{"id":1726,"date":"2017-06-19T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T08:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=1726"},"modified":"2017-06-16T14:10:25","modified_gmt":"2017-06-16T14:10:25","slug":"tstc-texprep-continues-to-promote-stem-fields","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=1726","title":{"rendered":"TSTC TexPrep Continues to Promote STEM Fields"},"content":{"rendered":"

(HARLINGEN) – The tables have turned for Jose Trevino. The once Texas state Technical College Texas Prefreshman Engineering Program (TexPrep) student returns as a program assistant.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is the La Sara native\u2019s first summer returning to the program since his TexPrep graduation in 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe program inspired me to come back,\u201d said Trevino. \u201cThis program is the reason why I went to college and chose my major. I owe a lot to TexPrep.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The engineering major just completed his first year of college, a requirement to become a program assistant, at the University of North Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThis kind of work helps students,\u201d he said. \u201cIt helped me a lot and I want to be there for these students.\u201d\"Jose<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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TexPrep is a long-running program for TSTC. It\u2019s a six-week intensive summer program that runs for four years for high-achieving middle and high school students with the potential and interest in pursuing the study of science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) fields.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The 170 students enrolled in the program study subjects such as logic, computer science, engineering, physics, algebraic structures, statistics and technical writing, and Trevino tutors them by reinforcing what the instructors have taught and ensuring that students have a basic understanding in the subject.<\/span><\/p>\n

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TSTC\u2019s State Director for Pre-college Programs Neri Balli said TexPrep helps students get ahead in their studies. Through a partnership with the University of Texas at San Antonio and the Texas Education Agency students receive high school elective credit for every year successfully completed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cAfter a summer of intensive coursework, students are prepared to tackle these classes in high school,\u201d she said. \u201cMany students are so ahead they end up enrolling at TSTC as dual enrollment students.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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To enroll in the program students must be sponsored by their school districts, have A\u2019s and B\u2019s in their coursework and have a desire to pursue a STEM program of study and complete an application and essay.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThis program is very competitive. The best of the best are selected to participate,\u201d said Yvette Mendoza, program director for the Center for Science and Math Education. \u201cIt is so rewarding to watch them learn, grow and build friendships.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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As for Trevino, he was one of those students Balli and Mendoza saw grow up and he said he is very glad to be back.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cMy goal is to give them the confidence they need to learn and trust in what they\u2019re learning and doing,\u201d said Mendoza. \u201cI hope I\u2019m able to come back each summer and continue helping students learn and grow their interest in STEM fields.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(HARLINGEN) – The tables have turned for Jose Trevino. The once Texas state Technical College Texas Prefreshman Engineering Program (TexPrep) student returns as a program assistant.   This is the La Sara native\u2019s first summer returning to the program since his TexPrep graduation in 2013.   \u201cThe program inspired me to come back,\u201d said Trevino. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-harlingen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1726"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1726\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1735,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1726\/revisions\/1735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}