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2019-2020

Mission Statement

Work Collaboratively to prepare students academically, socially and
technologically as they become contributing members of our society.

Vision Statement

Veterans Memorial High School is committed to providing Excellence in
Education for all students. The school provides programs and learning
experiences that promote academic achievement and career programs of
study for the personal and social growth of every student. As a richly diverse
community of learners that values all its members, Veterans Memorial High
School contributes to the local community by linking parents, local agencies

and businesses to the school.

4550 US Military Hwy. 281 Brownsville, TX 78520
Office (956) 574-5600

Website: veteransmemorialcollegehigh.weebly.com
Created By Luis Troncoso

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Veterans Memorial E.C.H.S. Newsletter March 9, 2020 — March 14, 2020 | Issue 26

4550 US Military Hwy. 281 Brownsville, TX 78520 Office (956) 574-5600 Website: veteransmemorialcollegehigh.weebly.com

Anisa Nieto’s signing Charger Spotlight

Congratulations to Anisa Nieto, a senior at Veterans Memorial ECHS, as she
signed a letter of intent on Friday, March 6, 2020 to play golf for the NCAA Division
III Tornados of Concordia University in Austin.

Sports:
VM Track: 1st Place 1:33.18 Boys 800m Relay Jesse Gonzalez, Michael Garza,
Diego Hinojosa, and Edgar Nohpal at Roberto Garza Relays. Michael Garza 1st
Place Long Jump 21’7” and Diego Hinojosa 41’4” 1st Place in the Triple Jump.

VM Boys & Girls Soccer: Our soccer teams defeated Valley View and Porter
last week. Our boys’ team is leading the district in 1st place and our girls team in
currently in 2nd place..

Weightlifting:
Nayeli Lopez and Irlanda Moreno qualify for the Powerlifting State Championship in
2 weeks in Waco!! FANTASTIC JOB Ladies!!

March 9, 2020 — March 14, 2020

Nayeli Lopez Irlanda Moreno Valeria Gamez,
takes 1st place in the 3200 meter run

Our Lady Chargers soccer team defeated 1st place Porter and are now 10-2 in district.

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Veterans Memorial E.C.H.S. Newsletter March 3, 2020 — March 7, 2020 | Issue 25

4550 US Military Hwy. 281 Brownsville, TX 78520 Office (956) 574-5600 Website: veteransmemorialcollegehigh.weebly.com

Charger Spotlight

Liam Longoria Gilbert Sanchez Congratulations Liam Longoria & Gilbert Sanchez for earning the
WIN in their respective weight divisions at the Hanna Powerlifting
Meet on Thursday! They are headed to the Regional Meet. Both
are state-ranked & have also qualified for the state meet!! SUPER
PROUD...GREAT JOB!

Sports:
VM Boys Basketball: Congratulations Veterans Memorial Chargers
Basketball team for another outstanding season. Great job players and
coaches!!

VM Soccer: Congratulations to our Boys and Girls soccer teams on
their victories over Donna and Mercedes last week. The boys are current-
ly in 1st place and the girls are in 2nd place in district.

March 2, 2020 — March 7, 2020

Charger Cross Country Teams participated at the Charro Days Parade.

BISD 2020 Children’s Parade during Charro Days.
BISD 2020 Children’s Parade during Charro Days.

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Veterans Memorial E.C.H.S. Newsletter February 24, 2020 — February 29, 2020 | Issue 24 |

4550 US Military Hwy. 281 Brownsville, TX 78520 Office (956) 574-5600 Website: veteransmemorialcollegehigh.weebly.com

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Margarita Trevino participating at “Little Bit of Mexico”. Congratulations to both Veterans Memorial ECHS teams who
competed at the Destination Imagination Regional Tourna-
ment. The University Level received 2nd and the High School Lev-
el received 1st and are now State Bound!

Sports:
VM Boys Basketball: Congratulations Veterans Memorial Chargers
32-5A District Champions.

UIL State Boys Bi-District Play-offs: Tuesday February 25th at 7:00 pm at
Veterans Memorial ECHS vs. La Joya Palmview Lobos.

Congratulations to our Lady Chargers Basketball Team on an a great
season! We are so proud of our team and our coaches for representing
Veterans, BISD, and Brownsville with great pride!

