First Alamo Colleges - St. Philip's College Student Selected for NASA Aerospace Scholars Program

SPC Early College High School student Triniti Armstrong has been selected as a NASA Texas HIgh School Aerospace Scholar.

Alamo Colleges - St. Philip's College (SPC) student Triniti Armstrong has made college history as the first SPC student selected by NASA to participate in the preliminary online distance learning portion of the space agency's Texas High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS) program. Armstrong is a student at SPC's Early College High School operated in partnership with the San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD).

Funded by the Texas Legislature, NASA's program is geared toward high school physics students in their junior year, with studies occurring November through February. Armstrong could make further college history if she is so successful as a preliminary Aerospace Scholar that she is invited to participate in the agency's on-site summer experience. For now, she is concentrating on doing well in her NASA coursework, as she aspires to become an aerospace engineer.

Alamo Colleges - San Antonio College Sinkin Eco Centro Nets City Recognition

The William R. Sinkin Eco Centro at Alamo Colleges - San Antonio College has received an award for its consistent educational efforts promoting sustainability. The honor was given at the City of San Antonio's second annual SA Tomorrow Sustainability Summit.

The Sustainability Program award recognizes programs, individuals or organizations that demonstrate outstanding leadership in promoting sustainability and resiliency to benefit the local environment and the people directly affected by it. This category includes practices and improvements focused on people, programs, and progress, with a focus on advancing and applying technology, art and diversity.

Sinkin Eco Centro promotes environmental sustainability through educational and outreach activities. Workshops and classes on water and conservation, renewable energy, alternative transportation, solid waste management, sustainable building methods, and organic gardening and food production make the Sinkin Eco Centro a hub for sustainability education. Partnerships with local environmental non-profits and businesses further its educational and outreach mission.

In addition, SAC students, as well as those from other nearby educational institutions, have the opportunity to do hands-on research at the center to increase their knowledge of and experience in various sustainability fields.