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GALENA PARK
STUDENTS

Soaring to Success

ongratulations to Eduardo Hernandez, Galena Park High School senior, for winning the QuestBridge
Scholarship. The scholarship, worth over $200,000, is given to the nation’s brightest students who
Chave the desire to continue their education
and career opportunities. Students must be in the
Top 5-10 percent of their graduating class and
score above 1310 on their SAT and 28 on the ACT.

“I would like to thank QuestBridge for bringing such
a great opportunity for low income students,” said
Hernandez. “I would also like to encourage other
GPISD students to apply for this opportunity.”

Hernandez will be attending Dartmouth starting
this fall and will double major in Economics and
Government.

Congratulations, Eduardo! Good luck at
Dartmouth!

n September 2017, Quentin Washington, North Shore Senior High School student and SkillsUSA District
8 President, was selected to go to Washington D.C. to participate in the SkillsUSA’s Washington
ILeadership Training Institute.
The five-day Washington Leadership Training Institute is
sponsored each year by SkillsUSA to provide students
an opportunity to learn about Washington D.C., how
to effectively communicate with their legislative
representatives, and about personnel, workplace and
technical skills grounded in academics.

This year, more than 500 students from 29 states
discussed the value of public career and technical
education to their respective states, the quality of their
education and training, their occupational plans and
the benefits of their participation in SkillsUSA.

During Washington’s trip to D.C., he met with other
students who are also in Career and Technical
Education. All of the students had an opportunity to
speak with Senator Ted Cruz and visit the Tomb of the
Unknowns and Pentagon 9-11 Memorial.