Alvarado High School’s band dominated the All-Region competition last week with 23 students earning All-Region honors and 12 earning All-Area honors.

Alvarado High School junior Diana Velazquez competed in the second round of All-State auditions recently and advanced to the third and final round in January.

The U.S. Department of Education named Alvarado Elementary South a 2020 National Blue Ribbon School, the nation’s top honor for individual campuses based on academic achieveme...