Cotulla High School Class of 2021 NHI Graduates!

The National Hispanic Institute has been an integral part in creating a college and career going culture at Cotulla High School. The summer leadership conferences have supported students to become refined public speakers. The students learn about issues that affect our youth and they formulate ways to become productive citizens of society. The NHI Summers Leadership conferences are held at four-year universities to provide an opportunity for students to experience the college environment.

Congratulations to the following Cotulla High School Class of 2021 Seniors who participated in the Texas Star Great Debate, Lorenzo De Zavala Legislative Session, and Collegiate World Series.

Sonny Aldaco

Yajaira Gauna

Victoria Del Toro

Carolina Galindo-Garcia

Brandyn Ramirez

Adalia Rivera

These NHI Honor graduates have been accepted to numerous 4-year public and private universities for the Fall 2021.

A heartfelt thank you to the National Hispanic Institute and Cotulla ISD!

About the Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session

Since 1982, high ability, high achieving 10th and 11th grade students have graduated from the competitive and transformative Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session (LDZ) experience designed for future community leaders.

You are invited to this eight-day intensive leadership experience filled with unexpected and unplanned challenges and hurdles. Known as “LDZ,” this experience is an opportunity for young people like you to learn how to navigate, manage and create large organizations by taking charge of your own youth government and proposing future community policies and projects.

Cotulla High School students who have attended the Texas Great Debate Summer Leadership Conference will participate in LDZ.

Cotulla High School LDZ Alumni Class of 2021

Adalia Rivera

Brandyn Ramirez

Carolina Galindo-Garcia

Leodoro Martinez IV

Sonny Aldaco

Victoria DelToro

Yajaira Gauna

The CWS shepherds students into the transition of going into independent mode – adulthood – and the responsibilities that come with it. Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) is the core methodology of this program, which engages students in an investigative and question-driven approach to mapping out the next 12 to 60 months of their lives.

Of NHI’s three high school leadership programs, the CWS represents the most serious and thought-provoking experience. It is also the program that tests students’ ability to transform challenges into workable solutions.

Cotulla High School LDZ Alumni will participate in the CWS program. They will receive their NHI Alumni graduation cords and a certificate.

CHS students attend NHI Celebracion Conference

Jadrian Rodriguez, Sonny Aldaco, Jocelyn Garcia, Genoveva Seidel, Carolina Galindo-Garcia, and Brandyn Ramirez, attended the 4-day National Hispanic Institute Celebracion Leadership Conference at the Wyndham San Antonio Riverwalk in November 2019.

NHI Celebración provides various events for the high school youth. the NHI Celebracion participants attend the College Register Annual Meeting, Panel Discussions, Grand College Fair, and the College Register Discussion. The NHI participants collaborate and discuss ways to prepare for higher education and the future of their generation.