February 24, 2020 — February 29, 2020

Event Date Time Location

TELPAS Window Begins 2/24/20 All Day Veterans M. Charger Destination Imagination Teams at the Regional Tournament.
BISD HS Choir Eval Set Up 2/24/20 4:30pm VM Auditorium Green Team members helping set up “Little Bit of Mexico” event.
Texas A&M Kingsville Ensemble 2/25/20 4:20pm VM Auditorium
Counseling Presentation 2/26/20 10:00am VM Auditorium
Army Band Senior Presentation 2/27/20 9:30am VM Auditorium
Charger Mini-Fest 2/27/20 11:15am
Time Veterans M.
Athletics Date Location

VM Baseball vs Hanna HS 2/24/20 6:30pm Veterans
G Soccer vs Donna HS 2/25/20 5:30pm Veterans
B Soccer vs Donna HS 2/25/20 7:30pm Veterans
VM Softball vs Mission Vets 2/25/20 7:00pm Mission
VM Baseball @McHi Tournament 2/27/20 All Day McAllen
VM Softball @La Joya Tournament 2/27/20 All Day La Joya
VM Powerlifting @ Hanna Meet 2/28/20 1:00pm Hanna HS
G Soccer vs Mercedes 2/28/20 5:30pm Mercedes
B Soccer vs Mercedes 2/28/20 7:30pm Mercedes

2020 SkillsUSA District Competition VM Boys Basketball Team are your District 32-5A Champions!!

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Veterans Memorial E.C.H.S. Newsletter February 17, 2020 — February 22, 2020 | Issue 23 |

4550 US Military Hwy. 281 Brownsville, TX 78520 Office (956) 574-5600 Website: veteransmemorialcollegehigh.weebly.com

Charger Spotlight

Sofia Cortez Congratulations to Sofia Natalia Cortez, who earned FIRST PLACE out of
42 schools while competing in the event Medical Photography at the Area
7 HOSA event this weekend. Sofia will be traveling to Galveston on April
1st to compete at the State level!

Congratulations to Robert Stone for placing 2nd in the category of
Physics and Astronomy at the Regional Science Fair. He will be ad-
vancing to state competition!

Sports:
VM Boys Basketball: Our chargers defeated the Pace Vikings and
earned a share of the District 32-5A title.
VM Girls Basketball: Our Lady Chargers finished the season with a
14-0 record and are the 32-5A District Champions.

February 17, 2020 — February 23, 2020

Event Date Time Location
Veterans
BISD Middle School Choir 2/18/20 All Day VM Gym
C Lecture
CTE Forums 2/18/20 8:00am Veterans All State Choir Students with an amazing performance at TMEA
CPI Training 2/19/20 7:45am VM Library
District Benchmarks 2/18-20/20 8:00am C Lecture Congratulations to Robert Stone for placing 2nd in the category of
VITA by United Way 2/19/20 4:15pm Veterans Physics and Astronomy at the Regional Science Fair. He will be ad-
NHS Meeting 2/20/20 12:00pm Pace HS vancing to state competition!
Veterans
DI Regional Tournament Setup 2/21/20 6:00am Location
TSA VEX-Robotics 2/22/20 7:00am
PSJA Memorial
Choir-Veterans Solo & Ensemble 2/22/20 8:00am Veterans
Athletics Date Time Veterans

G Basketball vs PSJA Memorial 2/17/20 7:00pm Los Fresnos
VM Softball vs McAllen Rowe 2/18/20 6:00pm Pace HS
B Basketball vs Donna HS 2/18/20 6:00pm Pace HS

VM Powerlifting - Weslaco Meet 02/20/20 1:00pm
G Soccer vs Pace HS 2/21/20 5:30pm
B Soccer vs Pace HS 2/21/20 7:30pm

Chargers defeated Pace Vikings. Our 14-0 Lady Chargers are the 32-5A District Champions. Veterans Chargers are on their way to STATE!! Two Group perfor-
mances, Two Group documentaries and a Historical paper advanced
Administration to State History Day! Chargers making history!! Congratulations to
students and sponsors

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Veterans Memorial E.C.H.S. Newsletter February 10, 2020 — February 15, 2020 | Issue 22 |

4550 US Military Hwy. 281 Brownsville, TX 78520 Office (956) 574-5600 Website: veteransmemorialcollegehigh.weebly.com

Charger Spotlight

Nicolas and Daniella advanced to State competition! Congratulations to the Chess team from Veterans Memorial ECHS
placed as Co-Regionals Champions and Marco Garcia placed as the
individual High School Champion.
Congratulations to our Veterans Memorial swimming and diving teams
on winning the 32-5A District Titles. Way to go Chargers!

Sports:

 VM Diving & Swimming: Nicolas Alvarez makes a return trip to State.
Daniella Chapa also qualified to State in the 500 freestyle.
Our diving and swimming teams are also the district champions!

 VM Girls Track: Freshmen girls placed 1st overall at the San Benito
Meet.

