The Socorro Independent School District used its Jan. 14 special meeting to recognize trustees for School Board Recognition Month and to honor multiple student achievements across the district.

Daniel Escobar, the district’s chief communications officer, opened the segment, calling the theme “Our future is public” and listing 2025 accomplishments the district attributed to trustees’ leadership, including high STAAR and EOC scores, distinctions for postsecondary readiness, awards in fine arts and music education, and Purple Star campus designations. Escobar presented a short video and said campuses prepared tokens of appreciation and student-made AI superhero artwork for each trustee.

Students from multiple campuses presented the AI artworks and posed for photos with trustees and district leaders. The board recognized winners of the 2025 SISD winter holiday art contest and the superintendent’s holiday bake-off challenge, and district staff named UIL one-act play competition winners from several middle schools, listing participating students and instructors.

The board also honored Eastlake High School student Abigail Anguiano for receiving a QuestBridge National College Match scholarship to Vanderbilt University, which the district described as covering tuition, room and board, books and travel. Finally, the district recognized the El Dorado High School varsity football team for winning district championships and setting a district scoring record in 2025; Escobar and staff listed players and coaches, including head coach Frank Martinez.

All recognition items were presented as district-reported accomplishments; the presentation included lists of student names and teacher acknowledgments. The meeting continued after recognitions and adjourned at 6:08 p.m.