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Edinburg CISD honors Alameda family, dozens of students and activities for state, national and international achievements
Summary
Board presented proclamations for Luis Alameda Sr. (posthumous) and board member Dr. Luis G. Alameda, and recognized dozens of students and coaches across chess, music, art, theater, livestock and indoor guard competitions for state, national and world championships.
The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District used its April meeting to present proclamations and recognize dozens of students and staff for achievements across athletics, arts and academics.
The board presented a proclamation honoring the late Luis A. Alameda Jr. for his long service as an educator and coach in the district and recognized Dr. Luis G. Alameda — a district board member — for induction into the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Athletics Hall of Fame in 2024. Mayor Ramiro Garza also read a city proclamation in recognition of Dr. Alameda’s hall-of-fame honor.
Trustees and district staff recognized student accomplishments across multiple programs: chess teams and individual qualifiers from elementary through high school who advanced to the Texas Chess Association state tournament and Super Nationals in Orlando; UIL sweepstakes distinctions for orchestras, bands and choirs across middle and high schools; winners of the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Western Art Division with scholarship awards; state qualifiers from the annual fire prevention poster contest, sponsored by the city’s fire marshal’s office; and theatre nominations and technical awards from district and regional competitions including Palms Award nominations and Texas Thespian qualifiers.
Antonio Waisteros, director of after‑school programs, and Claudia Mata, bilingual director, joined principals and sponsors in thanking coaches, teachers and parents. The board noted several top performances: multiple teams advancing to Super Nationals in Orlando (including Canterbury and Robert Vela High School teams), Edinburg High School’s guard advancing to national-level competition and Robert Vela and Edinburg North achieving recent state and world championships in indoor performance categories.
Trustees repeatedly thanked district staff and community partners — including the City of Edinburg fire marshal’s office — for sponsoring contests and supporting student enrichment opportunities. The superintendent and board emphasized the district’s investment in after‑school and extracurricular programs as essential to student development.
No formal board action was required to present awards, but trustees used the meeting to acknowledge the academic and extracurricular accomplishments of students and staff.
