August 2022

Island University Summer 2022 Commencement Smashes Record with 715 Graduates

CORPUS CHRISTI – The families and friends of a record- breaking 715 Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi graduates gathered in masse at the American Bank Center as their favorite Islander crossed the stage to receive a diploma during the Summer 2022 Commencement ceremony on Aug. 6. It was the largest summer commencement class in the Island University’s 75-year history.

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Alice ISD Convocation

Alice Independent School District went back to the 80’s on , Monday, Aug. 8th as over 700 school district employees came together at the Bryce Taylor Theater for the Performing Arts for the 2022-2023 Convocation to celebrate the beginning of the new school year. Dr. Carl Scarbough, Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Guillermo Ruiz, Deputy Superintendent, and the Alice ISD school board welcomed the staff. This year’s theme is “Don’t Stop Believing”.

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Supporting Children and Youth in Foster Care During the School Year

KINGSVILLE – The back-to-school season can bring excitement for young people as they prepare to see their classmates again, meet new teachers and students, and explore new subjects. For youth in foster care, however, starting a new school year can feel scary and uncertain, because the odds are stacked against them when it comes to their educational success.

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Edna Lozano

Edna Lozano, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed away on July 27, 2022, at 10:27 PM, at St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, from complications of…

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