07/01/2022
Nationals Spotlight! Jaide Hernandez. Jaide worked all year with her partner, Katherine, on a bilingual interactive bulletin board for Kindergarten students. Building and presenting together, they continued scoring high and impressing judges. A few days before Nationals, Katherine informed us that ,due to a family emergency, she would be unable to attend. Jaide, naturally shy and reluctant to speak, stepped up to compete individually for the first time. Shout out to her incredible judges who spoke with her in Spanish and ASL and helped her take calming breaths when needed. The pic of she and I was taken by one of those judges who praised her bravery and encouraged her to keep up the good work! We are so proud of you, Jaide! Way to go!!