February 10, 2020 — February 15, 2020

Event Date Time Location

Benchmark Testing 2/10-11/20 All Day Veterans
VM Gym
Cap & Gown Photos 2/11-13/20 4:00 p.m. San Antonio, TX
VM Band All State Clinic 2/12-16/20 All Day San Antonio, TX
Veterans
Choir TMEA Convention 2/12-15/20 All Day VM Library

VM Coordination Day 2/12/20 All Day Pasadena, TX VM Diving & Swimming win District Titles!
VITA by United Way 2/12/20 4:15pm VM Chess Team are Co-Regional Champions!
Location
HOSA Spring Area Conference 2/14-15/20 All Day
Rivera, HS
Athletics Date Time Veterans
Veterans
VM Baseball vs Rivera/Donna 2/11/20 5:00pm Veterans
B Soccer vs Lopez HS 2/11/20 5:30pm Veterans
Veterans
G Soccer vs Lopez HS 2/11/20 7:30pm Weslaco
La Joya
VM Softball vs Edinburg Vela 2/11/20 7:00pm Edcouch Elsa
Edcouch Elsa
G Basketball vs Edcouch Elsa 2/11/20 6:00pm McAllen
Pace HS
B Basketball vs Edcouch Elsa 2/11/20 7:30pm

VM Powerlifting - Weslaco Meet 02/13/20 TBA
VM Baseball vs LJ Palmview 2/14/20 5:00pm
B Soccer vs Edcouch Elsa 2/14/20 5:30pm
G Soccer vs Edcouch Elsa 2/14/20 7:30pm

VM Softball vs McAllen M. 2/14/20 6:00pm
B Basketball vs Pace HS 2/14/20 6:00pm

Freshman girls placed 1st overall at the San Benito Meet. Class of 2022 celebrate Ms. Hobbs for Counselors Week Mr. Vital’s geometry class working on building a safety shield.

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Veterans Memorial E.C.H.S. Newsletter February 3, 2020 — February 8, 2020 | Issue 21|

4550 US Military Hwy. 281 Brownsville, TX 78520 Office (956) 574-5600 Website: veteransmemorialcollegehigh.weebly.com

Charger Spotlight

February 3, 2020 — February 8, 2020 Congratulations to the 346 Veterans Memorial

Event Date Time Location Early College High School Seniors for earning their
CCMR point. These students are College, Career, and/
Theater-OAP Season All Week All Day VM Auditorium or Military ready and have earned the right to wear their
Mini University Day 2/03/20 8:30am VM Auditorium CCMR shirt. We are very proud of our Class of 2020
Vita by United Way 2/05/20 4:15pm Chargers and all of their accomplishments!
Stillman Parent Meeting 2/05/20 5:30pm VM Library
VM Auditorium Sports:
Special Olympics State Games 2/06-09/20 All Day
Junior Parent Meeting 2/06/20 5:00pm Pharr, TX  Soccer: Boys and Girls’ soccer teams defeated Donna
Band All Region Jazz Clinic 2/07/20 All Day VM Auditorium HS and Mercedes HS last week to improved 3-0 in dis-
Date Time Harlingen, TX trict.
Athletics
Location  Basketball: Boys and Girls’ basketball teams defeated
B Soccer vs Valley View 2/04/20 5:30pm Valley View Tigers in their respective games.
G Soccer vs Valley View 2/04/20 7:30pm Valley View, TX Girls won 71-26 and Boys won 58-52.
VM Softball vs Harlingen HS 2/04/20 6:00pm Valley View, TX
G Basketball vs Porter HS 2/04/20 6:00pm
B Basketball vs Porter HS 2/04/20 7:30pm Veterans
B Soccer vs Porter HS 2/07/20 5:30pm Veterans
G Soccer vs Porter HS 2/07/20 7:30pm Veterans
VM Softball vs San Benito/PSJA 2/07/20 6:00pm Veterans
G Basketball vs Lopez HS 2/07/20 6:00pm Veterans
Veterans
B Basketball vs Lopez HS 2/07/20 7:30pm Lopez HS

VM Powerlifting - Edcouch Meet 2/07/20 TBA Lopez HS Juju Alvarez Mark Boswell
Edcouch Elsa
Boys/Girls Golf - B’ville Spring 2/07-08/20 TBA River Bend - B’ville

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Veterans Memorial E.C.H.S. Newsletter January 20, 2020 — January 25, 2020 | Issue 20

4550 US Military Hwy. 281 Brownsville, TX 78520 Office (956) 574-5600 Website: veteransmemorialcollegehigh.weebly.com

Charger Spotlight

Miranda Cruz advances to State competition! Congratulations to our VM Mock Trial team. Miranda took first place
overall in the courtroom artist competition and is advancing to state.
Mikayla won best advocate and Idem won best witness in that round.

