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All district champions, 1939

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Undefeated baseball team

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Portrait of Mercedes High School football player

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Portrait of boy's basketball team with a trophy in the foreground

Pages from Chisum, Ada Lee 20June1987.pdf
Ada Lee Chisum relates family lore extending back to her grandparents moving to Texas in the late 1800's, moving to her father employment for the railroad in Yoakum, Texas and transition to the plumbing business. She tells of early McAllen’s…

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Newspaper article one year after the hurricane Beulah. The article estimates how much the affected counties had to pay in repairs for public facilities. The writer also explains that the areas have little to no traces from the hurricane.

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The objectives of this lesson are to have the student be able to identify customs, celebrations, and traditions of Fiesta San Antonio. The student will also be able to use detail and imagination throughout their writing. Some essential questions…

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By teacher implemented strategies such as, direct instruction, inquiry and small groups, students will acquire knowledge on the riots that occured in Pharr, Texas in 1971. Teacher will engage students with essential questions, an article, and open…

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A newspaper article regarding a Juneteenth celebration in Edinburg, Texas.

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A map of where hurricane Beulah struck in south Texas.

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Jack Angell writes to Charlie Rankin telling him what could happen to the agricultural industry if the grape strike continues.

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The goal of this lesson plan is to give background information on the Karankawa tribe. These background information ranges from knowing where their territory is located, their dietary supplements, their weapons and tools, and their language and…

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The Raymondville Onion Strike took place in 1979 on the count of their wages being cut because of onion prices. Being known as the “Onion Capital of the World” the strike started off as a wage problem then other problems arose with working conditions…

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An article about how different objects have many memories and help people remember their loved ones during Day of the Dead.

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A thesis written by a student about the nesting sites in the Rio Grande Valley. One of the points she describes is habitat loss.

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Photograph of 1958 La Feria High School Athletic Girls' Association

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Photograph of 1958 La Feria High School Cheerleaders Cheering

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Photograph of 1959 La Feria High School Girl's Basketball "A" Team with signatures

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Photograph of 1960 La Feria High School Football Game

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Photograph of 1966 La Feria High School Lions Basketball Team

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Photograph of 1966 La Feria High School District Co-Champion Scores

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Caption: Guards for the Varsity are Carol Dunaway Elaine Bray and Sandy Flores. The squad ranked second in district play and Carol and Sandy were named to the All-District second team.
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