Alumni

Inside STISD, we are always innovating, and ensuring that we provide our students with the best possible education, hands-on learning experiences and culture that will shape them into well-rounded individuals, ready to lead and pursue life's endeavors. 

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At South Texas ISD, we take pride in seeing the achievements of our alumni. If you are an STISD alumnus, and would like to share your success with us, please take a moment to fill out our alumnus questionnaire. 

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STISD alumni in action 

STISD alumnus seen in front of her current workplace at Dell.

Annie Giang  

  • South Texas ISD alumna
  • Graduated from South Texas Business, Education & Technology Academy (BETA) now South Texas ISD World Scholars 
  • Occupation: Client solutions specialist at Dell

"Within South Texas ISD, there is a desire to consistently improve, and that desire still runs through me. Alongside STISD, I am empowered to inspire change and pave the way for future generations of women in technology." - Annie Giang

Frank Acevedo

  • South Texas ISD alumnus, community partner and parent  
  • Graduated from Med High (now Health Professions)
  • Occupation: Chief Nursing Officer at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville 

"It was the hands-on experiences while attending South Texas ISD that sparked my interest in pursuing a career in the medical field. I aspire for STISD students of today - including my own three children - to do bigger and better things than I have. Now as an employer, and working alongside STISD parents, I have an even deeper appreciation for those standards." - Frank Acevedo 

STISD alumnus seen giving tour to STISD students within hospital
STISD alumnus seen consulting a patient at her dentistry

Saba Ahmed, DDS 

  • South Texas ISD alumna
  • Graduated from South Texas High School for Health Professions (Med High) now South Texas ISD Health Professions 
  • Occupation: Business owner and a pediatric dentist

“Being a female minority in dentistry from the Rio Grande Valley, now living in a big city, I have my roots, and what empowers me is to know that I have that confidence that was experienced and taught to me a long time ago to be that community leader, and to not shy away from that.” - Saba Ahmed, DDS

John Hernandez

  • South Texas ISD alumnus and former parent 
  • Graduated from The Science Academy of South Texas now South Texas ISD Science Academy  
  • Occupation: Safety engineer 

“It's true what they say: if you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life. I follow that coursework, and I truly love my job and all I do, and I got there because of my education at South Texas ISD." - John Hernandez 

STISD alumnus seeing taking photo at his former STISD high school: South Texas ISD Science Academy
STISD alumnus seen giving instruction

Elizabeth Gutierrez 

  • South Texas ISD alumna
  • Graduated from South Texas High School for Health Professions (Med High) now South Texas ISD Health Professions 

“After 13 years as a speech language pathologist assistant, I have returned to the same hallways and classrooms I used to walk as a student.” - Elizabeth Gutierrez 

STISD alumnus leading students during externship opportunity.