Laura Perez Archives - Uvalde Hesperian https://uvaldehesperian.com/category/laura-perez/ Uvalde's Free News Source Sun, 27 Jul 2025 13:31:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 214914571 Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation Celebrates Topping-Out Ceremony At Legacy Elementary School https://uvaldehesperian.com/uvalde-cisd-moving-forward-foundation-celebrates-topping-out-ceremony-at-legacy-elementary-school/ Sat, 09 Nov 2024 19:52:51 +0000 https://uvaldehesperian.com/?p=9009 by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian 11-09-24 Top Photo: Tim Miller (left) looks on as Robb School victims' family members sign the final beam to be placed in the new …

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Some of the signatures on the beam

by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian

11-09-24

Top Photo: Tim Miller (left) looks on as Robb School victims’ family members sign the final beam to be placed in the new school structure

  Approximately 100 guests attended the Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation’s Topping-Out Ceremony this morning at the construction site of the new Legacy Elementary School. Several Robb Elementary School Victims’ family members attended the Ceremony were Uvalde CISD Superintendent Ashley Chohlis and Executive Director of the Uvalde CISD Moving 

Miller spoke prior to the opportunity where family members were the first to sign the final steel beam to be placed on the structure. 

According to a press release from the Uvalde Moving Forward foundation, the ceremony marks a significant milestone in the construction of Legacy Elementary School

“Topping-out is a celebration that takes place when the final beam of a building is put in place. It’s a long-standing tradition that symbolizes the completion of the structural phase of a construction project,” according to a statement from the Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation.

 Chohlis said that the 21 victims of the Robb School tragedy and those injured would never be forgotten. Others attending included the Uvalde CISD Board Trustees JJ Suarez and Laura Perez, along with teachers and administrators. Representatives from the Howard E Butt Foundation were also in attendance. 

  According to an official, the project still has about $3.5 millions of fundraising left to complete, but was confident the remaining funds would come in. 

  Following the ceremony, attendees were given tours of the construction site. 

  The Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation was created in the wake of the tragedy at Robb Elementary School through gifts from grocery chain, H-E-B, and the Butt family totaling $10 million. Huckabee Inc. donated their services, becoming a founding partner. Beginning in the fall of 2022, the Foundation began working with the Uvalde CISD Community Advisory Committee to develop the plans for the new elementary school. Those plans were approved by the Uvalde CISD Board of Trustees in April 2023, according to information provided by the Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation.

About the Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation

The Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation was created in the wake of the tragedy at Robb Elementary School through gifts from grocery chain, H-E-B, and the Butt family totaling $10 million. Huckabee Inc. donated their services, becoming a founding partner. Beginning in the fall of 2022, the Foundation began working with the Uvalde CISD Community Advisory Committee to develop the plans for the new elementary school. Those plans were approved by the Uvalde CISD Board of Trustees in April 2023.

 

Robb School victims’ family members and attendees tour the construction site of the new elementary school

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]]> 9009 Uvalde CISD Board solves District Map dilemma by selecting Laura Perez for the open East Zone Trustee position https://uvaldehesperian.com/uvalde-cisd-board-solves-district-map-delimma-by-selecting-laura-perez-for-the-open-east-zone-trustee-position/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 04:15:32 +0000 https://uvaldehesperian.com/?p=7621 By Michael Robinson| Uvalde Hesperian After convening into closed executive session at Monday Night's June 10th special board meeting, the District's trustees returned to the open board session where Trustee …

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By Michael Robinson| Uvalde Hesperian

After convening into closed executive session at Monday Night’s June 10th special board meeting, the District’s trustees returned to the open board session where Trustee Jacklyn Gonzales shared a glimpse of their deliberations held in private session and then made a motion for the Board to approve Laura Perez for the vacated East Zone seat considering her to be the sole candidate to be considered. The board then voted to approve Perez be hired as the East Zone board position which had been held by Annabell Rocha White prior to her resignation.

Gonzales said, “We have been faced with a difficult situation as a school district. Obviously we lost an East Zone applicant and we opened that up.”

After mentioned an early morning conversation she had with Board President Cal Lambert. She continued saying, “We reconized that there was an issue with that. We recognized the importance of the map and the zones; having an East and West Zone.

“I recognized that we do need to recognized our West Zone has representation.  Unfortunately we have to make decisions today that’s going to affect a lot of people,” Gonzales said.

She then made a motion that the board consider Laura Perez as the sole applicant for the East Zone positon. The board voted to approved the motion.

Trustee Jesse Rizo spoke after the vote saying, ” I’d like to thank the applicants. I saw the names on here and it’s nice obviously to see so many applicants with so much talent come forth and there is a;ways goiuing to be an opportunitt for yall to step up. Eventually some years from now the opportunity will come up and we hope you have the entusiasm where you can apply and run for a seat like this.

Rizo concluded by saying, “Like Jackie said, It’s right thing to do.”

Gonzales spoke again emphasizing the importance of the district map and that the West Zone needs representation She mentioned that MALDEF Decree calling for equal representation.

Trustee Javier Flores stated in his comments there were seven applicants although no names were mntioned.

Gonzales went on to say, the next school board meeting, the board will take steps to fill the West Zone seat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ou to step up.

 

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