From left to right, top row; Rene De La Viña (President), Delia Lopez (M.S. AR), Mario Zaragoza (Vice-President), Ana Maria Hernandez, (ESP AR), Alma Ramon (Secretary), Cecilia Cantu (Treasurer) and, Hilario Cavazos (Region 1C President). From left to right, bottom row; Guillermina “Mina” Montes (LISD School Board Trustee) and, Dr. Veronica Guerra (LISD Superintendent). click to view photo album

Laredo TSTA/NEA held a wonderful Holiday Dinner December 4, 2008, ending a very productive year wishing all its members a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

2008 brought Laredo membership to more than 3,000 strong. The movement in Laredo continues to grow and Laredo TSTA/NEA expects to reach some very desirable membership goals for 2009.

Laredo TSTA/NEA also had a wonderful election year. Many endorsed candidates were able to win office and more importantly, a key school board trustee was ousted of office. Laredo TSTA/NEA is looking forward to a very prolific relationship with state representatives and LISD School Board Trustees.

Mario Zaragoza, Laredo TSTA/NEA Vice-President, points out that "This year we took care of business for our members thus impacting our students and education positively, but the second semester will be even better since we are going to have monthly meetings with individual board members and the superintendent to address issues that are of concern to our members and students."

Internally, Laredo TSTA/NEA has worked diligently towards building a strong Association Representative structure.  AR’s are the backbone of Laredo TSTA/NEA. This year, Laredo TSTA/NEA was able to identify and name an AR at every school building.

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