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Laredo ISD fine arts: Nixon named regional alternate in one-act play; district to present 362 ACE awards and inaugural "Elite" recognitions
Summary
Fred Rodriguez, Laredo ISD fine arts coordinator, told the Student Services Committee Nixon High School finished as a regional alternate in the one‑act play season and that two color guard groups placed at TECA state championships.
Fred Rodriguez, Laredo ISD fine arts coordinator, updated the Student Services Committee on the district’s one-act play season and color guard results and described upcoming public performances and fundraisers.
"Our last school that was still competing was Nixon high school and their cast of Elektra desidad. They ended up being the regional alternate play," Rodriguez said, and he listed individual recognitions: Christine Vasquez (all‑star technician), Alyssa Cabriales (honorable mention), and Serena Coleman (all‑star cast). Rodriguez said Nixon will hold public performances as a fundraiser and that ticket revenue will support the program.
Rodriguez reported that in TECA (Texas Educational Color Guard Association) state championships, Sierra High School placed fifth in the novice division and Nixon’s Golden Image color guard placed fifth in regional A; he said divisions are based on skill level.
Gabriel Pro, identified in the meeting as finance director, presented details on the ACE awards and the inaugural LISD Elite Award. Pro said approximately 362 students will receive ACE awards this year, broken roughly as 235 gold, 72 diamond and 50 platinum levels. He said ACE criteria include perfect attendance for the nine‑week period, no disciplinary referrals and placement on the A honor roll.
Pro framed the awards as tied to average daily attendance (ADA), saying each full‑day student generates $38.17 in ADA and that the ACE group’s attendance corresponded to a single‑day ADA contribution of $13,817; extrapolating across a semester, he estimated an ADA impact of about $1,326,000 (figures presented by staff).
Pro described the Elite Award as a new, three‑tier recognition for students who excel in both athletics and fine arts; he said the district will recognize roughly 29 elite students in the first year.
Rodriguez and Pro invited board members to attend ACE and the public performances. Rodriguez thanked staff and volunteers for supporting student participation and said the district plans to expand public performances and awards as participation grows.
