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McAllen ISD Staff Among Top 10 In State Contest  

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This spring, McAllen ISD won its division for the second year in a row in the statewide contest known as It’s Time Texas Community Challenge. Recently, McAllen ISD staff members who finished in the top 10 among individuals received certificates of their achievement in the health and wellness competition. The honorees included Melissa Leal and Angelica Cazares of Sanchez Elementary; and Erick Morin, Tony Harris and Karen Teverovsky of the…

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McAllen ISD Chess Teams Finish Top Among Nation

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Achieve ECHS team members, standing, Joaquin Zuniga, Jacob Garcia, Patricia Williams and Chess Sponsor Daniel Saenz; kneeling, Marcos Pena and Cameron Williams.

Going up against the best of the best, two teams from McAllen ISD earned spots in the top seven for the entire country. Teams from Lamar Academy and Achieve Early College High School took third and seventh, respectively, in the National High School Championship April 8-10 in Memphis, Tenn. They were also the top two teams in Texas. Individually, Cameron Williams (Achieve ECHS) and Jeffrey De Groot (Lamar) finished tied…

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