Ten
students at Northbrook and Spring Woods high schools were honored recently by
CITGO Petroleum Corp. and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office during official
launch of the 2015 “Kindling Young Minds” program at six regional high schools.
Representatives
from CITGO and the Sheriff’s Office visited three public school districts –
Spring Branch, Alief and Houston ISDs – to honor students of all ages who
showed improvement in attendance through the fall semester.
Under
the joint agency program, recognized students receive Kindle Fire tablets.
At
Spring Woods High on Jan. 22, five seniors were honored and received Kindles.
They were Henry Aguilar, Rogelio Bautista, Kevin Dang, April Hernandez and
Christopher Rivas.
Principal
Jennifer Parker shared remarks during a special event gathering at the North
Gessner-area high school.
At
Northbrook High on Jan. 15, the following students were honored and received
Kindles: Ingrid Aguilar and Thomas Cruz, both freshmen; Victoria San Miguel, a
sophomore; Linh Nguyn, a junior; and Mayra Garcia, senior.
Principal
Randolph Adami spoke highly about this ongoing community program with
PRNewswire earlier this month. The “Kindling Young Minds” outreach is now in
its second year of operation.
“The
‘Kindling Young Minds’ program not only motivates students to improve and
maintain a good attendance record, it also provides a tool to help them
complete homework at home or on the go,” Northbrook High’s Adami said. “We are
thankful for this partnership with CITGO and Harris County Sheriff’s Office and
all that we are accomplishing together.
Other
campuses included in the “Kindling Young Minds” program launch include Hastings
and Alief high schools, both in Alief ISD, and Harper Alternative School and
Inspired for Excellence School, both in Houston ISD.
Forty
tablets were given out in January, and 60 more will be distributed closer to
the end of the school year.
Daily
student attendance is one key program goal. “We are very happy to see that the
‘Kindling Young Minds’ program has matured into its second year, reminding
students that each day counts,” said Sheriff Adrian Garcia.
“We
are very excited to revisit the schools to see how the program continues to
have a positive impact on students and schools. We are proud that our
partnership with CITGO has helped empower the students in Harris County to do
well in school,” the county sheriff added in a prepared statement.
CITGO
partners with several area ISDs in several education-related initiatives
including Back to School Supply Drives. For details, visit www.CITGO.com.
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