Sports:
 Soccer: Boys and Girls’ soccer teams defeated Pace Vikings to

start off district competition 1-0.
 Boys Diving: Nico Alvarez 1st, Carlo Pereira 2nd, Jaime

Galindo 3rd; Girls Diving: Mikayla Schaelchlin 1st, Karen Ortiz 2nd

January 27, 2020 — February 1, 2020

Event Date Time Location
VM Auditorium
Theater-OAP Season 1/27/20- All Day

Choir UIL Solo Ensemble 1/27/20 TBA Hanna HS Veterans Memorial ECHS Mock Trial team
Vita by United Way 1/29/20 4:15pm VM Library Veterans Memorial diving team with great a performance
National Honor Society 1/30/20 12:00pm VM C Lecture Hall
Veterans Band All City Clinic 1/31/20 7:00pm Texas Southmost

Spelling Bee Set Up 1/31/20 1:00pm VM Auditorium

Athletics Date Time Location
5:30pm Donna, TX
B Soccer vs Donna HS 1/28/20 7:30pm Donna, TX
G Soccer vs Donna HS 1/28/20 6:00pm Mercedes, TX
B Basketball vs Mercedes HS 1/28/20 7:30pm Mercedes, TX
G Basketball vs Mercedes HS 1/28/20 5:30pm Veterans HS
B Soccer vs Mercedes HS 1/31/20 7:30pm Veterans HS
G Soccer vs Mercedes HS 1/31/20 6:00pm Veterans HS
B Basketball vs Valley View HS 1/31/20 7:30pm Veterans HS
B Basketball vs Valley View HS 1/31/20 11:30am
VM Softball vs Sharyland & 2/1/20 Away
La Joya

TSC Reminders

Lady Chargers with the win vs Pace to start 1-0 in district.

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Veterans Memorial E.C.H.S. Newsletter January 20, 2020 — January 25, 2020 | Issue 19

4550 US Military Hwy. 281 Brownsville, TX 78520 Office (956) 574-5600 Website: veteransmemorialcollegehigh.weebly.com

Charger Spotlight

Senior Hannah Edelstein was the recipient
of the Hispanic HeritageYouth Award and
was selected as the 2019 Silver Award winner
in the Community Service category. She re-
ceived a $3,000 scholarship at theYouth
Awards ceremony held on January 15th at
Rice University.

January 20, 2020 — January 25, 2020 Choir and Band All State Recognitions

VETERANS MEMORIAL CHOIR

Crista Salas — Soprano I, All-State Mixed Choir
Yareli Lira — Soprano II, All-State Treble Choir
Regina Lerma — Alto I, All-State Mixed Choir
Natalia Gonzalez — Alto II, All-State Mixed Choir
Victoria Cobos — Alto II, All-State Treble Choir
Jacob Leal — Tenor I, All-State Tenor-Bass Choir
Michael Torres — Tenor II, All-State Mixed Choir
Rey Garza — Tenor II, All-State Tenor-Bass Choir
Alejandro Cisneros — Bass II, All-State Mixed Choir
Thomas Garcia — Bass II, All-State Tenor-Bass Choir

VETERANS MEMORIAL BAND

Rafael Longoria — Trumpet, All-State
Jazz Band
Orlando Perez — Trumpet, 5A All-State
(1st chair, Area)
Michael Arizmendi — Trumpet, 6A All-
State
Miguel Rodriguez — Euphonium, 6A All-
State (1st chair, 6A Area)

Our Chargers getting ready for College by taking the TSI.

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Veterans Memorial E.C.H.S. Newsletter January 13, 2020 — January 18, 2020 | Issue 18

4550 US Military Hwy. 281 Brownsville, TX 78520 Office (956) 574-5600 Website: veteransmemorialcollegehigh.weebly.com

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Charger Alex Mancillas named to Team Paul Mitchell Karate CONGRATULATIONS to these 10 Chargers who competed and earned a
coveted spot in one of the Texas All-State Choirs!! This is a record breaking
number for the VMECHS Choir! We wish them the best at their performance
this February at the TMEA Convention in San Antonio.

Sports:
 Girls Soccer team with a 3rd place finished at the San Antonio

ISD Tournament.
 Girls Basketball team take the win 49-40 vs Valley View to stay

undefeated in district play.

January 13, 2020 — January 18, 2020

Only Top 2 spots advance and VETS won both!!!

Lady Chargers soccer team with a 3rd place finish in San Antonio.
Lady Chargers basketball team with the victory over Valley View.

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Veterans Memorial E.C.H.S. Newsletter January 6, 2020 — January 11, 2020 | Issue 17

4550 US Military Hwy. 281 Brownsville, TX 78520 Office (956) 574-5600 Website: veteransmemorialcollegehigh.weebly.com

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Brownsville native called by sport karate’s biggest name! Alex
Mancillas is the newest member of Team Paul Mitchell Karate . He
will be featured in his own STREET Series design called “Break
Out”. His humble heart on and off the mat makes him a natural born
leader & role model!

