Category: ACE/21st Century Community Learning Centers

In a celebration of ambition, early achievement, and future promise, students from five Brownsville Independent School District (BISD) high schools were recognized during a special ceremony on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at Texas Southmost College’s Performing Arts Center.

The students participated in the newly launched 2024-2025 STRONGER Out-of-School-Time (OST) Initiative, a transformative program designed to empower high school students in grades 9-12 through career-focused workforce training and critical mental health support. Funded through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act under the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) Program, also known as Texas ACE, the initiative creates early exposure to industry pathways while addressing students’ holistic development.