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TECHO
By Sabrina Yeatts ' 16, Vanessa Garcia'16, Andrea Pita '16, Victoria Lasarte' 16

TEC H O is a youth-led non-profit organization present in Latin America and the
Caribbean. Through the joint work o f families living in extreme poverty and. youth
volunteers, T E C H O seeks to overcome poverty in these slums. Once families have
better living conditions, TEC H O provides them with employment opportunities to help
them overcome poverty.

Carrollton is the first high school in the
United States to participate with the
Organization, TEC H O .

This past September, dub members flew
to Peru for a weekend and stayed at the
„ . community school where they slept on tne
floor with sleeping bags. "By the end o f the trip w e learned to appreciate everything we have
arid not take our lives for granted."

Club members are fundraising for their next trip when they will build a transitional home for a
family in need..

Members are: (Freshmen Gabriela Bajandas, Catalina Ballestas, Sofia de la Pena, Nathalie Fuentes, Daniels Gomez, Carlota Guruceaga
vT ^ °P hla Hernandez, Sabrina Lasarte, Olyvia Middleton, and Victoria Ruesch; and (Juniors) Carmen Fraga '
Vanessa Garcia, Gabriela Kort- Kamp, Beatriz Lopez- Ibanez, Andrea Pita, Charlotte Stott, and Sabrina Yeatts

BEDSIDE BUDDIES
By Isabella DelPino ' 17

The Bedside Buddies Club at Carrollton was founded this year by Genesis Diaz Anselmi
17* The dub hosts monthly parties for the patients at the Nicklaus Children's Hospital. The
parties cater to patients o f all ages and the. party themes varied from Disney Adventure
to Movie Spectacular. The Bedside Buddies Club hosts the parties in a "medical-free
zone, creating a safe, welcoming, and fun environment for the patients and their guests.
The 20,14-2015 Bedside Buddies are Lauren Abraham ' 17, Ana Bohorquez ' 18,
Meagan Carpintero '17, Isabella DelPino ' 17, Genesis Diaz ' 17, Analisa Espino ' 17,
Daniella Fernandez- Bergnes 17, Victoria Figarola ' 17 Gabriela Gonzalez ' J7
Allison Pujol 17, Catalina Rincon ' 1/, and Valerie Romero ' 17.