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Laredo, Webb County
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Habitat Teens Ready for GraduationIn a few years, Laredo will have a new teacher: Emily Anabell Sanchez. Sanchez credits her success in school, in part, to the organization that built the home she now shares with her parents and five siblings.
“Because of them (Habitat for Humanity for Webb County), I’ve been more successful in school,” the Lyndon Baines Johnson high school senior said.
The Sanchez’ were the twelfth family in Laredo to partner-up with HFH to build their new home. Their home was sponsored by Central Power & Light--an energy provider no longer in existence--as part of a project called “Luz del Corazon.” Sanchez has been volunteering with HFH since her freshmen year. Sanchez has always known exactly what she wanted to do with her life: teach. “I’ve loved kids. And I’ve always taken care of my little brothers and sisters,” the 18-year-old said, noting that she’s the oldest among her six siblings. For the past three years at LBJ, she’s been a part of the “Ready, Set, Teach” program, a club/course of curriculum that prepares future teachers. When she graduates, Sanchez will have obtained credit for five college classes with the program. Sanchez plans to attend Laredo Community College, then Texas A&M International University, but then she may leave Laredo. Brenda Valero is another high school senior realizing her potential
through an HFH home. Patty moved her four daughters into their HFH home six years ago. She is currently on the Laredo, Webb County HFH's Family Selection committee. Brenda Valero hopes to one day become a marine biologist. She says she wants to become a marine biologist because she loves animals and the ocean. She is currently a senior at Cigarroa High School. After graduation, Valero hopes to attend Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi. She is a member of the Cigarroa school band and the Silver Roses dance team, and plays the clarinet. She says she gets really busy during football season. During games, she plays her clarinet in the first and second quarters. Before half-time, she changes into her dance outfit and dances with the dance team. Valero is also a member of the Criminal Justice Club at her high school. She says she wouldn't mind becoming a police officer or a border patrol agent one day if marine biology doesn't work out.
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is the daughter of Patty Valero, a homeowner partner living in an HFH home off
Hwy 359 in the Fiesta subdivision. The three-bedroom home was constructed in 26
hours as a Blitz Build. Armadillo sponsored the build.