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Lower Rio Grande P-16 ECHS Planning Consortium
The Lower Rio Grande P-16 Council created an Early College High School Planning Subcommittee in February 2011. Through an application process, the Texas Education Agency approved the work of the subcommittee as the Lower Rio Grande P-16 Early College High School Planning Consortium. Tech Prep of the Rio Grande Valley, the Lower Rio Grande P-16 Council, the Texas High School Project, and the Texas Education Agency are working together for consortium leadership. Click here for additional resources and information.

Job Shadow Day Opening Ceremony

Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr., and Dylan Wells, a Weslaco High School junior, were among the participants when the Rio Grande Valley Partnership and Tech Prep of the Rio Grande Valley celebrated the beginning of regional Job Shadow Days initiatives in Weslaco on February 2, 2012. Read more..

AT&T Supports Tech Prep

On December 12, 2011, Sergio Contreras, External Affairs Regional Director for AT&T, presented a $2,000 check to Pat Bubb, Executive Director of Tech Prep of the RGV and to Rene Capistran, President of Tech Prep Board, to support Tech Prep’s initiatives and programs. Read more..

Job Shadowing Gives Harlingen High School South Students a Firsthand Look at Their Career Pathways

On December 13, 2011, Tech Prep RGV gave several Harlingen High School South students the opportunity to explore various career pathways of their choice. Read more..

Partnership - United Launch Alliance and Tech Prep

The $1,000 check that Ernest Roybal, Jr., Director of Harlingen Operations, United Launch Alliance, presented to Tech Prep Executive Director Pat Bubb and Worksite Learning Specialist Martha Gutierrez, represents the aerospace company’s long-term commitment to STEM education.  Read more..

2011 Tech Prep Teacher and Counselor of the Year Recipients

Tech Prep honored two wonderful educators with the 2011 Tech Prep Teacher and Counselor of the Year awards at Tech Prep's annual regional conference on December 1, 2011. Read more..

MANY THANKS TO THOSE WHO MADE TECH PREP'S CONFERENCE
POSSIBLE!

Tech Prep extends MANY THANKS to the many wonderful people whose contributions made the Tech Prep Regional Conference/ Lower Rio Grande P-16 ECHS Planning Institute a success! Read more..

2011 Labor Market Information Report Wins Rave Reviews

"Targeting the Future - that's what we feel like we have been doing all along at Tech Prep," said Pat Bubb, Tech Prep's Executive Director. Read more..

Tech Prep's Major Impact Recognized

Behind the scenes at Tech Prep of the RGV is one very active Board of Directors. Thanks to the Board's active and continuous support, Tech Prep programs such as... Read more..

RGV Mentors Concludes First Successful Segment

The new RVG Mentors pilot program has helped high school students learn more about college life and how to successfully navigate the pathway to their futures. With the guidance of college-student mentors from TSTC and UT Pan Am, Harlingen High School students were inspired to pursue a dream career, coached on the importance of study skills, and motivated to select a field of study in college. Read more..

College Fair Brings Cheers

The wild, red crowned parrots perched outside of Stuart Place Elementary School were loud, but not as loud as 144 fifth graders inside taking part in Tech Prep's College Fair. Read more..

Four Valley High School Seniors Win Tech Prep Scholarships

Four Tech Prep Scholars graduating from Rio Grande Valley high schools have been named recipients of the 2011 Dr. Lauro F. Cavazos Tech Prep Scholarships, which total $15,000. Read more..

Mentoring Helps Students Plan Their Future

RGV Mentors and Tech Prep have partnered to establish the Mentor Protégé pilot program to assist high school students in their career and college decisions. The school-based mentoring began with the Spring 2011 semester and twice-monthly sessions that paired a college student-mentor with a Harlingen High School student-protégé. Read more..