Edna Christian Academy will host registration for the 2020-21 school year this weekend. Registration is available 5 to 9 p.m. Friday and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday.
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Victoria school district’s back-to-school plans will continue to evolve in light of state guidelines.
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School buses may be maxed out with no more than 12 students this fall.
Recently, there has been a rise in anti-Semitic crimes in our country and the world. Data indicates that anti-Semitism is not only alive and dangerous in the U.S.; it is on the rise.
Editor’s Note: The Advocate publishes honor rolls for sixth through 12th grades. The information is provided by the school districts.
The Victoria school board approved its state-mandated district goals for the coming five years on Tuesday.
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The Victoria school board appointed new principals to Patti Welder Middle School and Victoria West High School.
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Faith Academy students graduated Sunday.
The Victoria school board will set goals for early childhood learning on Tuesday.
Isabel DeSanno, 17, feels privileged to be her class valedictorian.
Faith Kucera, 19, plans to fulfill her dream of playing collegiate basketball in the fall.
Bloomington High School seniors walked the stage Friday as they finally graduated.
Jo Beth Jones will continue to be the principal at Howell Middle School for the 2020-21 school year, according to a district news release.
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The Victoria school district distributed 345,716 meals since March.
Jazlyn Castro, 18, wants to change the world.
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Victoria school district’s back-to-school plan continues to evolve.
Elizabeth Casares wants to spend her life helping people.
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School districts across the state will receive its portion of the CARES Act funding, but it’s not what officials expected it would be.
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Victoria classrooms could be as small as 15 students come fall.
Eric Callaway is on Sam Houston State University’s spring president’s honor roll and the dean’s list. Callaway is pursuing a degree in engineering technology with a focus on electronics and computer engineering technology.
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A University of Houston-Victoria professor is suing the university and the university system, claiming it allowed a supervisor to sexually harass and punish her for speaking out.
Victoria school board members Thursday discussed the possibility of increasing its tax rate.
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Victoria school district will have in-person classes in the fall – it’s just a matter of how.
Victoria College presidential candidate Mickey Best plans to bring a collaborative leadership style to the college if selected as president.
The Victoria school board will meet in person 6 p.m. Thursday.
Formosa Plastics Corp., Texas has awarded the $10,000 “National Merit Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. Scholarship” certificate to senior, Anthony Liu. Anthony graduated from Calhoun High School on May 29 and will attend the University of Texas – Austin to major in electrical engineering.
It is summer so that means it is time for camp.
Beginning on Monday, Placido Benavides Drive will be closed to through traffic from Navarro Street to East Larkspur Street for two weeks, weather permitting, for construction.
The Victoria College board will have special meetings June 8-11 in the Founder’s Room at the Victoria Country Club, 14 Spring Creek Road.
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The pandemic may have clouded seniors’ views of what the future holds, but Victoria East High School’s class of 2020 didn’t let that discourage them from being excited about the rest of their lives.
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Nicole Prince drove three hours from North Austin to see her son Jace Vasquez graduate from Victoria West High School on Tuesday evening.
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This year’s seniors at Victoria West High School didn’t get to celebrate their graduation in a crowd of friends. Instead, they were accompanied by their family members as they walked across the stage at Memorial Stadium on Monday.
The Victoria Rotary Club recently announced its 2020 scholarship recipients.
Q: What does the mortality rate mean? Why does this percentage keep changing for COVID-19?
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Grace Hammack, 18, can’t believe she is her class salutatorian.
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St. Joseph High School 2020 graduates graduated in a semi-traditional ceremony Saturday night, except it was outdoors instead of indoors.
Victoria East High School seniors graduated Saturday night as they walked the virtual stage.
Victoria West High School’s in-person graduation will be held Monday and Tuesday.
Victoria West High School seniors virtually walked the stage Friday night.
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PORT LAVACA – Meredith Martinez, 19, donned a black face mask adorned with a gold sandcrab.
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Sadie Duran, 18, will be the first in her family to attend college in the fall.
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Teagan Wertman can’t wait to tell the future through math.
Upbring, a Texas-based nonprofit, has been awarded a grant to operate Head Start programs in Bee, Goliad, Live Oak and Refugio counties as of June 1.
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Julia Clark wanted to be valedictorian when she was in middle school.
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Hansa Saif, 17, never thought she would be delivering her salutatorian speech through a broadcast.
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Jamara Burmeister, 18, wants a traditional graduation ceremony.
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Jackson Pogue, 12, acted out his favorite scene from “The Godfather” with his hair slicked back and a stuffed animal in hand.
Moulton High School students will walk the stage 5:30 p.m. Friday at the St. Joseph’s Social Center pavilion.
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Shelby Slover feels nothing but love from her community.
We are pleased to bring you this special spotlight on the Class of 2020. The pandemic caused them to miss the typical end of their school year, including spring sports, prom and other fun.
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