UHCL College of Education senior Jessica Arriaga received a Texas Association for Bilingual Education’s scholarship. She is a member of Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society and is serving a second term as president of the Bilingual Education Student Organization. Photo courtesy of UHCL Office of Communications.

UHCL Student Receives Bilingual Education Association’s Scholarship

By The Signal On Oct 20, 2016 118 0

University of Houston-Clear Lake student Jessica Arriaga has been awarded a scholarship by the Texas Association for Bilingual Education. Arriaga, a senior in the College of Education, will graduate this December earning a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies with a Concentration as an EC-6 Bilingual Generalist. She is currently completing the required Internship II as a second-grade teacher at Parkwood Elementary in the Deer Park Independent School District, and will become a full time second-grade English as a Second Language teacher at the school after graduation.

Arriaga is a member of the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society, and she is serving a second term as president of the university’s Bilingual Education Student Organization. She was previously employed for seven years at the nonprofit agency, Neighborhood Centers, where she assisted at-risk students ages 5-18. When possible, she volunteers at the agency, helping with its monthly food fairs. She is also a Harris County registrar, who assists citizens in registering to vote. In addition, Arriaga volunteers at local schools by tutoring students, assisting with G.E.D. classes and planning activities for families such as applying for financial aid.

She graduated from Pasadena High School and attended San Jacinto College Central where she made the Dean’s List and was inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa honor society.