Source: AgriLife Today
David Tierranegra, winner of the National 4-H “Day in the Life” contest through the Juntos 4-H program in Bexar County, has returned from a trip to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Orlando — part of the reward for his winning essay.
Tierranegra, 16, who will be a junior at Harlandale High School in San Antonio this fall, won the trip to Florida, which included meeting retired astronaut Jose Hernandez. The award, presented in Providence Hall of Our Lady of the Lake University, included $5,000 in funding from National 4-H in Maryland to the Texas Juntos 4-H club so it could continue its after-school programming.
“David won the essay competition in which Juntos 4-H program participants in both New York and Texas competed,” said Dr. Melinda Garcia, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service strategic partnerships and engagement program specialist who oversees Juntos 4-H in Bexar County. “The essay each participant wrote was about his or her experience with the Juntos 4-H program, what impact the program made individually and on the family, and what life lessons were learned by being part of the program.”
“The Juntos 4-H program helps Latino youth and their families gain the knowledge and skills needed to remain in school and seek higher education,” Garcia explained. “It emphasizes family engagement and gives participants an opportunity to engage in real college experiences and develop leadership abilities.”
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