{"id":3650,"date":"2019-10-15T21:07:32","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T21:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resedblog.wpengine.com\/?p=3650"},"modified":"2021-03-25T20:24:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T20:24:15","slug":"sandy-balboa-an-alumni-spotlight-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/2019\/10\/15\/sandy-balboa-an-alumni-spotlight-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandy Balboa &#8211; An Alumni Spotlight Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/premierhighschools.com\/mission\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Premier High School &#8211; Mission<\/span><\/a> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Class of 2013<a href=\"https:\/\/responsiveednewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1590.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3651 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/responsiveednewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1590-183x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/IMG_1590-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/IMG_1590.jpg 584w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Premier High School encourages students to take responsibility for their own education and find a workflow that works best for them to achieve graduation. Sandy Balboa graduated from the <a href=\"https:\/\/premierhighschools.com\/mission\/\">Mission, Texas<\/a> campus in 2013 and says that the opportunity for independent learning helped shape her future. \u201cI feel we were treated as responsible adults while being offered help at every corner when we needed it,\u201d says Balboa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/responsiveednewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1598-e1571173322351.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3653 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/responsiveednewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1598-e1571173322351-292x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/IMG_1598-e1571173322351-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/IMG_1598-e1571173322351-768x790.jpg 768w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/IMG_1598-e1571173322351-995x1024.jpg 995w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/IMG_1598-e1571173322351.jpg 1078w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a>Now working for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcallen.net\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">City of McAllen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcallen.net\/metro\/default.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">transit department<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Balboa continues to love volunteering and is always looking for new opportunities. She offers to help with department and city events in her free time. While in high school you were more likely to find her volunteering on campus, at the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodbankrgv.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and at local nursing homes, rather than attending social gatherings.\u00a0 Balboa was also a member of the criminal justice and political science clubs while a student.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She went on to attend\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utrgv.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> where she majored in criminal justice. Working to support herself through college, Balboa was employed as an after-school coordinator, substitute, and finally a teacher aide. She says that the elementary school schedule allowed her to stay focused on her studies. \u201cMy jobs hardly required any of my personal time so I dedicated any and all of my extra time for school work including breaks between classes. There\u2019s a lot you can get done when you\u2019re able to focus solely on what is needed at the moment,\u201d says Balboa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/responsiveednewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1592.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3652 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/responsiveednewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/IMG_1592-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/IMG_1592-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/IMG_1592.jpg 554w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a>Balboa goes on to say that managing her time between multiple responsibilities and working to pay tuition taught her to take ownership of her workload and be able to take on more when required. \u201cNever let any obstacle along your way get the best of you, never give up, and have fun,\u201d she says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2018Never give up,\u2019 is a saying that Balboa lives by and she thanks Mrs. Alizy and Ms. Perez for encouraging her throughout high school and supporting her all the way to graduation.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" class=\"wp-image-3136 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/resedblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ResponsiveEd-Alumni-Network-e1534528463806-300x235.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/ResponsiveEd-Alumni-Network-e1534528463806-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/ResponsiveEd-Alumni-Network-e1534528463806-536x420.png 536w, https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/ResponsiveEd-Alumni-Network-e1534528463806.png 691w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>For more information about the ResponsiveEd Alumni Network, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/responsiveed.com\/alumni\/\">www.responsiveed.com\/alumni\/<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_3650\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"3650\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/responsiveed.com\/responsiveed-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Premier High School &#8211; 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