Charger Alex Mancillas named to Team Paul Mitchell Karate Sports:
 Girls Soccer team tied highly ranked CC Veterans 1-1 at Corpus.
 Girls Basketball team took 1st place at the Holiday Hoops Tournament.

January 6, 2020 — January 11, 2020

Lady Chargers Soccer team ready to play in a rainy and cold night

Girls Basketball team won the Holiday Hoops Tournament

Charger Faculty and Staff enjoying our annual Tamalada!

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Veterans Memorial E.C.H.S. Newsletter December 16, 2019 — December 21, 2019 | Issue 16

4550 US Military Hwy. 281 Brownsville, TX 78520 Office (956) 574-5600 Website: veteransmemorialcollegehigh.weebly.com

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VM students with an AMAZING performance of “The Elf”. Veterans production of The Elf was a tremendous display of amaz-
ing talent! One of the BEST performances yet! Congratulations to
our cast & sponsors! This is certainly one we will never forget &
definitely one for the books

Sports:
 Boys Soccer team defeated Sharyland Pioneer 6-0.
 Girls Soccer team defeated Rivera Raiders2-0.
 Boys Basketball team won the PSJA Consolation Bracket.
 Girls Basketball team defeated Edinburg Vela 51-37.

December 16, 2019 — December 21, 2019

G Soccer with a weight room workout after defeating Rivera.

PSJA Tri CityIdTeomurnOetyuConsolation bracket champions.

Veterans Anatomy Students visited UTRGV Medical School.

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Veterans Memorial E.C.H.S. Newsletter December 9, 2019 — December 14, 2019 | Issue 15

4550 US Military Hwy. 281 Brownsville, TX 78520 Office (956) 574-5600 Website: veteransmemorialcollegehigh.weebly.com

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Mark Boswell signs a letter of intent to play NCAA D1 at UTRGV  Congratulations to Mark Boswell on signing a letter of
intent to play soccer for the NCAA Division I Vaqueros of
UTRGV!

 Veterans Memorial ECHS Youth in Philanthropy class. After
visiting and learning about 4 community non-profits, the
Brownsville Community Health Center was the recipient on
the Fall 2019 Youth in Philanthropy Grant Award of $2,500!

 Congrats to Idem Otu who received the Atticus Finch Award
& Sidney Oscar-Osae Asante who received the Best Witness

December 9, 2019 — December 14, 2019

Veterans Memorial Philanthropy Class

Idem Otu Sidney Oscar Osae-Asante

Veterans hosted and welcomed district administrators

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Veterans Memorial E.C.H.S. Newsletter December 2, 2019 — December 7, 2019 | Issue 14

4550 US Military Hwy. 281 Brownsville, TX 78520 Office (956) 574-5600 Website: veteransmemorialcollegehigh.weebly.com

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1st Place Winner Ch1asrtgePrlaCcheeWssinTneearm with a great performance  Congratulations to Daniela Urbina, 2019 Domestic
Violence Awareness Art Contest 1st Place Winner

 Veterans Memorial ECHS received recognition by Spe-
cial Olympics Texas for being an inclusive community!

 Our Vets Chess Teams finished 1st in all 3 divisions
played High School, Reserve 1, and Reserve 2 We also
had two individuals that won their division. Marco’s Gar-
cia 1st place Reserve 2 Roel Velasquez 1st place High

December 2, 2019 — December 7, 2019

Special Olympics Bowling Team

Chargers at the UIL Academics Invitational
Charger Students at UTRGV Simulation Hospital

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Veterans Memorial E.C.H.S. Newsletter November 18, 2019 — November 23, 2019 | Issue 13

4550 US Military Hwy. 281 Brownsville, TX 78520 Office (956) 574-5600 Website: veteransmemorialcollegehigh.weebly.com

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Honoring our Veterans with a Parade All State Jazz Member  Honoring our Veterans during the Veterans Day Pa-
Rafael Longoria rade at the River Bend Resort.

 We are very proud to announce that Veterans Memorial
ECHS has it’s first All State Jazz Member: Rafael Longoria
earned 4th Chair in the Jazz I All State Band. Other members
who also ranked high include Orlando Perez 14th, Michael
Arizmendi 15th, and Robert Stone 12th.

 UT Austin Senior Vice Provost and Director of Admission vis-
ited our campus to talk to the top 10% Juniors and Seniors
about educational opportunities at UT Austin.

November 18, 2019 — November 23, 2019

Selfie time with UT Austin representatives!

