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Alief Taylor students and advisors honored for TAPI state competition success
Summary
Taylor High School students and advisors were recognized for multiple state- and national-level TAPI awards; a teacher leader and student scholarship winners were also honored.
Alief ISD trustees on March 18 recognized students and staff from Taylor High School and other campuses for awards earned at the TAPI state competition.
Andrea Lotsu, identified in the meeting as the education and training teacher and TAPI sponsor at Taylor High School, told the board the organization represents more than 5,000 students statewide and that Alief Taylor took home top awards. She said Jasmine Sampie, a Taylor junior, was elected state TAPI vice president and that Cameron Keller, a senior, received a $1,000 student-of-the-year scholarship.
Lotsu said the Taylor team produced 13 national qualifiers and three gold-medal winners across several categories, including public service announcements, children’s literature and interactive bulletin-board competitions. She also recognized teacher Erin Newman for receiving a statewide teacher-leader honor and credited principals and parents for supporting student work.
The presentation named multiple students and events: national qualifiers included Bailey Johnson, Giovanni Gasco Rincon, Logan Gray and Patrick Spiller; other qualifiers and gold-medalists listed were Jasmine Sampie, Genesis Romero, Laniyah Holder, Lauren Jones, Grace Alvarado, Andy Gutierrez, Janet Calderon and Andrea Funes. The board applauded the students and asked them to come forward for photos.
The sponsors and staff said the honors reflect sustained program strength. The board did not take action; the recognitions were part of the meeting's awards segment.
