Fifteen students and three teachers from The Academy of Irving ISD attended the presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C. January 20.
Led by Academy social studies teacher Connie Cooley, students conducted fundraising activities throughout 2008 to be able to attend. Gustavo Miralda, advertising design student at the Academy, designed a T-shirt for the group to wear to the inauguration and DeVry University, partner in education with the Academy, paid for the shirts as well as donated $750 toward trip expenses.
Students and teachers who traveled to the inauguration are: Alma Carrillo, Brian Dyer, Agustin Esquivel, Amber Gill, Noe Giron, Jessica Harrison, Marcial Arochi-Hernandez, Jose Hernandez, Khoa Lai, Neil Laubach, Kelsi Mears, Tin Phan, Tiffani Rodriguez, Taylor Terry, Linh Vo, Connie Cooley, Miranda Forgac, and Laura Hayes.
