CVHS siblings, Lizette & Jose Ortega, are the first in their family to attend 4 year university. Both were part of EMERGE Fellowship and both are POSSE scholars! Lizette currently attends Wellesley University (CVHS '18) and Jose will be a freshman at Carleton College in the fall of 2021 (CVHS '21).  

Thank you to FOX 26 Houston, KHOU, and Univision for featuring this amazing pair! 

Fox News: https://www.fox26houston.com/video/883235

CBS / KHOU: https://www.khou.com/mobile/article/news/education/houston-siblings-become-first-in-family-to-go-to-four-year-colleges-thanks-to-scholarships/285-aea9634e-c52b-4b81-ac2d-ed64241fb397

Univision (Spanish): https://www.univision.com/local/houston-kxln/este-es-el-programa-del-hisd-con-el-que-jovenes-de-bajos-recursos-han-logrado-estudiar-en-las-mejores-universidades-video