Published Sunday, December 14, 2008 2:10 AM

Students of the week

The Eagle students of the week receive a certificate and a T-shirt.

Tyler Matcek

Age: 13

School: Sam Rayburn

Grade: 8

Parents/ guardian: Cheryl and Allen Matcek

Favorite subject: Athletics and history

Favorite teacher: Chris L. Ribardo

College/university plans: Hope to go to Texas A&M and play baseball.

Ambitions and dreams: To play in the major leagues for either the Astros or Mets.

Who is your hero and why? My dad, because he does a lot of things for me to help me in the future as well as right now.

Favorite performer: Kenny Chesney.

Hobbies: Baseball, food, Nascar, video games, family, friends and sports.

Why student was chosen: Tyler is a wonderful student, he is polite, intelligent and hard working. -- Chris L Ribardo.

Vanessa Marie Aguirre

Age: 16

School: Lamar Alternative High School

Grade: 9

Parent/ guardian: Yvonne Ruiz

Favorite subject: English

Favorite teacher: All of my teachers.

College/university plans: I plan to go for cosmetology.

Ambitions and dreams: To one day own a salon.

Who is your hero and why? My hero is my mother because she shows me how strong I can be in life.

Favorite performer: I enjoy all kinds of music.

Favorite book: The Giver

Hobbies: I love spending as much time with my family as possible.

Why student was chosen: Vanessa is trying to graduate from high school and she is putting forth great effort. She is attentive and cooperative. -- Avis Nichols

Matthew Kelm

Age: 17

School: Brenham High School

Grade: 12

Parents/ guardian: David and Diane Kelm

Favorite subject: Math

Favorite teacher: Cindy Markos

College/university plans: University of Texas

Ambitions and dreams: To build and design professional sports stadiums.

Who is your hero and why? My parents for how they handle themselves and deal with problems.

Favorite performer: John Cena

Favorite book: The Bible

Hobbies: All sports and trucks.

Why student was chosen: Matthew is a quiet but determined student. He works very hard. He has a wonderful mathematical intuition. He is also very polite and respectful to everyone around him. -- Cindy Markos

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