by Ronnie Zamora/LFCISD More than 160 students in grades 1-4 completed the Gifted and Talented Discovery Camp Thursday at Los Fresnos High School. The students displayed their talents at a show at the LFHS Cafeteria. GT students in grades 5-8 will take part in a Discovery Camp June 12-15 with the performance scheduled at 2 […]

by Ronnie Zamora/LFCISD Los Cuates Middle School students Wendy Guiffaro and Nicolas Sanches have earned a trip to Washington, D.C. as area winners of the “Do The Right Thing” Challenge. Out of 648 essays submitted from seven Valley schools, 14 finalists from seven schools were chosen. The essays by Guiffaro and Sanches were then chosen […]

by Ronnie Zamora/LFCISD About 200 Los Fresnos High School seniors who are about to graduate paid a visit to the elementary schools they attended in the first Graduate Day. About 700 of the 730 graduates were at LFHS for the annual Panoramic Photo Day, dressed in graduation regalia. From there, more than one-fourth of them […]

by Ronnie Zamora/LFCISD Las Yescas Elementary has been selected as one of 160 school libraries from 38 states to receive a grant from the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries. The grant will fulfill school library book and magazine requests with the goal of encouraging students to develop a love of reading and learning. The […]

Most elementary school-age children enjoy relaxing in the summer, playing outdoor and indoor games, and spending time with their families. Daisy Paredes did the same, but also spent free time studying and preparing for the upcoming school year. “When I was younger in elementary school, my parents would tutor me during the summer for the […]

by Ronnie Zamora/LFCISD Kevin Benavides played the video game Donkey Kong Country when he was 4 years old. The love for video games and how they work may pave the way for a career for Kevin, the third-ranked student in the Los Fresnos High School Class of 2017. He plans to major in Arts and Entertainment Technology […]

Story and photos by Ronnie Zamora/LFCISD The last of student groups to be recognized for the 2016-17 school year were presented at the Los Fresnos CISD Board of Trustees meeting Monday, May 22nd. Members of the Los Fresnos High School/Los Fresnos United UIL Academics teams was recognized by the board for their achievements. LFU won […]

by Ronnie Zamora/LFCISD A desire to help others has driven Samantha Padilla. As the Salutatorian of the Los Fresnos High School Class of 2017, she is the leader of the Los Fresnos High School Ojo a Ojo (Eye to Eye) mentorship program which tutors freshmen at Los Fresnos United who are deemed at-risk. “I found […]

by Ronnie Zamora/LFCISD Joshua Salazar has been inspired to see the world. One of the Top 10 students in the Los Fresnos High School Class of 2017, World History teacher Rosie Olivares-Hugonnett’s lessons have made an impact on his life. “The biggest influence has been her World History class, because I loved it and I […]