Photo by Carrie Pryor-Newman

 

Hugo Alvarado and Elizabeth Allen proudly display the certificates they received as they were inducted into IMPACT Early College High School.

 

IMPACT Induction Ceremony

By: Susan Passmore

The Class of 2023, comprised of 111 students, was inducted into IMPACT Early College High School August 8, 2019, at the Lee College Performing Arts Center. Through Goose Creek CISD’s partnership with Lee College, students who apply for and are accepted to IMPACT ECHS have the opportunity to earn an associate degree or at least some college hours while they are earning their high school diploma.

At IMPACT ECHS, the focus is on academics, and while the coursework is challenging, students receive strong support from the faculty and staff at both IMPACT and Lee College. Spartans give back to the community through service projects such as tutorials, Habitat for Humanity and the Pilot Club of Baytown Alzheimer’s Walk. They also enjoy clubs, organizations and dances.

Inductees were Mikayah Ann Alexander, Elizabeth Marie Allen, Hugo Cesar Alvarado, Hamzah Adeeb Amir, Samir Alberto Arbizu, Guadalupe Carolina Arechiga De La Rosa, Arianna Arismendez, Alfredo Avalos, Nia Arazelie Avalos, Veronica Avalos, Erick Tristan Barajas-Briseno, Sebastian Benitez, Jasmine Bruno, Amelia Cheyanne Burns, Maryann Lyzette Byers, Luis Angel Castillo, Priscilla Cerino, Manuel Chavez, David Aaron Cohen, Jose Luis Cruz, Jacob Isai Cuevas, Adriana Gabriela Curiel, Sydney Joy Cachero Dado, Adriana Alysse De Hoyos, Yahir Enrique Del Campo, Karen Yvonne Del Real, Callista Ainsley Dial, Roberto Diaz Mauricio, Hunter Thomas Downs, Jasmine Espinosa, Brianna Jeanette Figueroa, Mateo Flores, Stefanie Flores, Nadia Celest Freese, Joshua Andrew Frickey, Reese Nicole Garcia, Jasmine Crystal Garza, Kyla Pipo Gijan, Debany Suzeth Gomez Sanchez, Zvi Tate Grabowski, Jorge Granados, Leah Marie Grimaldo, Sarah Elizabeth Guzman, Deashya Tamiya Henry, Tiffany Hernandez, Delilah Diane Hinojosa, Danyelle Janay Huff, Julio Cesar Interial and Guadalupe Jimenez.

Also inducted were Charleston Alexander Johnson, Jasmine Ciara Laday, Chelsea Nadeigh Lambert, Aliya Angelli Lopez, Destiny Leeann Lozano, Leslie America Magana, Alyssa Michelle Martinez, Natalie Nikole Martinez, Damaris Mauricio, Paola Natalie Medina, Naomi Febe Medrano, Ivan Jose Mendoza, Alan Yahir Minor, Monica Lucia Montero Vallejo, Emoryion Keelen Moore, Gabriel Munoz, Valorie Michelle Navarro, Mariana Breanca Negrete, Emily Nicasio, Xavier Grey Nolan, Angel Fernando Nunez, Gabriela Andrea Patino-Bello, Maritza Shiree Patton, Samantha MacKenzie Perez, Kendi Jayden Phillip, Daisy Ramirez, Francisco Razo, Lesly Anahi Rios Flores, Eduardo Rocha, Abigail Angela Rodriguez, Damaris Rodriguez, Mia Rodriguez, Nicolas Joshua Rozario, Xitlaly Ruiz, Viviana Salgado, Abraham Salinas, Aaron Ulyses Sanchez, Colton William Sanders, Terrance Dewayne Sinegal, Teana Imani Smith, Zachary Blake Souza, Kayla Merissa Squires, Damien Anthony Stevens, Brianna Vianey Tapia, Allison Trejo, Asenat Urbina, Isabel Valdez, Zamir Valdez, Saory Valdovinos, Ana Fernanda Vallejo Sanchez, Merary Itzel Vazquez, Alexandra Alexis Vega, Emily Joana Velasquez, Brooke Leeann Villanueva, Carolina Patricia Villegas, John Ashton Ward, Alyssa Lanai Weaver, Carylon Marie Wyant, Guadalupe Zepeda-Barragan, Eduardo Zepeda


“These students have already shown dedication and commitment to being their best,” said IMPACT ECHS principal Laura Reyes. “Their excitement and energy is contagious, and they’re already making a positive impact.”