
Hisjh School.
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Gladiator hoops soars to district title
The Roma Gladiators varsity basketball team has had a fabulous 2007-2008 season as they dominated
District 32-4A foes with a perfect 12-0 record. They also have achieved an overall mark of 28-6. I hey
will play their first playoff foe either this Friday or Saturday. Pictured in the back row, standing 1-r, are
Jesus Andrade, Angel Garcia, Roberto Dominguez, Jaime Garcia, and Rene Ramirez In the front row,
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Gladiator, Lady Gladiator
teams qualify for state playoffs
By Ricky Perez
It has been quite a successful
season for Roma High School
Basketball as both the Lady
Gladiator and Gladiator teams
earned spots in the State UIL
playoffs.
The Lady Gladiators,
coached by Abelardo Escobar,
were the runners-up in District
32-4A and were paired in Bi-
District with Alice High School.
The game was played Tuesday
evening, February 12th, at the
old Edinburg High School gym.
The Lady Gladiators fought
valiantly against the Lady
Coyotes from Alice HS but were
ultimately eliminated from the
state playoffs as Alice claimed
the victory. The Lady
Gladiators concluded their
season with an overall record of
20-13 and a district record of 8-
4.
The Gladiators added to an
outstanding 2006-2007 season
by dominating District 32-4A
foes this year. Head Coach
Homer Garr has thus far guided
the team to a 28 -6 overall record
and a perfect district record of
12-0. The team is currently
riding a 21-game winning streak
with hopes of adding more
victories to that outstanding
record in an AREA playoff
game to be played next week.
As the District Champion,
Roma receives a BYE in the
opening round of playoffs and
awaits the winner of next
Tuesday's match-up with San
Antonio Harlandale and Corpus
Christi Miller. The Gladiators
Texas Teacher of Year
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Roberts, Kenneth. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 21, 2008, newspaper, February 21, 2008; Edinburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth196105/m1/2/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.