Tag: alum feature
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Alum expresses love for helping children by founding outreach center
by REBEKAH HARVEY Megan Estrada has always had a heart for-at risk youth. Estrada, founder, director and president of Hub City Outreach Center, attended South Plains College to pursue that love for children. She grew up in Abernathy, Texas, 19 miles outside of Lubbock, and graduated from Abernathy High School. After graduating, Estrada made the […]
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Despite challenges, alum balances school, work, family
Finishing college and getting a degree seemed like a stretch to Fabiola Muñoz. But it is now a goal within her reach. Muñoz graduated from Levelland High School in the top 20 of her class in 2009. In high school, she was intimidated by the thought of being part of a “big” club or organization. […]
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Alum achieves goal of becoming law enforcement officer
Weapon drawn, preparing to apprehend a criminal, Blake Blanscett’s first-ever traffic stop turned into a situation you would only see in the movies. Blanscett is a police officer for Midland Police Department. He began working for the department as soon as he graduated from South Plains College in 2017. Blanscett started as a student in […]
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Alum serves community through career, volunteering
by DEBRA MONTANDON When life doesn’t go as you plan, it’s not too late to plan again. Sometimes people give up, but not Clifton Smith. Life obstacles were not seen as negative, just a new step in another direction. Smith, known to friends and family as Dane, was born in Brownfield, Texas. He grew […]
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Alum expresses fondness for home away from home
From the beginning, Stephanie Smith always knew that South Plains College would be her home away from home. Her journey began when she graduated from Levelland High School in 2009, and went on to attended South Plains College from Fall 2009 to Spring 2011. While she attended SPC, she started off as an English major […]