Our Veterans Memorial Estudiantina with a great performance

VM students wishing Dr. G a Happy Birthday!!

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Veterans Memorial E.C.H.S. Newsletter November 11, 2019 — November 16, 2019 | Is-

4550 US Military Hwy. 281 Brownsville, TX 78520 Office (956) 574-5600 Website: veteransmemorialcollegehigh.weebly.com

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Congratulations to our Estudiantina who participated in the 16th
Annual Brownsville Estudiantina Contest. They received a
“Superior” rating from the judges! That’s the highest rating possi-
ble at the competition

Congratulations to our Lady Charger volleyball team on another
great season. The team won the district title and advanced to the
state playoffs.

Our football team ended the 2019 season with a great victory over
La Joya Palmview Lobos by a score of 34-24.

Estudiantina with Superior Rating

November 11, 2019 — November 16, 2019

2019-2020 Homecoming Dance. A lot of dancing and fun!

2020 Seniors enjoying their Senior Walk after the game.
VM awesome admin. team at our Homecoming Football Game.

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Veterans Memorial E.C.H.S. Newsletter November 4, 2019 — November 9, 2019 | Issue 11

4550 US Military Hwy. 281 Brownsville, TX 78520 Office (956) 574-5600 Website: veteransmemorialcollegehigh.weebly.com

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Boys and Girls’ XC with a historic season!  Congratulations to our Cross Country Teams on a great
2019 season. Our Boys team qualify to Regionals for the
first time in school history and our Girls’ Team were the 32-
5A District Champions and a top five performance at Re-
gionals.

 “Congratulations to our Lady Chargers Volleyball team on
closing their season with a Co-District title after sweeping
E.E. in three sets. Way to go players and coaching staff!

November 4, 2019 — November 9, 2019

Our Lady Chargers Volleyball team are the 32-5A Co-District Champs!

Our VM Government Club volunteering at Spooktacular with BPD.

Cazy Messy Haiir Day at Veterans. “Don’t Mess with Drugs!”

Administration Hilda Cynthia Dr. Linda Josie Gamaliel Hadassah
Patricia Soto Garza Gallegos Montes Salazar Hernandez

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Veterans Memorial E.C.H.S. Newsletter October 28, 2019 — November 2, 2019 | Issue 10

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Valeria Gamez leading the race to win the title. Congratulations to the Veterans Memorial ECHS Choir stu-
dents who performed at the BISD All-City Concert. Special congratula-
tions to senior Crista Salas who earned a solo in one of the pieces.
Good Luck to our Mighty Charger Band at the 5A UIL Area Marching
Contest!!!
Veterans Fine Arts Department held a fabulous show at HEB on Boca
Chica in Honor of Dia De Los Muertos. Our talented art students show-
cased their work and our amazing Ballroom Dancers were a hit!

October 28, 2019 — November 2, 2019

Good luck to our Mighty Charger Band at the UIL Area Competition.

VM Theatre Arts Students Present: Murder Mystery Dinner, Who Did It??

VM Choir Students who performed at the BISD All-City Concert.

Administration Hilda Cynthia Dr. Linda Josie Gamaliel Hadassah
Patricia Soto Garza Gallegos Montes Salazar Hernandez

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Veterans Memorial E.C.H.S. Newsletter October 21, 2019 — October 26, 2019 | Issue 10

4550 US Military Hwy. 281 Brownsville, TX 78520 Office (956) 574-5600 Website: veteransmemorialcollegehigh.weebly.com

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Valeria Gamez leading the race to win the title.  Valeria Gamez with an amazing run is our new
and first ever 32-5A District Champion. We are so
proud of you!!

 Congratulations to our Lady Chargers Cross Country
team on winning the first 32-5A District Title for our
program. Way to go Lady Chargers!!

 Congratulations to our Boys and Girls Cross Country
teams for advancing to Regionals. Outstanding job!

October 21, 2019 — October 26, 2019

VM Cross Country Teams are heading to Regionals!!

Loren Averyt with a 5th place finish. Ready to win the big race!

Our Alma Mater after our football team defeated Donna Redskins.

Administration Hilda Cynthia Dr. Linda Josie Gamaliel Hadassah
Patricia Soto Garza Gallegos Montes Salazar Hernandez

Rodriguez

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Veterans Memorial E.C.H.S. Newsletter October 14, 2019 — October 19, 2019 | Issue 9

4550 US Military Hwy. 281 Brownsville, TX 78520 Office (956) 574-5600 Website: veteransmemorialcollegehigh.weebly.com

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Lady Charger Chess Team State Champions!!  Lady Charger Chess Team earned 1st
place at State tournament!!! Way to go
Chargers.

 Congratulations to our Veterans Golf Team!!!
Girls finished 1st place and boys finished 3rd
place at the San Benito invitational at Treasure
hills GC! Go Chargers!

