BROOKSHIRE, Texas (Covering Katy News) — Eleven Royal High School students have qualified for a national teaching competition after competing at the Texas Association of Future Educators state conference Feb. 16-19.
The students, part of the school's TAFE chapter, will compete in nine events at the National Educators Rising Conference this summer in Orlando, Florida.
The Royal TAFE team also won the gold award for its chapter yearbook for the third straight year. The team had sent 19 students to compete in 12 events at the state conference.
Royal ISD winners included:
- Franco Robles-Lara – JV Creative Lecture
- Quin Boak – JV Children's Literature K-3
- Eleanor Recinos & Kimberly Pedraza – Varsity Children's Literature Pre-K
- Walter Diaz – JV Spanish Children's Literature K-3
- Sara Melendez – Varsity Spanish Children's Literature K-3
- Andrea Rico & Ciana Diaz – Varsity Spanish Children's Literature Pre-K
- Victoria Gonzalez – Varsity Exploring Non-Core Teaching Subjects
- Alex Castillo & Consuelo Aguinaga – Varsity Elem. Interactive Bulletin Board
- Eleanor Recinos, Kimberly Pedraza, Kelsey Jung, & Melina Mendonca – Gold Chapter Yearbook