Six students received prizes in a national competition among participants in the IDRA Valued Youth Partnership program, a nationally-recognized cross-age tutoring program. The VYP tutors wrote about how the program helped them do better in school and how they had helped their tutees to do better.
Three of the winners are from Ector County ISD:
- First Place High School Winner – Lizbeth Rodríguez, 12th Grade, Odessa High School, Ector County ISD.
- Second Place High School Winner – Jade Hernández, 11th Grade, Odessa High School, Ector County ISD.
- Third Place High School Winner – Roslynne Ortiz, 9th Grade, Odessa High School, Ector County ISD.
- First Place Middle School Winner – Selena Tavera, 8th Grade, Dwight Middle School, South San Antonio ISD.
- Second Place Middle School Winner – Elizabeth Sauceda, 8th Grade, Dwight Middle School, South San Antonio ISD.
- Third Place Middle School Winner – Matthew Hernández, 8th Grade, Dwight Middle School, South San Antonio ISD.
There were competitions at both the middle school and high school levels in the United States. Winners from each competition are being awarded $200 for first place, $150 for second place and $100 for third place along with commemorative certificates and trophies.