October 14, 2019 — October 19, 2019

2019 SkillsUSA Fall Leadership Conference

Veterans Memorial students performing at the 2019 Choir Fall Concert.

VM Varsity Girls Golf team! VM Varsity Boys Golf team!

Administration Hilda Cynthia Dr. Linda Josie Gamaliel Hadassah
Patricia Soto Garza Gallegos Montes Salazar Hernandez

Rodriguez

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Veterans Memorial E.C.H.S. Newsletter October 7, 2019 — October 12, 2019 | Issue 8

4550 US Military Hwy. 281 Brownsville, TX 78520 Office (956) 574-5600 Website: veteransmemorialcollegehigh.weebly.com

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“I Choose to Include” rally included some dancing!  Congratulations to Mrs. Elizabeth Stone, our very
own Band Director at Veterans Memorial ECHS for her fea-
tured article in Valley Women Inspire Magazine. Super
Proud of all her accomplishments! Vets is super Proud of
Mrs. Stone!

 Congratulations to everyone who completed their audition
for the District Mixed round of All State Choir auditions at
Rivera High School! Special congratulations to the our stu-
dents who received first chair!

October 7, 2019 — October 12, 2019

Meet our Green Club Officers.

Mr. Rodriguez welcomes parents during our VM Open House.

Our VM Estudiantina performing during Open House.

Administration Hilda Cynthia Dr. Linda Josie Gamaliel Hadassah
Patricia Soto Garza Gallegos Montes Salazar Hernandez

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Veterans Memorial E.C.H.S. Newsletter September 30, 2019 — October 5, 2019 | Issue 7

4550 US Military Hwy. 281 Brownsville, TX 78520 Office (956) 574-5600 Website: veteransmemorialcollegehigh.weebly.com

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“I Choose to Include” rally included some dancing!  “I Choose to Include” rally at VMECHS Chargers stand
united in accepting ALL students and being an ALL inclusive
school!!

 Veterans Memorial Chargers pledge to be a unified and ALL in-
clusive community.

 VM Cross Country teams participated at the 2019 McNeil Invita-
tional Meet in Round Rock, TX with over 500 runners in each
category.

September 30, 2019 — October 5, 2019

State Senator Eddie Lucio Jr. speaker at our historic rally.

Chargers pledge to be unified and an inclusive community.

Numerous speakers at our historic rally!

Administration Hilda Cynthia Dr. Linda Josie Gamaliel Hadassah
Patricia Soto Garza Gallegos Montes Salazar Hernandez

Rodriguez

CHARGER NEWS

Veterans Memorial E.C.H.S. Newsletter September 23, 2019 — September 28, 2019 | 6 Issue

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Charger Spotlight

Harlingen Invitational Meet Champions!  Another great performance by our Lady Charger
Cross Country team taking 1st place at the Harlingen Invita-
tional Meet. Way to go Lady Chargers!!

 Our Charger Football team defeated PSJA Memorial by a
score of 49-7. Outstanding job players and coaches.

 Our 2019-2020 Charger Tennis Team! They have
been bringing home wins non stop! GOOO
CHARGERS

September 23, 2019 — September 28, 2019

We GOT Spirit yes we do, we got spirit How About You!!
Our students with the VM alma mater after defeating PSJA.

Our 2019-2020 Charger Tennis Team.

Administration Hilda Cynthia Dr. Linda Josie Gamaliel Hadassah
Patricia Soto Garza Gallegos Montes Salazar Hernandez

Rodriguez

CHARGER NEWS

Veterans Memorial E.C.H.S. Newsletter September 16, 2019 — September 21, 2019 | 5 Issue

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Charger Spotlight

Lady Chargers Volleyball Charger Football  Look who was featured on Channel 5..yep- our very
own Team Captain Alex Villarreal! Goooo Chargers!!

 Congratulations to our Lady Chargers Volleyball team who
defeated the Pace Vikings in 3 sets. Great job players and
coaches.

 Another great race by Valeria Gamez who finished 2nd
place overall in the Brownsville Cross Country Meet. Way to
go Vale!!

September 16, 2019 — September 21, 2019

Our awesome CTE teachers during their strand meeting.

Our Lady Charges defeated Pace in 3 sets.

Valeria Gamez finished 2nd place overall in the B’ville XC Meet!

Administration Hilda Cynthia Dr. Linda Josie Gamaliel Hadassah
Patricia Soto Garza Gallegos Montes Salazar Hernandez

Rodriguez



CHARGER NEWS

Veterans Memorial E.C.H.S. Newsletter September 2, 2019 — September 7, 2019 | Issue 3

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Charger Spotlight

Lady Chargers Volleyball Charger Football  What an incredible football game between our Veter-
ans Chargers and the Rivera Raiders!!! Chargers took the
win with a final score of 26-21. We want to thank everyone
who came to support our students and athletes; we had a full
house!!

