On November 17, Royal ISD announced on its Facebook page that 20 RISD TAFE students competed at the Area 4 Conference at Lone Star College on November 14 — with 15 students qualified for state.

In its post, the district congratulated the following students on their outstanding achievements:

· Myriana Jimenez — Exploring Support Service Careers (Varsity)

· Consuelo Aguinaga — Children’s Spanish Literature Pre-K (Varsity)

· Leslie Thompson — Children’s Literature Pre-K (Varsity)

· Myriana Jimenez, Leslie Thompson, Natalia Hernandez — Chapter Yearbook

· Mareli Rodriguez and Alondra Valdez — Lesson Plan & Delivery: Professional Development (Varsity)

· Jesus Argueta — Exploring Non-Core Teaching Careers (Varsity)

· Paola Gonzalez and Kaylee Lake — Interactive Bulletin Board: Elementary (JV)

· Alex Castillo and Josue Arciaga — Project Visualize: Service (Varsity)

· Walter Diaz — Children’s Spanish Literature K–3 (Varsity)

· Consuelo Aguinaga & Jade Lopez — Interactive Bulletin Board: Elementary (Varsity)

· Franco Robles-Lara — Creative Lecture (Varsity)

“A huge thank-you to Mrs. Beyer, TAFE Advisor, for supporting and preparing our students for success,” the post said.