On Friday, November 15th, the Royal Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) team attended the Area 4 conference at the University of Houston-Downtown and made history. In only their fourth year competing, they’ve set a new record with 19 students advancing to state.

Lynette Beyer, is the group’s advisor

The 19 Falcons who advanced to state in 15 events are:

· Melina Mendonca and Victoria Gonzalez - Varsity Project Visualize (Service)

· Andrea Rico and Ciana Diaz - Varsity Spanish Children's Literature PreK-K

· Eleanor Recinos, Kelsey Jung, Melina Mendonca and Kimberly Pedraza - Chapter Yearbook

· Alex Castillo and Consuelo Aguinaga - Varsity Interactive Bulletin Board Elementary

· Quin Boak - JV Children's Literature K-3

· Sara Melendez - Varsity Spanish Children's Literature K-3

· Leslie Thompson - Varsity Creative Lecture

· Eleanor Recinos and Kimberly Pedraza - Children's Literature

· Myrianna Jimenez - JV Children's Literature K-3

· Walter Diaz - JV Spanish Children's Literature

· Victoria Gonzalez - Non-Core Teaching Subjects

· Alexander Kelsey - JV Creative Lecture

· Franco Robles-Lara - JV Creative Lecture

· Gabriel Velasquez, Cristian Sosa, Jade Lopez and Kelsey Jung - Public Service Announcement

· Victoria Gonzalez and Eleanor Recinos - Educational Leadership Fundamentals