- Advertisement -  Texas Border Business McAllen Memorial’s Kristina Valdez competed in News Writing at the Academic UIL State Competition in Austin May 24. She was one of just 12 competitors in the state to reach that level in Class 6A. She won first place at the Academic UIL Regional Competition in San Antonio April 23. She was also part of the UIL Journalism Team which won the district title for the fifth straight year. Her UIL Journalism Coach is Ms. Kelsey Martin who is also the school’s Academic UIL Coordinator. She has served as the Memorial Journalism Coach for 23 years. Krsitina is her 17th student to compete at the state level. She was recognized at a meeting of the McAllen ISD Board of Trustees on June 6. Pictured from left to right are Interim Superintendent Dr. J.A. Gonzalez, Trustee Conrado Alvarado, Secretary Tony Forina, Ms. Martin, Valdez, Vice President Marco Saurez, President Sam Saldivar Jr. and Trustee Daniel Vela. |
