Author: Mia Estrada

Collegiate

A love for music wins

Mia Estrada

Mia Estrada mestrada@foghornnews.com Before performing on stage, Gema Rodriguez got nervous as she saw people in the crowd, waiting for her to sing. “I always get jitters as I’m about to perform. I’m not as nervous as I was before when I was younger because I’m more experienced now,” said the Collegiate High School sophomore. Rodriguez showcased her love for music at Corpus Christi’s Kids Got Talent competition, winning first place in the high school category. “I had no idea I was going to win, and I was really happy, especially because last year I placed second,” Rodriguez said. “So…

Collegiate

Collegiate celebrates Red Ribbon Week

Mia Estrada

Mia Estrada mestrada@foghornnews.com Many students across the U.S. were celebrating the largest drug prevention program, Red Ribbon Week, starting Oct. 23, including Collegiate High School student Stanley Uzoigwe. “Red Ribbon Week is important, not for preventing drug use but for educating people about the pros and cons of using them,” Uzoigwe said. With different themes of the week created by Student Council Secretary Chloe Carrillo and Treasurer Roger Marin, Uzoigwe’s favorite theme was “Drugs are Scary,” dressing up as a skeleton to scare off drugs. Student Council President Benjamin Falcon said every year schools get a little closer to ending…

Campus

Abuse victim opens up about past

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mestrada@foghornnews.com Three years ago, Milena, a Del Mar College student, moved to the United States from South America, in part to escape the vicious abuse by her then-husband. “In the beginning of our relationship, all was perfect, all was love. Exactly a year after I got married, he started to show his real personality,” said Milena, who is being identified with a different name to protect her identity. After a night of getting drunk, her husband slapped her twice on her face. He apologized the next day, regretting the incident. Milena believed the night before he was semi-conscious and blamed…

Campus, Collegiate

The honor of a red cord

Mia Estrada

mestrada@foghornnews.com Many high school seniors are donating blood to the Coastal Bend Blood Center to help the community, but also to receive a red cord for graduation. Tammy Alcala, Collegiate High School career prep teacher, once worked with the blood center and wants students to support the center’s mission. “Just the experience of saving lives is a good reason to donate blood. It gives the opportunity to do something for their community that’s not too hard to do,” Alcala said. The Red Cord Heroes Program allows students to donate three times throughout the year or have five people donate in…

Campus

Organizations seek volunteers

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Mia Estrada Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation social media specialists Ryan Gonzalez and Orlando Narvaez caught many students’ attention when handing out condoms at the Viking Volunteer Fair. “We are hoping to assist anybody who is HIV positive to get connected into health care and also spread awareness of practicing safe sex or getting STD tested,” Narvaez said. The Viking Volunteer Fair, held Sept. 25-26, allowed students and businesses to come together for participant and work opportunities. On the first floor of the Harvin Center, students received information from different booths of organizations such as Freedom Fitness, Women’s Shelter of South…