{"id":2423,"date":"2014-08-29T17:12:50","date_gmt":"2014-08-29T17:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=2423"},"modified":"2014-08-29T17:13:03","modified_gmt":"2014-08-29T17:13:03","slug":"lfcisd-teachers-welcomed-back-with-emotional-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=2423","title":{"rendered":"LFCISD Teachers Welcomed Back With Emotional Rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2424\" alt=\"14972204925_35e8d6163e_o\" src=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/14972204925_35e8d6163e_o.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/14972204925_35e8d6163e_o.jpg 600w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/14972204925_35e8d6163e_o-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/14972204925_35e8d6163e_o-405x271.jpg 405w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/14972204925_35e8d6163e_o-60x40.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A day of rousing student performances and recognitions and a speech by well-known author Todd Whitaker highlighted the Los Fresnos CISD Welcome Back rally Tuesday morning at the Brownsville Events Center.<\/p>\n<p>More than 700 teachers from the district\u2019s 14 campuses were treated to shows and videos from talented students in all grade levels.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2425\" style=\"width: 283px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2425\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2425\" alt=\"Well known author Todd Whitaker speaks to the assembly. Photo: Los Fresnos CISD\" src=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/14785594568_488532c01d_o-273x300.jpg\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Well known author Todd Whitaker speaks to the assembly. Photo: Los Fresnos CISD<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Throughout the morning, Superintendent Gonzalo Salazar beamed about the achievements by teachers and students in the district, and Board of Trustees president Sandra Garcia also spoke proudly about her position.<\/p>\n<p>Performing were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Los Fresnos High School Rhythm Section playing background music to the LFHS Girls\u2019 Choir, as they sang \u201cBeautiful Day,\u201d a song made famous by the rock group U2.<\/li>\n<li>LFHS Conjunto Halcon, whose song \u201cComo La Flor\u201d and \u201cBidi Bidi Bom Bom\u201d made famous by Selena had teachers dancing in the aisles.<\/li>\n<li>LFHS Stars Dance and Drill team dancing almost 10 minutes to a mashup of more than two dozen dance songs<\/li>\n<li>Palmer-Laakso Elementary singers and musicians performing \u201cJust the Way You Are\u201d by Bruno Mars, in a rousing performance that drew a standing ovation.<\/li>\n<li>Las Yescas Elementary students performing \u201cLa Danza de los Viejitos\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A video about the success of the Resaca Middle School \u201cHello Navi\u201d team that received national recognition was also shown. The group of six girls created the \u201cHello Navi\u201d app that won Best in Nation by the Verizon Foundation. They were invited to the White House Science Fair May 27, and have traveled around the country.<\/p>\n<p>The video showed President Obama recognizing the students \u201cfrom Resaca Middle School in Los Fresnos Texas.\u201d Salazar asked the students seated on the front row to stand, and they received a standing ovation.<\/p>\n<p>Also speaking were Los Fresnos CISD Elementary Teacher of the Year Dr. Susana Saldivar from Lopez-Riggins Elementary School and Secondary Teacher of the Year Diana \u201cAli\u201d Martinez from Los Fresnos High School.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2426\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2426\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2426\" alt=\"The LFHS Conjunto Halcon performed at the Welcome Back Rally Tuesday. Photo: Los Fresnos CISD\" src=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/14785649357_63d5c48ec9_o.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/14785649357_63d5c48ec9_o.jpg 600w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/14785649357_63d5c48ec9_o-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/14785649357_63d5c48ec9_o-405x290.jpg 405w, https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/14785649357_63d5c48ec9_o-280x200.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The LFHS Conjunto Halcon performed at the Welcome Back Rally Tuesday. Photo: Los Fresnos CISD<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Maria Jose de Leon, the valedictorian of the 2014 Class of LFHS, also spoke about her experiences with \u201camazing\u201d teachers in the district.<br \/>\nPresenting academic achievements by campus were Executive Directors for Academics Valarie Londrie and Joseph Villarreal.<\/p>\n<p>The video \u201cWhy Should I Hire You,\u201d which featured Las Yescas Elementary principal Oscar de la Rosa asking children questions also drew laughter from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Another video \u201cSummer Selfies\u201d included 93 photographs taken by district teachers and staff about their summer vacations and experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Salazar also paid tribute to two staff members who passed away since last year\u2019s event &#8212; Laureles Elementary School teacher Jennifer McNabb and Coordinator of Student Health Services Maggie Perez. A moment of silence was observed.<\/p>\n<p>Whitaker capped off the morning with his motivational speech based on his book \u201cWhat Great Teachers Do Differently,\u201d and described the 14 things that matter most.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A day of rousing student performances and recognitions and a speech by well-known author Todd Whitaker highlighted the Los Fresnos CISD Welcome Back rally Tuesday morning at the Brownsville Events Center. More than 700 teachers from the district\u2019s 14 campuses were treated to shows and videos from talented students in all grade levels. 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