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- The San Felipe Del Rio CISD offers

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just a whole menu of services
for students whether be in

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athletics and fine arts

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or in our STEM programs.

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In STEM for example,

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we have our robotics program that

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has continuously competed across the state

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and even qualified for world competitions

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on numerous occasions.

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It's a second to none program.

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We encourage you to
visit our CT facilities

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where you can see our
pre-engineering program,

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aircraft maintenance program,

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all of these programs
lead to certifications

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that prepare the students

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for either career immediately
out of high school

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or prepares you to be successful,

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once you enter the college

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or the university environment.

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I would have to say that

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what makes our district so special

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is both a small hometown environment

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with big city opportunities

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and just how welcoming we are.

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We're excited to welcome

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outside talent with local opportunities.

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We believe that at the end of the day,

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it makes the people
traveling to Del Rio richer,

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but this leaves us a whole lot better

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once they provide their own talents.

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We always invite everybody
to visit our webpage,

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There is a whole lot of information there,

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but for that individual attention,

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we would like for you
to call student services

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and specifically indicate that

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you're transferring to Del Rio

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through Laughlin Air Force Base.

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They will set up an appointment for you

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so that we can explain to you

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all the opportunities

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and answer any questions that

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our website didn't answer

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and just provide a smooth transition.

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- Before the school was here,

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the people that live here on base,

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they would have to send their kids out

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to Savita elementary

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and so there was really a need

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to have a campus here

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just to service our kids.

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Our secondary campuses they already use

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project lead the way

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as a STEM program.

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So then we brought that
to this elementary school.

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This is the only elementary
school in the district

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that uses project lead the way.

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And so with the STEM program

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it's what secondary uses for

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their robotics program

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and for their engineering path.

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And so it's for our kids,

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if they do remain here in Del Rio,

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then they get to just
step right into that path

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when they get to secondary schools.

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There is actually great benefits

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for having our military kids attend here.

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We are part of "Anchored For Life."

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And what "Anchored For Life" is

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it's a program that supports students

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that have military parents.

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And so what this program does is,

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if a parent goes through deployment

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we have a team leaders,

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which are fourth and fifth graders

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who meet on a regular basis

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and they support their peers.

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So we have kits,

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so let's say that a
parent is being deployed,

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they have a kit with a little teddy bear

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and then they get to
talk about their feelings

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and what it's gonna be like to move again

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or for a parent to leave.

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So when we get new students,

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we also have a welcome kit

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and the students can give them

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a tour of the school

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and just make them feel welcome.

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We also just received the
designation of a purple star

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from the Texas Education Agency

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and we received that

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because we were able to show proof that

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we support our military families.

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And so that's the great benefit that

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we cater to the needs,

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the emotional needs,

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as well as the academic
needs of our military kids.

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- Yeah my younger one
is pre-K in this year

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and then my older one is second grade now.

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They love it.

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They are familiar with all the kids,

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the teachers are fantastic.

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The convenience of it,

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I can drop them off on my way to work,

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pick them up on my way out.

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The youth center is
right across the street

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so they can pick them up

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and hold on to them basically until

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I'm done with work.

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So it is just at the convenience

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is just tough to me.

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