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PHARR - PSJA Southwest Early College High School in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (PSJA ISD) recently competed at the 5A UIL Bi-District One-Act Play Contest and advanced to the Regional Competition. In addition to PSJA Southwest ECHS, PSJA North ECHS competed at the 6A Bi-District UIL One Act Play Regional Contest and was named an alternate.

The IB Debate Forum was created by a group of McAllen ISD International Baccalaureate students to foster and promote student involvement in the electoral process through youth sponsorship of candidate and subject matter debates. They are committed to presenting these issues with integrity, impartiality, and in a respectful manner. Their mission statement is to educate and encourage the McAllen ISD youth on matters of city politics.

In a nod to greybeards such as myself, it’s guys like Willie Nelson, who turns 88 this month, that I admire and hope to emulate as I watch the next few decades slip away, no doubt full of much pain and loss. That being said, happy birthday, Willie.