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EL U V ALDE TIMES
A Bilingual Publication Promoting Quality Education for a Better Quality of Life.
Una Publicación Bilingüe Promoviendo Una Educación de Calidad para una Vida de Mejor Calidad.
Vol. 2 No. 11
621 W. Main St. • Uvalde, Texas 78801 • (512) 278-6007
February 8,1992
Where are they now?
Linda Chavez practicing medicine, teaching at UCLA
Dr. Linda Chavez is currently a partner/physician with the Southern California Medical Group in Downey, California. Chavez works in pediatric/adolescent medicine with newborn children and youth through the age of eighteen years.
In addition to her daily load of patients at the Downey medical
School Board Meeting Report
By Allen Baxter
The school board for the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District convened their meeting of February 4, 1992 at 7:30 p.m. During the audience to patrons portion, several people addressed the board with concerns over the growing number of sexual transmitted diseases and HIV cases among teenagers; the growing number of teenage pregnancies and abortions, and the economic burden on the public to assist teenage mothers with such
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center. Dr. Chavez is clinical instructor in pediatrics at the Harbor UCLA Medical Center. Students are from the UCLA Medical School and medical residents from the Harbor UCLA Medical Center.
Dr. Chavez graduated from Uvalde High School in 1978 as class valedictorian and received
costs as daycare while the mothers attend school.
It was suggested to the board that an abstinence based sexual education program be adopted. The board was informed that New Braunfels Canyon had adopted a similar program. Over the course of three years, the number of teenage pregnancies had dropped from twenty two to three. With current sexual education practices the statistics continue to rise. The patrons reiterated throughout their
her bachelor of arts degree in human biology from Stanford University, Palo Alto, California in 1982. Chavez was granted a doctor of medicine degree from Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts in 1986. She completed her internship and residency training in pediatrics at
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presentation that sexual education through abstinence was the healthiest and wisest direction. Also during this portion of the meeting, Mr. Dick Wipple introduced VIPS(Volunteers In Public Schools) to help Uvalde children’s education. He offered further information on the subject upon request.
Texas Public Schools Week was announced to be from March 1st through the 6th.
The Chapter I/Migrant Parent Involvement Plan was discussed. More parent involvement was encouraged and tutorial programs for these children was discussed.
Other actions that the board took consisted of approving the school district’s financial operation for the month of January 1992 submitting the Enrollment and Tax Office Report and extending discussion on approval of a bid for inspection/removal of an underground storage tank and installation of an approved tank.
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Dr. Linda Chavez, former Uvaldean, examines Virgilio Emeria at the California Medical Group in Downey Califorinia.
La Doctora Linda Chavez, quien graduó la alumna como Valedictorian de su clase aquí en Uvalde y mas tarde gruadó de Stanford University y de la Escuela de Medecina en Harvard, Massachussetts en 1986. Ella es la hija de Jane y Jerry Chavez, escritores de El Uvalde Times.

Texas Public Activities
Parents and the general public arc invited to participate in the Texas Public School Week on March 1 through 6. Following is a list of activities in the Uvalde schools. Take advantage of the opportunities to meet with your children’s teachers and administrators and show your support for our public schools.
To open the special week, students, faculty and the public arc invited to:
Ceremony at Uvalde High School
Unveiling plaque to represent all 1990-91 building additions Date-Sunday, March 1, 1992

School Week
Time-2:00 p.m.
Location-Vocational Department, west side of UHS campus
Tour of new UHS additions 2:30 p.m to 4:00 p.m.: cafeteria, classrooms, science and computer labs.
An Open House will be held on all campuses all week in addition to the following special events:
Monday, March 2
Rotary Club will lunch at Dalton School at 12 noon.
Middle School - Science Projects displayed in auditorium all week
Robb School - V.I.P. Luncheon
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