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City, school district begin budgeting

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com   RIO HONDO – The City of Rio Hondo and the Rio Hondo Independent School District have begun discussions regarding budgeting for the upcoming fiscal year. “Today is our first scheduled meeting as far as discussing the budget,” said Mayor Gustavo Olivares on Tuesday. “From here to there, …

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RHISD superintendent makes principal changes

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – Rio Hondo Independent School District Superintendent of Schools Ismael Garcia has confirmed that there will be administrative moves at three schools. On Tuesday, July 16, Garcia said that he would be moving Rio Hondo High School Principal Veronica Puente to central office where she will …

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Garcia sets goals as RHISD superintendent

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – Former Rio Hondo High School Principal Ismael Garcia has officially began his stint as Superintendent of Schools for the district, but it is something he has been preparing for his whole life. “I always wanted to be in school administration, that’s why I perused this …

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Rios recalls 27-year career at school district

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – If you have ever tried getting a hold of the Rio Hondo ISD superintendent, chances are you had to go through Isabel Gil Rios first. Rios, who graduated from Rio Hondo High School in 1972, has been working with the RHISD for 27 years and …

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Garcia starts new job as RHISD superintendent

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – Former Rio Hondo ISD Superintendent of Schools Anneliese McMinn’s replacement has officially taken on his new role. Ismael Garcia has accepted the districts terms following a 21-day waiting period and began his first day on the job on Monday, July 1. Garcia agreed to a …

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CONSIDER THIS: Victimized by obsession and Rio Hondo’s inaction

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com All I needed was an excuse, someone to emerge from the shadows and into the light of my flashlight to attack me. I fantasized about this – I even prayed for it – so that I could defend my family. And if I needed to use deadly force…So be …

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Former RHHS principal lone finalist for superintendent postition

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – A former Rio Hondo Independent School District principal has been offered the recently vacated superintendent seat. The Rio Hondo school board narrowed its list of candidates down to a lone finalist confirmed as former Rio Hondo High School Principal Ismael Garcia. According to Board President …

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District bids farewell to McMinn; Garza retires

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – The Rio Hondo Independent School District honored Anneliese McMinn, who just retired as the district’s superintendent, at an end-of-the-year ceremony at Rio Hondo High School Saturday, June1. “It was very sweet,” McMinn said of the event, which included a breakfast held to honor the now-former …

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New Rio Hondo board members to weigh in on super’s hiring

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com With three new board members sworn in at a special school board meeting on Monday, the search for a new superintendent at Rio Hondo ISD might get a little interesting. Newly-elected board members Jessica Gonzalez, Place 2, Arnold Martinez, Jr., Place 3, and Claudia Villalobos, Place 4, took …

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Rio Hondo voters to decide city, school races

NEWS Staff Report RIO HONDO – Voters here will take to the polls Saturday to decide seven seats up for grabs on the Rio Hondo ISD School Board and Rio Hondo City Commission. From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on May 11, voters can cast their ballots in both the city and school district elections …

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