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Galena Park ISD board member recalls first bilingual class, decades of local service
Summary
A Galena Park ISD board member described being in the district's first bilingual class in 1973'74, outlined a lifelong connection to the district and community, and recounted reasons for running for the school board in 2010.
A Galena Park ISD board member recalled being part of the district's first bilingual class in 1973'74 and said that early experience shaped a lifetime of service in the community.
"And by Christmas, I was singing jingle bells in English," the board member said, describing how quickly they learned English after starting first grade in the district and later served as a family translator. The speaker said that the first bilingual class included about 22 students drawn from Galena Park Elementary, Jacinto City Elementary and MacArthur.
The board member said they…
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