 Our Lady Chargers volleyball team defeated the Lady Ea-
gles. Way to go Lady Chargers! Thank you all our supportive
parents & fans that went out to support our Lady Charger
Volleyball team.

September 2, 2019 — September 7, 2019

Pre-Game vs Rivera Raiders.

Amazing performance by our Charger Band!

Our Chargerettes with an amazing performance during our half-time show. Go Chargers!!

Full House support by our students, parents, and community!

Administration Hilda Cynthia Dr. Linda Josie Gamaliel Hadassah
Patricia Soto Garza Gallegos Montes Salazar Hernandez

Rodriguez

CHARGER NEWS

Veterans Memorial E.C.H.S. Newsletter August 26, 2019 — August 31, 2019 | Issue 2

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Charger Spotlight

 Our awesome faculty and staff was treated to
lunch in honor of our T.E.A. “A” Rating. Way to go
Chargers! Thank you for all your hard work and dedica-
tion to our students.

 We had a great turn-out from our Charger community
during our “Meet the Chargers” event. We love our par-
ents and community. Goooo Chargers!

August 26, 2019 — August 31, 2019 4:30 VM Cafeteria

Varsity Cheer Practice

Are you ready for some Charger Football?

ATHLETIC EVENTS DATE TIME LOCATION
Meet the Chargers 8/21/19 6:00 p.m. VM Gym

Our VM Cheerleaders are amazing!

VM Charger Cross Country team at San Benito Meet. Celebrating our T.E.A. “A” Rating with our amazing teachers! Treating our awesome teacher to a lunch.

Administration Hilda Cynthia Dr. Linda Josie Gamaliel Hadassah
Patricia Soto Garza Gallegos Montes Salazar Hernandez

Rodriguez

CHARGER NEWS

Veterans Memorial E.C.H.S. Newsletter August 19, 2019 — August 24, 2019 | Issue 1

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Charger Spotlight

 Congratulations to our Varsity Girls Cross Country Team-
for taking 1st place at the Edcouch Elsa Meet. Way to go Lady
Chargers!!

 Our Veterans Memorial Lady Chargers JV volleyball team earned
the Tournament Championship at the 2019 St. Joseph JV Volley-
ball Tournament. Way to go Lady Chargers

 VMECHS administration welcomes teachers and staff with a cele-
bration of our school’s 10th year anniversary!!

August 19, 2019 — August 23, 2019

EVENT DATE TIME LOCATION
Coordination Day 8/19/19 All Day Veterans Auditorium
4:15 p.m. Veterans Cafeteria
Choir Nacho Mixer 8/23/19 4:15 p.m. Veterans Gym
Food Handler’s Certification Training 8/22/19 5:00 p.m. Veterans Cafeteria
Space Settlement Design Tournament 8/23/19 7:00 a.m. Veterans Cafeteria
7:00 a.m. Veterans Cafeteria
Space Settlement Design Tournament 8/24/19 JV Volleyball Tournament Champions!
Space Settlement Design Tournament 8/25/19 TIME LOCATION

ATHLETIC EVENTS DATE 6:00 p.m. VM Gym Teachers con- Students out-
6:00 p.m. VM Gym tinue to moni- side their class-
VM Volleyball vs San Benito 8/20/19 5:30 p.m. VM Stadium tor the dress rooms must
Meet the Chargers 8/21/19 code and back- have a pass.
VM Football 8/22/19 packs.

Teachers please
stand by your
doors during
transition peri-
ods.

2019-2020 Welcome Back to School Rally 2019-2020 Back to School Rally Welcome back Charger Faculty and Staff to our 2019-2020 School Year!!

Administration Hilda Cynthia Dr. Linda Josie Gamaliel Hadassah
Patricia Soto Garza Gallegos Montes Salazar Hernandez

Rodriguez

CHARGER NEWS

2019-2020

School Song

Hail to you, Veteran’s High, you’ve become our home…
Veteran’s High, hear our song, help us to be strong…
As we see all our dreams, guide us to those dreams…
We shall strive to succeed, with our humble deeds…
You’re our home, we’re your own, Hail to Vete-ran’s High.

School Motto: Home of the Brave!
School Namesake: Veterans Memorial High School

School Colors: Red, White and Blue
School Mascot: Chargers

4550 US Military Hwy. 281 Brownsville, TX 78520
Office (956) 574-5600

Website: veteransmemorialcollegehigh.weebly.com
Created By Lupita Sanchez and Luis E. Troncoso