The Frank M. Tejeda/Palo Alto College Scholarship is based on students’ academic successes, involvement in the community and ability to lead.

The scholarship offers full-time students $500 per semester, while part time students receive $300 a semester.

Scholarship winners for 2001-2002 include the following Palo Alto College students: Celeste Cinnamon Carrizales, Pete Constante III, Anna Luisa Gonzales, Lisa Rynee Hannah, Leonardo Daniel Mancha, Roland G. Martinez and Carl W. Ortmann. Area high school recipients include: Bernice Marie Banegas from Southwest High School, Star Montoya from East Central High School and Juan F. Tejeda from St. Gerard Catholic High School.

For further information pertaining to any scholarship, please call Lamar Duarte, Director of Financial Aid, at 921-5320.

Science program launched

If you’re interested in field trips or a possible summer science internship, "Bridges to Baccalaureate" is a government-funded program bringing Palo Alto College and Southwest Texas State University students together to learn about biomedical sciences.

Palo Alto’s participants are Elizabeth Avelar, Donna Bocanegra, Javier Castillo, Jesse Contreras, Rebecca Espinoza, Simone Farris, Maria Galindo, Rey Gonzalez, Roger Lopez and Christopher Wallace.

"This is a great program that exists at a four year college, and it’s a grand opportunity for our students," said former program director Linda E. Ibarra-Gonzales.

For further information, please contact the current director Dr. Mari Hopper at 921-5327 or mhopper@accd.edu.

Leadership program announced

The Alamo Community College District Student Leadership Institute is offering students a chance to fine-tune their abilities.

"If you’re successful in changing yourself, then you’ll be successful in changing something else," said Daniel Rodriguez, Chair of the Counseling Department.

Twenty Palo Alto College students were selected for the Leadership Institute. They are: Kelly Lee Blanco, Linda Cantu, Mary Ann Castro, Jesse Contreras, Berenice Espinoza, Eva Fernandez, Ricardo Galvan, Anna Gonzales, Sandra Guerra, Eve Huizar, Jennifer Lares, Tiffany Leavelle, Erika Lopez, Gilberto Lopez, Israel Lopez, Jeffrey Lopez, Sylvia Palacios, Allison Reile, Robert Trujillo and Maria Vega.

For more information, please contact Rodriguez at 921-5280 or drodrigu@accd.edu

Night hours expanded

For those who are without a computer or need help with an algebra class at night, the Student Learning Assistance Center will now be open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays until 8:30 p.m., along with Assessment and TASP, Admissions and Records, Student Financial Services, Counseling and the Dean of Student Services.

The Academic Computing Center hours of operation are Monday through Thursday from 7:45 a.m. to 9:45 p.m., Friday from 7:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.

"I don’t have a computer and I get out at 8 p.m., so if I need any last minute work on a paper, it’ll help," said sophomore Criminal Justice major Jennifer Garza.

Low-fare care for dogs and cats

On Saturday, Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., student Veterinary Technicians will be at Palo Alto to administer yearly booster shots and rabies shots for cats and dogs, heartworm prevention and more.

Shots and flea prevention medications for pets can be expensive, so take advantage of the low rates offered. Check-ups will be near the campus entrance at 1400 W. Villaret in the portable buildings.

For further information on the event, or if you are interested in the Vet Tech Program, please contact Jennifer O’Connell, recruiter for the Veterinary Technician Program, at 531-8709 or joconnel@accd.edu.